Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-05-11


| 1ny friction between DIR. Hutchinson and
| nr. Berry. but had heard it spoken Of.
| lie said that the patients had good care
! aiil no force was ever used on them as
| a rule that was not necessary. He stated
| that h. had been familiar with the con-
di,ion and care Of Harry stevens. who
was a patient on lis ward aud that he
never knew Of his being III treated by
1 the attendants.
The committee adjourned their hearing
| at noon. until 80 p. m.
DENIAL ABOUT STEVENS.
Thomas Kelley OF Rchford was the
next witness. lie testified with
regard to- Harry stevens, IL patient on
| his ward He said that tho statement
that he had been choked by nurses was
without foundation. He had always
received good treatment and no vio-
lcncc had been used on him or any OF
the other patients unless it was alb
| solutely necessary to keep them from
doing themselves or others injury. lie
said that the food had always been
good and there had been an abundance
of it. The milk was generally good,
though sometimes skinned.
BUSINESS MEN TESTIFY.
The investigation was resumed at
130 T.. IN. Tho first witnesses were
business men who testified with re-
gard to the truthfulncss of Patrick
Lyon, who was formerly in the en-
ploy OF the hospital in the capacity
of plumber. This man has made many
statements with regard TO the manage
ment of the hospital during the III
vestigation. The witnesses were Sher-
if C. c. Graves. w. Il. Clark cashier
OF the Waterbury National bank; T..
r.. Wallace. dry goods merchant A. IL.
Smith, dealer in hardware. All testi-
fed that no reliance could be placed
on Lyons statements
DIR. ANDREWS TESTIFIEs.
| c. i. Andrews. first assistant physi-
ciar. testified in detail about tho manner
of committing a patient. II" explained
the manncr in which the commitment
papers are made out how the patient
is received at the hospital by the ply
sicians. the examination necessary be-
fore the patient is assigned to the proper
ward and tho treatment and care Of the
| W
inson lid not visit the wards regularly,
according to The testimony of this wit
ness No force was allowed on tho part
Of the nurses and if it was discovered
that such course had tccn rIrsucd by
them the offending attendant was m
mediately discharged.
HUTCHINSON OVERS1EPS AUTHOR
iTY.
He said that h. was aware of unplcas-
ant feelings between DR. Berry and Or.
| Hutchinson but he stated that this feel
ing extended also to the other doctors
and officers OF the institution. Dr.
| Hutchinson seemed to use mere author
ity than was given him by the trust. es
and seemed to have little interest in the
management of the hosi ital. He never
knew of any presents being received by
any of tie doctors with Que II two tx
ccptions when presents "f candy and
Cigars were received from a grocery
house in Boston. TO h, knowledge 10
| hospital supplies had been used by any
| OF the doctors for personal use. With
regard t. the statements made by out
side parties that a great deal OF company
| WAS entertained at the hospital at tho
expense cf the state. he said these state
| lnents were utterly Witrout foundation
The treatment of the patients was al
ways good and the food and medical
| treatment good. rh' re is need oi more
outdoor exercise but at present this Is
not practicable owing to the small en-
closed space connected with the hospital
Tie said that in the pasJ eight wears q
attendants mad been discharged on ac-
count Of i'll treatment of the patio nts
POST MORTEM BATH STORY De
Or. Upton, the second assistant phys.
ician, testified along the same lines and
10 practically the same effect as Or
IAndrcws. He also testified in regard
to the case of Mrs Bowman. who II
was alleged had been given a post
mortem bath before she was dead. II,
said that Mrs. Bowman had been pa
ltient on the ward over which he had
Supervision. When he found that Mrs
Bowman was failing he sent tcle-
gram to her husband who came on the
might train and was at the hospital
some time before the patient passed
laway
He stated that she had been given q
bath about six o'clock in the morning
it being necessary owing to her cOnd.
ton. and had lived for two hours after
the bath. lie said the story had ever,
evidence of being absolutely false, as
the nurse in charge gave the patien,
her bath while the post norton bath
was aways given by the supervisor
| The last witness was Dr. w. u. VAS
son, patholosist. He testified that he had
investigated several cases where it had
been stated tnat patients had been i'll
used and found the statements false. No
Iautopsies were ever made without the
consent OF the friends and relatives of
the deceased: about l3i had been made
in the past eight years.
The session of the COMMITTEES will bc
resumed at $50 o'clock Tomorrow nuru
ing.