Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-12-08
THE ASY LUM INVESTIGA.
TION.

l
ecutiOn.
The Asylum investigation opened
at Reno on Thursday morning with
Governor Adams in the chair; Wells
Drury. Secretary. Geo. Tufy, ".
E. F. Deal, G.. W. Huffaker and J.
F. Hallock present. r. II. Lind
say represented DR.. Bishop. Tren-
NOR Coffin appeared for DR.. Bishop
at the request of his friends. The
Gazette has the following:
| DIR. Bergstein called for all the
books, which were brought in by
w. L. Marsden, commissary and
clerk. He was sworn. His duty
was. tc receive and account for
goods, and see that they we're eco
nomically used; to see the patients
provided with food, and keep the
books. He read the rules to show
what was expected of him. He per-
formed the duties except as to the
| conduct of the farm, which Dr.
Bishop relieved him of. DR.. Berg
stein asked him if he understood
the relations between DR.. Bishop
and himself. He said he thought
so. He had Travelled between Vir-
ginia and Reno trying to make
them. AS commissary, he had no
specific work but all his time was
occupied. In answer to Mr.. Lind
say, Gov. Adams said it was the de-
sire of the Board to learn every
thing pertaining to the institution.
DR.. Bergstein said he wanted the
facts to show that attendants had
been retained who neglected their
duties. Mr.. Marsden said he re-
ceived goods and checked them off,
but did not enter them. He kept
the bills of Lindley & Co., and
checked them off in the evening.
When there is large amount he
keeps memorandum to compare
with the bill. Sometimes the bills
may have laid several days. When
Dr.. Bergstein came. he directed
that every article taken out OF the
store be charged. I found it i'm
practicable to do so and now make
the charges once month, which
shows what is used. DR.. Bergsteln
showed in the books an entry of
goods delivered June Both, by John
Bowman of s122 26. without being
itemized. Mr.. Marsden testified
that he could not give the items on
that bill. DR.. Bergstein asked if
the last item on that bill was not a
dozen chickens; he also asked if the |
bill for cigars used when the Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows visited the
asylum was on the books. DIR.
suggested that the two
dozen chickens was in fact two
boxes of cigars. In the journal,
page 135 is blank. Mr.. Marsden
that it was left blank be-
cause he had not the bills that be-
longed there. On page 1i4. Mar
tin and Augustine's bill in May for
lining and zinc on rooms was 500;
DR.. Bergstein asked if the rooms
we're completed when the bill was
paid. In August their bill was al
owed for II days labor, DR.. Berg
stein thought that that was the same
abor paid for in May. An account
5 kept Of the property of each pa
ient that enters. Mason's account
hows 60 cents. DR.. Bergstein
howed an error in the trial balance
nd a forced balance which Mr..
Iarsden said he was aware of but
flowed it to stand rather than erase
t. His next balance proved his i,
looks correct. On May 18th John
delivered some pegs )
nd a pair of lasts. Mr.. Madden .
ffered to bring in the lasts, but
Or. 3. objected, unless he could y
wear to their identity. I am in
barge when DR.. Bishop is away.
f anyone is sick l telephone for
n. Bergman. When he (Bishop) a
ent to Pyramid DR.. Bergman was C
ere nearly all day. No one was n
ere when DR.. Bishop went to Long r
alley. I remember one day there Il
as noise in ward, and found Il
AIRY Slaven, a patient, struggling
ith George Simpson; Simpson put
in out of the ward by force; DR..
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