Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20
DR.. D|LL's TRIAL
WILL Be HELD At
ASYLUM THURSDAY
Supervisor Baldwin and County
Counsel Mum Ready to Pre- 8
fer lncompetency Charges.
CHANGE In MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM NOW PLANNED
Division of Authority, with Busi-
ness Head, Urged by
Freeholder. - 81

The trial of DIR. Daniel M. Dill. su,
rerintendent of the Essex County
Asylum fer the Insane at OverbrOolS
on the charges preferred by the hos
pital committee of the Board Of Free
holders, will start next Thursday.
That was the announcement made by
County Supervisor Frederick l. Bald
win, who will act as judge and jury In
the case. and by County Counsel Joseph
L! Mum, who will be the prosecutor.
Today Mr.. Mum handed Supervisor
Baldwin the charges formulated by the
hospital committee at their meeting
last Monday night. The charges con-
sist of twelve counts, all of them al
leging negligence, icarelessness and lack
Of method in handling affairs at the
asylum. F -
Al the same time a certified copy of
the charges was sent to DIR. Dill.
II think it will take DR.. Dill about
a week to prepare his defense of the
charges" said Mr.. Mum today. He
Will have to consult his counsel and
ARRANGE plans TO meet the charges. /
am sure week will give him plenty, of
time"
Mr.. Baldwin also thought both, sides
would be ready by next Thursday.
cannot of course tell what will be
the outcome of the trial." said Mr.
Baldwin, 1T will be thorough though
In every respect, and wlidnSft Is conn
pleted the public will be satisfied with
the result" ''''''.t''' $50
Asked as to what the scope of the In
vestigaton would be, Mr. Baldwin said
every charge named In the report OF the
hospital committee would be fully
probed. -
THAT includes also the question of
supplies and the methods of handling
them at Overbrook."' declared Mr. Bald
win. 81 = -
Trial, mt Asylum. e.Stte
The trial of Dr.. Dill will be held at
the asylum. as all of the records that
& will be needed IN connection with the
case are there's 1t Is expectSd that
daily sessions Will be held until the4ttial
Is ended ~
Director Wallace Ougheltree, os the
Board OF Freeholders. said today that
the trial of DIR. Dill would probably
result in the adoption OF a .planaof
management for the Overbrook Asylum
that was advocated by the Board of
Freeholders as far back as 1906. Mr..
Ougheltree, said: :.
In 1905. when DR.. Dill's first term
was about to expire, the county ex-
pected to be able to occupy the new
buildings at Overbrook inside of two
years. 1t was the opinion of the Board
OF Freeholders then that when the new
institution was opened 1t would be a
wise plan to divide the responsibility,
We planned to have a medical officer
in charge of the patients ,and their
physical welfare, while another officiaI
was to have charge of all records, out
side of the reports offthe doctors as to
the physical condition of patients, sup
plies and general maintenance of the
plant.
with this idea In view DIR. Dill was
made superintendent for a two-year
term, beginning in 1906 and ending in
1908. When this term expired In 1908
the Overbrook buildings were still un-
finished and as Democratic, board had
control of the. situation. Dr. Dill was
named for theSfull five-year term and
given general charge of the institution
In 1906 it was Known that the con-
dition of til, asylum records at the
South Orange avenue plant were not
what they should be. We hoped Sto
get the records straighteneds ontf by
the appointment of someone not con-
nected with the medical end, who
would have time and capability to
check them, psand make them clear.
The delay In the completion Of the
Overbrook buildings made tfis impos-
sjble, and the present mixed+yp condi-
e1en of affairs today is the result.
. ~, 1n.f
county. That is one general system of
heeping the county records AT the
present time the sheriff's Office uses
one system of bookkeeping,5 another
one is In use at Overbrook, another In
the auditors Office and so on through
the list OF offices. ~ ;F..ft
What is needed is, an auditing Of
All ythe county records by an expert
and the ADOPTION, of some system that
will make the accounts uniform The
Board of Freeholders is hampered. be-
cause such a system of accounting
cannon be arranged for without bids
being called for and the. lowest bid
accepted. With so, many different
bookkeeping systems in use it il I'M
possible to ask for bids, as conditions
vary SO much In the different DEPART
ments. m AK ete
''One general basis of keeping ac-
counts Is needed by Essex county, but
1t cannpt be established until the Boafd |
OF Freeholders obtains the right to |
employ experts to examine the books !
and records OF all county departments |
and have these experts devise a uni |
form system Of keeping the records and
accounts" >fsg 4gg *
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