The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-11-29

tween the patiant and the attendants. but
In his opinion 1t might have been followed
by fatal results without having been either
violent OF cruel. Pisa had not been as
we'll as usual for some time. He refused
to eat or TO take medicine. His mental
disease was chronic dementla. He had
evidently been a miner, and was difflcult
to manage when in his obstinate moods.
The origin OF the alleged expose Or.
ifancker believed to be the dismissal OF
the man Oaks on October 20. Oaks was an
attendant In the ward OF which Michael
Lynch had charge. at the time OF Plsa's
death. and II he knew OF cruelty causing
the mans death he should have reported
It. as he knew what the rules were. Lynch,
however. had reported Oaks to the onics
several times. charging him with dfsobe-
sdience of orders and neglect OF duty, On
October rs Lynch made a charge OF ne-
gIect OF duty against Oaks, aud the latter
was ordsred to report to the office. When
he reported DIR. Iiancker asked him what
the difficulty was. and he began to make
| counter-charges against Lynch, winding
up with the declaration that Lynch did
not know anything about hospital busl-
| ness. and that he Oaks knew 1T better
and would not do as Lynch commanded.
| In reply toathis DR.. IIancker told Oaks
! that be must obey orders or he would be
| dismissed, Oaks began to threaten an ex-
/ pose II ho was dismissed He was dis
, missed at once.
Before going away Oaks made threats
tn the patients. telling them to watch the
! Philadelphia Inquirer. as he would make
1t hot for the hospital people,
The next incident In the story coming
to DIR. IIancksr's knowledge was thaarrival
| at Fsrnhmrstof a patient known as Thomas
4 West, alias Lord De La Ware. He was
regarded at the hospital as a specimen of
| the geuns crank. rather than n case Of in
| sanity. His hair had bsen roughly
| clipped OF and his mtIstnche trimmed to
| give his face one-sided. awry appear-
ancs; his eyes had bsen do.tored with
something TO diIats tho pnnils giving
them Wild, staring appearances. Under
| this uniaue facial make-,in was a ragged
| dirty figure. lie wore an old "Tam
| o'shanter" cap. Aside from the mans
appearances there was no evidences of in
sanity. lie declined to talk. but on enter
| ing tho hospital answered the FEW questions
quickly. but cyasively. When he was
asked his name re replied: .Lord De Ia
Ware" When asked his age he replied:
"I4s." In DR.. Hauckers opinion there was
a
converse tion except the singular character
| Of the answers given. purIne his stay in
the hospital pr. Hsncker attempted ON sew
ersl occasions to engage West in CONVEX
satlon hut without sueersa. The man sat
about spparentIy paving LITTLE attention to
what was going on arouna him and could
nat be induced IN talk He Iast the hos
pital on "wednesday last In n- Hancker's
| absence. In regard to waists charge that
| Michael Lynch robbed him. that Is kept his
knffe and the money taken from him on
| his entranc. In the basnitsI Dr UancIxer
savs II ia untrue. Tbe knIfs and money are
stiIl at the bosnit,1 in IN, safe pronerlv
labelled with Vests name. They were
given To DIR. Hanclfer. within an hour after
Vests arrival and have been In his nos
| session eyrr aincs Vast cnnId have had
them ON leaving tn. ho,nItal II he had
asked for them.
The othsr two Witnesses ouoted bv West
Robert Kepvon and Daniel M wanles ara
well known at the bosni,ai Kanvon "a a
cbronio grow1er and has been irving tn get
| a. Story Of alleged oruoltv IA natients nub-
Iisbed far severa1 vears wsnioe is i weak.
minded Individual who was committed Ia
Tho hosnitai after b,vinr bcan ocouitted of
some brcach of m. law nm the nIaa of in
sanity Ills friends had ,r,.a ryed to tal,e
hin, frop, ina bos,i,a, yastord,y
.rba 0rst Int,ma,Ian ~ tba charoas
agaInst Nj. attendarrs cor,ipe ~ I,r
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all an Wednesday, niybt with an ordpr
| frnm n,,s,ees smitb and carIIsIa of Tia
| bosnitsi for IN. aaIIverv of tba man
wsnles. lie considered his n very unusual
nroreaainq hu, az n b,d hesn arrangad for
Wanlas 10 te,ye vestardav ana as tho de-
tacti,o intimatnd ,l,t bIs tyy,p,ag, friands
wera uraIiing for him In thia ritv he was
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