The Indiana State sentinel., 1879-01-29

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that seemed to me TO sound as loud as the |
report of pistol. Mrs. II. gave a shrek of |
anguish, and any woman deserving of a |
place among human kind would have had
mercy. But Miss Emma
THREW HERSELF on THE woMAS's CHEST
and called to another attendant, her sister
to bring the restraints Mrs Hamilton
struggled so frantically that they desisted
from their efforts to put them on, but the
two ruthlessly dragged her across the hall
and dashed her into a bedroom, slamming
and locking the door.
had struggled to maintain my composure,
remembering from former experiences that
could do nothing but get into trouble my
self. But / was cutting dress for Mrs.
Hamilton, and after she had been in the
room about 10 minutes l told Miss Emma
that wanted to try it on. She answered
ing it down to the office to be
mailed she would open it. She finished the
| note, went down stairs with it, and after
about five minutes came back and opened
| the door. We both started back with horror
at the pitiable sight presented. Mrs. Ham,
ilton had turned the bedstead, a small oak
| frame with nailed hoop iron Stats, on one
end, had torn strip from sheet and
HUNG HERSELF.
| She was dead. Miss Emma pathetically
| clasped her hands together-''O, my God.
what shall dor Help me to cut her
happened to have in my pocket-although
contrary to rules-and we cut her down and
/ laid the body on the mattress. Miss Emma
seemed overcome, and so l ran down the hall
and called out to Miss Caffroy, who belonged
| to No. 15 hail. telling her what had happened
and to call the doctor. Doctors Palmer and
Marshall came up Immediately. went into
i the room, and when they came in / started
to tell what had happened, but was inter-
rupted by Miss Emma; and DIR. Palmer, with
1 .1x.l-. of% Al -
| Never mind, Mrs. Kewley, never mind; go
| to your room.'
IF you will examine her head, doctor,
you will probably find her skull broken"
said /, hoping to arouse his sensibiiities and
be directed to tell my story.
'Mrs. Kewley is very much excited, Doc
tor" said Miss Emma.
''Go TO YOUR ROOM, MRS. KEwLEY,"
said Dr. Palmer; you are excited; go di-
rectly, or l shall have you taken there and
put under restraint"
They led me away, as also all the other
patients, and locked us in the dormitory, a
large room which was originally intended as
a sitting room. Mrs H. was carried away
that night, in accordance with the usual
custom, and buried, or her body sold, /
never knew which.
i Afterward, four or Eve times, approached
DIR. Palmer and attempted to relate what
preceded Mrs. HamIlton's death. but he
would say, with wave OF his hand and a
shake or working of his fingers:
"NEvER MIND, MRS. KEwLEY,
be passive, be passive; we know all about
that. Don't disturb yourself. IL you ever
want to get well, don't brood over these
things" And he never allowed me to tell
the facts. What Miss Emma told him 1
But in two years more or afterward I was
down in No. 10 hall, cutting out suits (they
were preparing for theatricals) and while at
work, in company with the matron, l told
her the whole story. She evidently told the
doctor as soon as she met him, and within
two or three days had reason to know it.
Occasionally had been given the privil-
ege of visiting hall No. 10, and knew many
of the patients in that hall. So a day or so
after, l saw DIR. Palmer IN hall IA, where
belonged, and l went and asked his permis.
slon to visit hall No. TO-
Il would like very much to permit you to
so, Mrs. Kewley,
But YOU WILL TALK"
ssTalk, doctor? OF course talk: but what
do you mean by that remark ?-to what have
you made reference?'
well, the other day YOU told the matron
about Miss Hamilton, and the patients
might have overheard you, and such things
are likely to excite them"
Doctor, told the matron that story be
cause thought she ought to know it, but
no patients could have overheard us, and /
know enough not to tell such things to them
1t could do no good"
He did no permit my visit at that t1me
and after that he was very strict with me;
never let me go out alone: rarely allowed
me to 20 to the entertainments, and never
as then reasoned-if large attendance OF
, townspeople was expected, for fear 1 would
, get a chance to talk to people knew If by
| chance l talked with an outsider he would
always come and sit near me and listen. He
would permit me no liberty. | was not al
lowed to go to the laundry, as had previ
, ouslY done. used to go one afternoon pre-
! vious to that and assist at the laundry
was not given the letters written to me by
my daughter Fannie, neither were the letters
a / wrote sent home to her, except some writ
| ten on scraps which smuggled out through
the gentle hearted lady who managed the
, laundry. BY agreement, sent
NOTES WRITTEN ON STRAY SCRAPS OF PAPER
and fly leaves torn from the books allowed
me, in my bundle OF clothes to her. and she
forwarded them.
: One of tue attendants told me confiden.
TALLY that if wanted my letters to reach the
outside world 1 must praise up the manner
of my treatment. i must lie If l would bt
heard. So wrote on the white margin o
: newspapers or on such scraps of paper as
could get. Occasionally / used to go to the
! library get a book to read. and then tear ou
the blank sheets in the front or back anc
write on them. These sheets and scrap
reached my daughter.
The absence OF letters written on ordinary
, paper and sent in the ordinary way, which
she expected in answer to her own which
never reached me. had made my daughter
anxious, and when she received these scraps
i so strangely irregular she became very suspi
7 cious of the asylum, and determined TO com,
and see me. She came, was met by DR.. Pal
/ mer, who. she has since told me, treated hel
politely. but told her that was very excit
! able and that she must not gee me; that !:
he allowed it l would not get over tn.
, effects of it for months.
! She pleaded SO hard to see me, asking him
! to let her see me, even at a distance. that h.
finally told her that he would let her see IN,
I upon one condition-that she should tax,
/ me right back home with her.
v THE SECRET or THIS DODGE
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