The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-22
MARINE STORY
Is INVESTIGATED
Governor Wells and Board Visit
State Mental Hospital.
ARE EXAMINED
FINDINGS Will BE ANNOUNCED
ON MONDAY.
Especial to The Herald)

n XIV y. Nay 1.-The InVeStiga ton
Of the alleged cruel treatment of
Michael Marine of Salt Lake by
attendants al the state mental hospital
was begun at the asylum this morning
oy Governor Wells and the state board
me board was constituted into a court
or inquiry and witnesses We're exam
lned. The evidence showed that Marine
mad been unruly, that he had attacked
an attendant and it was testified that
he had injured himself. An attendant
admitted having struck Marine with
his hand during a scuf1e. 1t was ad-
mltted that he had been put in a blouse
TO prevent his injuring himself, but
charges o. cruelty were denied.
Besides the governor the board con-
sisted OF State Auditor c. s. Tingey and
State Treasurer Dixon. Attorney General
M A. Breeder also accompanied the
BOARD Representing Marine We're AttOr-
ney a B. Irvine and =. r. Marine broth
er of the patient. The examination of
witnesses was conducted by Attorney
General Breeder and Mr. Irvine
+. II. Marine was first asked TO make 4
statement of the allegations made by the
family lie related the alleged mistreat-
ment OF Michael as told in The Herald a
lew days ago He described the injuries
on the boys body and told how the pa
tent claimed he had been struck with a
club. put in a straight jacket and other
wise mlStreated- He was of the opinion
! Lnat Such bruises as his brother bore
I NCuAu l4oL nave DCeu SelI-lnIIlCIeQ- He
told OF the TeIusal upon two occasions to
allow the boy. to be seen by his parents.
Irvine Explains Case.
T = Attorney Irvine explained that the
mother called on q regular visiting day
I and had to wait two hours before she
could see the boy. He further stated
/ that Michael had declared he was bound
/ in some kind of a jacket for several days:
/ further. that DR.. W. Z. Beer. who had
/ examined the patient was of the opinion
I an arm an Il 4QLr
/ had been made by the ropes Of a straight
/ jacket He further asserted that the boy
claimed to have been struck on the head
WITH club He did not believe the cuts
en- the fingers had been made by glass,
I but by chatting Of ropes.
He announced that the charges of
cruelty were not made against the inSti-
tuition, but against the attendants.
The blouse was presented in evidence
II was or blue DENIM without ropes or
puckle- me sleeves extended into long
strips that might be tied behind the
back IT was testified that this was what
Marine Wore
Medical Superintendent Hardy testified
( that Marine was very unruly and had
certain habits that necessitated his wear
hdrming himself He said that an at
tendant had struck Marine with his hand
IN a scufflc. but that no clubs had been
! used and no bruises were inflicted NO
effort was made. he stated to keep the
parents from seeing the boy. and the rea-
son the father did not see him was be-
cause OF miSuI1d erstandiug- On cross
examination Dr. Hardy stated that Ma
4 rlne had been confined in d safety room
TO prevent him doing injury to himself
and others.
John GaJherum. the attendant who is
alleged to have struck Marine with a
club said that Marine attacked him and
bit him on the head A sCuffle ensued, IN
which. the witness said, he StruC r
Marine with his hand. OIner attendants
were called and the blouse was put on
Marine. He said he had never used any
clue or stick, and had not bruised the pa
tient.
Knudsen Tells Story.
James c. Knudsen, the attendant who
came TO Gatherum's rescue. said that the
two were scuffIing on the floor when he
arrived. but he did not see Gatherum
strike the patient The witness had no
tiCed a wound on Marines finger the next
day. He thought il had been made by
coming in contact With glass on the floor.
w illness stated that Marine had the
blouse on only two OF three times, anu
rot longer than a day or two at a time
Then It was to keep him from hurting
himself He had seen Marine have a
CONFUSION on May I amt heard him fan.
ne found him with cut on his forehead.
which he thought had been caused by
striking the washstand.
Dr. Calder assistant medical Superin-
! tendent stated that he had found bruises
on the boys limbs. and that the patient
! had admitted that he made them by
scra tching- The doctor had not seen the
. bruises on the back. but thought they
might have been caused by knot in the
blouse. and they haQ grown worse unuer
irritation. Rocco Rita testified that
GaJherum had told him the relatives
of Marine had better get him out of the
asylum or ne would die. Rita claimed to
have seen a patient struck with a club
by an attendant months ago. but did not
know who either of thsrri was Andrew
Andrews. the ward attendant testified
Z that every attention WdS gwen Marine
and he was never mistreated-
After visiting the wards two other wit
nesses. Attendants Guyman and Olsen,
We're examined
A meeting of the board viii be held In
Salt Lake City Monday. when findings IN
the case viii probably be announced. At
that meeting bids for the new building
and other improvements submitted to-
day will be considered and contracts let.