The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-12

the notifications. II has all been cover
ed with paint since to cover the defects.
n IL a matter OF official record in the
Office OF the board OF audit ana control
that Or. Goddard was fined 800 for build
ing steam launch with state materials
ana with labor obtained at the asylum.
The launch is the personal property Of me
superintendent. II was built at the aey-
ium by the chief engineer and carpenter.
on state time. and according 20 Bachelet
out Of materials owned by the state. Tho
launch" says Bachelct. lis easily worth
1890 When the chief engineer. Stead
man, left. DIR. Goddard paid him $3.50 for
his share OF the boat. Later the board OF
control heard about It and hauled DR..
Goddard before them, when an investiga-
zion was had and the superintendent was
forced 10 pay 500 into the state treasury.
The boat belongs. as I said. to Goddard.
and IL pretty cheap at 500. TO say the
least, even n the state does have 10 foot
the bills''
TINE CHRIsTIASs0S CASE.
There Is the strongest kind Of document
scandals involving the lives Of inmates Of
the asylum have occurred during the Rog-
Early ia October. 1875. Peter Christian
sap county was sent Yn % n the sesp p1 With
. mild form OF mania, After several
month"; Incarceration he was given work
aoout the place. being regarded as
tervals and frequently sent him presents.
Early In December. 1880, she wrote TO her
husband. sending him some articles OF
clothing and other presents. but received
no reply from him. In fact, none OF her
letters IN the fall Of 1889, she says. were
answered. and this fact caused her some
worry. Not hearing from superintendent
GODDARD however abe believed that all
She vas utterly unprepared. she de-
clsres. for the receipt OF letter from Or.
GODDARD. dated At the asylum. December
capped from the asylum in the septembsr
previous. The date OF hia escape was
given by DR.. Goddard as September 10.
The news drove the woman nearly
fation on foot with the hope OF iocaSinK
her husband. n alive. or ascertaIning the
manner or his death. These Efforts
avaiied nothing. and she never heard
although she can hut guexa at the man
ner Of his taking on
On the day that Mrs. christianson re-
s ssivsa t tne let n, from pr Goddard.
received an official notice from the
superintendent OF the discharge" OF
Chrtstianson. The notice gives the date
1872, whereas. as Or. Goddard himself al.
mitfed IN his letter 70 Mrs eshristianson,
the patient left tho asylum September 10,
si1 weeks previous,
negligent and failed to perform the tfu-
ties Incumbent upon him under the law.
The law provides that when a patient es-
cApes the superintendent OF the asylum
shall promptly notify the county nuthori-
ties of tho county from which the man
was committed. as well ~ the friends
law;
Raiiineer's Code. section 26i. TT
any patient shall escape from tho hos
pttai. the superintendent shalt cause
Immediate search 10 be made for him,
and u ne cannot he found. shall cause
notice OF such escape to he forthwith
given 60 the sunerior Judge OF the
county where the patient belongs;
and y such patient IL found In his
county the superior Judge shall cause
him 10 he returned and shall issue
his warrant therefor, az IN other cases,
unless he sioes not consider his return
necessary"
Section asss Of the code reads:
The superinsenden, shail officially
noufv tho proper superior Judge, and
friends. IL any there be- nf the dis
charge or death Of any patient and
give the date and reasons for such
discharge or death"
MORE VIOLATIONS or Law.
public Superintendent Goddard Violated
the law That was In the Hamiil case
Michael Hamii was committed 10 the
sHylum by Judge Moore In December,
lxs Several weeks later he was re-
leased by Superintendent Goddard. The
records do not show the date The
superintendent aia not take the trouble
g nsilty the. county. authorities, as he
be maniac. and soon after his release
started IN terForininx the residents ~
surnydaie, He fortified hi> cabin like an
arsenal. with rnrt holes. from which he
rfsRn ~ nFt4 r4s.tf
These he wpuld alscharRe ~ night 70 the
great alarm % the people 81 the peaceful
suburban community
Constable poeFrer was sent 10 arrest
ismiii THE latter rerieted the osylecr
and was about 20 shoot him with bis gun
when noerrcr fired. killipF the maniac.
pr Goddard read q the kiil.ns. which
occurred Arrl 10 iSa lie thereupon
wrnfs eut Mn Official notice 81 dischsrse
% Hamlii from the asylum and mailed II
20 tho county clerk, under date ~ April
" That way seeking % cover up In the
IL r. or record that an autopsy rrr.
fnrneA AZ the asylum during the are,
year ~ coatara's management showed
had been broken, although ne knowledge
~ the fact existed eefore the mans
death
Another ease a. 81 record Witch throw.
listW On the manner IN which patients
arn handled az SseilAcocrn In February
las, Henry A Plate. ~ MarYsHiite died
uraef REGULAR eircunssNnr~s ~ the esv.
laua frr. Armstrong and rr Hrown e
Tacoma. performed an Rgtousv ON the
c~Ay at the Instance ~ Afs widow Thcv
found that the mao hat sustained had
frarture ~ ore arm extending iase the
shoulder whtcn has never been reported
hy the asylum officials
nfANE rAit.s on ROGERS,
The peenie ~ the state ~ washington
need ~ wSrv conclusive or chnvtrcink
eyit.nce ~ The utter irroinnesencS an'
staring .nFgtcirnev az the Rogers ~rw.
form administration than a given IA tbs
farrErinr
u a. matter ~ cUmFron knnwietxe
Cascade mountains that thr Stella ecorn
hospital raH never been frr~ fsan scan
dRfe 80 the very worst Mind since the
fusion administration tcak charge Of IL
Those Who have been employed IN IN.