Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-02

of employees would have to be pro-
vided and because of the nature OF
the work, DR.. Orth and the other hos
pital officials who were on the stand,
doubted If such help could be secured
save at unusually heavy expense.
The Inquest
Some inside facts about the rules
of the institution relative to restrain
ing unruly inmates, the methods by
which refractory ones are placed
under restraint, the attitude of at
tendants toward the inmates-these
were developed by DR.. Orth, DR.. Rich
ard F. L. Ridgeway, physician in
charge of Ward 8; Supervisor Charles
G. johnson, for thirty-one years a
hospital attache. and Attendants
Harry Thompson, Wilbert White,
George Kell, ID. Bosserman and Cal
vert johnson.
The attendants related the story of
the deadly, silent battle behind the
closed door of George Emigs cell.
DR.. r. L. Perkins and DR.. Park
Deckard. who made the autopsy on
Milleisen's body. were the only other
witnesses.
While the district attorneys office
was represented by Mr.. Wickersham,
the hospital board of trustees was
represented, too, by DR.. Henry M.
Slime, William M. Donaldson, Dan
iel c. Herr and George w. Reilly.
The Barefoot Man at the Bars
Fire-fiies were helping to turn the
great lawns of the hospital grounds
into the appearance of a park at twi-
light when Coroner Eckinger and Su-
pervisor Johnson led the jury across
the grounds to Ward g." Standing
listlessly at the barred window of his
cell, much as If he were quietly watch
ing the stars come out, was Emig. He
was in his underclothing and bare
feet.
Then in answer to Coroner Ecking
er's query tell us about this fight you
had the other day with Jake Mil
leisen, George?" Emig smiled and be-
gan his story:
"Wen, l really didn't want to kill
him. L don't want to kill anybody
exactly, but when Milleisen came in
-I-just-felt-tha i
had-to-kill-some
Behind Closed Doors
But you both had the mitts' on,
didn't you, George?" inquired Mr..
Eckinger. (These are the formless
canvas bags, without thumb or finger
holes, which are locked with little
paddock to the wrist and then fastened
with strap to the belt of the pa
tient, SO that he cannot use his hands.
Supervisor Johnson showed the jury
set of mitts.
"Oh, yes" smiled Emig, but you
see 1 tripped him-like this" the
jury got a glance of the jui-jitsu like
crooking of Emig's knee. And sc"
went on the insane man, he went
down and he sort of fell with his
head in this corner" Emig calmly
walked over to the corner of his cell
and pointed out the place.
With a Foot on His Throat
WAS the door open," interrupted
Coroner Eckinger.
"Oh, no." readily explained Emig,
II had looked to see about that and
then went over and closed it. When
came back Milleisen was lying in
the corner"
And then" pursued the coroner.
"Oh, yes" the vague look left
Emigs eyes and he smiled reminis-
Gently, "why-then-l-w
jammed-my-foot- on - his
at-and-just-then something
seemed-to-tell me not - to
urt-him-but-" once more Emig
vaguely passed his hand through his
hair, ng-else-just-seem
to-urge-me-to- - him - and
| 1 - squeezed-my-foo oot-down-with
all-my-might- -on-his-throat."
Outside in the corridor a great,
nearly naked negro. who looked for all
the world like a picture of Jack John
The group of jurors drew a little closer
together.
The Killing of Jacob MiIleisen
go on, George" suggested Mr..
Eckinger.
oh, yes. So, Milleisen seemed to
lie still, and-I loosed-my foot on
his-neck Them bent-over-him
to-see-if-he were-moving. Once
| saw his-chest move
| as if-he were reathing-then-
them shoved-my foot-down-on