The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-27

cheated and otherwise fooled the super
visor very easily.
Mr., Batehelder also told the committee
that he was aware while a patient that
improper relations were carried on be.
tween men and women attendants. lie
described Night Waterman Hill as a per.
son with marked peculiarities and under
stood that he was inclined to get intoxi-
Gated.
Mr.. Clements Story.
Mr. Clement prefaced his story by say
ing that he conceded that Mrs. Clement
was a difficult, quarrelsome patient. Dur
ing her stay at the institution he had
paid for three weeks $50 per week, for
one week while at Lawton hall) $35 a
week and for four weeks $50 week
When he made arrangements with DR.
Lawton it had been agreed that Mrs
Clement was TO receive the best care and
treatment possible with constant atten-
ton, with four nurses If necessary, re-
gardless of expense, and that the super
intendeBt had assured him that Mrs.
Clement would be accorded the same
care as if she was his own wife or sister.
Mr.. Clement said he made three visits
to the retreat, first on Sept. 81, 1915,
when he was advised that it would not
be best to see his wife, and again on
Oct. after receipt of Miss Guyette's re-
port and then on Oct. ~.
On Oct. 3 he was forced to wait from
30 to 45 minutes before being admitted
to Mrs. Clements room in the upstairs
ward.
Mr.. Clement here showed the first signs
of emotion when he described the room
as not being larger than the platform on
which he was seated (about six by eight
feet) and filthy in the extreme, "and /
speak advisedly," exclaimed Mr.. Clement.
The room was SO small that the cot
could not be placed straight along the
wall but had to be at an angle with it,
the walls were besmeared with filth and |
swarming with flies.
Mrs. Clement had told him that one
night while sleeping she had picked
mouse out of her hair and the attendant
when questioned admitted that it was
probably so, as she had stepped on one
when entering the room. Mr.. Clement
could not remember some things when
questioned, especially conversation, say
ng that he wondered that he remembered
anything.
He had asked his wife how her face
happened to be scratched and she had
old him it was the result of an attend
INT striking her with wet towel.
"She said her legs were black and blue
rom the ankles to her thighs and want
d to show me, said Mr.. Clement, with
much distress, but | begged her not to.
had seen enough.
He interviewed DIR. Lawton, informing
i'm that he was astounded at the brutal
reatment given woman removed from
luxurious home to a pig pen, and DIR.
.awton was unable TO say word but
romised faithfully that Mr.. Clement
would have no further cause for COM
liant. Il confess, to my shame cried
Ir Clement, that | believed him.
Mr.. Clement also told the committee
hat he had had his wife placed at the
etreat because Of the reputation DR..
awton enjoyed as an alienist, but for %
avs after Mrs Clements admission she
ad not been visited by the superintend-
Mt. The witness also handed to the
Dmmttee list of articles which she
ad had when she went to the institution
nd did not possess ON her removal, it d
eng his belief that they had been stolen ;
-om her.