Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-16
INSANE MEN
FILL WARDS
QUESTION OF THEIR DISPOSAL
WORRIES POLICE
CANNOT BE COMMITTED UNTIL
AFTER HOLIDAYS
Maniac Kept Prisoner in Receiving
Hospital While Authorities Seek
Place for Him-County In
stitutlons Filled

What is to be done with insane pa
tients brought into the receiving hospital
at the police station?
This is a question now troubling the
minds of the physicians and police
officials.
The county hospital is filed to over
flowing, and because of the holidays no
commitment papers can be issued and the
patients now at the institution must
necessarily remain there until the COVER
nor declares the holidays at an end.
Drs. Quint and Garrett. in charge OF
the receiving hospital, will make an en-
deavor tooay to have the authorities make
some disposition of the insane in their
charge. as their presence greatly ham,
Y,ers the work of the hospital and takes
up room needed for emergency accident
cases.
Frank Sholtz aged 25 years, whose home
is at 81 Wells street, Chicago, was ar
rested last night shortly after he stepped
from Santa Fe train and was placed in
the detention ward at the receiving hospl-
tai on charge of insanity.
Shotz was raving when arrested, but
70 make lucid statement about himself.
He stated that he had been subject to
periodical attacks of insanity for a num-
Der of years and that a week ago mis-
father had purchased a ticket for him
20 Los Angeles and gave him some money
and told him to come west for his health.
The authorities in Chicago will be COM
municated with.
One insane man, c. A 10y, lies at the
afx~tw k,I
Thursday afternoon after filling his room
at 1910 North Main street, full of bullet
holes.
The man, according to his own state
ment, escaped some months ago from
the asylum at Napa, and under ordinary
conditions would be taken back there by
an officer of the sheriff's office of that
county. But the question whether papers
asking for his return can be issued by
the authorities of Napa county during
the holidays has arisen, and, If issued,
whether they can be honored by the au-
thorities of Los Angeles county.
Five Beds in Ward
There are five beds at the receiving
hospital, and as a rule one or more are
in use at all times. Fortunately the in
juries to persons taken to that hospital
during the past two days have been
slight, although there have been large
number of patients Should conditions
become such that a number of insane
patients were brought in the facilities
for the proper care of injured persons
would be lessened, as the beds would be
occupied and the rawlings of the de-
mented unfortunates would greatly ham
per the work of the physicians and go
far toward preventing the quick recovery
of patients.
The officials hope today to be able to
find some solution to the problem which
is troubling their minds. The sheriff of
Napa county was yesterday communi-
Gated with in regard to 10y, but UP to
late hour no word was received from
him, and 10y still remains in his bed at
the hospital. burden to the physicians
and a source of annoyance to patients.
Time that should be passed taking care
of other patients and in hospital work
must be taken up in watching the man,
and as the arrangements of the hospital
do not include the wards for the insane,
the man is compelled to lie strapped in
his bed, a great part of the time.