The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-10-20

Hsoeeses Igaosea.
"zy complaints and protests have IL
variably been met with the admon:-
ton that keep still. lest I incur the
displeasure Of the rebuked or deposed
parties and perhaps do an injury to
the party to which I belong. My com
plants as to existing conditions have
either been met with indifference on
your part or unqualified refusal to rem
edy them, and you have been for .
long time fully aware shat the board
of charities not only eountenauced but
were active participants in many in
iquitous performances
A state joint
1T Is the practice of certain mem.
bers of the board, together with the
assistant superintendent, DR.. T. w.
Scott, and the assistant physician. DR..
d. Il. Smith, to resort to the asylum
drug room for the purpose of convival
concourse and it might be said that q
state Joint is being maintained with.
in the walls of the state insane asylum
at the public expense, for the gratifi.
cation of these high and we'll paid
officials. Senator H. g. Jumper, the
well-known president of the board,
has apparently been on one continuous
and protracted debauch for the last Is
months.
you will probably recall that
President Jumper installed his father
in-law, DR.. Wellman. a doctor with.
out q diploma. in the position of as.
sistant physician in charge Of the pa.
tients at the detached building and
that when it was shown that he was
not a fit and proper person for the
service, he was not discharged but was
transferred to the asylum at Osawato.
mic. Even this transfer was not &C
complished until after repeated pro-
tests by myself 1t is q we'll known
fact DR.. Wellman was a street fakir, a
dealer in patent medicines and an all
round professional quack. In the
opinion of yourself and the board he
seems to possess the qualifications
necessary to entitle him to care for the
insane of Kansas.
DR.. Smiths Graft
''The assistant physician, DR.. d. r.
Smith, boasts that while having no
political pull, to use his expression,
you owed him a bill of upwards of $50
for services rendered, and that he told
you, 4 don't want the money; want
a position" and ne received the ap-
pointment This fact was told you
at Lawrence by an employee of the
asylum, in my presence, on the 18th
day of last September. Since then
am credibly informed that you have
discharged this obligation by 4 money
consideration. DR.. Smith devotcs
much more time in card playing in the
asylum than to the attention of his
duties.
Case Of DE-. Scott.
"Upon what ground DR.. T. w. Scott,
assistant superintendent, received his
l have always been I'M
able to understand. 1t certainly could
not have been because of his ability to
fill the position, as he is inexcusably
ignorant and illiterate. In conse-
quence of his immoral and indecent
conduct, l have with difficulty been
able to prevent some of my best lady
from resigning their posi-
tons His characteristics are too vile
and repulsive for description.
''There are about 800 patients in the
200 of whom are women.
It is absolutely impossible for me. in
addition to the performance of my
duty as superintendent, to give per-
sonal attention to all of these patients,
and 1 am compelled to rely largely
upon the physicians who have been
placed here as my assistants. Not
the abuses that have
been and are being prac:iced and the
and incompetency that
seems to be encouraged in the instit1-
ton, have endeavored to do as much
as possible in addition to my other
duties for the relief of the patients
have been made to me that
it has been the practice of DR.. Scott to
invite the young lady employees to his
room for the purpose of being exam
ined for uterine troubles, he suggest
ing to them that their appearance in
dicated that they needed treatment of
that character. and those abominable
have been made to modest
young ladies of unimpeachable virtue
and reputation. Think of such a man
having charge of 200 demented and de-
feEseless women.
Died Of Neglect.
"Another sample of the practice
that is going on at this institution is
The case of a patient by the name of
John Young. from Jewell county, who
for many years had performed service
IN the laundry. He was taken serious
y i'll on Friday evening and word was
,ent to DIR. Scott. who at that time was
relieving Dr.. Smith, that he needed
Immediate attention. The doctor did
aot 60. He was notified again Satur-
lay and still the doctor did not go.
BE was notified on Sunday and still he
Jailed to visit him, and on Monday
the patient was found dead
n his cot l knew nothing whatever
IF these circumstances until after the
lead body of the patient was dis
then upon investigation I |
earned the above facts This is only |