St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-06
LUNATICS ARE LIVELY
Inmates Of the Asylums Show
an Alarming In
crease.
Another Hospital Will Shortly
Have to Be Pro-
vided.
Timely Suggestions for the
Care of Discharged
Prisoners.
The Board Of Pardons Once
More Raises It's Hoary
Head.

The quarterly meeting of the board of
corrections and charities was held yes
terday at the capitol. Secretary Hart
presented his usual report, which set
forth that the hospitals for insane are
becoming seriously overcrowded, as
shown by the following figures. giving
the inmates in each institution: Nov.
80, 1889, 1865; Nov 80, 1890, 1890; Nov.
80, 1891, 2, 1874. This is an increase for
the past year Of S.S per cent. The
average increase for the past four
years has been per cent. If
the insane increases at the same
have 5000 patients Nov. 80, 1895. If
they Increase at the rate of Z per cent
we shall have 5000 Oct. 81, 1850
that within the next four or five years
the three existing hospitals will have
1000, patients each. The report urged
the necessity OF some action by the leg
lslature of 1893 for fourth hospital.
Secretary Hart continued:
KiIbourne .ExOnerated.
Complaints have been filed in this Office by
Mrs IL. \. Smith, an fnebriate patienta against
Supt. Kilbourne, that he deprived Mrs. Smith
of The privilege OF attending her husbands
funeral in st. Paul. although she offered to
go III the custody of deputy sheriff. |
have made inquiry into the matter. l
learn from gentleman in st. Paul
that Mr.. Smiths funeral occurred Sunday
that on Saturday DR.. Kilbourne telegraphed
that Mrs. Smith was DESTROYS of attending
her husbands funeral, ana inquiring wheth
er he should send her in chargesof au at
tendant. When the telegram was received
1t was not known when the remains would
arrive i'll st. Paul from Hot Springs and
when the funeral would occur, and it was
not until late Saturday evening that it was
decided that the funeral would occur
the following Sunday. The gentleman made
no reply whatever TO DR.. Kiibourne, and he
was leftln ignorance as to the time of the
funeral Furthermore. l am satisfied from
the inquiries that even had DIR. Kilbourne
had Information in reference to the time, he
would have been justified in refusing to allow
Mrs. Smith to attend the funeral. l am salts
fed that Dr.. Kilbourne acted properly and is
not deserving of cenSure.
Secretary Hart has this to say Oh the
question eff discharging convlcts:
A Prison Association.
The nee OF a practical system of aiding
discharged convicts is more and more APP
parent. The convicts discharged from our
state prison have sufficient money, if only
they can be sure of suitable employment,
easier sifled out If the work test is
offered. l am of The opinion that this
board could not do more useful thing
at TINS time than to move for the organiZa-
ton OF Minnesota prison association
which should enlist the cooperation OF the
prison men. of the state wardens superin-
teudents and board members of the two state
prisons and the two city warehouses, aud
the cooperation of the ex-governors the
leading public men of the state. together
with the philanthropIsts and benevolent
people generally.
The beard adopted a resolution call
ing the attention of the boards of man.
ayers OF the state prison and state re-
formatory to the legislation already in
existence authorizing them to organize
prisoners aid society and to employ
an agent for aiding discharged convicts,
and urging immediate action IN the mat
ter.
MesSrs. Smith. Willis and Amundson
were appointed a committee to provide
suitable accommodations for the insane
In the event OF the asylumS proving III
adequate.
Conditional Pardons.
John d. Ludden communicated with
the board relative to the establishment
of system of conditional pardons for
convicts. The board adopted the fol-
lowing resolution:
Whereas. A special committee appointed
by the governor to investigate the state pris-
on. recommended in July, 1891 the adoption
of a system of conditional pardons;
Resolved, That the state board of correc-
ton and charities respectfully recommend to
Gov. Merriam that q system OF conditional
pardons be constituted, under such restric-
tons and regulations as are usual in the adj
ministration of the penal system.
There was no other business and the
board adjourned.