Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-22

"Nicolasa,p she said she vas a VIC
lent patient who could never be with
out restraint, that she would kick and
bite, and had to be separated from the
other patients; that when she was
placed in a room she would destroy
everything in 1t, and that when she
had destroyed one room she would
be put in another; that she got to eat
ing her clothing, and various expedi-
ents were resorted TO to keep her
dressed, and that she would destroy
everything that vas put on her.
Waists and skirts made of cloth of va
rious grades and texture were tried;
short skirts we're made, boys gar
ments made to fit we're tried; clothing
made of canvas, in different ways
and of different material, were all
tried, but she would in time learn
to get at them and would destroy
them, trying to eat them; she would
eat her shoes and would even eat her
underclothing. She was finally wound
In sheets, which were pinned with
large safety pins, but she would get
this off and would destroy the walls
with the pins. During June, 1900,
| while the building was being repaired,
an extra attendant, Mrs. Dorbandt,
was hired, and "Nicky' was put in
another room, when she soon began
eating everything she could get to,
even eating the bedding.
Miss Twomey said she knew Mrs.
Manuela Jaramillo, who had been
seamstress, very well; that her duties
were those OF seamstress and assist
ant attendant. Questioned regarding
the death OF Teofola Moya, she said
she remembered when she died, and
that the woman was attended by Faith
err Rabeyrolle before she died. Asked
| whether or not she and Miss Morrissey
had given Teofola Moya a cold bath.
or had taken hold of her hair or ears
and dragged her across the hall, or
struck her, or in any manner mis-
treated her, Miss Twomey said that
she had not and that Miss Morrissey
had not, and, further, that she had
never struck any patient. She said
this particular patient when she first
came refused to eat; that when pa
tents refuse to eat they are first coax
ed to eat and given the food without
the s of the stomach tube ii pos
sible; that in cases where the tube
had to be used Mrs. Dorbandt, who
understood how to place the mouth
piece, did so, and that she Miss Two
mey) inserted the tube to the point
marked. and gave the food: that she
had been taught how to use the tube
by DR.. Upton. Miss Twomey said a
patient could be seated for this pur-
pose or placed on a bed. but 1t was
always easier to place them on the
floor; that she did not place Teofola
on a bed because she was so large
that there was danger of hurting her
In case she struggled. Witness said
IL a necessary sometimes to put a
straightforward on patients. Some
patients had put on the jacket simply
by requesting them TO do so. but not
always; sometimes the attendants
have TO sit down on them and hold
their hands and feet, as they often
kick, scratch and bite: and there was
no inhumaaity in holding them down
by sitting on them. that She had never
choked a patient: had put her h.ands
their shoulders. ard sometimes had
hold their heads Town, There was
nothing unusual about the death or
IN cross examination IN Mr..
pougherty MISS Twuncy denied III
90 having given q ccid bath 10 4 la
.icnt who n now III an eastern lnstitu.
Iion ana said that she was positive
.hai reoiola had hot bcan given III
'ald bath sac said tAat Tcafoia Had
lcen Tradually failing; SIZE was iii bed
hc day before she dicd Sho bIea
rom lhe npse and mcuih, ana when
iAs aeslis tuhc was withdrawn after
The tube would be- covered
With blood ana corruption. Her con.
itlon was owing t her disease. Miss
'womey said that all cold baths we're
iyen by order Of DR.. Upton. she
'as quite sure that TeoIola was fed
the tube before she died; had
ever left her lying on the floor wet.
said she had never placed a
atient called Felicia" in a cold cell: