The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-16
THE WESTON ASYLUM.
BILL OF HEALTH FURNISHED
The ru..i,u.Iou-rA. Director. Declare ..of Their
OMn Personal Knowledge" that E,srythInE
is as it should be and They are Happy
70 Kaow 1.-THE IartstiratiOn.

getting outside and imbibing freely Of th
fresh air the members saw the position /
which they had placed themselves, b
taking up one "unsigned" newspaper articl
and officially demolishing Its charges, an
allegorically cowhiding the author, an
then refusing point blank to take u
another because it was unsigned" L
the first instance they had the advantage
in the other they apparently seemed !
think the unsigned" article was in tn
vantage ground from the devious ways Il
which they tried to fight off its considera
tion. and the investigation of the charge
preferred by 1t.
But this morning they came up seren
and smiling, some OF them even deignini
to kindly nod In the direction Of tn
bound.to-be.tolersted necessary evils,
seated at the reporters table.
SATURDAY MORNINGS SESSION.
The meeting was called to order at thu
appointed hour, theminutes Of the previous
session read. corrected and approved.
The diamond throated" then arose ant
read two.foot resolution denying tht
charges in toto, eulogiztng Dr.. Bland, and
pronouncing the grandest commendation
the Eaglish language and his ability
together could devise, on the Asylum and
It's management-from garrett to basement
from the smalleat and least needed attend.
ant, to the one holding the most responsi.
Bile position, in every and all essential par.
ticulars. He asked the approval Of this in
anticipation witnesses would be examined
Report first, examination afterward.
This was too much for the level head oil
Mr.. w. g. Bennett, who saw in what kind
OF a box the directory was about to lock
itself, and he offered resolution 10 i'm.
mediatsly proceed to investigate.
C.S. Despard then called the attention
OF the board 10 his resolution OF last night
-ins,ruCting the board to notify the INTEL
udgScER that they were IN session and now
ready 10 investigate. The question was
called and resulted in nays, and two yeas
Monroe and Daspard voting in the
affirmative. btr. Bennett offered as his
reason for voting against 1t that he consid'
cred 1t unnecessary 10 have an investigs-
ton, spending time and money, just
because Bland and :Quilp" had II personal
misunderstanding. MIR. E1miston refused
to vote, and gave as his reason that he
didn't believe in investigating on news.
paper charges. ,..
The vote was then taken on Bsnnetts
resolution 10 proceed TO investigate, all
voting in favor except Despard, all giving
10 reason that the parties making the
charges were given no official notice to be
present and sustain them.
CHARGE PIRsr oNsIDgRED-IScoMPET
The expression OF those who spoke was
that they all knew him, iBland,) and in
their appointment asserted his compe.
tency. No other evidence was needed or
offered.
They passed to charge second-costly
This charge was answered by Cracraft
reading a report from the RegiSter, which
was unsigned, and according to their own
doctrine not worthy OF consideration. He
saia the report waB taken from the records,
OF which Mr.. 0'Hara had charge, and
showed that the cost per capita weekly
was either 50 IL or g II, can't be positive.
1t was remarked TINT boarding couldn't
be procured for any leas than that any
where. Another evidence was that about
5000 WAS saved out Of the appropriation.
any body but those interested would
deduct from this fact that II million was
and they succeeded in not
spending all OF II, the Hospital was being
Economically" admins rated. Evidence
Some asked for O'Hara.
Not called.
INCREASE IN WHISKY.
Books were brought by DR.. Bland, but not
examined; said be could account for every
gill used. Bennett asked Bland "if more
whisky WAS used now for the came
patient than was formerly used"
Didn't know whether there was or not.
Books were there but the Board was too
busy to examine them. Said there was
no more whisky used than was
Necessary. More whisky was used now
than iormerly-modern theory -as q
"quieter" on patients in place Of opiates.
Also used in place ofchloral.
DR.. Edmis on, first assistant, called. Al
NEST his frat statement was contradictory
TO Dr.. BANDS last. Whisky hos not taken
place Of ehloral. Not used extens!vely
tbst way. No liquor 10 used in the depart
ments outside. | prescribe 1t for the weak
and decrepit as necessary. 1t is not used
to excess. It is used to some extent in
tinctures.
About this time the members oil the
Board began to see that something was
wrong. Neither Drs Bland nor Edmiston
had been sworn. Resolution was offered
10 make witnesses testify under oath.
Edmiston and Bland voted against this, on
the grounds that they knew OF no law COM
pelling attendance ot witnesses, aud didn't
consider they could compel them TO take
The oath. The resolution was carried and
DIR. Gettings, who has charge Of the drugs,
as .Ltei, and W. G. Bennett, notary, ad-
ministered the oath.
HE WHO ISSUES SPIRITS.
Gettings teslifed-I issue spirits; don't
know how much; could tell by the books;
books present but not examined); any
loctor can issue liquor; there is no exces-
i've or improper use Of spiritt; no more is
used than Is necessary; can't say whether
here Is more issued now than heretofore;
never examined the old books; can't say
how they compare with these; l assisted in
report read by Mr.. Cracraft
shown Regisier); 1t was correct; this ius,i.
luton compares iayorAbly with others l
have examined in reports OF expenses,
cures, &a.; never saw anything wrong or
knew Of anything wrong about the hos.
pitaI; there Is no jar or collision among the
know Of no incompetency on
the part Of Dr.. Bland; 60 through one Of
the other sides (male or iemale) Of the
building every morniag, or oltener II nec-
essary, and am unable to report any mat
tention on the part oi physicians or attend.
ants to patients; know OF no general
spirit OF characterization.
Dr.. Lewis, first assistant, sworu-Know
OF no excessive use or abuse OF whisky in
regard to patients Don't use more on my
side than ! think necessary. Prescribe II
as I think necessary without regard to cost.