Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-22
Marine Story Aired Before Governor
Wells and Board,
WITNESSES ARE EXAMINED
No Brutality Used-mnrine's HANDS
Were Placed I'm Long sleeves 10
Prevent sell-InIury'
Special Correspondence,

board OF insanity WIS III Hta'iN' So
terday for the purpose Of hearing evil
denoe in the charges Of cruel treat
ment of the patient Michael Marine
made BIZ his relatives. In addition TO
the members Of the boafd-Goverhor
Wells, Auditor Tingey and Treasurer
plxon-Attorney General Breeder ana
Attorney A. B. Irvine representing the
family, and y. II. Marine brother
OF the former patient, who It is claimed
has been mistreated, came down from
Salt Lake.
The examination was conducted by
Attorney General Breeder ana Attof-
ney Irvine, the board sitting as a court
With Governor Wells as presiding
Judge. The governor stated that ne
had asked the attorney general TO
come down, not particularly as n rep
resentatlve of the state, because no
charges had been made against the IN
stitution except through the press, Dul
the board had taken notice OF TINS ~
i cause the charges We're made py tht,
relatives OF the patient, and the poaIu
desired 20 know the truth OF the mat
ter. He asked e. IA. Marine 10 make
o statement OF the case as IL was uh-
derstood by the relatives, This Mr.,
Marine did explaining that bruises mad
been inflicted on the forehead, INNS
and back OF his brother, which the pa
tient claimed were Inflicted by attehu-
ants and which the relatives believed 10
have been so inflicted. Mr.. Marine ex-
plained that he thought his brother
had become cranky and mean and mat
the attendants had not had the neces-
sary patience with him, but had ms
treated him because they had the power
10 do so. He gave quite an eNtehueu
history OF his brothers pecullaflllss,
and told how he would become very
much enraged when irritated ne ~
so referred 10 the fact that ms iutnei
chad not been permitted to see the pa
tIart when he called. Attorney r.
vine nupplemented this statement WIN
the. further statement that the mother
OF Michael Marine had not been per
mlfted 10 see him when she called the
firet time and that when she did see
him I'm the afternoon she was con-
uelled 10 wait about two hours beiptS
abe was finally permitted TO see nlnl'
he also stated that the Noahds
on Miohnel's body had peeh
examined by physician VINO
had given the opinion lnat
they were not self-inhicted. The sta,e-
ment that Marine had been hanged W
The thumbs had not been mace nF Mu-
rlne or his relatives, but was the ~
suit Mr. Irvine believed, OF an acliNe
IMAGINATION on the part OF reporter
gyJe also stated that Marine made no
charge OF having been mistreated Ny
me authorities OF the institution, put
that he made this charge against the
attendants.
Medical Superintendent Hardy was
the first witness examined. lie explain,
Cd that Michael was an epllepuc anu
that when he had commissions he Would
fan and hurt himself and peculiar.
ity OF the desease was that ne Woulu
imagine that great wrongs were being
done 10 him. As 70 Marine being placed
IN straight Jacket that was a mistake
as no such appliance was used IN the
institution A blouse made OF denilns'
with long sleeves. which were tied pc
hind or on the side Of the patient, was
used when It became necessary 70 re-
strain the use OF the patients hanus
Tuch a blouse had been worn by Ma
rine 20 prevent him from scratching
himself. On the morning after an en-
counter with the nghtwatch, John
Gatherum. the doctor had seen the pa
fient: his fece was then swollen, caus-
ed by the patient being struck by CAIN
erum. who was attacked by Marine.
When the elder Marine called 20 see ms
son the doctor had told him that the
son was delirious, and could not see
him. and as the father wanted 10 SEND
some powders for the son ana received
permission 10 do so. and the DOCTOR
really thought that was the principal
object of his visit, he went away as
the doctor thought, satisfied. The WISH
OF the mother was also gone into ana
the doctor explained that the son was
not in a condition TO be seen, but When
Mrs, Marine came back m the al-
ternoon with some friends Rocco
Rita and wife, and the doctor learned
that she thought the boy was dead, he
let her SEE him.
John Gatherum, a nightwatch IN the
Institution. testified that on the night
Of APRIL %, he noticed that Marine was
considerably disturbed and went into
the ward FOR the purpose Of changing
him from the corridor, where he thtn
was. 10 n safety room He asked Mar
ine TO help him move n bed into me
room and he did so, the casters iell
from the bed and were left IN the core
rldor. Gatherum asked Marine 20 come
ir.to fine room but he did not DO so, in-
foad Of doing this be started towards
n fhe casters as also did Gatherum
while Gathernm WAS stopping 10 PICK
IN the casters Marine spiang upon
him and bit him IN the head, Gatherum
called for assistance and Two OF the al-
PENDANTS who were asleep got w ana
came 70 his assistance. Gatherum
struck Marine with his hand ior ihe
nurpoee Of causing him 10 stop oltlng
ht,n INT aid not use any club. lie dll
moi strike Marine any harder than he
deemed Necessary TO protect himself
while he and Marine were on the hoor
ecnfIilnc the lantern was broken and
the witness thought that the cut or
h,,,ise on Marines finger WAS caused
from tho broken glass. although Dee ana
moi see any blood on the hand In the
aveuinr Gatherum and the attendants
e,,t a blouse such AS has been described
N Marine and placed him In the safety
rnon. lie denied that he and Marine
md ouarreled and that he had ca'led
Marine a Dago. He WAS corrohoralci
Nv the attendants, Kmdsen and GoOd-
rich as q the trouble with Marine
snd Knudsen testified that a day N So
after Marine fell In it ana When
Knudsen heaIu tnt HeiSt l' "N", y,
NE room and found him IN a pool NJ
Hood he had evidently fallon against
washstand and cut his forehead
xnidsen also told Of Marine scratching
himself and Of ceriein filthy
habits ne had which made %
necessary for him 20 wear the blouse IN
order % restrain the nse Of MS hands
In calder. the assistant physician,
testified as to his knowledge of the
Ease. lie was asked 20 give theory q
now a very bad sore on the small
n Marines back could have
been produced He asa not
know II was there when Marine
IN the hospital and could not give any
positive explanation Of now j couia ne
n,,,ie but thought &c might be- made
from chafng Of a knot IN the blouse y
Marine had laid On his back ana mat