St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-28

away from inc retreat, WIN her Dack
and thighs black and blue, and with
finger prints still showing on her
throat where she had been cnoked.
We're Morphine E'icnds.
When the hearing opened Satur-
day morning Col. e. w. Gibson, of
Brattloboro, the attorney for the Re
treat, asked pcrnnissio to make q
statement and introduced some let
ters touching the Graham case Col.
Gibson told how Mrs. Murray and
Miss Graham's brother Robert took
Miss Graham to the Retreat. He said
that the brother had told the Off
Gals of the Retreat that under no
circumstances Or conditions should
Mrs Murray be permitted to see Miss
Graham alone, that she must not be
permitted to give her any article Of
food or other things.
lie said, it is charged, that Mrs.
Murray is not only q morphine fend''
herself but q ''procurer Of morphine.'
He read from q letter Of DR.. Fairbanks
of st. Johnsbuly to DIR. LaWton, sup
crintendent of the Retreat in which
it was suggested that tho cause of
Miss GTahan's condition was likely
attributable to the sudden withdraw
al OF the drug. DR.. LawtOn's letter
indicated that such might be the ease.
Col. Gibson then read a pathetic
letter from the father of Miss Ora
ham, written from the old home at
SaWyersvillc, Canada. The letter was
written while Miss Graham was at the
/ Retreat and addressed to DR.. I.aWton
and said in part: There is q woman
Mrs. Murray that Gertie lives with
Will you see that Gertie doesn't re-
ceive any part of anything from Ier
/ hand, neither to eat or to drink, noI
to handle anything that comes from
Mrs. Murray's hand?"
DR.. Lawton replied September 16
! and assured the father that they
, would 90 everything possible. eve
/ will fulfill your instructions regard
ing Mrs. Murray"
/ The general trend OF the testimony
would Indicate that the doctors let.
ter to the father was forgotten wI1er
/ it was mailed, or that the Retreat die
! not regard Mrs Murray as a very
/ dangerous person.
I Case OF W. Il. Barrett.
The case of William Barrett of st
Johnsbury was brought up, and prov
! ed rather disappointing to those who
/ had indicated that it would prove one
| of tho most damaging to the Retreat
/ It proved to be Of no considera bl
value. Mr.. Barrett had become in
sane, he was in rather poor circum
| stances and through the kindness o
the late G. A. CalderWOod and othe
Masonic friends he was taken to tn
Retreat. That he was insane, ant
! hCpelessly so, was shown beyond al
possible doubt.
Mr.. Fred Taylor of St. Johnsbur.
was sworn, and said: 81 visited MI
Barrett at the Retreat in July, 1913
Barrett came into the reception room
and remained for Is or 20 minutes
This was Thursday. I never saw hin
again alive. l saw a young docto
at the Retreat, Cater identified as Dl
Taylor). he told me that Mr.. Barret
was better There We're TO marks O
bruises on his face. Had there beef
any [ would have noticed them. II
was apparently a physically well man
No, I never saw him again.
Mrs. Emily Barrett widow of til
deceased took the stand and expires
sed entire satisfaction with the treat
n mt of the Retreat with the eXcep
ton that she was not notified of Bar
rett's death until the day following
There did not appear to be much i
her story that would be helpful t
the committee. There may be NOR
to this case. It is understood tina
the committee Will call others in con
nection with it.
Saw Insane Man Injured.
The next witness called was Fran
A. Wilson, the present representativ
in the legislature from the town o
, PoWnal. He said: Il am the intro
ducer of the resolution that brough
about this hearing I am a deput
sheriff and in the discharge of m
. duties | committed to the Brattlebor
Retreat an insane pauper. l had diff
fculty getting him over there froT
Readsboro. When L got TO Brat
tleboro I took depot hack and too
my patient to the Retreat
Il was standing beside the hac
trying to coax him to get out when a
attendant came up and with get OF
of the way, I can get him out h
reached up ana -yanked him ou
| Tney bOtn lost their footing and Eel
THE insane mans head struck on
of the stone steps and cut his heat
He was partially unconscious who
they took him into the building.
never saw hin again,-in Il week h
was dead.
when he went into the Retreat h
was in q 'wilted' condition. [ want tn
committee to understand that he wa
thrown without reason. There was n
need of such force. | tried to Sc
DR.. Lawton, but was told that I coul
: not"
Mr.. Wilson spoke of committing
: negro woman, Mandy Jones to Tn
Retreat. When asked where Manil
! is now, he replied she is dead"
On cross examination, Mr.. Gibso
| ! pressed some matters that greatly an