The evening world., 1894-06-20
suit The Worlds Summer Resort List Before Deciding Where to Ge
RELUCTANT Or. RAB|NOWTCH.
Tells the Lunacy Board Things
Under Protest.
Says DIR. Lush and Another Physl-
clan Were Incompetent.

The State Lunacy Commission con-
tinued its investigation, at 10 A. NJ. to-
day. at the Park Avenue Hotel. into the
treatment and condition OF the insane
poor on Wards and Randall's Islands.
DR.. Carlos F. Macdonald, State Sena-
tor Henry s. Reeves and Goodwin
Brown. members of the Commission,
were present as usual. Duncan Ed
munds represented the prosecution. and
A. II. Martin appeared for the Board Of
Charities n Correction. Judge John
d. Mcmahon. for the Commissioners.
md Clarence w. Francis. for the At
torney-General OF the State, were also
in attend tnce.
From the medical staff of the insane
asyluns were DR.. Z. C. Dent, Dr.. w.
A. Macy and DR.. A. +. Macdonald,
Superintendent of the asylums on Wards
and Randalls islands.
President II. II. Porter, of the Chart
ties and Correction was an attentive
auditor.
The cross-examlnation Of DR.. Louisa
was %as'e eontiSned Is A AsWyftb by M Mr.. m Marlin Man'' Il
she had a list of patients suffering from
housemaids, knee. scrofulous complaints
and other disorders, witness produced a
list which was entered as exhibit b.
Witness admitted that only n few of the
cases included in the list had come
within her own knowledge.
that you had a list OF the surgical in
struments lacking at the asylum. Did
you produce that list. asked Mr.. Mar
Mr.. Edmunds i~nterposed. saying he did
not recollect any such testimony on the
part of the witness. Mr.. Martin then
read the testimony. which ~corroborated
his statement. The list had not been
How many cases did you observe Of
wo oH carrying heavy burdens?"
How often did this occur?"
Every day."
your ward?"
About ten women"
In describing the clothing worn by the
women patients during the Summer, wit
ness said that they wore Bingham dress
es and no drawers. Witness then stated
once In two weeks to go to the city, II
they chose. Attendants were also grant
ca q short vacation during the Summer.
mad Msre st mere any physlcians on the
IN your Judgment, were incompetent
and unable to determine mental disor-
Witness said there were, but the sub
1ect was so painful to her thai she did
not care to speak about It.
Lawyer Martin refused to accept this
- All diisWcT, ana pressed the witness
for the names of the physicians. This
was evidently a tende subject, and MIR,
E,dmunds interrupted again, declaring
that witness never testified to such a
tact. The stenographer read his notes,
which proved that witness had made
such a statement.
Witness tlen reluctantly stated that
L'r. LUSH was one of those to whom she
referred rs being incompetent. There
was another, about whom she could
recollect nothing. DIR. Lush was there
when she arrived, and had left about a
year afterwards.
You have stated that certain parties
nave advised you that matters have ma
terially improved at the asylum since
Yes
81 ask you for the names OF your in
f0rmants besides Miss Harrison and DR..
Cheney"
Witness declined to answer, and de-
manded time in which to ask her inform
ants to release her from her word OF
honor not to give their names.
COMMISSIONS Brown then requested
counsel to make application to court for
an order TO compel witnesses to answer.
Dr. ltabinovitch then withdrew for n
rev minutes to consult with Mr.. Ed
munds. after which he rcturned to the
chair. The question was then repeated.
Witness replied under direction Of the
Commission as follows:
DIR. Bashorc. DR.. Girrard and Miss
Dagney. Or. Dents clerk. told me that
there had been an Improvement since
the investigation began"