The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-25
OBJECT TO VERDICT
HIS DEATH ISVESTI-
GATED
MAY CAUSE A SENSATION
COntended That COrOner's Jury Did
Not Present Verdict in Accord
ance With TestimOny-Evi-
dence of Physicians.

There may be some sensational pro
ceedings in connection with the case OF
Anton Rachel, the st. Paul man, who
DIED at the st. Peter asylum three days
after he was received there. On Friday
the board Of control received the report
Of the coroner's inquest, stating that
death was due to hemmorhage of the
brain. and not to the injuries received by
the patient in his tussle with the keep
ers. The coroner's report said that no
ribs were broken. The asylum authorl-
ties admitted that Rachel had been very
violent and that it had required two men
to control him. The board of control
accepted the report, and said that unless
further complaint was made no further
action would be taken by the board. 1t
now seems likely that there will be com
plant made and that it will be vigorous.
KaehePs friends are not going to aplde
by the verdict of the inquest. They de-
clare that it is not in keeping with the
facts A transcript of the testimony at
the inquest states that five ribs were
broken. Dr. Daniels also said that ons
Of KachePs lungs had collapsed. kachefs
friends assert that this evidence tends
to proye violent treatment by the hosp1-
tai attendants.
Here is a portion of the testimony on
which they will base their claims for
thorough investigation:
what tine DOctOES SaAu'
Dr.. D. A Nicholson, being duly sworn.
according to law, says: ! am 3 3ttl1
The name of the person dead Is Anton
Kachl. He was committed to the EoSpltal
the morning of Feb. j. Did not see MIN
for few hours after he came. he was
placed in the sick room when he came.
He was a German, thirty-five years old;
height five feet five inches; weight, 134
pounds; his residence was in Lake Pral-
case read on file at St. Peter State hos
pital) He was put to bed, cared for by
Nurses Mr.. Riddler and j. S. Bickel Mr..
Riddler is q graduate nurse; has been
in the hospital three years Fiddler has
been in sick room about six months Mr..
Bickell about a month in sick room. Pa
tent was very much disturbed, noisy,
restless excited part of the time. He
from injuring himself and destroying
things in the room. He was given medi-
cine to quiet him, and at night was
given medicine to put him to sleep. The
er, who was there all the time. Someone
was with Mr.. Rachel all the time; not al
ways in his room, but the door was al
ways open. While here he slept very
poorly. The next day, the fourth, I
tried to examine him, but ne was SO
much disturbed that the examination
was very unsatisfactory. During the
examination we found several bruises and
discolored spots about the body, the
arms and the legs. These were the only
ones found on the 4th. There was no
blood found on the body. They We're Just
bruises, black and blue spots a common
thing from holding. l don't remember
any bruises or spots on his back; Saw
ms back Saturday; do not recall any,
| put adhesive plaster on his chest
towards the left side Friday morning.
There was fracture of the second and
third, and, perhaps, of the fifth ribs The
second and third ribs were fractured
ABOUT an inch and a half to the left Of
The Sternum. There were small bruises
on the chest when he came into the hos
pltaI. l went over the patient carefully
on Wednesday, but did not find the frac.
ttIed ribs. Have never had any trouble
with nurses who were with him 10 he
abusive to patient. William Brown. and
j. . BlckeH were with the patient 7 hurs
gay night, the early part, later d. W
Wlshart 1t is customary to make az
animation of patients every dav who were
disturbed during the night Mr. Rachel
died at 1870 O'Clock Sunday noon. Feb
he was del1riouS at times two davs
peIore MS death, and at no time did he
TAX ratlonally since he came to the hos
plta1: Cine examination on admission n
the hospital was read to jury. on tfle ~ ~
hospital) - me d.
Or j. w. Daniels sworn: In a nost
mortem examination made on the re-
thdlnS or Anton Rachel this dav fnd
fracture OF second and third left rihS
anu fourth and fifth right ribs. colIanse,
VI ieIt lung, Inflammation of the surfeoe
9i membranes of the brain. The in
lures OF the RIBS and lungs 1 do moi con
slder important but I believe the ooS,no
OF death due to the inf1ammatior o e" t tse
kidneys and brain and its memhrs ~ Inc