Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-11-09
Dir. BEKGsTEIN's CHARGES.
His sworn Statement Before TIN
Asylum Commissioners.

The Board Of Insane Commissioners
met at Carson Tuesday. Present, Deal,
Huifaker, Hallock and Tufy. DR.. Berg
stein, late OF the Insane Asylum, filed the
following charges against the present
management:
To the Honorable Board of Commits
sioners for the care Of the INDECENT insane
for the State of Nevada Gentlemen:
Believing 1t to be the duty Of every cit
izen who may become cognizant of the
management Of any State institution, or
OF the abuse Of any Of the unfortunate
wards OF the State, to place the facts
before the proper authorities that the
wrongs and abuses may be corrected,
desire to place the following charges
against the Superintendent: Of the Nevada
Insane Asylum before your honorable
body for investigation:
First-That he is utterly untitled for the
position he occupies by reason OF the fact
that he appears utterly ignorant Of the
modern ideas Of the care and treatment Of
insane persons. His idea Of an asylum
being rather that of a person with rod
iron cells and barb wire fencing to LAGER
ate the flesh Of such insane persons as
might make an effort to effect an escape by
scaling the yard fence. Gsgging such pa
tents as use vulgar language, etc.
Second-That he has no business quail
flea tons and by reason Of such lack of
knowledge the funds devoted to the i'm
provement Of the Asylum and the care OF
the inmates have been partly squandered.
That he has been guilty Of malfessance in
Office, having converted the property of the
State to his own use.
Third-That he has and now employs
persons in various capacities in and about
NeAsylum while he has declared them to be
and who are utterly untitled to be en-
ployes Of that institution.
Fourth-That the patients during his
Administration have been barbarously,
cruelty and inhumanly treated, and that
such treatment was encouraged by the
words and acts of the superintendent. and
u was for the reasons set forth in this
charge that l. on the 10th day Of last July,
resigned the position held by me at the
Asylum, and 1t was only on the promise Of
VI. Bishop and the presence of two of the
leading citizens of Reno that the wrongs
complained OF should be corrected, that |
reassumsd my position.
Ffth-That he lacks administrative
~ W AOoooh vi q iuCh v ulbCl-
pline the lives Of the inmates OF the
Asylum are in danger.
And by reason OF these acts and short
comings Of the Superintendent of the
Nevada Insane Asylum. the noble charity
10 which these funds are being devoted
utterly failed to accomplish the result
desired, all Of which is respectfully SUBJ
mitted. H. BERasTEIN, Reno, Nevada.
subscribed and sworn to before me the
otn day OF November, 1888.
lsEALl PIERCE EVANS, Notary Public.
Alter the charges had been received the
Doctor asked that two witnesses might be
examined Immediately, as they we're about
removing to California. The Commission
ols decided to sit to-day and take the testi-
m0ny OF the two witnesses. They also
asKed DR.. Bergstein to be more explicit in
tne charges Of cruelty and malfeasance,
snd to specify times and instances en-
pIaced in the charges. The Doctor said
mat ne would file supplemental charges,
Friday.