Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-05

village he tried tdree times TO get 10 MS
hall and could not.
F. A. Blomgson testified to assisting IN
saving patient about o'clock, who was
found on the floor of the lower third hall,
and was heard grooming. Other Witnesses
testified to assisting in taking patients
from windows.
William Blomgson said he heard man
halloing at the opposite end OF the hall.
He tried to enter, having been supplied
by the steward with key and lantern,
but could not get to him.
THE FROZEN woMAN-AN OLD STORY.
1t was related to members of the
committee that in neighborhood Cos
sip it was whispered that
refractory patient in the women's de-
partment had once. been locked in the
dead room Ia place supposed to be re-
served for keeping the bodies of deceased
patients until called for) where she was
frozen to death; the foundation for the
yarn was traced through witness, Paine
tier, to an inmate of his house, Mrs Car
oline Elizabeth Thordson, who was for
merly patient at the hospital and after
wards attendant
Mrs. Thordson was summoned as wit
ness, and testified that winter before last,
when she was an attendant in the lower
second hall, women's department, Mrs.
| Curtis, sickly patient in the lower first
hall, who had to be locked up while the
after breakfast cleaning up was going on,
was so chilled in the room that she was
all blue and cold and unconscious. She
died that night; witness helped to take
! care of her; was present when the door
| was unlocked; that day the wind blew so
that the room could not be warmed;
healthy person, though, would not have
been hurt by the temperature; did
not see that she was frost bitten;
only blue and cold; Mrs. Meyer had
charge of that hall; she was alone and
had to help her. would not have locked
the patient in that room; 1t was too cold
| for a SICK person; think she was in there
about an hour saw her taken out; think
water would have frozen in the room;
she had to be locked in to keep her out
| of mischief; she did not look the same as
when saw her before breakfast. Wit
ness could not remember how long she
remained at the asylum, without wages,
after giving up her keys to Mrs. Dunn,
when her trouble came back to her head.
Mrs. Meyer, the attendant, testified
that Mrs. Curtis started from her
| seat in the hall to walk and fell two
years ago last fall, think; laid her in
bed; not her room. but the nearest to
where she fell; she couldn't speak. Did
all that was possible to restore her; did
not lock her in room because she was
troublesome; do not remember Mrs.
Thordson being there then. 1t was about
10 or 1890 Mrs. Curtis fell;
the hall and rooms were comfortably
/ Il ,nl
about 10 at night on the second day; she
did not recover consciousness; her hus-
band was with her before she died. Wit
ness contradicted Mrs. Thordson as to the
location of the room as well as about the
patient being locked in a cold room and
removed from that to her own or an
other.
Mrs. Thordson-She was put in room
where the window was shielded so she
could not get at the glass; Mrs. Meyer
came for me to help move her to her own
room, which was more comfortable; |
watched over her and was there when she
died; think about O'Clock next morn
ing; saw Mrs Dunn there did not see the
doctor; heard her husband was sent for.
but did not see him. She may have lived
longer than thought; she must, If her
husband saw her alive.
Mrs. Meyer-Don't remember that Mrs.
Thordson helped me; think l should have
known it if she did; was in my room the
first night; the watch girl was there.
Mrs. Thordson-I was asked by Mrs.
Dunn to stay with her.
Mrs. Meyer-She died in the room
she was taken into; did lock the door
when put her in, to keep out the other
patients.
DR.. Bartlett read the hospital record of
Mrs. Curtis, and of Mrs Thordson. He
remembered distinctly the circumstances
of Mrs. Curtis death; she had fallen in
fit; next day her husband came and was
present when she died. Saw her at one
O'Clock; She was unconscious; she died
from thrombosis, or clot in the heart; she
would become black and blue Immediate
ly. She died In one of the warmest rooms
of that section; her husband was with
her for twenty four hours As patient,
Mrs. Thordson was subject to decisions:
she was honest in her belief in them.
After she improved she was employed as
an attendant until she became unsafe,
when she was dropped from the
pay rolls: she remained in
the asylum for some months
after. until the fire. think she was an
dCteuudul, uIllcI pay, Ill tuo ~" Oh
second hall at the time of Mrs. Curtis
/ DEATH
THE HIDE AND TALLOw DEAL.
Geo. W. Dryer, steward of the hospi-
tai, testified that in absence of proposals
from others he sold the hides and tallow
from the hospital slaughter house to
William Schimmel, trustee; at first he
was the only buyer here; no special con-
tract; he has facilities for sailing, en-
abling us to turn over promptly, every
day. Have received a proposition from
another house at same price; did not
understand they would take them daily.
There is no understanding tha he shall
have them exclusively; have sold sheep
pelts to others; anyone could have the
! hides who offered more; prices vary
from time to time, according to the
market
o. r. Peters-I used to buy hides from
Davis, beef contractor, until they began
their own killing; have not bought any
since; tried when they first started, but
was told Mr. Schimmel was to first take
them; salt them and then sell at the