Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-11-27

Inc Sldte dt large, UecauSo lne Attorney
General intimated that he might appeal;
but as yet appeals to the Supreme Court
have not been taken.
Each case was defended by the Attor-
ney General except those of Kotr and
Gaebler. 1t became necessary to hunt
up witnesses in Colorado and take their
dispositions, to take the dispositions of
witnesses in each case here in Grant
County, to take four to Madison, and
to bring large number to Lancaster
at the last term of the Circuit Court,
all of which will be submitted in tabu-
lar statement for the information of the
Board. The chairman of your commit
tee became satisfied that the patient,
Thomas Moran, who was committed to
the County Jail during the last session
of the Board, was not n resident of Grant
county, and caused proper proof of his
non-resdence to be taken. He was sent
to Mendoza and received as charge
against the State at large. On subse-
quently ascertaining that he was a resi-
dent of Lafayette county, bill was for
warded covering Indebtedness, created
in caring for said patient and in remov-
ing in the aggregate to $3.50 When
paid by your Board, it is recommended
that your Clerk be instructed to formal
ly present a bill for the amount paid to
the Board of Suprvisorse of said county.
Application was made to the County
Judge, to commit an insane man giving
the name of A. NJ. Ward. On enquiry,
it appearing that he was not a resident
of Grant county, he was committed to
the State Hospital as a charge against
the State at large. On further enquiry
it was ascertained that he was resident
of Dane county. 1t is recommended
that your Clerk be instructed 10 present
TO the Board of Supervisors of Dane
county, bill for what it shall have cost
this county, when the bills presented to
you shall have been paid for caring for
said Ward, and transporting him to the
State Hospital.
One Reuben T. Washburn, was adj
Judged insane and committed to the care
of the Sheriff. He had been carelessly
reported as resident of Grant county,
whereas, on examination, it was ascer-
tanned, that, as matter of fact, he was
not resident of Wisconsin. He was
forwarded to the Hospital at Mendoza,
and received as a charge against the
State at large.
An insane man giving the name of
George Peterson, was committed to the
County Jail. The Chairman of your
committee assumed the responsibility of
returning him to the West, whence he
came.
But short time since patient was
committed to the Hospital at Mendoza,
by the name of Mccarthy. There is
reason to believe that he had lost his
residence in Grant county. As no OPP
portunity was given to investigate the
matter before the commitment, and as
it would have been impossible to pro-
cure hearing and decision by the State
Board of Supervision before the meeting
of this Board. nothing was done.
Permit me here 10 repeat that IL costs
ten ts7teS as much 10 correct an error of
h,S kind, as IL lCould hare cost 10 precent
IL IN the first place.
1t seems that when an insane person
appears in a community, there is on the
part of the officers and people generally.
a disposition to ship the patient imme-
diately,n no matter where so that they can
be relieved. and think that they have
done their whole duty when they have
casually remarked to some one that
they know nothing about him. The res
idence has generally been reported care
lesslv as in the town where found. al
though wandering around without
home, friend, kindred or acquaintance,
as were Foster, Ring, Richards and Pc
dro. and the patient charged to Grant
county, and the people foot the bills.
Bertumpfel and Dolphin were
thoughtlessly saddled upon us, presum-
ing that they were residents, because
when girls they lived in this county. al
though they had moved away and mar
ried, aud each had q husband and child
ren, one in another county and the other
in another state.
Because of this negligence. Grant
county is carrying more than its own
insane and largely greater per cent.
than England or Ireland. 1t has been
paying for series of years nearly one
Thousand dollars per year for the sup
port of non resident insane; and because
of the location of the county this burthen
is liable to increase, unless there is in
creased watchfulness.
1t is also suggested that Dan Meloy,
who has been carried by this county for
many years, was resident of Lafayette
county, and insane at the time he be-
came charge upon this County It is
recommended that the attention of the
Board of Supervisors of that county be
called to this fact during its present ses-
sion, and bill presented for his support