Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-06-12
OF the Inmates Of the State South
ern Hospital at Anna, Illi-
nOiS.
Many Inmates Have Been Beaten,
Kicked and Otherwise Fear
fully Maltreated.
Milk Received tol the Patients is
Either Drank up or Stolen
by Attendants.
\ Deplorable State of \ fairs.


SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, june 12-The
special committee appointed to investi-
gate the charges of brutality and mis-
management against the officials of the
State Southern hospital at Anna, ILL.,, re-
ported to-day that they found the most
deplorable state Of affairs. many inmates
have been beaten, kicked and otherwise
fearfully maltreated. The patients were
forced to work out in the winter SO scan
tily clothed their persons are indecently
exposed and their feet soaked whitewater,
while in another case a patient was
thrown upon heater and held there
until badly burned. Another, with
high fever, was taken from his room and
beaten Tor asking for water. The vilest
epithets were used to tue inmates and
their beds were in some instances in
very filthy condition. Although 100 gal
Ions of milk goes each day into the
kitchen, none of it gets into the wards.
1t is drank up or stolen by the attend
ants. The committee believes the i'll
mates are deprived of the early vege-
tables and that they are sold. The evil
dence clearly shows. and it is stated
that the. superintendent, physician,
supervisors and trustees have been IN
formed of these things. The committee
believes the treasurer of the hospital de-
posts funds in the bank and converts
the interest to his own private use;
also that he has purchased Mexican dol
lars at a discount of fifteen per cent,
gyI ~ fl,Ar, of |,n
recommends the immediate dismissal of
the attendants, Paul, Haley, Ausbrock,
Leidick. Dickey, Neisenhamer, Lucre-
tir, Dobson, Harley Robinson and Dick
Stack. as being not only brutal,
but being wholly untitled for the position
they occupy. The republican minority
of the committee dissent from the ma jor-
ity and say the superintendent and trus-
tees were denied the right to be present
either in person or by counsel, and if the
wild vagaries of persons known to be in
sane, together with the evidence of pre-
judiced, discharged and disgruntled at
tendants, is worth anything, then such ev-
ldence. without an opportunity of contra
dieting the same, only went to show that
there had been some brutality and
mismanagement, but long before the time
ElrOd the present superintendent, took
charge. The minority also dismlsses as
unproven the charges against the treas
urer and attendants.
The New Orleans Bribery Cases.
New ORLEANS, La, June 1O-A case
which has been exciting the greatest in
terest was fixed to come up in section B
this morning. O'Mallev and McCrystal
were to be tried for the alleged attempt
to brlbe Tales-Juror McCabe. There
had been delays without end almost, in
the case, and postponements from time to
time, and the defense about exhausted it.
self in putting the trial back. The case of
McCrystal was taken up first, and at four
o'clock the jury raised. In a few min
utes it returned into the court with
verdict of guilty as charged. The rul-
ing of Judge Baker, refusing to admit
the confession of McCrystal, saves
O'Malley in this case, the only case con-
Meeting him directly with the bribery
cases. The court will now be forced to
try him upon one of the other charges,
if at all, and they are all cases of several
years ago. McCrystal was tried for
murder several years ago and was ac-
quilted, OMalley helping him out.
Since then he has been O'Malley's faith
full lieutenant. McCrystal will to-mor-
row be tried upon another charge of
bribery, in connection with John Cooney.
another of O'Malley's men. Que Of the
facts much commented upon III connec-
ton with the bribery cases, is that
Adams, formerly O'Malley's pa1 ner, has
not appeared in any of the cas- es, even
neglecting to come as a witness in re-
sponse to the forthwith subpoenae.
THE JURY DISAGREED.
New ORLEANS, June 10.-Charles
Granger, another of the Hennessy jury
bribers, was tried to-day. Granger was
a person of more importance than Glen
dy, being connected with prominent peo-
pie and heretofore had borne good rep
utation, After several hours the jury