The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-07-13
INSANE ASYLUM INvRSTICA-
TION.

A1VNs
STErLAooox. w. T., July 1, 1890.
To His ErcelJeney. Gop. r. p. Ferry:
Your committee. Ia whom VS. sub
mittsd for investigation sundry charges
against the Superintendent and certsin
members of the Board of Trustees OF
the Hospital for tho Insane. preferred
by n. b. Booth, beg leave to submit
the following report, to-wit:
On the 23d Of June, We gave due no
tice to Mr.. Booth. and all parties inter-
ssted. that We would. on the 9th Of
June. 1880. attend at the hospital boild-
ing for the purpose OF hearing the tes-
timony relative to said charges. At
the tims fixed your committee met at
the Trustses' room at tho hospital build
ings. o. motion of judge Henry. J.
r Lewis vas selected as Ohsifmsn Of
the COMMITTEES, and . clerk was sp-
pointed tn reducs to writing the test
wony Of the vitnssess.
Present The Oommittse and Mr.. NJ
\. Booth, With Hon. w. Fl. White. his
attorney, Messrs. McKenny and Handle.
trustees. DR.. willard. tho Supsrintend
snt. and Major 5ldsn, the accountant
of the hospital.
On melton. isavs was given the So
perintendent - employ counsel 70 aid
Aim in the sxaahinaaion Of Witnesses. -
The committssthen proceeded n tske
the Testimony II Mr. Booth, As. White.
the superintendent, and several en-
pioyess OF The hospitsi. % also thst of
Mr.. McKsony snd Mr.. Handle. trus
tres. together with thsE OF some eight
witnesses in addition, who ara not en-
ployed at the hospital. Some three
days were smploysd in taking the same.
ell Of which testimony. which, with
the exhibits. Is qnite volumineus, we
herewith submit with this report. and
sftsr careful confederation. We fi.a in
relation t. the said several charges az
fOiloSE
Il is not true that the Snperintend.
~nt suggested 70 or used any influence
With enc suhprdioake ofiicers to raise
mon y 10 influences legislation rel.,ive
I" the hospital. Some conversations
w. had vhrrrin opinion was expressed,
:nat ssnsys might be used for such
purp,.e. hat no attempt or offer n raise
fanis To BE- % used. WAS msde by the
SUPERINTENDENT or any Of the employees.
Iufofsnatioa No. HsC3iyed by thv war
deus and s'sistsnts that IN attempt WAS
being ipads II. rcd scc slsir sslaries:
one Mr. Weston. - the request Of said
wsrdens and employees, went to Olym-
pis durisg the session TO represent to
ths 'coa,nittee having charge OF the
hospitsl. the faots relative to their Ia
bur. Neither the Superintendent nor
accountant had any thing n do with
sending said Weston or other person,
sud no money was raised for such pur-
pose.
That the Superintendent 1t no time
retused to appoint an assistant matron
ON request Of the Bard of Trustees,
but that VII Of tho mstrons. wardsns
and assistants have been appointed by
the superintendent. BY and with tho
xdvice aud consent Of the Beard of
Trustees.
That at M tune has the Supcrintend.
snt retained any matron or assistant
matrons agsinst the vishes or consent
Va viz oOAku w dIuSto6o.
Tnat no mstron or assistant matron
has be'n Kept in the hospital after il
was ascertaiued that she was guilty Of
cruelty To any Of the inmates. And
upon the whole evidence IL 10 not show
that any Of the mstrous or assistants
have been guilty Of cruel treatment to
any Ut the inmates.
rhereis no evidence to warrant the
charge that the Superintendent has
discharged any pstiept who shonld not
have been dischasgsd. 49,
That the Board Of Trustees have
msde full investigation touching. the
question Of money being ussd 10 Indus
encs Legislation The evidence taken
by the Beard wss reducsd 10 writing
and Is hgevith snhnitssd.
Thst the B,erd made no In vestirA.
ton Of these charges sub@ittsd by Me-.
Booth end eahuittsd 70 pear 7semoitr,
tee tor the teason, - eiren 81 them
that they - individpals havu fuliy n,
Quirsd - 10 the saos. and suere G.sis-
He'd that there vas no found atiou far
them. We ass satis0sd from the whole
svidsoos, thst the Beard in no via
negl.ct.d their dsty in refusing %
MIKE the investigation by Mr Koosh
asked.
Thes from tAs whole evidence ne are
fully convinced that neither the Super
intsndoat n0s the Beard has Il any
tims retained any employee known by
them 10 b incompetent,
AppreCiating the portanca Of :
full examination touching the charges
in question. - we'll - the general man.
sgemsat III the hospital wherein these
unfortunate persO.s are confined and
treated. We have made most earusst sf-
fort 70 Arrivs Of ths truth, aud 20 thss
end hsvo eEAAined ell witnesses pro-
duced cad brought before us. eli who
were likely 10 give a. lnformstisn on
the subject. and have, By shs "a Of
lsarsed counsel. made fun INQUIRY. We
have also sxsmiosd the reperts al toe
Superintendent Of several Etates rsla-
tive - the tieasmsnt aud management
Ut the toaAaAs w So Z
In 49, Tsssisssy Il sppsass that the
number of patients under treatment
dariog The ysar 1879 wAs = fel.ov,,
Total aumbsr Of patients ....... los
Numhss discharged, recovered !. a
Nu~bsr discharged. improved. ). !
Number died. I
Per cent. recovered "a