Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-01

entered the lungs, under the tube
feeding.
Answering a. charge of Mr.. smith,
Attorney Williamson asked: Have
you assumed full control of the hos
pital to its detriment?" s
I have assumed superintendent
Continuing. DR. Miller, took occasion
to generally deny all the allegations
of the so-cailed prosecutions.
Have you assumed the manage
ment of the farm or purchased cows
or other cattle?"
mo, have not"
Attempts have been found, on the
part of the patients to make false
keys, said the witness.
Doctor, have you ever had COM
plant from any friend or relative that
you haven't earnestly tried to inves-
tigate ?'' ft
II haven't"
You have complaints %
Yes"
: do you allow the patients to write
letters?" asked Governor Haines.
Yes" .....
rs there any censorship"
Some physician, looks them over"
The. Cross Examination.
Judge Cleaves cross-examined the
Witness. r - aif ..hi
AS to Henry w. Miller and the alias
Harry W. Miller. Judge CIeaves want
ed to know If his standardization pa
pers weren't Harry w. Miller.
II sign my name Harry or Henry
both ways" replied the doctor So
you have card record of every
case?"'
Yes, record Of each patient
From time to time that record is
added to- ~
Yes"
THE date. is indicated"
YES"
Judge Cleaves entered further into
the system of records Of the hospital
is there system of ward rec
ords?3 =
There is supposed to be.
is there?" .. .s.
IF the physicians carry out there
orders. yes.
We'll do you investigate those rec
ords," asked Judge Cleaves. Answer
ing. DR.. Miller said he did only occa-
sionally. $50. m -
us it a fact that under your ad-
ministration records of the wards are
kept. i'm a., book upon. the ward which
may. be ! kept for. year or. over2'
questioned Judge Cleaves.
Yes replied DR., Miller, and quail.
fed his answer with an explanation
previously to this later system
these were used, argued Judge
cleaves. @
rs there any other way. you car
keep in touch with the situation, thar
by those books2'' asked Judge Cleaves
upon DIR. Miller saying he hardly evel
looked at the books
Yes" replied the doctor, sby the
physicians report =
His Familiarity. with the Affairs.
Il want to know how you keep II
touch with the institution, sale
Judge Cieaves.. .'"'f5
DIR. Miller answered. by the ply.
sicians reports. the supervisors. ant
mentioned other reports available
The doctor. felt he was in as clos'
touch with the hospital as super
/ intendent should be. -
The Barter Case.
you knew that Daniel Barter wa
a. patient that would have to be pu
in. hot packs? IL a. !. g-sa - 4
i did" - s..4s .sa1s
Was Daniel. Barter in hot pack
for. a period of nearly two days o
two weelsep.s =. -szrs ses =
He wasn't in them that. long, :.
DIR. Miller said. he did not know
there was anything suspicious, unit
recently, about this case and he be
lieved his physicians competent an
depended upon. them s'sa.
HDid the fact that the body wa
raw; each raw place being 1aceentuat
ed by the continued application o
these packs, in your mind. make an
objection to using the packs?
/ DR.. Miller explained fully. h
\ thought things were satisfactory, an
\ that he did not consider Barter's cas-
/ serious.
Ibid you make any personal inves
| ugation to find out whether the pres
ence of Caroline Dorrity in thos
pa cks had any bearing on her death?
II don't recall, ' saw Caroline Dor
r.ey, % minutes before se death
Judge C!eaves read the statute re,a
tive to TIE yac-ah ease Ws-es says
the person shall he detained
DIR. Miller testified that one patien
sent from Judge Connolly's. court 81
away and. can't be found.
Can you remember another case
The doctor couidn t +a--'-
About Vannah.
Didn't it occur to you. DR.. Mile
/. that after you lost two patients; tina
| there might be something happen
letting Vannah go to Togus?'
I NO. it didn't
+ You thought that all right?'
Yes"
Didn't you think Vannah Inigl
have something hidden over there"
/ Il used my best judgment"
DO you know Clarence Conant p
Was he a criminal insane person
HE was confined there" stated D
Miller, while he was an Inmate of tn
criminal insane building didn't he com
over to Augusta % 80,
mo" and qualifed by pleading lac
of memory and asked time to. look u
these matters in the records.
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