The sun., 1900-12-20
PROBrNGPAR At BELLEVUE
SOHssR PATIENTS soUoHr orr 10
LSARN rMrH ABOt 2 ABCsrs.
Wseh Esssssss,
wseh Gsssssrshor In Man, Complaints Nsds.
Dr. q. o.. Dana SAYS. rhowsh There'
need for Reform MiIls Trsisins School
Trustees Asked tn Act IN the Reports.

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Trustees Asked tn Act IN the Reports
tonmissionsr John " Roller Yesterday
further investigated tho stories brought "a
him concerning abuse ~ patients by th"
nurses In Bellevue Hospital. dealing chieny
with tho alcoholic ward AZ tho close ~
hi' labors for the day he wrote letter to
nt George Fowler. President of the Board
~ Trustees ~ tho Mills Training school,
requesting Or Fowler 60 call meeting OF
the board for to-day IN order TINT he. Mr.
Keller might lay before them what his In
ye-tiga,ion had disclosed Mr. Keller said
he had learned enough to warrant this and
in his letter TO Dr Fowler he said that he
was sure that tho bourd. after listening TO
him. would see the necessity for some Inn
mediate action
Mr. Keller went outside Of tho hospital
yesterday In his investigation He had men
of the department look mp every one OF tho
800 patients admitted and discharged from
the alcoholic ward since Nov II Very many
OF these could not be found and many that
were found had nothing 20 complain OF Az
the same time. others told stories OF their
treatment corroborative OF those which led
70 the Investigation Mr. Keller would not
say what the stories we're. but promisedt that
after the meeting Of tho trustees statement
would be issued which would cover the In
vestigation so far IA he has gone with II.
while our investigation to-day has re-
vealed a preponderance OF evidence In favor
Of good treatment" said the Commissioner.
enough has been found OF an entirely op-
posite character 10 move me TO lay this mat
ter before the trustees of the training school
for action Immediately. They are without
political bias and work with only one end
In view, that OF making the institution per-
feet In every way do not think they are
at fault for what ever bad conditions may
The trustees are DR.. George b Fowler.
Dr. Joseph u Bryant. Or Walter B James.
nr II, r, LOOMS, Ogden Mil, and John J
Nils have tod MT Sir Keller since the present
Investigation began with the charges thar
the death of tho patient, billiard in the insane
nurses. that while they, were In perfect sym
pathv with the investigation they had the
ieved them TO be innocent OF the charges
made against them
Or Charles |. Dana of so West Forty,
sixth street. chairman Of the MEDICAL Board
of Bellevue Hospital. who has been one
! OF the visiting physicians To the Insane pa
Ysn MG sN GF ON 5m' bs sss nsht AND
said no would ike to say good word Tor
Bellevue
black eye a. the result % the present news
paper talk about the Hliard case. said DR..
Dana In my opinion there has been great
deal OF exaggerutlon Sono Of the state
ments that have been made are simply sensa-
tional and Others are based on misinforina,,
tion. don'l know the three nurses accused s,, sec
Wildman has told me that they were efficient
and | prefer to, believe him rather than be
spons bile persons | don't know. either. the
details of the case now under discussion,
but do know that the managemsnt Of the
rs II POSSIBLY can be under the present COndi-
When asked what change in present con.
dtious he would suggest, DR.. Dana replied
that the insane. pavilion should he IN direct
cnarge of special house. ply slcian who could
"As it is now" he said the pavilion ie
considered simply a. a ward and Is visited
by b, the stat s,aI physician just the same as any
'Another good change. think. would be
mission,to rIt the hospital under ne con-
That, / think. would free Bellevue from tho
taint of district leadership. assure better
clNss OF help and put the institution on a much
vt ndeI the circumstances however. I
think Bellevue's insane pavilion well managed
Hg ps ,hsfe eTsry yes esr and it s
too much TO expect that there never will be
an accident II ia sometimes impossible 70
control a ravinR maniac without using con-
Il want 10 say also that Commissioner
Keller has done more for w" ellltlehcN ana
good management OF the hospital system
Than any other man In that Office
Coroner's Physician Donn, who per-
formed the autopsy on Hilliard, the Insane
patient. said yesterday that while there was
no doubt in his mind that the man was killed
in the insane pavilion. he did not necessarily
believe that tho guilt should attach to the
nurses. II maniac attacked nurse. he
said; the nurse, could not be blamed r9r de-
one OF the examiners In luracy nj Bellevue.
also came To the support Of the nurses vester-
dav and said thev wore being blamed for a
great deal more than they did. There was
not the slightest ground; he also said, for the
condemnation OF meth hods used at Bellevue.
CUARLFsToS, g G., Dec. ia.-Edward q.
Dean, one Of the bellevue nurses accused
Of having cruelty treated tho insane nntient
billiard was a newspaper reporter in Charles
ton for two years Heis n member Of proml-
nent family In South Carolina Some Of his
relatives are very wealthy, Two years ago
Dean resigned from his naper and went to
Alaska 10 dig for gold. He has had n varied
experience since returning to the United