The Iola register., 1898-11-04


ward, Smith began to abuse and strike
the patient, who defended himself as
best he could. Paswark escaped from
Smith and sought II chair ina remote
part of the ward and while quietly sit
ting there Smith approached him. sud
denly ierked the chair from under
him, throwing him violently to the
floor. Smith then jumped upon the
patient and pounded, kicked and
choked him, knocking out his teeth
and leaving his face and body lacer-
ated aud bruised to a frghtful extent;
the patient bled so profusely that that
portion of the ward resembled a
slaughter house more than an asylum.
Paswark was carried back to ward
in helpless condition. | remonstrat-
ed and protested to the head attend
ant against the brutality of the whole
affair. He said: You had better at
tend TO your own business, you are not
running these wards; that fellow got
no more than he deserved; he is a
damned mean patient any way
"A patient from North Topeka,
James Funston, colored, was confined
in ward Is 2. He was not violent pa
tient and thoroughly understood his
surroundings and would converse in
an ordinarily intelligent manner, ex-
cept at times, when he was inclined to
be troublesome. On the. morning of
the 18th of January, 1905. i passed
through ward B 2 and Jim called me
! TO one side and told me that the day
| previous an attendant had given him a
terrible beating, and he was afraid
they would kill him that day. One of
his eyes was swollen shut and he had
n terrible bruise on one of his cheeks.
Before / had an opportunity to say
anything to Jim he saw the at
tendant coming down the ward and
lied. That evening at about eight
| Jclock it was rumored through the
asylum that Jim was dead. The next
morning a convalescent patient from
Osborne county, named +. thinner
man, who was confined in the same
ward with Jim, and who was dis
| charged rs cured within go davs after
ward, told me that an attendant had
killed Jim; that he was so mutilated
that the blood run from the dining
room door to the short hall. distance
of about 25 feet A new attendant on
same ward mt that time told me that
the two other attendants in charge of
the ward killed Jim by beating him
with piece Of rubber hose about 10
inches in length, the hose being filed
at one end for about four inches with
lead, making very deadly weapon.
have the instrument they used in my
possession. From the information |
could obtain, Jim was knocked down in
the dining room during the dining hour,
pounded numerically, dragged along
the hall to his room and there the
murder was committed. The instru-
ment with which they committed the
murder was hidden by one OF these at
tendants in box under his bed, where
1t was obtained by me the next day.
I'm the dormitory, where many OF
the employees have rooms, have seen,
on many occasions, female employees
visit the rooms of some of the men be-
tween the hours of 10 and II o'clock ut
night, and have also seen men en-
ployes visit the rooms of some of the
women. OF course, large majority
of the employees are ladies and gentle
men in every respect On one occa-
sion, we'll known member of the
state board of charities introduced a
prominent friend from his county TO q
woman employe who roomed in the
dormitory, and she conducted the
friend to her room. The light in the
room was turned low and the blinds
closely drawn until two o'clock in the
morning, when he emerged from the
A ~ a.
was made to the superintendent, Dr..
Wetmore, in writing, the next morning,
by the lady night watch. Afterwards
the aforesaid member of the state
board of charities instructed that IL
was not necessary for the night watch
TO see everything that was going on.
On another occasion reported to Dr.
Wetmore that there was a man in a
woman employees room. The doctor
summoned the matron and the WON
ans room was visited. When the
door was opened the man was found
in the room and partially undressed.
The man was ordered to vacate the
room at once, which he did"
To corroborate Halls statement con.
corning the brutal treatment of Jacob
'hBBVhcIs Jhc Out-dTlueu Olu SOIuler.
ii. f. Jones, an old neighbor of Wag-
gener, says under oath:
II reside in Parkdale, addition to
the city of Topeka. knew Jacob
WagRener, of Parkdale, who is pa.
tient in the Topeka insane asylum, and
at the time he was sent TO the asylum
resided next door to him. ! was we'll
acquainted with Mr.. Waggener, and
knew his condition at the time he was
sent to the asylum. He is "A years of
age, and is quiet, inoffensive and not
able TO injure anyone. He is an old
soldier. l visited the asylum last
spring to see him, and was shocked TO
find his body terribly bruised from
kicks or blows inflicted thereon. He
opened his clothing until his body was
exposed. and showed me, without any
persuasion, the black bruises on his
person, and while so doing pointed out
the amDlOva who is said m haya as