Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-11-16
THE INSANE ASYLUM.
A FEW POINTERS CONCERNING 1T
FROM DR.. CABANISS.
How that Gentleman Was Compelled to
Use His Private Means to Maintain
1t, and How He Incurred the Ill.
Will Of Interested PartieS-Etc.

III, ana HOW he Incurred the Ill.
will OF Interested Parties-Etc.
DR.. Thomas T. Cabaniss, who ten
dered his resignation as Medical Di-
rector of the Insane Asylum at Black
foot some two months ago, but was
only relieved last Sunday, is in Haley
A TINES reporter who came up with
him from Shoshone yesterday had
long conversation with him, and is con-
WINGED that DR. Cabaniss has been
badly used by the Board of Directors
of the Asylum.
DR.. Cabaniss is an old Californian
who served some years as an army
surgeon. He is about 81 years of age,
has raised most excellent family of
five or six children, and is a man of
integrity and high moral principle.
To this Frank Ensign, Joel B. Old
ham, R. z. johnson, Ex-Governor
Curtis, John M. Cannady, Joseph Ru-
pert, and hundreds of old Idahoans
will testify. When he took charge
of the Asylum he found the funds ex-
hausted, the contract for the keeping
OF our insane at Salem, Oregon, about
to expire, and the building quite un-
suited to the purpose.
He went to work, had the grounds
fenced, the closets and fues entirely
changed, the walls and floors improved,
: furniture purchased, provisions and a
team secured, etc, advancing his own
| money where he could not obtain
/. credit, and, in brief, doing everything
as if it were his own private institu-
4 ton. The insane needed clothing
: and thousand other things, and he
t procured them. His means being
limited he, however, had to do con.
siderable figuring and save every cent
h This compelled him to be somewhat
a exacting as to prices, and when be
e could buy elsewhere-even outside
s the Territory-at saving of so pei
D.. cent. or more, he did so. This nat
:, uraIly caused great dissatisfaction il
t Blackfoot, among the class of people
n who hoped to profit by the trade o
e the Asylum, and they began to Gas
e about for pretexts to have him re
e moved. Soon they seemed to have
/" entirely captured Messrs. Bunting am
It Pierce, two of the three Directors
e and they found fault with his ever,
/. move. Mr.. Costen, the other Di
a rector, stood by DR.. Cabaniss, but tn
ir latter, unwilling to retain position il
which he found no opportunity t
W mako creditable record, concludes
r to resign-which he did about tw
months ago.
Before he did so, however, some il
Irregularities (such as the presentatio
e e of bills for money not earned, etc.
~ had crept into the management, an
!, these DR.. Cabaniss may make tn
70 subject of memorial OF address I
or the next Legislature, at its next se'
I'd sion, in order that the blame may a
III tach to the trustees named, who q,
80 at fault in the matter.
nv ENDORSED BY THE GRAND JURY.
ur Although he did not ask for,
nd even intimate that he desired it, tt
nd last grand jury voluntarily wrote an
sent him the following highly Hatte
ing Endorsement:
ill GRAND JURY Room. BLAcKroor, IDAHO, |
III October 2sth. 1886.
IRE To DE-. CABAs1ss. Superintendent Insane Asylu
Blackfoot, Idaho:
IN DEAR SIR-The gentlemen of Il
ais United States Grand Jury, for Il
all October term of the United Stat
Court, held at Blackfoot, Idaho, t
this term, respectfully state to "
that we could not euHbody in our r
10 port to Honorable Judge Hays, Al
40 statement officially or otherwise, b
OIL OIL we can say to you personally, that ,
e found the Asylum and its appoir
'n ments perfect, as far as you are &C
', .4 cerned, and that we indorse your I
It's forts to render your patients all t
&C. comforts you can with the funds
'or- your possession, and that if it were
LOT our power to aid you, we would do
ghs but under the present circumstsnc
ano we can only say that you are the rie
lgs. man in the right place.
rug GEORGE HARLAND, Foreman.
Daniel Tovey, Oneida county.
E. J. Evans, :" "
ID. R. Jones, +"
'eu J. w. Ezell,
John J. Hurst, g
Marion F. Fox, Cassia county.