Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-12-17
Report Of the Joint Committee "a the Insane
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her, lsso, the JOINT Committee th. insane. ou the
! twenty ynInth OF that month. went To Bratilrhprn.
and during the evening met The Supeuutundent.
Dr. Draper, and Ex-Governor IlolbroOk. Of the
BoIFd Of Trustees, dnd EIi u conference with them
particularly with reference 10 The convict insane,
The criminal insane. the relative rights of the Stale
| and The Institution aud generally with regard 10
the dependents Undergoing tr'aiment at the asy-
lum.
In their classification Of PATIENTS. the authorities
| class those persons as cOuNnt Insane who become
insane al the penal institutions after conviction OF
| crime; criminal insane those who ac-
quilted III the courts 10y reason oi slicr"s7iul plea
| ot Insanity There aye "'"vch insane cuhNicts and
| ten criminal insane.
| II will he apparent To the casual observer that
| there Is a marked difference between the two
classes. The former are generally men OF dcprIved
! life, who after conviction become mentally dl-eas-
| e the Latter are aIjulgei insane hy me courts
after having done an act which had they been sane
would have been crime, but which Is found - be
| innocent In the eye of the law, because of their
mental lncapacty and consequent irrespUnslbil!iy.
On the JOh day of October. hy the courtesy Of the
management, the committee visited the institution
| ana very carefully anu thoroughly examined u IN
| all ITS departments. We visited every ward. saw
every patient. examined ;he kitchen, lailn
| dry, gymnasium, buildings aud engine room
We were treated with consideration anI eur
| dalliy, and were permitted To see any and all
| portions of the establishments In fact The whole
| machinery was lald bare to our Inspection, and
such information as We sought for was given Us.
The investigation warrants Us IN Hn'llng the fol-
| lowing facts, which are respectfully subm.Itr,l.
|. The Superintendent, Dr Draper. IA 4 man Of
| unusual intelligence, ability and humanity and his
administration is that OF an accomplished gentle
,ttainaI an ,,,,t ,,,lr ,s,,,,,iii ~, ~ I,& & ~!
of medical science To which he has devoted his life
,b. nav, ~ ~ ,b \ Tfs,a 80, u.i
under the circumstances, notwithstanding their cN-
aggeraed ideas as 10 the capacity of the institu-
-, " " M u "a, "a, W "H 'I'', 10 10 an
lha IL possible I" properly support AMI care Tor the
unfortunate persons contded to thclr charge
rnI "niiinss I 'IVi .,'i" .iie i,ulitl'lutt
s,,,t t ,I , III IL 'r ",,,.''t aii'l
Comfortably Clslti. ami the CULINARY ARRANGEMENTS
~ ~ " - am II. plHi''l ."l,,i.ln";
in' Al IN IN lai i'''cu Nchtl'u'l' :" 'ht IAN
n - "a a. - ~ ., 'a ii' +" eh
4 The nr,, L,,,.t' y.,,tr .,,, -, , & 80 ,N'
M. ,i,ar,,,r" ,,i ai,, ~ na'sG dhh
49,, t i 'o,n ,t & 'i i.i 'A' u''n OF me
-, "a - ~ a. @ . az ''l' ilS sup IN liie
tn, ~ mp oN tii'ht l',llEilrht IN
hnv 10, $50, i,,, " - a. ep ,, i'np' dt'"l'
"a, S,s a. '''''' 'N '"' '' ''''ii- '''s 'S'' 1871
I'm I'M ,,,,,,.,.,, ,..,ti l., ,.-.. 80. .,.. D.,
,i, q, ~ 80 I H",. -. lUiIIsS VA t.i'i Iu-
I - " t',c pc"lc ol thc >ta'' uu We no. III the
, "a ''e , ~ noiIis % iie uered ,llSii'a an
$3.50, ,''. rs, - ,S ~, to'Gttu WIN lhe
,,i,ins no., ,'',,iI ., c i, anu ','t sy Iuhi
-. @ 'i.ie' l't Az i'u'a'ic " ucir't7 OF hiihase-
cnl' ous 'eSutilS Itohi lIcuhlsthltr- beyond thc
attoi "i any thisthl'h ol lhe INSTITUTION, and
',s,ha "a" oii' '' ieee' ni resort 10 radical
' no ma, ,,
-, ~ lne ,ss .u,ii N I'lni9 T." ne' ana a. appears
is-s nrec,aI '" -, iI' ,' , aue l.: IN
az, , r my ~. =, i.s''lf in'l'heL. 81 ne Stale
cent .,h ~ !, ne s,e NJ np aoso'u,e iiShts eN-
no,,, ~ ;.,s , ~ ,'io VI ~ .uitdcl I"
no.. N, - n,,,.r,s III =, va tne Wet
arc ,,e,on,i,n, 80, ,,,i -, - Nv" 80 :, S''
.c,roI tI,,r,,,, ~ & - - -, lllc ~ re-
nt m Stata -, IL - ~ . 'i 30 ~ " ~ ic7I''cntN
we nav three ,inIInrs ami , MI - ~ ' l1'iI'
in ali seventy 10 ~ ,,,L.,,,'t ~ -" W ~ 'i
A,yum urIyiirs fnr m. ,,,ss,, a,i 80 a. ,t ii, & .n'
Tor cn,I. In ,,n,r ,r,.,.i ~, 80. - ~ ~ ,ie MAJ
uuf,rtnnn., Insane IN d, ur,y.f. ,i,,,,t, ny - l
Is tutcpen,put nf lis auihnrif, rxc,.t,- a. ~
has snvrrripn nuI narliunut,i ,tifr-.ff - ~, 80 -,
individual wlthtn ts h,,,l.rs 'rl,ts -..,.., -
nr.cr-s 1s a mrthnJ nf Ivni,,. ~ ,,,. '.,
lint - a.,
inttIr, Inbe-.ntIv h,d II ia. So. - 80 " ,,"t 80
or les than thr srplrnrf r.3 AZ ,I,f,s t.,, No.,
,vnrthy .-, .Iiisni,,,art -, ,,r,,,, -, tnri 49,
Iy cvrry ronsiIeration OF pu," un,t , 'i,, M
iirr shnuJ he InnInf1insd i,ti,iIv l, ~ Will. a.,
ME II Ihe stat. ulys mon. th,,r ip. .'i i,
pIce- It's treasury T., rl,. Xt,ui OF the. ,N.tss
II IL nnsi,ivev ;,lsmrI IN M, stn.rficn,,.,,t ,
the Trii.fee. and m In, M, ioirs ,,f fi,,.
,n,rrnriv h,ars thrn1 nut IL t, NJ, "a . -. 49,,
h,I moi niid The Asyitnu ,yh,i fb.. .a,nt.rt a..
sane hu,i ,nst nnI ii1f fnr th,. ,,,f u, -, ,,
,,ns, h's I., ,,,, Ut. , . T." ~ t'''.7 t't-
mare Than The suin r.iJ n. IN. - ~. a., -
words me ,ns.iiutnn h,- I,.i =, ~, an, ..,,,,, -,
pubc pltronape II Tnis nr tr,. M, u,,,,.,,,, ,t
ihe insiIiuilnn ,ln moi nrn,h1v '.,f, f., ,,f-,, ~,
supply arcommndatfils to The Stat. nm -, tL,. ,,,
tract price should b.. raised,
But II ls apparent that the temptations viii always
De present Tor the private corporation amt IIS man
At has no reserve upon which 10 RELY.
Ii Is difficult 10 Imagine more uistrc<slu. cundI-
non of ailairs than the possibility that the unihr
luhac dehlehted OF the Nidte, Who ar ,hiiled hy
the solemn consideration ut humanity To th,. Zl-
GUS Witchiul care OF the supreme authority. should
he placed by the government mi" the absolute
trui OF u system responsible. tn fo ON, only ;h, con
'lth'es "i V"uiihudlN tHiiiI1L- infringement.
tih uiucI su'h circumstances thii 10" olHcl"isc
rohliuiilhE al"h- ann "i lhc Stt' - IuWriics- 10
INt'cht a'u9's" "t correct injustice t'Ward those
VINO Iie lia"c 70 pe hl'e l'c victims 81 "A ecul"-
~, , "ii.i my nc NtIlltd 10 'IUtlN NHeic also
complaints are liable To he dlscrc,ll1r hrrau-c ui
the assumed mental un,oulInc>s ct tn. rpiupla.u-
ahl'- hc 9ih't cannot ll7" Is pow. To MAKE
ne" c"nlidrts except idiHE tut MeuIilal session uf
tnc 'SiSId'dit' anu II N 'i1 iAlciliI complaint
ri'o'h 'e hnIe 'le il'l 81 mtil'ai uh|"Uudn-S> on
tue Idit "i ihc complaint ""Gi ie &ti!s..iii' "a >uA
''tht answer.
Al present ~ - QUE pleasing lulN 10 suy trt I'M
i",chlehts nave h,ch hdic aul reforms lulu"ul-
l'cu 70 lhdt no" 'heI' i ~ reason 20 h'"Nr that
u" INSANE are Improperly iIcdttd, but thai the
present con Iu't "I aHdlls - an imrroN 'lntii Sus
Ees5 uhpieisahtlN tdf Al some tilnc detects were
uc'dt,ill apii: cht anu lll!' ihc stale Was ami Is
p"WclIrss 10 brihS !" lfar thil immediate. swift
ana certain correction ul wtung which ought io he
ever present IN thr S'itc IN H. relation - The
sane That The present arrangement makes abuses
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