Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-03
NEVER KILLED
ASYLUM PATIENT
SAYS DR. CASTOR
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ways held over my head. Mr.. Dill told
me recently that 1 was absolutely re-
sponsible, but that as l was inexperi-
enced at the time it probably would
not happen to me now.
at has been passed up to me that
there were more deaths in my ward
than in any other place in the insti-
tuition. If patients We're liable to die
such patients were moved to my ward.
Patients in a dying condition We're
moved four STOKES from the first floor
to the top when within a short time Of
Geath, sometimes within half an hour
of death.
Lately | have been called only an
inferno. <That is true; but it is not
very pleasant to have 1t repeatedly told
around the institution. especially as
it was not lone before this trouble
started" -.
DIR. CASTOR said further that N. his
days on at the ward lately he had been
watched by other doctors. He told OF
attendant staying out all night, and
said that on one occasion an attendant
named Budd, without provocation, dis
ma ~ 80 ~
windows.
Director Wallace Ougheltree, of the
Board of .Freeholders, expressed him
self in no uncertain terms concerning
the very dilatory. attitude of certain
members of the hospital Investigating
committee of the board, who an hour
after the time set for the meeting
at OVERLOOK today had not appeared
at the. asylum.
Investigation was to rave been be-
gun at 10 a. m. today into the official
actions of DIR, Robert Bolton, first as
~sistant, and DR.. Henry D. Mccormick.
second assistant to DR.. Dill, the super
intendent of the Essex County lbs
pital for the Insane.
At the time set for the meeting or the
six committeeman only GeorgeSJ. AL
then, Theodore j. Gottlieb and Chair
man Benjamin Haskell were kpresents
Director Oughletree. who, by Virtue OF
his office is ex-officio. member of every
COMMITTEES, had come to tbe hospital to
watch the proceedings.
II am angry at this co1nmittee,' de-
clared Director Ougheltr,e, when the
missing members did not appear. "This
entire matter is of theg greatest I'M
~portance to the taxpayers of Essex
county and to the members of the COM
mittee. / am disappointed that such a
seeming lack of interest is shown by
tha q mrittee when only three out of
six ara here al tne time set"
Chairman Haskell said he fully
agreed with what the director said, and
Mr.. Ougheltree continued:
mo matter what business engage
ments members of the committee. had
it seems TO me they should be on hand
here. The only one who can possibly
have "a reasonable excuse is DR.. Peck.
who may have been on aglifes or death
CALL $50 sss
Freebooter Gottlieb, secretary of the
committee, called up the home of Com
mitteemen Alderman and Ward and
learned they were on their way to the
hospital, Mr.. Ackerman arrived n
little after II a. M. and the business
before the committee was begun.
Before the arrival Of Freebooter Acks
erman DR.. Dill to q representative of
the STAR. criticized the record sys-
tom in vogue at the hospital. He said:
The present system of record Is all
most valueless. Here is ar example:
A man shown on the hospital records
as Augustine Daniels since 1902. died
yesterday. After looking up the req
ords for auite awhile we found his
I name was really William A! S. Dam
fels. 1t would have been very difficult
to promptly identity him.
What we need and what we must
have here is a system of cumbersome
for each patient. We have no good
record at the present time. The rec
ords Of the old camden street institu-
ton werc destroyed by fire. Since that
time the records have been Incomplete.
We viii have to institute a number sys-
TEN and an arbitrary one
DR.. Dill asked to be permitted to re-
main in the room while the witnesses
Were. being examined. Mr.. Anthem
objected, but, after a conference, the
other members of the committee de-
clded the superintendent's presence in
the room would not have the effect at
Illuminating the witnesses
George i. the dispensary
clerk IN the institution, was the first
witness called. he was questioned
about the manner OF handing ana CIV
ing OUT mealeal. ppm = -
DE-. John Q, Castor whose resigna.
uon IS TO pe supinit.eu 10 the 1oa
OF freehoioers at thelr regular NOME :
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