Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-11-26

seelusion under such circumstances and for
such length of time unnecessary.
A patient named Sally Town was received
at the Waterbury Asylum from the Vermont
Asylum for the Insane at Brattleboro. ON Sept.
l. lS9l She is described as "A single woman,
about twenty-eight years of age, in good
health, v no had always been deaf and dumb;
was without education, was silly and foolish
in her manner and actions and was gOOd-na-
tured, though sometimes noisy.
The Case book records her case as follows;
Under date of June 26. 1885,. appears the fol-
lowing entry: Patient has chartered and
crowed in her peculiar way, and has generally
been quiet and accomplished some work, when
looked after. She suffers frequently from in
digestion Signed Graves,
Under date of July is. she IS pleasant and
appears happy, bright and quick, so far as she
knows; by motions she tries 10 inform the doc
tor of different occurrences upon the hall.
Under date Of August IL, An enlargement
Of the abdomen has existed for some time; this
has seemed to her attendants to be progress
sive.n
October %. --.'She has been examined by Drs.
Ferrin, Johnson, Giddings and Bidwell; dag
nosis pregnant
Under date of November Bag of water
broke to-day She was found in the water
closet, her clothes wet; all OF the greater part
of the u onlnt escaped Dr.. Hooker examin
ed patient this evening, and patient put to bed
/ tins afternoon, as soon as lNE tOuulAlph was
discovered; Mrs. Perry TO sleep in room with
patient and care for her
November 3d. Patient passed about one half
pint Of blood in vessel to-day; DR. Hooker con
suited by DIR. Giddings."
November O." Patient had a chill last night,
as reported by Mrs. Perry
Temperature, taxillaryl .; pulse, lZl7i
respiration, 2S7 this morning
DR.. Hooker consulted, who advised vaginal
douche of warm water CFhe words vaginal
dOuche of warm water are written over
words erased upon the book, which we are un-
able 10 decipherl.
sAtll.l5 DR.. Hooker delivered her with
forceps, assisted by Drs. Giddings and Bidwell.
She seemed more comfortable Tor time, but
hemmorhage continued, accompanied by com
plete uterine inertia She died at three o'clock
this afternoon. kilograms announcing her
death were sent to the oyerseer Of the poor,
pawlet, VI, aud Mrs. Julia Town, North Ru-
pert Vt. No reply was received from the lat
ter Telegram received to-day from oyerseer
of the poor, rawlet, said bury body at the
November sth-" Body buried to-day in
asylum cemetery; child buried with her
We find the fact to be that this patient be-
came pregnant while an inmate of the asylum;
that attention was called TO her condition as
early rs August 10th and under such circum-
stances as should have revealed the fact TO the
attending physicians.
We are unable to learn that any effort was
made TO discover the parentage of the child I'M
I'll after the death of the patient
The record kept by the trustees concerning
the effort that was made is as follows: Under
date OF January ,, 1884, " Voted that MIR.
Wing be appointed especial committee TO
make investigation into the circumstances at
tending the death Of sally Town, and take all
testimony relating thereto and report the same
at the next meeting of the Board.