Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-06-10
TIE CAZETTG'S CHARGES,
Mr. Eooher Of the Independent
Makes Further Comments.

his comments on the GaZette's charges
against DR.. B-rSstein's
Ct the Hospital for Mental Diseases as
follows:
Ia Saturdays issue we went over
the grounds Of the Gaz ties charges
against DR.. Bergstein's
OF the Hospital for Mental Diseases
an0 showed how g~roun,ilrss thty we're
when the books and property were ex-
amined. Three O-her matters vet re-
main that interest the putlic. These
ale he sale Of hides, the erection of
the mOrGue and the viOlert death tf
two inmates Of the bOs!itai. these
Will receive attention in mis- article
Dr. Brrgstti: reporis thc sale of 137
hl':es furing he years 1885, for the
sum OF 1927 80, q tritr "vtr 81 each.
AS Dr. Brrgstein co"-igued these
hides 10 a nephew in San Francisco
hn'' received tSS than the current
price for butchers hides IN Reno, Mr..
bragg claims tnat they were sold for
less than the r value in order to give
a relative Of The D 1ctor a chance to
swindle the State. When the matter
Is Investigated there does not seem to
b. much Of a steal in the hide bust
ness. Ii must be REMEMBERED that the
animals killed for hospital use are
small beeveS and calves and ih,t thev
are slaughtered ard dressed hv the
patlNnts, only one of whom is a butch
er. CIazy men aTe not apt to be very
careful 10 their work. aud the hides
Governor Sadler informed Us. were
badly cut THIS decreases their value
aud they bring much less in the
market than hides dressed by BUTCH !
erS outside Of the hospital. Besides
this the books show that ffty.one of
the hides sold were veal hides. These
are TIE facts as we understand Them
from the books and from information
given US at the hospital.
The independent does not believe
that tie State ha~ been swiualei in
the eale OF the hides, but il cannot
cscal e the cOuclusiCn that DR.. Berg
stei" acted very unwis-lv in cousiyu-
ing them to a relative. II dOirg so
he opened the way for his enemies 10
1n'p 1 = corrupt motives. To this con-
ner'i n it is not smiss to saw that DR.
Ih"ma, the predecessor Of DR.. Berr-
strli,, Inade nc ment or of hides in his
report for 1912 and 1898 1. Our
readers should not infer from this
that Dr. IhOma Apr priated the
hldrs to bis " Use as they are
doubtless Included under another
headInG.'
Mr.. Booher then speaks about the
err, ton Of thu morgue or dead house
and lie proximity to the building in
the butter and milk is kept, of
which complaint is made. The dis
tance Is % or 80 feet between the NOR
g"e and the lat named building.
Ihe morgue is a brick structure and
Mr. Booher thinks that its location or
purposes for which it is used can
POSSIBLY have any effect on tie
milk or butter and ads that call such
CLAIMS are but the freaks of a die
0r'sered imagination,'' and anv reas-
ona"le man would be convinced of the i
grOundlessness of the complaint. I
The details of WI deaths by ac.i- !
that occurred at the ASYLUM, in
OF which Il man fell from the roof
and Was killed, and the other A case of
! T0EnJnC q il, rho ri,N, 49,. L
he identity Of the man remained in ,
some doubt.
Ihe last charge is regarding the :,
wood use! by DR. Bergs'ein in his =
owu office. 1t is claimed that the DR.
brought the wood firm the Hospital t
nd tie DR.. admits the charge, tut {
'istlhes himself on the ground that S
~ transacted a considerable norton y
f the States businees in his tow,
flee, and Mr.. Booh-r concludes as 8,
,iluws: ~
"Be this as it may the Indenenlent -
not brlieve that the taxpayprs of "
'e State should furnish ia ! or any, :"
llng else to Tun An office outside of
he Institution DR.. B-rgstein is paid
manage. -.
have now gone over the Gaznt-
s charges fully and give our read.
g the result of a personal investiga-
OF them. Nothing has teen " rit- h.
n in malice or with any desire to at
iield anyone We have att-mrted
state the facts as We found them
ld leave our readers to form their az
7n conclusion as to the trutnfulness III
falsity Of the charges