The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-06-15

ion or misnauagCmcnl. AS 10 drunk
cuncss, he declared Altschulor fre
oucntly came In "bowled up" Ait
schulcr told him once of having
whipped patient, but he lldn't re-
port. because ne couldn't believe what
Altschulcr said.
Ellis Called.
Forest Ellis, the charge attendant
and one charged with gross cruelty
was called. He said Shockley was not
punished for his fight. He had heard
that Miunicll was rough, Minnick hav.
ing left the institution. He denied
slappug old man Davis, swore there
we're bruises on Prosser's arm when
the patient arrived from Knox county
and that no violence was used on the
man lie never heard of violence In
the Baird case, never heard of an or
der to beat the escaped patients when
they returned, and told how the towel
story started.
Patient Tried Towel Suicide.
A patient tried to hang himself with
a towel. Ellis had trouble In getting
the towel off his neck, as the inmate
resisted. This probably started the
story
He never took any sides In the AL
den.Nicholson controversy. He does
not feel kindly toward Nicholson be-
cause of the untrue reports sent by
Nicholson to the governor. He said
the matter of friction was generally
known and that attendants wished the
doctors would get together. Friction
caused things to run not as smoothly
as they might. He never saw Frank
Bell drunk, but complained to the doc
tors of Altschuler. DR.. Alden then told
Altschuler to leave.
Greene Recommended Him.
He declared that profanity was not
general, and that he swore some him
self. He never heard Alden swear at
patient Although Ellis Is one OF
the men who, the governor charges
was kept after he ought to have been
discharged, he swore that he had
worked in institutions of the kind at
Logansport. Ind, Richmond, Ind, and
Lincoln, Neb. He had never been
discharged and had letters of recon-
mendaton from all three places. He
came to Norfolk, recommended by Dr.
Greene of Lincoln.
Nicholson Fairly Faithful.
HAS DR.. Nicholson been faithful In
performing his duties?" was asked.
"W-e-l-l, yes" replied the wit
ness.
"Why do you hesitate?" was asked
well, he has been fairly good" said
Ellis. 81 Eave thought at times that
he might have done better"
Mnnick, Now Gone, Was Rough.
Outside Watchman Cronk testified
that former Attendant Minnick was
rough. He struck Patient McGee In
the stomach because McGee refused
to lie down, hit second time for ris
ing and the third time, with a vile
name, struck McGee and laid him ou
on the bed, then raising his foot anC
stamping McGee on the leg or in the
stomach.
Minnick had grabbed one patient b!
the hair. pushed him forward anC
stretched the old man, a feeble pa
tient, out on his face. Then Minnicl
grabbed the patient up around tn,
neck and kicked him, bruising hi
cheek with the shoe-point. Late
Minnick told of another attack, boast
ing, You ought to have seen me la.
him out; hit him in the stomach"
Alden Called Mlnnick Brute.
Minnick left Immediately after thi
and DR.. Alden spoke of Minnick as
brute,
Attendant Biggs, an old man will
a forgetful mind who made statement
on the stand and then directly contra
dicted himself, but who was import
ant because many stories were trace,
to him, was sworn and presented Il
evidence a typewriter statement o
things alleged to have happened. "a
n reward for reporting, my resgna
tion was asked" he wrote. On tn
stand he stated that he was discharge
before he reported anything.
.
to "sit down, c. d you," and struc
him. Nov c. d you, sit down @
I'll kick h out of you" Prose-
never left the bed after that till ca
ried out corpse.
Ellis whipped Rowlett with bugg
whip and fisted a patient who enrage
Ellis. Ellis held Finney while Patier
Weiser pounded him Ellis had hi
: hands on Baird till Baird cried, Don
kill me-"
Ellis is a vulgar man. The patient
$ have good food and clothes.
Ellis denied the stories. He sal
there was a buggy whip, owned /
: an attendant who had won it at
t dance, with which he played with ROY
lett, wrapping the whip about h
shoulders but only in fun. Rowlet
S called "the kid" used the whip on q
q tendants, who permitted it becau
e the patients had to have some fun.
e Some patients so upstairs at nigt
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