The sun., 1900-12-16
TWO MADW ARD INQUIRIES.
DOi M ISIISIfSAfiO> sTsRfHD NJ
iUtIS UIIgIiHDS UItIU
'nmr,i',ior't Iritrr su.pends the Head
N1t'r snd ~" N'.ittnts sn's Urin
IId Opi rtat Iors an 'oIoncr In.
gnitIng Dth,f t,faths IIio VIiIIard's.

'omr,is,ion,t ariI.r su.psnds the head
Nut'r Hud tvo ~ .iitnts sn's Ve1
Ind Oui rtat Iocs en- coroner In
Guiting Oth'f b'aths ilic Uiiiiard's'
no d",H ~ i.... ~ II.ytd IN tho In
suJ" It..,Iuu .t I,,lo. .nr o. al OH Nrire,-
du, rrnt. o. ~" rc.u't 1- shown by IN
autopsy made by 'uIurut's ihysiciau Don
lu. uf .'lurios tho ..U." ~ which ha nov
get hcru .ltI.fgciutg ,Niiu.tcd viii bc fulIy
Investigated loth g., tommi--ioncr John W
Keller Il IN" Department Il thatitics and
coroner Fitzpatrick 'u whom Dr. Doniin
uaI" Ni, report The fret stops TO that
work were token y"s'"ruHy by Commissioner
kr!lrr wr". a;.'r reading the reports In the
morning pdpci-. PROMPTLY suspended thre"
nur-cs IN the insane Iuy'liun and announced
that he would rnd ult NLHt went ON there
in iiIilrd's case OF know the reason why
The nurses under -.-i tension ar" y u
Davies. the head uurs" u the ihsan" ware.
and Assistant Nurse, Edward . Dean and
Charles l.. Marshal ~ 81 them when cues
toned Yesterday o",i y"1 u the most posi-
tive terms that the, VeIr not responsible
for Hl,ard's d"1tl and th't bis Injuries
had been received IA 4 ~ of deiir.um. COM
missioner Keller, y hen he saw the accounts
Of billiards. death, Immediately notified
supt O'Rourko Of bellevue that he wanted
O'Rourao a, once called before him the three
nurses and questioned each Unfortunately.
Dr Moore. the ph, ,ician in charge OF the
insane ward. IS out II town He left on
Tlur,day 20 be gone until to-day The
suror ntendent lad HE regular report, which
eaid that when he examined Hilllard he found
him bruised and ADJ ririS'ered atrophtne.
According g. the statements made by the
three nurses. Hiia~d entered the ward on
Iuesda% q!t"rnoon, and yl9lent INSANITY
did not develop unt twerty-iour hours
later IN NeIn"~day afternoon. the" sad.
Htlhard, wttho an Ma-unr, dashed into
tlo bathroom aud tryrd T. .ock himseit IN
upon they sad, lie ba ned INTO corner and
resisted their efforts t. sJbdue him. one of
tie, .rs".s wa hit on thc hos" so that II ped
and another hai his glasses broken flnd-
ing that Iiill ard could not be ed without
injury, tnoy sad. they let him hght hlmsclf
Stat. he GScnr.e pncons,,..1 ! and he died
few minGt', ater being ,arFied to bed
nssa h eN t " m E % r, iraiureG uSS and s,t'af the
Adams ariio ia hs throat broken, as the
autopsy slowed The nurses said they DID
not know how no came To- have these INJURIES
but that he received them III the insare ward
Is pretty certain. as Supt. ORuurke learned
from Oouvernenr Hospital. Whence the man
was brought, that the injuries he had on his
arrival at Bellevue were COrtusions over tho
cyc and decorations Oh the shoulder and right
breast In tie report made TO Commissioner
Keller SUIT O'Rour.;c said he had failed to
ind that billiard had Sulored from vigorous
handllnE Wiie hC Wa ~ the hospital. blt
the nurses Lending FILLER Investigation.
Ills ho would tcs.n on M'nd ), he said.
II have decided - lit '.i~ matter TO the
bottom, srid Mr.. keii'r /" reI orters The |
nurses say they did MT handle the man
roughly and do not believe that they meant |
,hot ke mu4t have dipi from the effect Of |
injurics received while the nurses were trying
Mr.. keller said that in order to get at the
facts il would be necessary to earn all that
the police knew a9oU' tI" CO" and trace II
sIP G{ 'tl sal ,st Ton T all lie could learn learn
Hilhard had been u pretty violent patient.
II +. Cofoncr titratIlTk intention 70
eNcuse for Il 'uoiu searching examination
int Hospital methods an is usually made.
The inquest viii probably b" held on Friday
and the or, sent t'utiuu l. t sIbpor ma every
one connected vita e ~ - ward ari learn
y po.sib!S what act, 9d, are Eisqr,s1 to IA
Of 9th the mo hospital. agd Hiiards is not the Sr:s
some months a!o ,0roner'- Ply scian VIII |
liams after Hafin5i an A. .'Rsy & on siaa Shiina
aa wfH hat ha G Hd had ee been 'ITa pn
veriled. When this va, brought to the
attention Of the hospital authorities they
tnev uai had great trOy Die in uOdGing him.
Or. Williams -Ilied that this might have
les. There have been otter cases where no
complaint la, been naie, for vac reason that
most people nat rally -uun pubHcIt. III cases
involving the saus,y Of friend or relative;
lHL SUN yesterday received cOnil!unica-
tion from AIlhQnse We! Il the trm ol Vel
Bros, Of 20 uold street. hide importers, in
which he told Of a case in the insane paVIlIon.
which hilards death had Iecailed 10 him
Mr. Well said yesterday al his olCe that this
case was that OF a ircnChman named Bern
helm, one OF whose brOth'Ts at one time was
on the stan Of Felix Faure when he was seCre-
,f la rNf NJ IA nfBIf
BeTnhelm while in New York became insane.
and hi1 friend, asked through Well 4 Bros,'s
thing could be done" ! he man uecame violent,
Mr. Well said, and had t. he taken at once TO
Bellevue: HE T,, Mas on APi,I i :o; issi ,.rs-
paid Mr.. We'll. while we were making ar
rancerents for his removed to u private 'sani-
tariun as his family desirrd Before the
arrangements were completed We found that
lie had been removed I" Wards Island and
intrndant Of the Manhattan stat" Hospital.
The latter wrote IN reply that the case was
rived there covered with bruises and with
one Of his toes almost cat OF, The wound
sEsmSTsnf 1 &E VA. ne camdnc,ed by
the Rev. ID. lIiroch from an und"rtaker,,s |
shop. Dr. HirsCh noticed that the mans |
face was covered with bruises and that even |
In death he Was a horrible sight. lie told |
Us of this ana suggested that We write To |
Commissioner Keller, enclosing Mr.. McDon- |
ads letter. which We did. We never re- |
ccived reply and decided not TO do any
more. as Bcrnh"im'- brother had written |
us asking that the matter OF his INSANITY be |
kept from his friends il possible. These |
letters We are look lng up, ana If there is any |
Investigation We should like to show them |
and to tell # this case.
MIR We'll -aid that this case had made him !
thlu, that more crimes were committed |
at Bellevue than the public had any idea Of |
and that something should b" done for the |
protection OF Insane patients. as all such |
cases in an emergency had to go there.