The Osceola times., 1882-04-29
FROM MADHOUSE TO GRAVE.
- Methods Said To Have Been Pursued
= DIR. Livingstone's Private Asylum to
Muiet the Patient.

oiohts NatShtei Va eAS
te DR.. William X. Grant, died yester-
~ morning in Kirkbride's Hospital for
he Insane under circumstances which
IA her uncle, John A. McAllister, of ia
Uouth Twenty first street, to believe that
Asr death was due to maltreatment re-
lived at DIR. Alfred T. Livingstone's
Trivate hopital for the insane, at Wayne
0sation, Delaware county. Acting on his
Gavit to that effect before Coroner JAN
1aey. The body was taken from Kirk.
rides to the home of DIR. Anna M.
UcAllister, 20l5 Chestnut street. DR..
Nunnemaker. one of DIR. Kirkbride's
kssistant physicians, issuing certificate
- the effect that death was the result Of
cute mania. C,roner Janney. accom-
panied by kis assistant, DIR. John J. Lee,
vent to DIR. McAllister's house during
NE afternoon for the purpose Of holding
= post-mortem examination. DR.. Meal.
Nster raised objections, but was over
ruled by the Coroner. The Coroner then
made the examination, the result dis
closing t,at Miss Grant came to her
bath apparently from inflammation of
the brain. An inquest will be held to-
day, however, to determine the true
csuse.
SENT TO THE PRIVATE ASYLUM.
Miss Grant had been crippled inva-
Nd since infancy, thirty-eight years ago
During the last few years she sorrowed
over the loss of relatives so much that it
Was commonly said that che was afflicted
With melancholia. Last spring she was
.placed in charge of DIR. Livingstone by
her relatives, the certificate of insanity
by DIR. Benjamin Lee, of ll06 Walnut
ofreet, and DR.. Anna NJ. McAllister, a
rFelative of the young woman. Money
% the amount of 100000 had been be-
oueathed Miss Grant by her father, but
10 spite of this fact 1t is said she was
poorly provided for at DR.. Livingstone's
Delaware county establishment, where
ghe WAS taken. Some mystery is known
% be behind the barrier of reticence
which the relatives assume when asked
Tor an explanation concerning the case
& Learning that Miss Grant was being
badly treated in the Delaware County
Hospital some Of her relatives had her
brought to DIR. Livingstone's city estab
1ishmelt, at 1903 and 1905 Locust street.
The change, however, did not seem for
the better, and two weeks ago the in
valid was removed to Kirkbride's estab-
ment.
ARREST OF A YOUNG DOCTOR.
= The strain of the Delaware county
Treatment it was charged, had been too
great, the best and most skillful atten-
fion failing to prevent her from dying
( yesterday morning. The same relatives
endeavored to obtain an official investi-
cation of the course Of treatment at the
Delaware County Asylum, but failed.
s About the same time that Miss Grant
was removed from the place, Il. NJ. Cliff
ford, who had charge of the place, was
arrested for practicing medicine without
a diploma. AT the hearing before Del
aware county magistrate it was discov-
cred that he administered doses to the
3 patients, thus endangering their lives
@Clifford was one of the graduates of the
Jefferson Medical college last Thursday.
t His home is in Westmoreland county.
The cruelties practiced upon Miss
s Grant in DR.. Livingstone's Delaware
laCounty Asylum are described by Miss
a Leslie Hastings, 2l35 Arch street, who
had special charge OF her as nurse. Miss
Grant was no more insane than am"
bald Miss Hastings yesterday. 'She
would naturally feel sad after losing
eeveral of her relatives. Her treatment
In Livingstone's place was cruel in the
extreme.
4 "Her general bearing" continued Miss
Hastings, "ws s gentle and lady like, and
vet the medical student, Clifford, who
was in charge, gave her hypodermic in
iections of morphia to keep her quiet
He would catch her roughly by the arm,
push up her sleeve, and plunge the
syringe into the quivering flesh, which
was turned up in knots, causing her
great deal of pain. Miss Grant remons
trated with Clifford for his cruelty, but
he only asked me TO hold my hand over
her month to keep her quiet, which l
never did. The price paid Tor the care
OF Miss Grant was less than that paid for
Others Of the patients. The room she oc-
cupied was one OF the worst in the house,
being next to the roof and containing no
comforts in the way of carpet or good
. furniture During the codest days of the
= winter the stove in her room did not con-
tain fire until after 10 o'clock in the
morning Her bed was peculiarly un-
comfortable, and was not even provided
with bolster, although she often asked
for one. Miss Grant has been wronged
and cruely treated. The patients were
generally badly used. became dis
gusted with the place and left"
NURSES STORY.
Mrs. S. Smith, an intelligent woman,
now residing at 253 South Ninth street,
was emphatic in her declarations, yes
terday afternoon that the treatment of
the patient under Livirgstone's care was
improper, and, instead of relieving their
demented condition, was calculated to
aggravate their unfortunate condition.
She said she was employed at the Wayne
Station establishment for several months
and then came to the Locust street main
institution, and remained until January
18th last. Incidentally she assisted in
looking after Miss Grant, of whose treat
ment she was fully cognizant. She found
Miss Grant to be well educated, gentle
person, whose principal suffering was
from nervous disease. At times she
had spells which made her cry and
shrek. She seemed to be depressed by
the idea that her friends had forsaken
her. Mr.. Smith says on this point:
"The treatment of this patient was en-
tirely improper and harsh. have often
soothed her by quietly reading to her
and getting her mind away from her
malady. Then she was as rational as
ANYBODY and conversed with me as well
as any one could. DIR. Clifford was very
brutal to her. Sometimes, when she had
her spells and shrieked SO, he would
come and showing the hypodermic
needle, would remark, DO you see that|
You'll get that if you don't keep quiet
II had bad effect on her. She would