The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-04-27
JUDGE MARSHALL SCORES
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT


iug into the recent iuhuman and
scandai0us incidents at state Hos
piial No. /, and In Tuesdays Re-
public gave All exhaustive story OF
the brutal treatment that resulted
in the death Of the patient. J. r.
Taylor, and OF the insane woman,
Mrs. Wells, who gave birth to an
infant at the hospital. The Times
has heretofore given all the salient
points in the death Of Taylor. OF
the baby incident only passing mem
ton was made with Il hint at the
undue haste Of the hospital officials
to get rid Of the woman and her ba-
by, but the Republics story gives
quite az extended interview with
Judge John Marshall Presiding
Judge nf the County Court, relative
to this matter, which will %" read
with interest. judy" Marshall, as
everyone who knows him viii agree,
B.. man Of conscientious ruuEic-
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10" speaks plainly and witt feeling,
and >taunch Republican Though he
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II can afford not 10 ur County
Judg. Ho said 10 "a reporter for
tnc Republic. who visited him in
his nome al Bonnie Terr.. "but a.
man / cannot aud will uu, stand to
ylt1--. such inpumau conduct on
the part nf III. hospital officials
,yItIDut lifting ND my yulr. against
.t.
The manner In which tni- poor
woman Wa treated RI
,al-. nav. .urpas-os, the most cruel
net. of the Dark Ages. am a Re-
publican. / have always been one.
and il j. no pleasure to now say
hat the present administration Of
affairs in the Pennington institu-
ion is inefficient. / am merely
waiting to see what is to be done in
bis case. will see that, II there be
any attempt at whitewashing, the
ruth shall come out regardless OF
Dolitics and regardless OF whom 1t
shall strike.
This is no time for Governor
Hsdlev to play politics,
81 do not pretend to be familiar
with the brutal killing of that un-
fortunate man. TAYLOR. All / know
Is what have seen in the columns
n the local uapers and what | haye
heard ON the streets. | have read
Inc Transcript of the evidence before
the Corouer I'm TINT case. and II GER
.aiulv gives rise to the grayest sus-
Dicions
"Rut in this case of the Wells
woman do know much. She was
A charge Of the county, and | was
elected TO see TINT these county
charges are cared for. 1t Is terrible
for men in public position to wrong
Il person in full possession Of his
senses, but when a woman, Dereft
Of reason, is so inhumanly treated,
II is time for every man to show his
resentment In every possible way.
Gwen the savsves shield and pro-
tect the mentally unbalanced. To
take this poor, unfortunate, de-
mented woman and dump her down
In the County Court room, where
there is no provision for either
mother or child, Is barbarous.
"J have told the Roard OF Mana
0ers that unless there IN a change
81 manavement and nnless respon.
ability is definitely fxed / will send
no more natients 10 the Institution
while am Presiding Judge OF the
Cnuntv Court told them | would
send them to Fulton. 1 realize how
this will look from political view
point. ] realize 1t IL just one mile
from the Courthouse in Pennington
to the magnificent institution that
has been built by public money for
the care OF the unfortunate.
al realize how II will look to send
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