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

as far back as 1888. There was no atten
dant present named Beavers at this occur
renee Vpchurch'S condition has wonder
! trNv 'mN' we'd. At one time he had to bt
! kept III constant seclusion on account o
/ his VIZ nee He now has the largest lib
erty IL he ward and goes ont doors FIRE
! quent'> COR recreation. don't remember
what aid 10 Upchurch ut the occurrence
referr d to. am in the habit OF swear
ing little when under excitement. IF the
| testimony III regard 20 my lar@uage Is as
| exaggerated as the testimony in regard tc
my actions, it is entitled to no credibilitv.
Henry Cone was admitted here Nov
| -. 1893. He was a peculiar patient: had
the habit of jumping on and choking peo-
| pie; made assaults OF that kind on me
several times. On one occasion, he
jumped on me very suddenly | took
hold of him as he jumped at ne with both
hands, one on each size Of his neck. tax
ing him in that position for the purpose of
checking him. On occasions of at
tack his face would become sutfused and
his eyes red with congestion. | found the
| easiest way 10 subdne him was to take
him on each side OF the neck with both
hands. He was in the habit, when quiet
ed in that way, Of feigning a sort of col
lapse, and generally seemed to be in a
sudden good humor. On the occasion al
luded to, | suppose, he seemed rather per
sistently violent and | either threw him or
directed him to be thrown on the floor
He continued his struggle, and | ordered
some water and threw it III his face with
Il view to making deep mental impress
sion upon him, that other restraints
seemed not to have, and with no view of
punishment or torture. tie then assumed
his collapsed condition, and seemed en-
~ ly phr,,Is sSiun / 1..ff
him sitting ont in the reception room
quite as well as when ia his lucid inter
walls, There was not a scar upon him and
lie was NOT hurt physically. He Is now
much improved. The sudden attacks
have almost ceased, and he frequently as
slsts the servant IN cleaning up the room
and ward. think, IN some cases. insane
persons can resort TO tricks to deceive peo-
pie. Insanity il not destruction of the
mind, but disease OF the mind. 1t is no
more q death OF the mind than sickness
is d death Of the body.
}. ID. l.. Smith was admitted here from
Cumberland, Jan. list, 1889, as criminallv
insane, having been tried for an attempt
to burn bridge near Fayetteville His
insanity is peculiar what some alleniSts
would call a moral insanity that is, more
4 disease Of the emotions than he intel
i CT. lie was the most pers :Stll mischev-
Gus anl demoraHgl.lg .-.,Iieut ever here
since / have beer hetS He has been fre-
quent y spoken OF 3y Nj Thompson and
Others rs the wors1 man they ever knew
He was in The habit oi ma KING false k"vs
of wire and unlocking the ward doors.
He once e capped and went to Fayetteville.
He was brought back but escaped again
and was captured in the city of Raleigh.
His delight seemed to be to annoy as much
as possible everybody corrected with the
Institution. He had to be secluded ex-
capt when let out for recreation He fre-
quently sent me vulgar aud insulting
notes. On one such occasion, | directed
him TO be restrained to the bedstead to
prevent the effect of his demoralizing
conduct in the wards on other patients,
He was an eplleptic patient, having these
attacks at long Intervals. He frequently
had what he attendants and myself
thought We're feigned attacks OF the epi
epsy, and on such occasions would bruise
his feet against the wall. We had made
for him a mattress covering the whole
floor of his room and extending up the
walls Of the room for eytral feet. His
restraints were always of snort duration,
because [ restrain epilept.cs for only "a
snort time with orders to watch them
while under restraint. He had habit Of
and matches. Afterwards | tried differ
ent treatment by allowing him larger lib
critics. but not being satisfied with this
and having been refused a request to go
out at large, he recommended making
false keys. &c. | directed him to be
cluded. 1t was soon reported that he had
cut his arm and threatened to bleed himself
to death. | then ordered him to be re
strained. On passing his room, l heard
him talking in most vulgar manner, con-
Meeting my name with a ladys. This
thought was the result of the wide insub-
ordination in the wards The allusion
was UNANIMOUSLY false. l was powerfully
overcome with anger. | raised my foot
and said, You are bad man, | have a.
notion to kick you. If you had Justice
done you, you would be in the penitentia
ry" This was but an echo of what l al
ways thought and think now. | did not
kick him or touch him. He was restrained
behaved better than he ever has since he
has been here, and enjoys larger liberties
than ever, attending the dances, chapel
services, &c | have conversed with him
about these restraints and think their eff
feet has been to improve him, and think
he appreciates 1t.
Mr. Heryey was admitted July 3, 1888;
is here now. He is violent at times in a
spasmodic sort Of way. | remember, on
one occasion, in passing through the
ward, he made a sudden demonstration of
violence toward me, using the most vul
gar and indecent language about my wife.
For moment | was exceedingly angry.
There was so much iiI5ubo.elinaton in he
wards that | was more susceptible to an
ger than | otherwise would have been. l
ordered the servant TO throw him on the
floor. | hoped to be able o impress on
him the lmp(Oprlety OF using vulg gar Ian
guage, but did not intend to hurt him,
ard he showed no signs Of being hurt, and
was not hurt.
The patient Jonathan Bass came here
June 8, 1856 and died June %. 1889, of
| exhaustion from mania He was here du-
| ring that period. His case vent through
| the various phases from mania to melan-
cholia | remember no incident that
could be construed into mistreatment.
Whatever I did was intended for his good.
He had numerous attendants while he was
here. | can recall no instance of even
harshness to HIM. | have no recollection
Of his being strapped to the bed, but think
| it probable that while in the condition Of
mania he was. If so he was not allowed
| to remain even as much as ten hours un-
less my orders were dsobeyed Ny or
ders have always been that patients while
strapped ould be released at frequent
intervals If he was strapped for any
| length of time it was because he was un
| 1l,-n nd !