The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-29
SENATE COMMITTEE.
How Some Patients Were Treated

The testimony to-day was as follows John 9ulli.
van was the first witnt So swOrn he stated how he
had been knocked down and kicked on being nd
mitted into the Asylum. The witness was exam
inci as to whether Dr. NJ lev had ever had any
conversation in reference to the giving Of test.
mnny. The witness replied in the negative; he
had t,li DR.. Malpy hisexpei nrc At the Asylum
Mrs Catherine Med Maid test fed that She lived
on Ii hth street; that she had II daughter who is
in the Asylum; she had never been through the
wanls; she did not know amy thing s.hlally Of
her daughters treatm, NJ; she b d been In the in
stitntion since last October and also about year
ago. ,,.. ,,,,,, -. 100 o,,, ,... i,
was employed IN the Gsy um as chamhermad for
,',on'h with a r'omise Of "ntt'u0 berr- -.
toni have only been thoaVh The laiindiy; saw
a patient. taken down; sallie kasry took a
tn"r., soaking wet ana put II over the woman's
mouth and nose until she began IN be ofsck and
tlue IN the face; they had 10 throw aatcr over hep
face 10 revive her: the woinan's name was yaiy
seani1n; ais, saw her taken down six times In
one ,lay; sailie E,sley sai.s The taking down wos
allowed by DIR. Mil.efi ] Eis0 saw one night
two attendants EScking q male lunatie; once
saw two WON n coming from Miss Jones' ward;
their drcs6es were wet; they said they had been
'tiuasing' n patient, Mary Scanlon, when taken
sowp, was talking and would not keep still:
the name Of the man kieket was Jacob May;
say that the treatment OF the patients was not
NECESSARY; when strong patient is violent lie Is
no, I'D for the laundry; dd not report tO any of
| the officials about the treatment oi patients;
enoke u Mullie Dillon and Sallie Easey sboul 1t,
but they say This treatment WIS customary had
| always been 81, and was sanctioned by Dr. Miller
after the treatment the patients were very weak
and hardly able to stand; they had no chance to
| resist this treatment; thought, when Mary Scan
| Inn was taken down, that sbe would not gel
| through; think this treatment wa
unnecessary: ] don't think there ouah
TO be any physical punishment Al all
| in case patient becomes unruly two men should
tke him and put him into the strong room and
then give him m.dcine "a quiet himj Miss EaslCy
world on several occasions swear ut patients, anC
cus,omarily USE ry rough and profane lsngHae,
IN addressing patients.
| Mr., Samuel BckeIstaff testified: ! live at 6t
Sherman avenue; am engineer at the Court
hous-; l was engineer ut the Asylum nnder Dr.
Bunker and Dr. Mile while was at the inst!
sutton rever saw any "ducking" or "takcr
dowun done; ] have necn patient
shaken, slapp d, de-. when they refused to work
don't remember their name; saw Miss Easl, !,
slap patients; never saw her do more than that
this was mot mere lhan once or twice, and wa
done in the laundry. fitted up room according
TO Dr. Millers instruction. with hot and c)lC
water and gas, under the Female Department
don't know whether II IVES for diSsecting
r,nn. Dr. Miller said Il was to be used for science
4 and scientific purposes; / don't think the rIuiI
1 was eyer used ior any purpose; SlS would hav
covered the enst Of eve trything done to the room
can't say directly thai kate Depp nialtreated an
patieni: i saw patient olice being treated ", Il
The wet towel or spread eagle' process; thi
ems sts in Mrppng The patient, holding hin
! down md hnscllating him with q wet towel;
J don't know who was doing this. knew That thi