Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-08-30

" Svbtts " ASAOIm tue expoI
llturss Of the institution. II this j
bis policy be could make 1t en-
Inently successful, and reduce III
expense to . surprisingly low fgur'
Il he would perform Operations OF
the threats Of all the inmates, ant
throw their bodies In the we'll. i
might not be humane but II woult
certainly cut down the necessar,
expenses to . figure satisfactory Il
as enthusiastic o "reformer" as DR.
~
One Of the most surprising evil
dences Of Pitchers incompetency /
shown by the record Of deaths a.
the Asylum. During the FOUR
YEARS and EIGHT MONTHS OF Dr..
Wiles superintendency the follow.
ing inmates died:
Ut. Wallace. died July 0, 1890 ofepilepsy
Wallace Powell. died August 4, 1891, Of
pneumo ia,
Lotto Fleek. died October .. 1891, OF fts.
May Wilson, died February 10. 1902 OF
consumption.
Ed. Keeling, ed April II, 1892. OF cpl.
lepsy.
q. Parh or, died August 2, 1892, OF ab.ess.
b. sanfort, died December 0, 1872, Of cpl
lepsy.
Gussie Smith, died March g. 1898, Of pneu.
monia.
Llbble Jet, died AprIl22, 1893, Of consumr-
ilon.
This Is a total OF nine deaths IL
four years and eight months. The
average number Of pupils In the In
stltutlon during this period was lOl
Annual death rate less than TWO
PER CENT.
Dr.. Pitcher took charge Of the asy.
lum In July, 1893, one year ago.
Since then the following inmates
have died:
N. Rector, died September 0, 1899, Of heart
failure.
Elizabeth Watkins, died September 49,
| 0s ofexhauation.
y, Mos.er. died September "a, 1903, Of con.
vulslons.
Gertle Logan, died October 10, 1893, Of pros
trst.on.
H. Anderson died December 4, 1893, Of En-.
teric fever.
Maggie Murphy, died January 2. 1891. Of
consumption.
Ada Fleckingsr, died January 2. 1891, Of
measles.
stella Smiley, died February q, 1904. Of
consumption.
y. McGowan, died February 20, 1894, OF
don't know.
Lucilla Short, died April ., 1901, oftyphoid
fever.
B. L. Brown, died April 81, 1894. Of nerve
trouble.
Mauds Blake, died May %. 1891. Of BrIsht's
disease.
Lswis Burke, died June IA. 1904, Of fever.
Chas. Billings, died July 10, 1894, Of typhoid
ever.
A total Of FOURTEEN DEATHS |
n ONE YEAR, the average num-
'er Of inmates during the year
being ninety-one, the annual death
ate being nearly SIXTEEN PER
CENT.
Il not this comparison appalling9
What manner Of management 10 1t
hat would let these poor children
lie asif they were in q pest house
instead Of an asylum? IL 1t the idea
u the Reform administration that
II 10 better economy to let the In.
mates Of the Asylum die than to
continue to care for them properly?
%, what lnhumanity! 1t should
bring the blush Of shame to every
honest Kansan's face.
The utter incompetency Of DR.
Pitcher 10 thoroughly understood in
this community. Even those most
inclined toward him, feel
that he Is totally unfit for such a
position. 1t only requires a visit
10 the institution to prove
his. Then why, In the face OF the
evidence presented, with the child.
ZEN dying OIL like sheep in the
'hambles, with poor, helpless, limo
cent girls crying for protection, will
Governor Lewelling delay remov.
Tx this MANI
In the name oicommon humanity,
n the name Of justice, In the name
II morality, in the interest OF COM
non self.respect and decency, the
COURIER, on behalf Of every citizen
II this state, demands the immedi-
tie removal Of DR.. Pitcher.
Chas. Billings, the last name on
he death list Of Doctor Pitcher, 10
eported to be one Of the boys cas-