Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-31
ANOTHER BATCH 8 uNcEp.

Three Insane Asylum Employees, Al
Good Witnesses, summarily DIS
charged.
One OF the incidents at the insane asy
lnm to-day was the discharge of f. ID
Jones and Henry Donneliy, in charge O
. two of the wards, and Thomas Donahue
night engineer. Their discharge wa
peremptory and without warsing ant
the excuse given by the superintendent
was that they were not attending Il
business. Jones and Donnelly have
been employed at the asylum about thret
years and Donahue not SO long and al
of them have heretofore been noted FOL
industry and f%aithfulness. Mr.. Jones
and Mr.. Donnelly were questioned to.
day about their connection with the
asylum and it was ascertalned that both
are warm friends OF DR.. Buchanan, the
recently deposed superintendent, and in
correspondence with hum, 1t was intl-
mated to n OF them about the time oil
his discharge hat he had been talking
too much about the management OF the
instltution-too much, probably, for the
good of Gale and his crew. It ia the
opinion of these two discharged em-
ployees that other discharges will occur
and it is Gales evident policy to get rid
OF oil the people about the institution
who are liable to damage him before the
investigating committee.
Jones and Donnelly both say that they
will tsrry in Yankton for a time and go
before the investigating COMMITTEES
that they intended TO do this anyway
and that the circumstance of their dis
charge will in no manner prejudice their
evidence. When asked as to the condi-
ton OF affairs at the asylum they said
it was far worse than the public knew
and only those inside its walls could
fully comprehend it. Beyond this they
did not care TO make statements sought
for until the time arrived.
The strictest surveillance Of employees
is maintained and that they are kept
from visiting Yankton as much as posi-
BILE on various pretexks. One OF the iron
clad rules OF the institution ia that tie
Press and Dakotaian shall not be pei
mitted to circulate there and il an en-
plo zee is caught reading this paper the
penalty is q discharge. 1t is therefore
necessary to smuggle the paper into tire
building aud read it surreptltiouely.
One of the patients at the asylum, known
as Dr.. Carson, is a walking newspaper
and is in the habit Of disseminating in
f, rmstion throughout the wards. Sincethe
Legislative session began DR.. Carson has
been locked up and his place is occupied
by q deaf man.. 1t is supposed that the
suppression of the Press and Dakotaian
and DR.. Carson will keep the inmates in
q condition OF dense ignorance.
There is a general condition OF H.
/ olpIeni rebellion among she employees
of thu institution, owing to the habits
and practices of Gale, and o walk out is
liable to occur at my time, 81 Messrs.
ooueS huu Oonuollf say. IRerS are
three OF Gales ~favorite women EN-.
ployees and some favorite patients who
get the cream of the living and the
others don't like il. Gale spends ell his
time at the asylum and the contractor
stands around and looks on, while the
superintendent takes his orders from
this distinguished specialist in lanecy.
Messrs. Jones and Donuelly ray there is
plenty of business for the legislative in.
vestigating committee.
PERSONAL.
o. L.. Max we'll, OF Parser, is in town
to-day.
r. A. Morris, OF Scotland, was among
this mornings arrivals.
w. a. Stearns is seriously ill at his
residence on Douglas avenue.
Mrs. s. Kaucher left this afternoon for
| Ohio on a visit to her old home.
Judge Roberts was kept at home yes
terday by q sick boy, who is much better
to-day.
w. E Peak, travelling freight agent OF
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