Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-12-20
AN EXCITING CHANGE.
Or. Buchanan Goes Out of the
Asylum With Flying
col0rs.
In g Burst of r shteous indignation
Hs Paralysis the Assistant
Superintendent.
Ill S Account of the Cause of Re-
movai Reveals an UnsayOry
Mess at the Hospit ii.

The incidents connected with the re.
moval of Superintendent Buchanan
from his position at the head of the hos
pital for the insane were not available
yesterday, bat last night the details
we're d.vulged end they form an inter
eetiug chapter in the annals Of that in
stitution.
The eot OF removal wal contaminated
early yesterday forenoon. but Dig. Bu-
ehanan was not notified OF the change
until later in the day, though he re-
ceived en- intimation from one OF the
employees that his scalp had been lifted.
The meeting of the board at which the
removal act was oonsummated was at
tended by the three members OF the
board who are actively participating in
the hospital managemenf-President
Cox. Secretary Peemiller and Private
Gale. BY unanimous vote liz is SO
uaderstood) DIR. Roane YVES elected
TO sUCcEED BUCHANAN.
The hospital carriage wes then order
ed TO proceed to the city, procure the
new superintendent and transport him
to the hospital. Upon tine arrival OF
DR.. Roane. Mr.. Gale escorted him to
the reception room and introduced him
to DR.. Buchanan. In acknowledging
the introduction DR.. Buchanan SAID:
"The new superintendent, / presume
ayes" responded MIR. Gale.
DR.. Buchanan to DR.. Roane: "lf you
toady to Gale you will be able to Fetein
your position. Otherwise not. l wont
do it. 1 would rather 60"
This conversation broke the ice and
the trustees, the new superintendent.
the assistant superintendent, the super
~intendent of construction and some
others, among them Mrs. Buchanan. as
sem5led in the office. It then transpired
shat o formal charge had been preferred
against DIR. Buchanan by Assistant
superintendent Slayman. The charge ran
to the effect that DR.. Buchanan had
struck a female patient on the chest so
violently as to cause homorrhage. This
was the first Dr. Buchanan had ever
heard O: the matte. cad Is SO en:asea
him that he sprang from his seat and
GAVE sLAYMAN A Low
upon the face which doubled him up I'm.
der the chairs. DIR. Buchanan then
pulled Of his coat and prepared for q
general onslaught and the board began
to hee, with the s%uperinterd dent of 0 4
structicn far in the ven. He had been
in one accident and didn't care for an
other. MIR. Gale was DR.. Buchanan's
next objective point. but before he could
reach that individual Mrs. Buchanan
had thrown her arms aboat his neck aud
was clinRing TO him. This impeded his
actions and
GALE 0 AWAY
much to the regret Of every one who has
heard tha details of this exciting in
cident. Qaiet was finally restored, the
new superintendent was indicted into
office, DIR. Slaymau was carried off fol
! repairs and DIR. and Mrs.. Buchanan
entered upor-immedlate preparations
for their departure. By nightfall all
their goods we're at the Northwestern
depot and this morning they departed
for PARKER, their home.
THE CAUSE OF REMOVAL.
DR.. Buchanan was askec last night
"What was the cause OF your remoyal?'
His reply was:
81 notified Mr.. Gale that he could NO
keep any mistresses at the hospital.
told him il was none OF my business how
many he had outside, but he could no
have them there"
This the doctor gives as the cause o.
his removal. 1t has been current gossip
for some time shat Gale wal making i'm
proper approaches to three OF the womet
employees of the institution, using hit
position as trustee TO influence them
They had oil appealed to DR.. Buchanan
Tor protection against his advances ant
the doctor had promised to stand be-
tween them and the bullet headed trus
tee from Canton. One OF the three, Dr
Buchanan has reason to believe, was Of
forwards won over to fealty to Gale
This is the substance OF what might b
given ia detail, but it is not q very SAVIOR
subject to expatiate at length upon. Dl
Buchanan has kept q SOLICITORS eye upo
the morals of the institution and findipl
that be could not prevail against i'm
morality by any other course, took q de
cided stand against the operations OF MI
Gale. He has lost his place, but tn
public will applaud his conduct as su
perintendent as fully as it will condem
the opposing l~naueace. Gale spends til
greater portion OF his time at the ho'
pital. working his aehemes and probabl
; drawing per diem and mileage for SCI
vices that are OF no value to the terri
tory.
OTHER IRREGULARITIES
DIR. Buchanan relates that he has Of
posed the practice of boarding an
lodging alleged construction emf ioye'