Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-02

don't know GATE; IL W6b Wnlle Dulld-
Ing went on; my orders were for pa
tients to be- kept away frompew build.
Ing, so that they wouldn't get hurt;
they pass out close to new building;
only knew of 1t what attendants said,
namely, that they had had little
trouble with him; knowing him to be
little of that day, and seeing no
bruises, l thonght no more OF 1t. See
PIP: II, Is, 10, Of DR.. Matthewson's
testimony.
r. G. Ohri,ner, attendant en- second
ward: Mr.. Hetrick picked up hoe
and began TO mix mortar; 1 went up
and took him by arm; he dropped
hoe; l told him to go into yard; he
struck at me; Mr.. Burns and I then
got him into yard, threw him down,
left him minute and let him up; no
ppraon struck, kicked or choked him;
Mr, Burnes was there; Mr.. Slatterly
was, bat did not assist; have told all
l said to him, I believe; don't think
he Opoke of getting drink; didn't see
him kicked or struck; no one stamped
on him; threw him down because he
made great resistance; he was strong;
nothing further occurred. Pp. 40, go,
81.
o. B. Keller, gardener: To like
effect he testifes, PIP. n, 7S
Dr.. Hay, assistant ply sician at In
zane asylum: Remember patient;
dor't remember clearly the occurrence;
don't remember his being hurt or see.
ing any marks on him; my business to
observe patients daily; never had any
marks that remember of. Sec PIP.
13, IA, testimony.
Thomas Jordan, attendant: To like
effect; PIP. 45, 46, ID, Do, 56, 81, 5s.
NO. 2.
Mary Sisson: Ex-attendsnt) Was
attendant at asylum from February to
August, 1882; saw patient struck with
leather belt on Third ward; went on
Second ward in one week; one even
ing called superintendent up-one pa
tient run out towards him; superin-
tendent said let her alone; he put up
hts hand and took her by the throat;
thought be choked her; patients
name was Anna Erickson; DIR. Ma
thewson visited three rooms after
night; had trouble with patient in
afternoon; locked her In room; In
evening, doctor came In; woman was
talking under door; woman stopped
talking; doctor told me he went to
room; next time girl had hysteria, was
crying and screaming; doctor went to
her room, she stopped; patient said
doctor choked her; next time woman
was screaming and crying, doctor went
to room; she said "Oh! and stopped;
there were two women In each room;
one said doctor struck her; now moth
Ing else; \ food compared
we'll with other hospitals where have
worked; general care and manage
ment are good; the popularity oi
Anna Erickson's insanity Is In hugginl
the gentlemen; I got a black eye
once from patien,; was new one; die
not know she was Violent wher
brought In.
DR.. Mathewson superintendent o
the Insane asylum: Have q patient
large, active person named Ann
Erickson --nymphomaniac; insanity
peculiar a. to propensity for hugginl
gentlemen; went into ward one nigh
on errand with attendant; suppose
patients wers locked In, but Ann
: Erickson ran into the hall with nigh
drcs. ON towards me. Knowing
would be difficult to get her away i
this dress, extended my arm sc as t
catch her throat between thumb an
fingers AZ she came up. She struggle
for little while, they backed off fror
my hand, which she could have don
at any time; did not tighten my gri
3 on her throat; did not choke hel
i when she relaxed I put her In he
. room and the girls locked the door
: Am a very light sleeper and whe
Q awakened by noise, step Into the ha
n where can hear plainly, and If I d
= not see or hear the night watohmar
q call and send them. If the case seem
t urgent, AMI I see no light, (uigh
j. watch carries lantern) and hear moth
n ing, go, but only In the male wards
d We have 9 way Of calling them whe
we wish to 20 in. On the occasio
l. mentioned, watch was sick, and
y this ward was an old lady sick, and q
J. custom med to receive nouriehment
~ night. I wished to attend to her
o the night, feeling 1t to be my duty I
,, do so in the absence of the watch,
10 I took the night watoh's key. I too
:, the trouble TO 90 myself as the glr
5, worked hard and I didn't feel Iii
st calling them up In the night;
n "girls" I mean attendants; when
% went in this time some one was speakil
10 acroas the hall, when unlocked doc
or they said they wanted drink of waite
N l went to dining room door. unlock
1t; got cup of water; took 1t toopstie
,e who drank II; took back cup TO dinil
~ room and locked the door. She "a
~ another patient slept with this one
n. believe this Is correct; that Is all of
In See PIP. 9, 10, IL, IL, 13 of DR.. M
h. testimony. We have hysteria 6
It. who cries and screams very loud a
noisy; if we can stop sound once, 81
IN ually stops for that time, so we I
On ually put hand over her mouth; VIII
he here was no night watch 1 went
and told her to hush up and put hs
mt over her mouth ss aforesaid; no v
by lence was necessary or used In hushi
ed her up; the object was to stop
ne sound, which seemed to keep up
It's desire to make 1t; on that night was
zee bed, heard her and got up and drest
m. to go; knew by sound who it was,
Ird we do usually get accustomed to tn
peculiar cries; that Is all about t
tar girl Remember other case well; '
nts awakened by screaming and QUAR-
~, ing; We sleep many patients two Il
It's; bed, and they sometimes quarrel; t
i'm sounded like an urgent case;
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