St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-30
Conley-I have seen some.

COnIey-l nave seen some.
Attorney General Clapp-Is it not the
fact that every case of abuse is spite
work and vengeance rather than in
self-derense?
Conley-I do not know whether it is.
| do not think that there is one here
who would not have kicked Jackson as
l did.
Attorney General CIapp-But it was
not necessary to kick him in self-de-
Tense.
Conley-I know that.
PROF. WRAAMAN'S EXPERIENCE.
Prof. W. W. Wraaman, of Mime
apolis, eX-county superintendent OF
schools for Hennepin county, was an in
mate of the asylum year ago. He was
committed for the morphine habit. The
patients were returning from the grove
one day. Attendant Conley was pass
ing along the gang when patient struck
him in the mouth. Conley at once
knocked him down, and the rest of the
attendants rushed. up and kicked the
patient. They several times ordered
him to rise and Knocked him down
again. The professor rushed to the
rescue, but the order came: sect back
into the line, you -- OF -"
He afterwards told Steward Kerr OF this
abuse. Rev. Kerr shook his head, and
said they ought MOTTO have abused the
man. Won't you tell it to DR.. Bow
ers?" he asked, and Kerr replied, No;
better not" Afterwards the attend
ants, with whom he was on good terms,
told him it was to his benefit not to. re-
port any cases of abuse to the doctors.
The sports of the patients at
the grove were very distasteful,
and IN several instance he
saw men committing self-abuse in
public. The attendants did not at
tempt to stop it. There was terrible
serubbing and trimming of the wards
when the board of trustees made an in
spection. and it was delightful to hear
President Daniels saying: ANY COM
plants to make: now's your time"
while the doctors and attendants were
around eYerawing the patients. The
attendants would bride the patients
with tobacco to utter the vilest profane
and obscene language, and also urged
them to fight among themselves. With
regard to the treatment of the in
sane, as an attendant remarked.
when patient was too flip they
trimmed him down." The attendants
stood in awe of DR.. Bowers. They
called him "Our Lord" They did not
care So InucH LOT LIE. COlllllS, anu LII.
Phelps was spoken of as 1.-The kid"
COME OUT IN TINE.
Mr.. Simpson-If any of the doctors
had made irregular visits, do you sup
pose they would have come across these
cases of abuse?
Prof. Wraaman-Yes; I think they
would have found it out in time. The
attendants took every precaution against
being found out.
Mrs. Mary L..Knettle, of Minneapolis,
testified to the death of her husband in
Rochester asylum. Mr.. Knettle was
blind as well as insane. There were
some marks on his body.
Mr.. Eaton-Have you any reason to
believe that your husband was ILL
treated?
Mrs. Knettle-No, sir.
Gordon Hazeltine, who was present
during the afternoon, requested Mrs.
Knettle to state whether he had sought
an interview with her. Mrs. Knettle
replied that personally he had not
troubled her, but that he had annoyed
her through the newspapers.
The investigation here stood adj
journed until a. m. to-day. 1t is ex-
pected that the work of taking testl-
mony will conclude to-day.