Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1887 — Page 1

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COMPLETE REFUTAL.

REPORT OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE INSANE HOSPITAL. [Continued from last ’*eek.] The next charge is that Dr. Harrison, the President of the Board of Trustees, is a bad character. This attack upon Dr. Harrison is, in the opinion of this committee, one of the most infamous outrages ever perpetrated upon a public official. The facts of the case are as follows: In D 77 or 1878 D ’ Harrison was the Superir tendent of Public Schools in Boone county of this State. He had made many political and personal enemies because he was a man of indomitable energy and fearless in the expression of his opinion. Most of these enemies were men in his own profession, and Republican politicians While he was Superintendent of Public Schools charges were preferred against him before the Board of Commissioners, all of whom were Republicans, and after a long and tedious trial and inves.

tigation, running clear back to the boyhood of Dr. Harrison, and involving the examination of many witnesses, he was fully and unanimously acquitted of these charges by said board. The charges embraced such crimes as abortion, drunkenness, dishonesty, and, in the language of one of the witnesses, “everything except murder.” It was also shown that for five years after his acquittal Dr. Harrison remained the County Superintendent of Schools, and, in fact, up to the date when he resigned said office to accept the office he now holds. It is also evident to your committee that the charges against Dr. Harrison are malicious. Some of the witnesses admitted that they were his personal enemies, and a careful reading of all the evidence adduced by t e pr secution reveals the fact that the charges against his personal are supported only by the evidence of either his personal or political enemies, and is much colored by their apparent malice. It is also evident to your committee that the witnesses call’d to impeach

his character before this committee are the same men who instituted the investigation before the Commission re of Boone county, and who employed private counsel out of their pr’vate means to prosecute him upon a charge the trial of which, before a board all of whom were Republicans, resulted in his triumphant vindication. The entire number o» witnesses who testified to his bad character was thirteen, and some of these were shown to be c ininon drunkards, and only two of them weie men of property, standing and inlhienc . On the other hand over forty citizens of Boone county, Republicans and Democrats, including the Mayor of Lebanon, who is a Republican, the Sheriff of the county and, in fact, the leadirg officers of the county, the business men, bankers, merchants, ministers and farmers, all testified that Dr. Ha/rison is a man of sterling worth and of good character; that he is an active and energetic man; th .t he worked for the good of his town and county; that he was a man of strong opinions, and is free in giving expression to his views on all subjects; that he has been faithful in the discharge of his duties as Presi, dent of the Boards of Trustees of the benevolent institutions, and has ably seconded the efforts of the Superintendent of the Hospital for the Insane in bringing that institution up to such a high degree of efficiency that it is equaled by but few similar institutions and excelled by none. It is the deliberate opinion of this committee that no man under the fierce light of such an investigation as th’s has been could have presented a better character than Dr Harrison has done.

The next charge made against the institution is in the nature of a ge eral charge. It has in it such items as mismanagement, incompetency of officials, corruption on the part of the management, and other, charges. In regard to the mismanagement of the institution the committee has this to say: That the ins itution is better managed now than it ever has been in its past 'cistory; that it is a better managed institution than* an z like institution that the witi esses who t stifled nad any kno t ledge of. — So far as the incompetency of officials is concerned, it was sh awn that the medical corps are men of high standing, and of character and proficiency : n their profession; that the attendan s are careful and competent; that the Trust es have done everything in their power, so far as the means placed at their disposal would allow, to further the interests of the institution. — Upon the charge of corruption the committee has this to say: that there was absolutely no proof on that point whatever. Not one witness testified to any one fact that would even lead to a supposition that any of the officers of this institution were in anywise corrupt. It was sought to be shown that there were personal relations between Dr. Harrison and John E. Sullivan of a corrupt nature. — There was no evidence upon this point even tending to establish the truth of such a charge. Mr. Sullivan was a furnisher of supplies for this institution. It was . hown overwhelmingly that the contracts he secured for furnishing supplies were all obtained like other contracts, by being the lowest and best bidder; .hat no officers of at institution were undpr a money or personal obligation to him, and that there was no corruption in his dealing whatever with the officers of this institution. It was shown that in several instances Mr. Sullivan furnished butter to this institution that was bad, but it was promptly returned to him and replaced by a good article. In fact we may say this of most all the contractors that furnished supplies to this institution. Very few of them furnished supplies but what had some part of their supplies returned tj them, either because they were below the quality required or because they were not the . ind that were

ordered. It was shown, ho woven that in every instance the proper l quality and kind was furnished iu i 'the place of that returned. The principal witness againtfi Mr. Sullivan was a man by the naxw vs Arthur Jordan. Mr. JoracEv himself testified that uring Laylast year he had had five butfarr contracts with that institution; this t his butter was returned to him ev»>ry one of the five times, his men+ being that this was beeauwa of discrimination against him, bw;i the testimony of other witnessen being overwhelmingly that it wtesbecause his butter was bad IS was also shown that Mr. Jordan was a witness very much prejudiced' against Mr. Sullivan and the Stor - keeper of the institution, and it ts the opinion of this committee that Mr. Jordan’s testimony was large?/ colored by his feeling in this matter. It was charged that in 1882 MSullivan furnished to the Boar ? pr ceding the present one a quantity of butter for which the Board! disallowed his claim, because thia butter was bad, and that the present Board, in the face of that disallowance, allowed the claim ami paid it io him, the amount being $476.25. Your committee is of the opinion that there is sufficient ev- • idence to show that Mi, Sullivan did furnish the butter required th t the butter was used by the institution, and that the presen Board was justified in paying Mr. Sullivan the above amount. It was also charged that boilers -had been furnished for this institution that we *e of an inferior quality, and that they were not sufficient for the use to which they, were put. This charge was not sustained. It was shown that the boilers were patched within a yea? and a half after they were put/in , but it is the opinion of this comv mittee that said patching was ne<— cessary, not because of the inferior qy.alitv of the iron, but because the boiler had been improperly se t hy Henry Stacy, the former Civil Engineer, and that was ths. cause of the injury to the boilers It was shown that the boilers now perform their work satisfactorily.. The evidence against these boilers came from men who were either discharged employes, or men who had a personal grievance to vent against the contractors’who made the boilers, or against t e officials of the institution. It may be proper to add that nearly every witness who complained of the man—agemett of the institution had to admit that some personal grievance was at the bottom of the com plaint, many of such witnesses Bering discharged employes; othershaving some personal grievance against those in authority over them. One or two were former patients at the hospital whose com - petency to testify by reason of their mental condition your com mittee doubts. Others were uu~ - successful competitors for the pa tronage of the institution; and a*k least one has been charged with almost every,crime in the calendar and more than once convicted; so that we deem it proper to say that their testimony must be received with that degree of caution that attaches to such witnesses. The committee further report that since the present I oard cam into power the following improve ments have been made for the benefit of the patients in this institution: The old system of diningrooms has been done away with and general dining-rooms have been established, and this, in the opinion of the officials of the institution, is a very great improvement, and results in a saving of ai least It per cent, of the amount o.€ food necessary to supply said in.— stitution. All liquors and alcoholic drinks have been dispensed with; all instruments of restraint and punishment have been abandoned. Wiaen the weather will? permit, all patients, not incapaci—fated by sickness, a r e given ouU‘£ door ex rcise in charge of their at - tendants. Schools have been

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