The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-16

sefts were inflicted upon him by attend
ants in the Provo insane asylum while
he was an inmate of the place
The young man. who. until few days
ago, was in the asylum under treatment
Tor epilepsy. tells story of cruelties
worthy of the days Of the Spanish in
QUESTION. He declares that he was
made the victim of the most cruel
treatment by those employed to care
Ior the uufOTtunates in the state insti-
tuuon- In proof of his assertions. he
EXHIBITS his body covered with bruises
and decorations. These he claims were
made by clubs, straight jackets and
The father Of the young man. Raphael
Il Marine Of 253 South Fifth West street.
and MS brother, +. II. Marine. prODrie-
y Tor of the boot and shoe store at 400
4 West Second South street have en-
iI.oyed legal counsel and purpose to
prone the matter 10 the bottom. The
relatives assert their intention of pros
ecuting the authorities of the asylum
under the criminal laws for maItreat-
ment of patients, and state that they
VIII probably file a damage suit against
the institution
Examined by Physicians
Attorney A. b. Irvine has taken the
case in hand Yesterday he had the
-~--t7 man = 4AL iA4lE1 examined DN Ut.
w F. Beer, and today they viii be
again examined by some other physi-
can. Mr.. Irvine stated that if suf1i-
Gent evidence could be secured the Of
ncials of the asylum would be prose
cuIeQ. The examination of Marines
injuries by the doctors is being made
in order to determine the nature of
them and how they might have been
made DR.. Beer, after making his ex-
= animation, stated that the victims
body showed signs that &c him spoke
plainly o. straight jacket having been
used on him.
Marine is about "A years of age and
according to the statement of his rela-
tives, has. been afflicted with epilepsy
Tor some years About nine weeks ago
the young man was sent to the asylum
10 be treated for his ailment 1t was
while under treatment that the cruelties
which Marine describes are alleged to
have been inflicted upon him. Sitting
I'm Dr. Beers Office yesterday, his hands
tied up and one eye blOodshot and
bruised. Marine told his Story.
Story Of His Treatment.
THE first week WAS at the asylum.
said he, they treated me all right.
Then they began to mistreat me. First
1t was by licking me in my cell I was
not allowed to go outside of the door.
They did not give me food enough. I
got so weak I couldn't walk Up and
down my cell When the hour came for
the patients to go cut into the exercise
court for fresh air and exercise, / was
not allowed to go. And ] wasn't in
sane, either I was simply there to be
cured of epilepsy. and was getting along
all right until they commenced TO mis-
treat me.
This was not all. was triced up by
y way for hours My fingers were tied
with a thong and you can see how it
cut into the flesh. After that L was
put into straight jacket How long
/ was kept in it I do not know I can
remember being in il for a week After
that I do not remember what happened
until it was taken OF There is a big
cut on my back made by the rope that
the jacket was tied with
The attendant treated me worse
than a dog. He knocked me down with
a club several times When ! did not
do just as he wanted me TO he would
beat me. 1 was hit over the head and
you can see what my eye looks like.
Beaten With Club.
Another time the attendant struck
me on the arm with his club, and YOU
can see the cut that it left on my arm.
] was treated in this manner up to the
time that'I left the asylum a few days
ago. 1 was permitted TO see no one,
Hnot even my parents were allowed 70
ilisit me. and 1 could tell nobody about
= the beatings I was getting Locked in
my cell. j had to stand it
At the request of the attorney and
the parents Dr. Beer made a thorough
examination of the young mans iR-
juries He found that his right eye
vas badly bloodshot and bruised. on
his arm was q cut and another deep
and long one ON his back. His lower
li5nbo were lacerated and covered with
a peculiar rash
D. 1e
how the injuries had been caused, tFe
doctor stated.
We'll. it is hard to tell rhe cut o..
the back looks as if IL had been ma Il
Ev a rope or something Of that kiE1
that had been tied about his body un-
IT, FL worked into the flesh. The body
looks very much as if IL hal been ir-
cased in a straightjackeI OF some Kin l.
The marks indicate such As to the
rash, that might have been caused
either by neglect of physical condi-
IiOns or from an infected straight
Jacket that had been worn by someone
else. The cut on the arm is more Diff
fcult to determine about IL might
have been made by a blow. The I'm
gers appear to have been cut by some
thing grinding into the flesh I am not
prepared just vet to say fully what /
think about the case"
Parents Could Not See Him.
, +. H. Marine. brother of the young
! man. in talking of the case. said: we
sent Michael to the asylum simply 10
have him treated for his epilepsy.
Otherwise he was sound and we'll Now
he is a physical wreck. and il is all
due TO the brutal treatment he has re-
ceived at the hands of che attendants
in the asylum. He seemed to be get
ting along all right at first and we
never suspected anything The idea of
his being beaten. starved and kept in
a straightjacket never occurred 20 us
a short time ago, however. my Ia
ther went 20 Provo and asked 10 see
the boy. The authorities a L the asylum
refused him permission 10 go TO his cell
or see him We did not think much
OF this, but a week or two later my
mother called at the asylum and she.
tCe. vas denied admittance. Then we
suspected that something musl ne
wrong and began some inquiries We
were told by friends living I'm Provo
that the boy was being mistreated. We
tired to learn something about it at