The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-11-05
ALLEGES INSANE At NORMAN ARE ARE
STRAPPED To BEDS AND EATEN BY VERM|N

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loath to talk until the women an
men were asked to offer somethin
for God. 81 felt a voice calling t
me-" said Mrs. Palmer, "and ! toll
of the sufferings of my son, Earle
and of other poor sufferers in tn
asylum"
Mrs. Palmer also read letter from
her daughter depicting conditions a
Norman. When she had concluded
there was not dry eye in the room
One woman who had relative die
in the Norman institution, tainted ant
was carried from the room. Mrs
Palmer's story reached Evangelist
Smiley, and in company of Rev. Pitten
ger, he called on her. The ministers
were visibly moved by Mrs. Palmerf
recital and one declared that Gods
wrath would be put upon the place
Silent prayers, it was said, would be
offered up at religious meetings for
the amelioration of existing conditions.
For obvious reasons the evangelist did
not believe the letter from Mrs. Pal
Imer's daughter should be introduced
at the revival meetings
Parents Move to Guthrie.
Earle Palmer is railroad man. He
was connected with the Frisco at Enid.
He is married and has two bright
children. Suffering from nervous
troubles, due to long confinement at
his post, he was brought to DR.. Dukes
sanitarium in this city Sept. is, 1914
He remained there two months. Being
unable to longer pay $100 a month for
treatment, he was taken to the Nor
man aanitarium on Nov. 10, 1914,
where he remained until January 27,
this year. His trouble was diagnosed
as paresis. In order to be near their
son, Rev. o. A. Palmer and wife re-
moved from Enid to Guthrie. They
occupy home, 1902 West Mansur.
Rev. Palmer is a retired Congrega-
tional minister, and while in Enid was
active as a supply pastor. He has
been active in the ministry for forty
six years. Earle was brought to
Guthrie and was improving when
seized with typhoid malarial troubles.
Copious quantities of quinine were ad-
A blood test showed low
grade typhoid Delirious at times,
young Palmer became violent. Dr.
Logan was employed to care for him
at the Palmer home. The patient i'm
proved He raised chickens and at
tended to the gardening until the mid
die of last August, when, the family
not having funds to place him in a
private sanitarium, again sent him to
Norman. Little Is known of the treat
ment accorded Palmer during his first
incarceration in the asylum, save what
was told a sister of Palmer during her
visit there. Various stories were given
her Of the cruel handling of the help
ess people and Indifference of attend
ants, who, it is said, have grown cal
oused in their sinecures.
What Miss Palmer Found.
Miss Viola Palmer is sister Of
Earle. She is a piano teacher and
'esides in New York City. In July
she came to Oklahoma for her vaca-
ion. Arriving here she was told that
ler brother was dying at Norman. She
went to that place and
while ministering to her brother in
yestigated the workings of the institu-
ion. She makes affidavit to cruel
md inhuman treatment of patients,
If dirt and filth and general unsani-
AIRY conditions.
One of her letters alarmed the |
0Olu6T Vi anu Will hCA nus
,and and Rev. Parker, who died re-
lently, she called on State Superin- |
.endent of Health Duke. Mrs. Pal
ner says the doctor was visibly per-
surbed and remarked that "her son
,ould not live and, therefore, if his
mother wanted the patient out of the
asylum he would send him home" AS
,tate superintendent of health Dr. I
Duke has charge of all state asyhms
md the physicians connected there
With are under his control. He tele-
,honed DR.. Griffin at Norman. The
lext day when Miss Viola Palmer went !
o the sanitarium she AYERS that the .
ioctors were all worked up" and
treated her with scant courtesyr
rhe head physician admonished her
not to say anything outside but to
,ring all complaints to him direct
Young Palmer was at once brought !,
(Cantfnaiad an paua Eo,tr