The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-26
MAN TORTURED
BY ATTENDANTS
PRESIDING JUDGE SAYS HE Old
NOT THINK ASYLUM VICTIM
A MANIAC.
INVESTIGATORS BUSY
In jacksonville, lll.--Committee Visits
Deaf ami Dumb Schooi--lnstitu-
ton Gets a Recomncn-
dation.


jacksonville. H.. Feb. 25 invests
CATION Of conditions and methods err
Floyed at rac Illinois central hospita
TOR the insana here disclosed today
that William Mene2es, who was com
mitted to the hospital for the insane
mot only was sane ut the time he was
committed, but that the examining
/ magistrate and the jury In the case
were fully eognzant Of the fact; that
the commitment was to transfer to
the state the expense Of caring for
a dependent upon charity previously
supported at least In part by loca'
charities.
Judge Baldwin in whose court Men
eyes was pronounced insane, said 70
day that the man was sent to the asy
lum that he might receive medical
care ana attendance He said that his
did not believe that Menezes was in
sane ana that he thought the jury
which passed on the case was oil his
opinion.
investigators Continue.
While William Menezes lay at his
Ii me here in d half stupor today tvs
sets of investigators took UP his stoli
HI his alleged brutal treatment at th
hands Of doctors and attendants Il
the asylum
Menezest story Is declared to be th
fabrication Of an insane mind BY vii
lam c. Graves. secretary OF the stat
board Of charities, and Joseph Mason
secretary Of the state civil saryie
commission. who came here today t
look into the story They declare cha
they found that he was IN no way
mistreated during the forty .eighi
hours that he spent in the insane asy
um.
Representatives Hope and Me
Langhlin continued their investigation
Of the case. and declare that the
are convinced that Menezes wa
roughly treated at the asylum The
went over the entire ground and se
cured statements from the sick man
sons, to whom he whispered the stors |
after they had taken him away from
the asylum because Of his terror an
pleadings to be removed.
Describes Injuries.
My fathers neck Was twisted ter
ribly and his head now rests on his
right shoulder. His shoulder and
chest are getting sore from the rub
bing Of his beard, said Frank Men |
ezes Is years old.
"He was not in that condition when |
ne was taken to the asylum. His back |
was bent, but his neck was net twist
ed. He could talk before he was sent
TO the asylum, but he can't say word
now"
Attendants at the asylum assured
Hope that Menezes was not mistreat
ed during his short stay In the inst
tuition They said that they had
bathed him shortly after he was al
mitte,i, but he was not thrown into
the bathtub and his neck twisted, as
he said.
Handled Gently.
o. c. Bong, supervisor Of the re
eeiying ward of the asylum, said: "A
9. Huses. one of the day attendants |
bathed Menezes. I'was present when
he was given his bath, and | know
that he was handled as gently as a
child. tie was placed in bed afte
his bath and made as comfortable as
possible.
The members of the investigating
committee visited the Illinois school
for the deaf today aud they declare
that it is the best conducted state in
stitution that they have visited on
their trip.
1t is a model institution The
school is well arranged, the pupils are
1eat, well taught and apparently as
happy as children could well be-" de
alared Representative Hope.
Superintendent Charles Gillette is
good man His father was superia-
tendent before him. He was born at
he school and thoroughly under
stands its needs. There is nothing ut
he school which needs investiga
lion
Representative Hope and McLaugh-
in are going to Pontiac tomorrow TO
conditions at the state re
formatnrv.