The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-10-14
Proteets Ignored.

dlSpleaSure oil the reOuked or depOSed
parties and perhaps do an injury to
the party to which l 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 that the board
of charities not only countenanced 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, DIR. L. w.
Scott, and the assistant physician, Dr.
ID. II. Smith, to resort to the asylum
drug room for the purpose of cornwall
concourse and it might be said that a
state joint is being maintained with.
in the walls of the state insane asylum
at the public expense, for the gratif-
cation of these high and we'll paid
officials. Senator II. e. 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 a diploma, in the position of Az
sistant physician in charge OF the pa
tients at the detached building and
that when it was shown that he was
not 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 ac-
complished until after repeated pro-
tests by myself. 1t is a well known
fact DIR. 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.
1.-THE assistant physician, DIR. ID. II.
Smith, boasts that while having no
political pull, to use his expression,
you owed him bill of upwards of $50
for services rendered, and that he told
you, Il don't want the money; | want
a position" and he received the APP.
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 edibly informed that you have
discharged this obligation by a money
consideration DR.. Smith devotes
much more time in card playing in the
asylum than to the attention of his
duties.
Case of DIR. Scott.
Upon what ground DIR. Il. W. Scott
assistant superintendent received his
appointment | have always been un.
able to understand. 1t certainly could
not have boon because of his ability to
fill the position, as he is inexcusahly
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
employees from resigning their posi-
tons His characteristics are too vile
and repulsive for description.
"There are about 800 patients in the
institution, 900 of whom are women.
1t 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 am compelled to rely largely
upon the physicians who have been
placed here as my assistants. Not
withstanding the abuses that have
been and are being practiced and the
negligence and incompetency that
seems to be encouraged in the institu-
ton, | have endeavored to do as much
as possible in addition to my other
duties for the relief of the patients.
I Complaints 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 abominab BILE
suggestions have been made to modest
/ young ladies of unimpeachable virtue
and reputation. Think of such man
having charge of 200 demented and de-
fenseless 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. lie was taken serious
| ly ill on Friday evening and word was
sent to DIR. Scott, who at that time was
relieving DR. Smith, that he needed
immediate attention. The doctor did
not go. lie was notified again Satur-
day and still the doctor did not go.
He was notified on Sunday and still he
failed 10 visit him, and on Monday
morning the patient was found dead
in his cot knew nothing whatever
Of these circumstances until after the
dead body of the patient was dis
covered, then upor investigation l
learned the above facts. This is only
one instance of the many cases OF
similar neglect. DR.. Smith has often
said that it was better TO let the pa
tents die than to prolong their lives
since they are an expense to the state.
| have learned that both of these ply
sicans have given patients exactly the
same prescription without any ex.
animation whatever during their
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