Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-24

mental hospital Monday evening, m
already reported IN The News has
been made The subject of editorial
ana rpporlouul attacks on Dr. Calder
mcompctency ana negligence being
charged, as though escapes from the
mental hospital we're something en-
liroly unhonrd " before, ana ~ pub.
Ne demonstration" IN threatened, Tp
do Just what N not indicated although
gentleman Of prominence II quot
cd ~ stating that steps toward GALE
Inc public mass meeting should be
taken m once that the affairs Of lho
asylum can be thoroughly ihNcsliRal
cd
Tho truth ~ tina, escapes from the
state mental hospital have occurred
ever since II was opened AK they do
from every similar institution ana
from every JAIL Your correspondent
IN informed lhu, there were nine os.
capoe last year two ~ those who oss
capped not hnylnp been npprohcndod
In connection With the escape Dr
Calder N charged with showing poor
judgment and an almost criminal az.
regard Tor the safety NJ the public by
no, sondng word immediately 10 the
shori1's Office notifying the officers ~
the escape ana giving descriptions of
the mon that u rigid search could
haro been Instituted ut onro'
But Dr calder did Immediately
upon the escape being discovered, uolla
~ the cii' marshal he explains That
he did not notify the shorln, because
ho thought these officers worked to-
gothor ana that notice to one would be
notice to both. n mistake that many
other citizens might nuke, uud Dr
calder had NO precedent 10 guide him.
for II vas not usual for DE Hardy to
notify the officers oi the uNrHpo ol pa
tents Sheriff Harmon lg authority
for the statement that he has been
notified only once I'm the three years
aud hair he has held Office ~ an "a.
cape from the mental hospital
| ana Informed that II was not Dr
llardy's policy (whpthur this be- right
on wrong noodp not now be- considered
to make the public acquainted with
anything uf un unpleasant nature that
occurred In the hospital His method,
IN case Of csrupcs. was 20 send attend.
ants or other employees out 10 look for
the patients except IN rare cases,
which IN his judgment were NJ such
importance ny 10 make II necessary Ia
call In the aid NJ the officers Tho
recent usrnnu would no doubt
the lack " Information In regard To-
the manner of operating nmonR the OIL
llccrs " the reasonable excuse given by
In calder for his failure to notify the
shcrln
PICTURES GREAT DANGER
Tho engineer has drawn mrld pictures
of the danger 60 the community from
no al
may be policy, but Nv N Wise 10 create
Il feeling Of panic In the minds Of NO.
mon ana children, such I'M would result
from reading the following and other
similar pnrngrnphs2
IT isn't the plcumnloi ihing In
the world 10 have three dosporadocg
hihIng somewhere around the city,
who combine an the SKIN and cum.
ming Of expert criminals with the
strength and cruelty lent by madness
~ N not good to contemplate the
results should they In their frenzy,
meet innocent children or dolcnHclcFs
| women, Vet the fact remains that
they arc NJ largo, escaped from under
| the hands Of those who are placed IN
guard them not only from lniuring
others hut from lniuring themselves
| Thut tho patients escaped was, NJ
| cOurNp, uOIofinllulri MT lnrN wore
| from an reports snu' enough 10 have
q fixed purpose In their minds 20 got
away aud 10 net intolllgontly 10 That
end and they were not In a state of
mind 10 be skulkng around, uimlesslN
nor to commit any act that might lead
| To the arrest and confinement ana tho
| chances Of them being again hcurd Of
| In this state arc very remote
DR, CALDER ENONEllATED
The charges mnde against Dr Calder
| have been passed on 10y the h0ard, aud
| found not to be supported by the oNi.
donco, This lill additional llght IN
| thrown ON the question. IN the only fair
| presumption II ~ the right of the
| board 20 appoint n superintendent this
| they have done 10 resclnd this ap.
| poiniment for the only icNson that
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