Arizona republican., 1890-07-27

In the Phoenix Gd.ette of July p ap- peared an expansive and apparently padded article, making against the new administration of the Territorial Insane Asylum large number of charges, some serious, some puerile. The whole article purported to have been an inter view by the paper with a Mrs. Weed, q discharged employe of the asylum. The source whence it proceeded was not very reliable in it's general appearance, but the method of presentation was so yenOmous and determined that the sub jeCt seemed to be in need of further in- Yestgation.
 \ REPUBLICAN reporter called yester- day afternoon upon MT. J. D. Monihon, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Insane Asylum, in search of further and more trustworthy information upon the subject. MT. Monihon said:
 "Ges, l have read the article, and have already looked into the truth of the statements made. Mir. Luhrs, Sec retary Knapp, and myself went out to the asylum early this morning, and made a very thorough investigation, taking up In their order each and every charge. l can say, with positive assurance, that not one of the charges made can be sub stantiated. We found everything en- tirely satisfactory to us and exceedingly well ordered, and henceforth do not pro pose to pay any attention whatever to Idle charges or reports made by ire sponsible persons.
 We examined Dr. Toney's methods with his patients and highly approve of them. We are sure he is doing as well as any one could. We employed Dr. Ioney upon the very highest recom- mendatiOns from prominent eastern medical authorities and have never found any reason for altering inc favorable esti mate we put upon him at the start. He ls graduate of Bellevue Medical college, New York, in the class of 1882, and ever since has had much hospital experience, especially in the Insane Asylum on Blackwell'S Island, New York.
 We examined nearly all of the at iendants privately upon the treatment gwen them by Dr. Toney. They were unanimous in stating that they had never received anything but the most courteous consideration from the Doctor. There was not a dissenting voice.
 One Ot the men, who has had eleven years experience in insane asylums in sweden, highly comments the Superin- tendents treatment of the patients and employees. Another, who has been em- pioycd Tn this asylum for nearly two Years, says that though he at first ob- lected to Dr. Toney's strict manage hent, he now sees that it is benelicent in US effect and that every rule is founded on good sense.
 The woman complains of the system m force requiring all employees to report l0 the Superintendent the time they are absent from the building. This is one oi Df. Titus old rules, and, surely, an excellent one. The entire time of the ehploye belongs tO the asylum.
 Quite a point is made by the GazeHe upon the use of the hypodermic syringe py the Doctor. Of course he uses it, in moderation, as any other good physician would, for alleviation of pain. The drug injected is simple and harmless anti spasmodic.
 The two patients mentioned as innaVlng been doctored to death by Dr. iohey had never, in single instance, DDeeh treated hypodermically. One of tueh, Ryan, died from pronounced heart disease. Before Dr. Titus left he warned the attendants that Ryan was mNeIy to drop off at any time. The woman died ot complicated bronchial
 These patients died in the evening