The producers news., 1927-12-02

years of age and weighed about 100
pounds.
Kicked Patient-Broke Ribs
Sometime during the afternoon OF
Sept %, Daily tried to make Kokho
take a dose Of EPSON salts. What
am telling you now is what | learn
ed hours lated Kokho refused and
guard hit him in the jaw knocking
him to the ground in the enclosed
yard. He then kicked him in the
chest breaking some ribs. A guard
named Haller was working with DAILY
at the time.
al knew nothing of the affair until
| that evening when Kokho was taken
to the hospital after the evening
shift saw him sitting on a step spit
ting blood. / at once called on kokho
and he told me that two guards had
kicked him.
Discharged the Guard.
"The next morning | had Haller
report, and he told me that kokho
threatened to kill him and DAILY.
discharged him as soon as he had
told me his story. Ever since / as
sumed the management Of the insti-
tuition my first and most emphatic
orders to all guards, nurses and al
attendants was to positively refrain
from manhandling or resorting tc
rough stuff with patients.
meanwhile DAILY had left, presum
, ably for Butte. / gave orders u
have him brought to my office, bu
he left either during the night O
, early in the morning.
+ Governor Notified.
; 'Kokho lived three days, and
never prayed so hard in my life a
prayed that the man might live
:. As soon as he died had an autops
e performed"
e as it true that Kokho had 13 rib
Z broken from the brutal kicking?" d.
n Bolton was asked.
s "It is true" he answered. "Deat
! was due to hemorrhage induced bv
|. broken rib puncturing the lung.
# 81 did not in any manner try
e. cover up anything" Dr. Bolton COZ
i tinued, while his voice broke and
5, suspicion of moisture came to h
N eyes, 81 then at once notified my 81
perior officers, Governor Erickso
IS Attorney General l.. A. Foot, an
N Secretary of State William Powers
Ie "What decision did the state off
n GERS make ?" DR.. Bolton was asked
Nothing Done.
"The attorney general stated tn
81 as both DAILY and Haller had left al
that the testimony of the insane e,
witnesses could not be taken in al
court Of law, he did not think that
| conviction could be secured" DR.. Be
ton answered
/ 81 am in charge of an institution
! 1900 patients and about 200 atten
/ ants, workmen and Others" he co
/ tinued. 81 have always used eve
! precaution possible to have the i
/ stitution run as efficiently and car
/ fully as possible While | am unat
to be in every section of the pla
at the same time, receive daily !
/ ports on every department l ha
never tried to hide or cover up an
thing and | did not try any evasi
of any sort in this case"
Butte Miner Wires Governor
The Butte Miner at 7:30 o'clo
last night, sent Governor Ericks
the following telegram marked ru
over the Western Union:
Message to Governor
Il ''To Gov. John e. Erickson. e,
Il ecutive residence, Helena, Mont.
Il "Have you been informed of deaf
H on Sept. % of Mathew KOI5hO, il
mate state hospital at War
Springs? Death certificate STATE
death resulted from punctured lunl
received in struggle with guards.
would you make any statemel
as to any state inquiry being mac
in connection with above case
Would appreciate answer tOnigh
Wire collect"
(Signed) BUTTE MINER
Governor Erickson did not ansv
this message.
Governor Answers Second Wire
Under date Of Nov. %, the Blu
Miner sent a second wire to Cove
II or Erickson, which wire and respol
follows:
Butte, Mont, Nov. %. 1872
81 To Governor j. Il. Erickson,
VI Helena, Mont.
The Butte Miner would like
( publish any statement you mig
J send relative to an investigation
] the death of Matthew KOkhO,
4 state hospital, Warm Springs, SCI
X 28, 1927.
III In the interests Of justice {
hi Miner believes you should offer ]
IS ward for apprehension of missi