Year: 1875

gave then. before the committee. and I
know that every word of it was true.


The committee also called upon me to
be present and hear the statement Of
this creature Allen. given before them,
and the committee say. while he was
testifying, I gave evidence of insanity.
How the committee can make this state
ment I am unable to say. That I was
indignant. while listening to tie false
statements made by Allen before the
committee, might truthfully have been
said in the report.


And who that had been treated as
have been by this monster Allen could
listen to such lies as he told before the
committee about the matter with an un-
ruffled mein. q


/ have while I was in the Asylum
been kicked, beaten, bruised and club
ed by him till was black and blue in
many places upon my person. have
wound just below my left temple in
ficted by this scoundrel that I shall car
~ to my grave. I have been under
medical treatment for months caused by
his abuse, as DR.. Hemenway well knows.
No African slave was ever treated worse
BY the most brutal plantation negro
driver than have been treated by this
man.


have been given tasks of labor by
him that was unable to perform before
l would be permitted to have my food,
and been fearfully beaten by him more
than once because I could not perform
the task.


Since my recovery and the complete
restoration of my reason. and have
been able to protect myself. have
had to combat what at times has seem
ed my duty rather than my inclination
to chastize this cowardly wretch for his
inhnmanity to myself and dothers while
he had me in his power at this Asylum.


And I ask again, who would not have
been excited to see him with his brazen
lying effrontry before the committee by
perjury trying to throw doubt upon the
truthful statements / had made, and to
shield himself by his lying. I have so
far kept my suffering from my relations.
friends and the public, as far as l was
able and do not desire to parade them
now. My insanity has been of the re-
current type. Since 1912 these strange
and singular spells of insanity periodi-
cally every three years would come up
on me. Without any treatment I would
generally recover in about three months
! With good treatment in the old and well
regulated Asylums of the East l have
recovered my reason in less than three
weeks. Upon my recovery I have O
perfectly clear recollec ion of every.
thing that traDspires, but while thus af-
flicied cannot control my tongue.
want to talk necessarily. To contrast
the management Of patients by Mr..
Harmon, with that Of Allen, I will give
nv remembrance of little occurrence
between MIR. Harmon and myself while
working in the garden ono day while
1 was an inmate. My hands were very
sore with chaps and cracks. 1 was ex-
cited more than common that day and
talked faster and more than usual. Hill
noticed my hands and said. Uncle Sam
l will get you pair of gloves if you
will stop talking SO many minutes
Done, said. Out with his watch.
closed my mouth and after while he
laughed and said l had won the gloves
| Perhaps when Mr.. Harmon sees this he
will get the gloves for me yet.


I'll had remembered only such little
incidents as that to tell the committee
am of the opinion that they would moi
have said in their report I gave evidence
of insanity when before them.


am anxious you should publish this
for two reasons; one is, that the public
should not take the report of the COM
mittee without any question as to its
accuracy; and the other is. that such
of my relatives as may have read this
report may know that I am for the
pr resent, and was when before the com>
mittee, blessed with the possession Of
my reason.


Very Respectfully,


s. II. GooDHUE.