The Lamar register., 1898-12-14
JANE ASYLUM SCANDAL
|srIGATIoN SHOWS NEED OF REFORM
the Management to Be Negligent in Attention to
Patients "A Change Advised

,,inted By the statc Board Of
80 Corrections has made Its
no hoard, which has trims
h report to Governor Adams
apurovul Of the recommenda-
H. The report o. the commit
IN : as follows.
Cole, Dec. Z, lSsS.-To the
srl q Charities and Corree-
YOUR committee appointed
real meeting OF the State
Charities and Correction Sep
81 1855, ~ the request OF DIR.
6mbs. superintendent, and DIR.
Eridge nf the Board % Com
=. 70 examine into the condi-
nanaermcut OF the Colorado
apc Asylum, beg leave 20 re
,-rcfary df the board. Mr. Q.
aker. was Instructed TO proceed
DELAY 20 examine the books
tounts q the institution. more
fly TO inlnquire iniJ the meth
splag accounts and records.
9th and 10th OF November.
formal hearing was had at the
sahs Asylum. there being pres
anrelIor Mcdowell. chairman:
5. Phtt. T. II. DeTine and the
b, constituting the committee.
n Malone u the board. and
Eskridge and c. c. uufug OF
III q Commissioners % the In
ylusH, who kAd been Invited 10
the committee during the
Although Mr.. Dcyine Of the
t-e urEcd that DIR. Thombs be
a 20 b. present during the eK-
q q witnesses, your commit
is-l 70 bold tho meetings behind
dlcrs. the commissioners only
resent with the committee. Wit
Ecfr sworn and their testimony
Fn1grsphicaiiy reported aEd u
part q this report.
zlTvtiugs have been beld sub
q at the state capitol for the
afnn q witnesses whose testi-
iDciuded In the report.
4 fun fair and impartial dis
q our duties ia the premises
% report 10 you the results
We Ind that In the manage
tb- Colorado Insane Asylum
~ 10 Fecorls and books in
rhirh give or can give any nde-
"a of the general financial.
o. material condition of the
a. fas this rrason Il was be
power of your committee TO
inteiiigcnily an examination
financial and business affairs
astifution.
t-We further dnd that. up 10
q cur inquiry. therc has never
, systrn relating 10 the ixEu.
supplies on reqnisiti0n 20 the
aspaTtineuis % the Institution
check whatever kept upon the
ss1ci or delivered.
We further ind that there
sruss and hnbitnai neglect 90
oi msny OF the officers. at
apd employees Of the inSti.u-
, respect 10 their duties, and X
from the Testimony that this
has covered long period of
"a could have been known TO
prr.nteudent Ot the asylum,
nder the law relating to his du.
lad full power To correct.
h-We further find tina; the su-
2dent has given very made
Irregular and unxystematie su-
2 70 the affairs OF the institn-
rs nndlng Is supported by the
received on the investigation.
shows:
hzt wholly insufficient
9i time il spent by the super
~ lt The institution.
mat the superintendent has
ossly neglcctful in the matter
Aaon Of wards OF the instltu-
hat he has not required or re-
proper reports concerning and
lEs of the Patients In the instI-
no that no records Of the con
% the Patients, physical or
Sc have been required or kept.
APPEARS that patients OF the
lon de are prepared for burial
'aken away without the su-
hdent seeing them and pro
u after examination that they
au' that he issues certificates OF
ui"u the report OF employees.
not physicians. without per.
Examination.
appears that the superintend-
Permitted attendants. ia many
10 determine: First
y a patient requires medicine.
eond' TO administer that medl.
thetr own Judgment. without
rom the superintendent. and
attendants are permitted to
'us'F possession certain drugs
used and administered at their
r rGn, none Of these attendants
| physicians.
sat the determination of the
y Tor restraints upon the pa
sit entirely to the Judgment
3Gretion Of attendants and no
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