The San Francisco call., 1909-04-15
lSpeciol Dispatch 10 The Call

lOpecidt DEpdtch 10 ne Call
uk1AH. April 14-Incompatibilitv NJ
temperament is the cause of the ruction
at the Mendocino state hospital for the
insane. Miss Jeanette Honn. matron
of the institution, was so obnoxious 10
10 of the is women attendants at the
place that they walked out in body
Monday afternoon, and Superintendent
E. W. King, who. the insurrectionists
say, has heretofore sided with Miss
Honn. announced TO a Call reporter to-
day that there will be an investigation
into the competency of Miss Honn to
serve in authority over other women.
Miss Honn is not accused of i'll treating
patients. In all the current disruption
only one case of mistreatment of
patient has come to light.
The patient in this instance is Mrs.
Clara Luzier, wife of jeff Luzier of
Ukiah, 1t is charged that in January
an attendant, Mrs. Laughlin, left Mrs
Luzier in room alone with a violent
negro woman. While the attendant was
away the negro woman severely choked
Mrs. Luzier Jeff Luzier said today that
he reported the matter to Superintend-
ent King at the time he first learned of
1t from his wife, but that King had
case. Today Dr. King said he would
start an investigation. Miss Honn was
not involved in this matter.
MISS HONN MAY Go
But it is not thought that Miss Honn
can long remain at the hospital DR..
King said today that in the incident
just closed by the resignation of the
10 attendants he had to take Miss
Honns part against the field to preserve
discipline. Now the other side OF the
case will be investigated he said.
rs not the whole trouble" the SUI
perintendent was asked, that Miss
Honn is not a person to have in author
ity over other women
You have guessed it about right"
replied the doctor.
John l. McNab, the resident member
at Ukiah of the board of managers Of
the asylum and brother of the epi-
gramatic Gavin. said, This trouble is a
case where dispositions did not match"
The problem that confronts the board
of managers now is: If Miss Honn's
disposition could not match with 10
out of a possible Is other dispositions,
is ii matchable enough to leave at the
head of the woman's department at the
hospital for the insane? McNab said
that the board will conduct an investi-
cation al soon as DR.. King asks for one.
l)T- KING placed at the disposal OIL
The Call this morning the transcript of
testimony he took in his March investi-
CATION into the relations between Miss
Honn and her subordinates. The in
yestigation was ordered by the board
of managers after IL attendants had
sent the following petition TO the
board:
PETITION ASKS REMOVAL
To the Honorable. the Board of Managers of
the Mendocino state Hospital; This petition Of
orable body follows:
That Miss Jeanette Honn, the present ma
tron. is. according TO the information and belief
of the undersigned incompetent to fill the posi-
tion of matron OF this institution That she is
unjust and unfair in her treatment of all the at
tendsnts in said institution and that her disposi-
tion and manner are such that she is disliked by
the patients in the hospital That her presence
and management in that position are detrimental
TO the welfare of the patients and her removal
would be for the good of the institution and, as
the undersigned believe. for the benefit of the
patients. Wherefore. and each of the under
signed hereby respectfully pray and petition your
honorable body to remove said Miss Jennettc
Hem from her said office as matron
tSigned) Mary White, Ida Hawn, Mrs. George
Marion. NJ Hardin Margaret Clark, G.. Alley.
Cleo Osborn, Edith Johnson, Berta Looney, Lii
Ian Burke, Lily Mckenzie
Subsequently. all but Miss Mckenzie
resigned because their petition was un-
favorably received
Judging from the testimony given
by the women before DR.. King there
was little of A serious nature that could
be said against Miss Honn. Several
of the attendants complained about the
computation of their time, but Miss
Honn was not responsible for that mis-
understanding, according to DR.. King.
Taken singly. each complaint was triv-
ial Taken together. they showed that
something was terribly wrong in the
relations between Miss Honn and her
subordinates. There was no co-opera-
tion nor good feeling at the hospital
The call down" was the usual greet
ing from Miss Honn. according to the
unanimous plaint of the 10 rebellion
lists.
MUST PRESERVE DISCIPLINE
.'The trouble was strike; that is
all there was TO it. declared DR.. King
in reviewing the case today. '.As or
iginally written, the petition carried
with ii a threat TO walk out if Miss