The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-15

They Have Examined the
Asylum at Nurman.
MAKE RECOMME ENDATIONS
Health of Inmates Found to
Be Remarkably Good.

Guthrie. O. t. Jan. 14.-Report of the
examining physicians for the Territorial
Insane asylum. appointed by Governor
Ferguson. follows:
Hon. T. B. Ferguson. Governor Of Okla
homa:
Strive, your committee appointed "a
| inspect the Sanitarirn for the Insane. at
Norman, respectfully submit the following
report:
According to instructions. we visited
the Sanitarium Tuesday. January II. and
inspected it carefully IN all its depart
I ments.
/ We find that the previous recommends
| tions of this committee have been CON-
Piled with, and We are of the opinion that
/ the inmates are as well cared for at pres
! ent as is possible with the accommoda-
/ tions at hand:
A building has been erected for hos
/ pital, which was very much needed and
! is satisfactory. 1t will accommodate from
/ twenty TO thirty patients. Ward NO.
has been enlarged to double its former ca
pacity. which relieves the over-crowded
condition heretofore existing
We found. confined in the institution.
421 patients. The health OF the inmates
is remarkably good. They seem 10 be
well fed, and as contented as could be
expected The sanitary condition is good
The food supply seems TO be sufficient
in quantity and quality.
We have directed that the following
named inmates be dismissed or paroled:
Henry ]. Lewis; paroled.
John Chicke. Noble county; dismissed.
Charles Desper: paroied.
Jerome w. Blair, Logan county; pa
rolled.
Isaac Burnett, Caddo county: dis
missed.
John Etter. Logan county; dismissed.
Roy Berry, Payne county; dismissed.
Ed Caskey. Cleveland county; dismissed.
Joe Reed, Pottawatornie county; dis
missed.
Mrs. Walter Singletary, Washita coun-
ty; dismissed.
Peter Perkey, Pawnee county; dis
missed.
Lester McGill, Woods county; dismissed.
Lloyd Garlic. Blaine county; dismissed.
Bobby Clapp, Oklahoma county; dis
missed.
T. J. Glascoe, Chickasha; dismissed.
Frank Lieber. Kay county; paroled.
Mrs. Hicks, Kay county; dismissed.
Grace Lomberger, Oklahoma county;
dismissed
Homer Leland, Logan county; dis
missed.
J. r. Deweese, Logan county: dis
missed.
Henry Irby. Dewey county: dis
missed.
A. E. Gray. Oklahoma county: dis
missed.
George Catlan. Caddo county; dis
missed.
Addie Langford, Garfield county; dis
missed.
Nora Handy. Pawnee county: dismissed.
George Williams. Garfield county; dis
missed.
Martha MCGEE. Logan county; dis
missed.
Pearl Mathis, Pottawatomie county; dis
missed.
Marie Colbert Caddo county; dismissed.
George Mosier. Grant county; dismissed.
George W. Pauley, Woodward county;
paroied.
Robert Kennedy. Oklahoma county: dis
missed.
Thomas Morrison. Cleveland county:
dismissed.
]. r. Roughton. Payne county; dis
missed.
Henry Murray. Cleveland county; dis !
missed.
Hannah Bales. Dewey county; dis !
missed.
Susie Beaver. Lincoln county: dis
missed.
Mrs. Edith sthull. Oklahoma county;
dismissed.
Mrs. Johanna Labohm, Oklahoma coun-
ty; dismissed.
Joe Boyd, Pawnee county: dismissed
Mamie Mitchell. Greer county: dis
missed.
T. Glosson.
We further recommend that the at;or-
ney general at once institute proceedings
to compel the different counties OF Okla
noma TO cease sending irnbeciIes paupers,
morphine and cocaine fends
and prostitutes. and patients who belong
10 other states or territories, to the in
sane asylum at Norman. The custom OF
some insanity boards IS To send all cases
% the asylum at the expense OF the ter
'itory. when the counties should be com
lelled 10 support these cases at home
md discontinue the practice of imposing
lpon the territory.
The committee recommends that In cases
where the counties are not prepared 20
are for their paupers and cases of the
,f1ra--~ .
made with the senitarium company BY
he counties for their care. etc Very
submitted.
Z. II. COOKE. VI. D.
JNO. ". WERNER.
3. 2. HAMILTON.
Jan. u. 1914