Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-28
OsAWATOMIE, KAs., Oct. ?

OSAWATOMlE, MAS, OCt. rs, 1890.
EDITORS AGITAToR: AS there has been
some talk about this institution and the one at
Topeka, | thought would write few lines.
have been an employe at the Osawatomie
asylum over fourteen months as an attendant III
the Knapp building, and will say everything is
moving along nicely We have about so en-
ployes at this institution, and | never saw a
nicer set of ladies and gentlemen than we have
here. Of course, we got some, at the STAR,
who did not attend strictly to their duties, but
they are most all gone.
Seth Parks, of Johnson county-the man who
is doing SO much kicking-was all assistant at
tendant in the detached building but he made
a roar for something better, and he was given
ward lin the main building. Still he was not
satisfied. He concluded he was competent for
something else. He wanted to be clerk, super
wiser and everything else, in fact, that was to
be had, and whenever the board came, he would
make kick about some Republican not being
removed. He kept on kicking and debating
until the board discharged Unfinished of him
resigning, as he stated in one of his letters.
If the people in general knew him as we'll as
we do here at the asylum, they would pay no
attention to his kicking. He was termed
chronic kicker here. He went so far as to make
a roar to the board for employing married men
"old stfs and widow women
Now as to the mistreatment of patients.
have not seen any mistreated during my stay III
the asylum Taking their own words for it,
cit is like heaven now to what it used to be
when the Republicans were ill.," They say
they are better clothed, better ted and better
treated; but of course | can't say in regard to
that, but know they are fed well, clothed we'll
and have the best of treatment. They get
three good meals day. clean beds to sleep on,
and are bathed once week, and oftener if nee.
essary.
In regard to the doctors here: They came
we'll recommended Our superintendent, Dr.
Kirk, is most excellent gentleman, and is do
ing good work. There are four other doctors
besides the uperintendent-Dr. Hinton, assist
ant superintendent; DR.. Reece, DR.. Weman
and DR.. Sands. DR.. Wel,man is in the Adair
building, and DR.. Sands is in the Knapp build
ing. These are detached buildings. know
that Dr. Sands takes great pains i'll caring for
the unforunates in his charge, and our efficient
supervisor, Mr.. Lewis Harvey, brother of Lieu
tenant-Governor Harvey, spares no pains for
the welfare of the patients, and carefully looks
after the details of his office.
Yours, truly, GEO. w. MITCHELL.
We have also received all excellent letter
from Mrs. NJ. E. Row, matron of the asylum,
but it came too late to put it in type this week.
1t will appear next week.
We shall not say a word about matter that
we would rather not mention, but, under the
circumstances, we Cannot well avoid it.
Frank L. Brown is one of Cy Ieland's trust
ed lieutenants He is secretary OF the Repub-
lican state committee, and, doubtless, had as
much to do with the asylum "scandal'' any
other member of the committee. Mr.. Browns
wife is i'll the insane asylum at Osawatomie. Ii
he imagined that patients i'll the asylum were
abused as his committee has charged, does any
sensible person believe he would leave his wife
there another day? OF course not. In fact
he Il nuS those CHI aroes utterly false.