The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-14

and that the inmates did not know Of
any corn meal being brought TO the
institution since and therefore they
supposed the corn bread must have
been made from the chicken feed. We
found in our Investigation that Mr..
Townsend had procured corn meal
from the Centersilie mill. a part OF
which We saw. and find that il is as
sood meal As is sold in our groceries
We also saw the chicken feed which is
still at the institution, and from care
full investigation OF all the facts We
find there is no basis for this charge
whatever. In the light OF the facts il
is simply ridiculous: and the same may
be said of the statement that a slop
bucket was set upon the table while
the inmates We're eating.
Entirely Satisfied.
The committee is entirely satisfied
that the complaints which have been
made Of the food are the result of this
cause: The cured meats have been eN-
hausted; they have butehered seventy.
one hogs and one beef: the beef has
been consumed, and the pork is in pro
X C.
and other lean meats OF the pork used
| fresh. have been exhausted. and the
| only available meat supply now. there
| fore. AT this season. is the fowls and
| uncured side meat. IL is good whole
some meat and is being used now Of ne.
cessity and properly. but il is the part
of the meats which the patients soon
est tire of and is the least palatable.
| We have fully and carefully investi
gated the published incidents relating
to the man. Freeman zimmerman. The
| facts relating TO this incident ART
these: This man is person OF un
| sound mind: he is suffering from a
progressive disease: his mind is SD i'm
paired that he Was unable to give any
coherent account OF his injury.
He testified before us Monday. an6
when asked what day of the week il
was he said il was Tuesday and when
asked what month il was he said II
was December. when asked by differ,
ent persons about how he was hurt
he stated at one time that he had fall,
en- out of bed and hurt himself: &C
others he told some one struck him
but he did not know who. The commit
tee, from other sources learned the
facts about the incident To he that In
the room occupied by this man there
were three other patients beside him
self: that about twelve or one O'Clock
in the night one of these occupants
of the room complained of zimmerman
and that he made so much noise as &c
disturb the sleep of the men complain
ing: that there were some words be-
tween them and that this inmate
struck zimmerman on the ear with his
cane.
Was Ignorant Of II.
It was simple abrasion from
which the blood seeped. and in the
morning another occupant of the room
washed zimmerman and put a clean
shirt upon him and that he went &c
his breakfast as usual. No complaint
was made by zimmerman. his brother
who made the public complaint or any
one else. to the superintendent or any
one and the superintendent knew
nothing Of it until some time later.
The forenoon of the same day. the
! physician of the asylum visited the
institution. saw zimmerman and gave
him medicine for his general trouble
He saw and examined the abrasion on
his ear. and testified before the com
: mittee that it was simply slight
abrasion, that there was no bruise Of
: the head and no injury that required
any attention from him whatever
There was nothing the superintendent
could do which was not done and there
: is nothing in this incident upon
which any just criticism can be based
The meals are served to the pa
tients who are not able to go to the
: dining room, are carried on trays from
the dining room across an open court
: approximately fifty feet wide. to the
mems building. then carried through
. the corridors to the patients. The
meals SO served. during the winter
season are not hot when they reach
1 the patient nor is it possible that they
e should be with the present arrange
3 ment OF the buildings and with the ap
: planes that are furnished the super
+ intendent for this purpose. No super
s ditions as they are. can do any better
= in this regard than is being done b,
e Mr.. Townsend.
+ We find as a general result OF 0ul
s investigation. that there is no just Of
j. reasonable ground for complaint o.
l. the management of Mr.. Townsend o
d the institution. and that the inmates
l. are better fed and better cared fol
in the institution than are . majorit,
of our worthy poor OF the county whs
S are maintaining themselves by thei
y own thrift and industry.
e Geo. II. Eggemeyer.
II Wilfred Jessup,
o John L. Rupe.
l. Committee.