Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-19

Mrs. Scholtt Recalled.
Mrs. Ella Schlott, who testified We'd
nesday. was recalled yesterday after.
noon. She said violent patients had
been confined in cells without supper
after the heat had been turned OF.
Witness had been reprimanded by
Miss Twomey concerning dereliction
Of duty the day before she left. She
had asked to have a midnight lunch
sent up, but was refused Sometimes
enough was left over from supper;
there were no supplies for cooking a
midnight lunch available. Witness
had been reprimanded for going to the
male ward. but said she went there to
get something to eat Mrs. Schlott
had been very angry because the
number 13, which she claimed had
followed her all her life, had been
put on her door in opposition to her
request. She thought Miss Twomey
had been responsible. Bitterness
against Miss Twomey was shown
throughout today's testimony. She
had complained to Dr. Upton that she
mad been made to work too hard by
Miss Twomey He had done nothing
for her, and that was the reason why
she had not spoken to. the doctor re-
garding what sHe thought was cruel
treatment Of patients. She wasn't
sure whether or not she had said pa
tients were put into cells to kill them
off, but thought that ii seemed as
though they were put there to hasten
their end. One girl, Teresita, had
been kept in cell greater part OF
the time for at least two weeks up to
forty-eight hours before her death.
Witness didn't know whether or not
hot air was let into the cells after
the door was closed, but knew that
heat did come to the bedrooms. To
ner the cell in which Teresita
was confined seemed cold when sne
went into it at night.
Adolfo Gonzales Testified.
Adolfo Gonzales, now bartender,
vas former night-watch attendant,
and gardner at the institution. He
said the patents were generally well
treated. During six months as at
tendant he had seen several cases
where patients seemed TO have been
harshly used. In one instance a vio-
lent patient had had his hands tied
below the knee. a stick was inserted
and the man was turned two or three
times In cold water in a bath tub. The
witness had seen shower baths given,
and patients who were violent were
tied down to their beds. This, witness
believed. was necessary restraint. He
believed the institution well managed.
Once he had seen a gag used. The
first and second attendant had ap-
piled IT, When he first went to the
asylum most OF the attendants were
Americans; later they were nearly all
natives. Witness had left the insti-
tuition because Of a difficulty with
the manager. Before the close OF his
testimony, the witness said that when
he spoke Of cruelty to patients he
meant the cruelty was necessary TO
the restraint Of the patients. The
witness said that while he was there
a patient, Mary Leonard, died. DR..
Upton and DR.. Molau had performed
an operation. The flesh had been ia.
ken from the bones, put in box, and
a cover nailed on. He had helped DR..
Mosau take the box to grave in the
cemetery. The grave was filed up
and marked after the flesh had been
buried. The bones had been placed
In barrel and fluid put over them.
The fluid had evaporated, and the
bones were uncovered when he left
the institution. DIR. Molau had been
a patient, not violent, but Of unsound
mind. He had seen DR.. Molau give
medicine and hypodermic injections
to other patients. Only twice had he
seen the injection applied; this was to
make patients go to sleep. Once he
saw Dr.. Molau kick a patient. An
American named Bullard had been