St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-29
Mr. Sexton-There are things which can
not diyulge.

uOG ulVulye.
Mr.. SextonI find things that 1t is not
right to divulge. got my opinion from
such sources that 40 not want to make it
known, and refuse TO- do it. He spoke OF
one Van Duke, son Of the Judge Of Wabasha
county. being whipped in the bathroom until
he became lame. An old man fell
and cut his head, which received no atten-
ton for three days. Another patient, an as
sociate editor on a Scandinavian paper, fell
in the water closet cut his head terribly, and
was left to crawl out alone. He was out
walking in the yard, and, from the female
side, heard some one pleading: maggie
Oh! don't, Maggie; / will be good, Maggie;
for Gods sake don't, Maggie"
Cross-examined by MIR. Davis, the wit
ness said he never saw the doctors or
ply sicians do an unkind act to any of
the inmates. When he quit the asy-
lum, he wrote an article to the st. Paul
GLOBE and reported the matter to Gov.
McGill.
Mr.. Davis-Why were you afraid TO report
these cases to DR.. Bowers?
Mr.. Sexton-You go there, governor, few
months, and you'll find it out.
CoRRoBORATIvE TESTIMONY.
Charles H. Cullen. of Waverly,
Wright county, was an inmate of the
there as an inebriate, and committed
himself. He was now president of the
village council. justice of the peace and
engaged in the pension and insurance
business. He corrObOrated the bad treat
ment of Van Dyke, which was COM
mitted by Attendants Welch and Hawk
ms. The character of these attendants
may be judged, Hawkins having told
him that he fled from Ohio, and thought
that a good retreat. He considered it
advisable not to report the cases of
abuse he saw; 1t was matter of policy.
CLOTHES STOLEN.
Thomas Joy, of Minneapolis, had
son inmate of the asylum. His COM
plant virtually meant that clothes
taken for his son had been appropriated
protested against him visiting the asy-
lum without acquainting DR.. Bowers
that he was coming. His son had said:
''They have tried to do me up," and IF
| had dynamite enough would blow
this thing to hell.' The father was as
sured from this that the administration
was not what it should be. Mrs. Joy
corrobOrated.
ONLY A PAuPER.
John w. Steele is county attorney of
Wabasha county. He committed him.
self to Rochester asylum in 1885, and
was there five months. He was an in
ebriate patient, and thought it was
wrong that those patients should be put
among the insane patients. A great
many statements in the newspapers
had done DR.. Bowers great injustice.
He had no complaint to make against
him. the fact was the doctor had too
much outside work to dc. He saw At
tendant Hawkins, during supper, get
hold of ayoung Englishman named Dare,
and because he spat upon his
plate. jerk him from the table,
throw him to the ground and kick him.
Hawkins had pair of new shoes one
day and was Dragging about them,
wondering if he could do fellow up
with them. DOre came along and Haw-
klnS deliberately seized hold and kicked
him three or four times. Mr.. Steele
threatened to report this, ana Hawkins,
after using threatening language, asked
as favor that the matter be kept
quiet. One patient, named Jackson,
was from Wabasha. having been sent
there from the poorhouse because they
was continually setting off to walk to
Wabasha. He was, in consequence,
when outside, strapped to tree. On
one occasion he was missing several
hours, and the attendants were cha
grined. He was found, but Mr.. Steele
did not see him for several days. He
was then searching round the asylum to
find where Jackson was. and eventually
saw him in crib in the basement of the
building. There was dark, bloody
color on his forehead, and his hands
were drawn over the head as if tied
down by something.
Mr.. Davis-Did you speak to him?
Mr.. Steel-Yes; said: "W hats the matter,
Jackson?'' but he did not speak. Several
idquiry, that the man had died. The class
of attendants were not fitted for the position,
either by education or natural temperament.
Hawkins told him that he went there to get
out of girl scrape.
There were other witnesses to be ex-
amined, and, at $3.50 p. M, the commit
tee adjourned until o'clock this morn
ing.