The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-02-12
Return of Deputy Sheriff
Fred Conner from His
Trip to Fulton.
Interesting and Instructive
Interviews With Mr.. Con
ner-Des cription Of the
Asylum.
A Noble State Institution-Vaga-
ries Of Lunatics -Indescriba-
BILE SceneS-Facts of Un-
usual Interest.

Knowing that some information con
corning the State Insane Asylum, at
Fulton. would De of interest to the readers
of the BAZoO, a reporter OF this paper YES
terdsy interviewed Deputy Sheriff Fred
Conner, regarding his mission, and that
of Deputy Al. ConDer, o. conveying three
insane persons TO the asylum last Thurs.
day. The unfortunate were, Mrs. Gold,
Marv Blackstone (coiorei), and John Car
penler.
The party boarded the express Thursday
night and went to Jefferson Ci,y, where
they had 10 Law over until 80 next morn
ing, when they took bus Tor the ferry,
which is about a mile above the city.
Alter a half hsur's ride over hills and hoI-
lows they reached the ferry boat and were
rapidly transferred over the Big Muddy to
Cedsr City. When the 'ous started on the
boat, the old nrgreSs, who had never seen
a boat, concluded she was going 10 be
drowned, and
FOUGHT LIKE A TIGER,
and yelled louder than q band OF Conan
che Indians. Her cries stirred Mrs. Gold
up. and the deputies had about all they
could manage for about ten minutes. At
Cedar City they took the c. & 4. road, aud
In short time were IN Fulton
Fulton is one of the oldest towns In the
state. Ii has about 600 inhabitants, and
the best streets of any town in Missouri. IL
has several good schools, and, besides The
insane asyium, the deaf snd dumb asylum
is located therr The insane asylum was
shortly reached, when the party was met
by DIR. \ Wilke-sOn, vice president OF the
asylum and physician in charge of the fe-
male department, who took charge Of the
two insane women. Dr.. ". A. Titsuer,
physician in charge OF the male depart
meUi, examined the Young man and
REFUSED To ADMIT HID
to the institution, stating his reasons for
so doing wrr, that his insanity was oi mere
than q years standinaeard that he vas an
incurable case. He said tn law com
mauded them to give the preference .
cuiaJ.s cases and cases o. short s;auJigg,
and the. already had Seyenty-iiye more
shan tLey could conveniently accOmmo-
date. He also stated Ihat ii the next le4is-
lstuTe did not make an appropriation Tor
the building ui au addition 20 tie
asylum that they would be compelled t.
iuTce the different counties 10 take back
most Of their old chronic cases.
Inc asylum is a hesUtiiui structure. IL
j. five stories high and has three great
wings reaching out e, the east. vest and
south. and I s,uall addition about one hun
dred wards vest II The main building.
there are iwentv-iour different warts IN the
asylum. ii whiCh thirteen are occupied by
males and eleven hy fema' e.. The depu'y's
request 20 be shown through the asylum
WIS kindly granted. Drs. TitsGer and
Young. the physicians in charge Of the
male department.. acted as escorts and the
deputy meekly followed, accompanied by
Mr. E. y. Bailey, the gentlemanly cashier
of the asylum.
Mr.. Conner said: 1--WE entered on our
mission al room No. l Of the
THE MALE DEPARTMENT
and was more than asioniShei at the ele-
garce before Us. The hall IS about 200
feet long. beautifully irescued and covered
with Brussels carpet Numerous costly oil
paintings adOrn the ws!is This hSll has
a fine library ard a billiard parlor and
almost everything a man would wish TO
while away the time. In the billiard room
we met y Z. Harris, the msn who killed
Rush Martin and cut c. c. MADDEN. The
old man is as bald as buzzard and iS get
ting better. We next entered the second
department which is in the second story.
1t is built on the same plan of the first,
but is not so finely furnished, as
THE PATIENTS ARE MORE VIOLENT
than below, and fine ornaments would be
broken up. 1t is, however, well arranged
and as neat as pin. The third, fourth
and fifth stories were also visited, all get
ting worse as you 20 up There are per-
sons there insane on every subject. One
man imagines he owns the city Of. st. Louis.