Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-01

AoAs as bhc MANtoN W III DO AAken
to the President.
It have called with my sister 70 report an
outrage at ST. Elizabeths," said a dark
eyed. handsome Young lady in the Office Of
the GLOBE Saturday last Her sister.
prepossessing matronly woman almost
double her age, nodded her acquiescence
and responded
You tell him just as it happened.
Both ladies being seated the younger of the
two said;
II went over to St. Elizabeth to visit my
brother, who is an inmate He is only
mentally afflicted occasionally with fits of
melancholy brought on by disease he con.
tracted and which is curable He is tall
and thin and very weak, but is as rational
as any sane person with the exception of
these spells My brother is Of a highly
sensitive organization, is easily depressed
aud feels rudeness or rough treatment
keenly.
Heretofore when 1 have called to see
him have had to wait but few minutes,
but on this visit was kept waiting so loug
that / became alarmed and inquired the
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he will be here presently wait few
minutes. etc. Finally after more than an
hour he came in and I noticed he looked
distressed and weaker than usual When
we were left alone he burst out crying,
and it took me quite awhile to calm him
sufficiently to tell the cause of his emotion.
He then said that while walking with other
patients he was unable to keep up because
/ Of h1fafavaf af aud fa a. afH
warning him once to keep up finally caught
him by the throat and, choking him, threw
/ him to the ground and kicked him in the
a.omachw
''Did you ascertain the attendant s uame?n
'Yes, his name as given to me by Dr.
Logic, was George Davis"
Did you report the assault to the doctor2"
Eyes, after crying with my poor brother
and consoling him as best could, when he
went back to his ward l interviewed DR..
Logic and reported the circumstance. The
doctor made inquiries and. .ascertaiued the
ne 2 of the attendant, which he gave
me-"
What other action did he take in the
matter2"
"Well-his manner was offensive and his
remarks equally So He seemed to regard
the matter as of no consequence aud he
wounded me deeply by his apparent heart
lessness as we'll as by his manner and con-
versation. /, however, insisted that the
man Davis should be called to account aud
then he began an investigation. He called
in several of the persons who witnessed
the assault and who corroborated my
brothers. statement. l could not control
my feelings to remain and see this man
Davis, who was sent for and left with the
suppositiOn that the testimony was suffi-
cient for his dismissal. I went over to-day
to see the doctor and ascertain what disposi-
tion had been made of this dangerous at.
tendant Davis. After waiting quite awhile,
/ was informed that the doctor, as is his
custom, was over in the city. / then asked
for his assistant and after waiting again a
man came ia who stared at me as lie hitched
up his trousers He was coatless, and stood
in the middle of the floor, hitching up his
trousers sailor fashion, and I finally asked
If he was the assistant He nodded and
then asked about my brothers. case and If
the man who so brutally assaulted him was
discharged He stared and frowned at me
and said something to the effect that the
matter amounted to nothing and that had
better not be fussing around here. Amazed
and disgusted I left the room and Joined
my sister, when we both determined TO
come here and see if something cannot be
done to save my brother from such awful
treatment.
Did you see the superintendent, DR.,
richardson"
mo. sir--but we intend to see him and if
he does not do something we shall call
and see President Roosevelt, " responded the
elder Of the sisters You see she
continued, I'VE do not want our names in
the newspapers Our family is an old aud
respected one in this city, and we are natur.
ally sensitive to any publicity involving our
identity. But 1--WE shall see this thing
through, nevertheless, and at any cost and
we have friends influential enough to bring
it to the attention Of Mr. Roosevelt"
Further inquiry by the GLOBE developed
only the additional fact that the young man
confined at ST. Elizabeth contracted a name.
less disease when but nineteen years Of
age Brooding over aud neglecting early
medical treatment for this disease he de-
veloped melancholy and was sent to ST.
Elizabeth for treatment. There Is no in.
sanity ia the family nor IS the young man
insane other than these spells of brooding
melancholy. A few days previous to his
assault by the attendant he walked off from
ST. Elizabeth and wandered to the house Of
a relative in Virginia Il was quite a long
tramp and his feet were blistered. OF course
he was returned to the asylum, but the
singular discipline maintained by Dr. Rich.
ardsou was developed in the escape and
return The authorities at the institution
never missed him aud did not know he was
al large until notified by telephouel
Miss --- related one incident among
others not at all creditable to DR.. Logic