The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-07-12

an attendant was rather waning, and that
she disrespectful toward the matron
told the matrOn that this might be un-
Intentional and asked that she make close
observation for some overt act that / was
unwilling to act on suspicion. | made
inquiry as 10 what might be the cause of
this disrt spect and was confident that this
was attributable to DR.. Rogers intimacy
with her. Counsel for the prosecution
objected TO this statement on the same
ground as before). 1t was stricken out
About this time knew that DR. Rog
erS fingered III the dining rooms with
Miss Edwards, and when any patient was
sick particularly in the case of a patient
in the second ward, DR.. Rogers made fire.
quent and unnecessary visits at night to
that patient and carried Miss Edwards
with him from the first to the second
ward. | knew these facts by DR.. Rogers
confessions, also by written reports of at
tendentS. CThe statements above about
Miss Edwards were objected to and strick
en- out.)
On an occasion of the assembly of the
officers, DR.. Rogers complained that he
had been uniustly suspected of improper
relations with Miss Edwards | asked
who had suspected or accused him. He
said one of the officers, and desired to
send for the attendants to prove himself
innocent. He did not state who accused
| him, but said he had a written stateme Mt
from all the female attendants to the ef
feet that they had never seen any undue
intimacy on his part. l sent for Miss Ed
wards and told her in the presence Of the
officers of DR. Rogers declaration. She
said there were no improper relations and
had been none. | asked DR.. Rogers in her
presence why he should take her with him
on his professional visits to the second
ward He said he occasionally found the
second ward attendant asleep, and that
Miss Edwards attendance was of more
Importance On March 10Th, 1889, DR..
r. came to my sleeping room at a late
hour at night and said he had a telegram
for Miss Edwards, notifying her that her
mother was quite sick | told him to send
it to her by the night attendant He re
ported next morning that he delivered it
IN person. (Opiection by counsel of pros
ecution to this statement, but board adj
mitted it; Messrs. Harris and Capehart
voting in the negative. Dr. Foote left the
session of the board before thiS.)
told Miss Edwards to go home When
She started, | said TO her, go to the stew
ard office and draw your pay. | will let
you know when | want you to come back.
She made no reply to the order to draw
her money, did not go to the stewards
office, but went out and was followed TO
the front door by DR.. Rogers. | then di
rected the steward to make out a voCcher
for her wages which sent her
Miss Edwards statement before the
board was tissue of falsehoOd from be
ginning to end, there being only one sol-
tary truth IN it; and that was, that on the
way. from Wake Forest, she complained of
a headache and | borrowed a bottle of
cologne and gave it to her. l never told
/ l. 7 I l. -
to her room made no improper advance
ment whatever. Ny intercourse with her
has always been such as should character
ize gentleman. At one time she had a
leave of absence and returned one day
before her leave expired. | asked her
why she did this. She said that she had to
come on that day because the next day there
would be no train from her home She
said she had Just arrived on the train that
day. In consequence of this report, l
made some inquiries of Miss Williams
dressmaker on Hlllsboro street. Miss Ed
wards never complained to me Of any bad
treatment of any nature. never heard
from any source that | was to be charged
with improper relations with Miss Ed
wards until | heard Mr.. Whitaker's speci-
ticationS read.
Miss Edwards never complained of any
treatment of mine toward her. have
never received letter from her. never
heard that was charged with improper
conduct to her till | heard it from Mr..
Whitakers specifications
did not propose to Miss Edwards to
run away with her. did not tell her |
would make her matron of the asylum. l
did not have the power to do it. | never
had any conversation with her of an i'm
proper character.
Miss Nancy Flood has been here seve
raj years. She is a mlSchievOuS patient
but not what would be considered vio-
lent patient. | have no recollection of any
| i'll treatment to her. The charge in the
specification never ocurred. | never
choked or knocked her down. l have
| never given her any violence | do not
| recall any occasion but think it probable
| she has Leen in restraint. Miss Mary Foy
| was admitted in September, 1888, and was
| sent home on probation. She was then
discharged and has been readmitted. She
| is here now. She is patient of many
hallucinations. She imagines herself to
be the wife of Dr. Rogers. She had the
| habit of seizing hold Of him when he came
| about her. She had demoralizing inllu-
ence over other patients. She is not ad-
dicted to fighting. Miss Edwards testi-
mony as to my treatment of Miss Foy did
not occur. On a different occasion and
| not in the presence Of Miss Edwards | or
| dered her locked up in room and threw
a dipper of water in her face for the pur
pose of lmpressing her with the impro-
priety of her conduct. | have found a
certain class of patients who are very hard
| to impress. Words are not sufficient. 1t
| is necessary to restrain them. This how
ever, should be resorted to only in cases
of necessity. | have frequently resorted
to throwing water in the face for the pur-
pose of producing a mental Impression
that could not be done otherwise. In her
case there has been great Improvement.
| She hardly ever repeats the improper con
duct. 1t was the only time | ever threw
water in her face 1t is the unusual Gus
tom in all institutions of this kind for the
superintendent to establish and maintain
a system of discipline. | do not remem-
Der what attendant was present at the
time of the occurrence. 1t was not Miss
Edwards. l do not recall any other in-
| stance of unusual treatment to Miss Foy.
The allegation that Mrs. Overman and
Mrs. Whaley were locked in 4 room to-
gether and told to fight till they got tired
of it is totally untrue. On one occasion
remember threatening to lock up two pa
| tients who had been fighting. l don't re-
member who they were. | told the attend
ant in their hearing to lock them up and
let them fight it out. If they were locke d
| m at all they did not fight and would not