The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-18
Members of the State Board Of
Charities Attend Meeting
and Oppose the Proposed
Jail Site.
ROBBINS IN ANSWER
TO STATE SEC. BUTLER
Defends the Jail Site But But
Ter Insists that County In
Urinary Is the Best Place
Gavisk Speaks.

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At joint meeting held today OF the
Wayne county commissioners, the
Wayne county council, members OF the
state board of charities. the county
board of charities and several we'll
known citizens, the question Of the
proper method of caring for the In
sane Of Wayne county was under con-
sideration and the debate that took
place at times waxed warm. especial
ly between Amos w. Butler OF the
state charity board and John r. Rob-
bins, county attorney.
Secretary Butler OF the state board
maintained the position that exper.
fence in Indiana had shown conclusive
ly to those men and women trained In
the care OF insane. that they should
never be confined in jails or In institu-
tions that are In any way connected
with jails. The secretary declared
that Wayne county would be taking
backward step as recognized pro-
pressive county II 1t should proceed
with the proposed plan to erect . de-
tention hospital for the insane on the
jail grounds.
Gavisk and Butler.
Father Gayisk OF Indianapolis, 4
member OF the state board OF charities
and considered one Of the best Inform
ed men OF the state on the question
of the care Of the insane, also spoke
vigorously on the subject and Hike
Secretary Butler held that the propos-
ed detention hospital for Wayne coun-
ty should be entirely distinct from
the jail and divorced from the care OF
the sheriff.
Attorney Robbins, representing the
county commissioners, made . talk
that was as vigorous IN defense Of the
| Wayne county plan as the words Of
Secretary Butler and Father Gayislk
were against It. Attorney Robbins
declared that the real shame Of tho
whole affair was that the general as
sembly of Indiana did not adequately
provide for the care Of tho insane.
In the meantime Attorney Robbins
said Wayne county believed that by
erecting detention hospital on
ground adjoining the jail. but to bo
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Il In conclusion Attorney Robbins said
that Wayne county did not deserve u
, have its motives impugned; tha4 4
was trying to solve tho problem thu
best that It could be solved under the
. circumstances and that It was an hon
. est endeayor to keen the insane ont Of
the fafl.
!, Secretary Butler In reply said that
|, It was admitted by all that it va
the duty OF the state to care for Ill
! the insane, but that when the s&ate
through any cause had failed to make
/ 1.-THE necessary appropriations for such.
: | It was the duty Of the counties TO take
mn the matter and do fhe hest that n
: could rho eecrat.rv ..fa th.t ~ ~.
Z Iieyed wayne conntv.s commissioners
, were irving to do what they deemed
tain tnat they nad misJpdsed the sifua'