Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1893 — The Asylum Crowded But Gasoway Gone. [ARTICLE]

The Asylum Crowded But Gasoway Gone.

The answer to the application for the admission of William Gasoway to the Logansport insane asylum has been received In the form of a circular letter from Dr. Rogers, the medical superintendent, in which it it is stated that both the men’s and women's departments, at the asylum are now full, and at the date of the circular, July 12, there were 60 applications on file, in a State of suspensiOtt. Whenever vacancies occur the pending applications are carefully scFutlmzecTahdfrom thenumberof recent, presumably curable or dangerous cases, the most meritorious are selected without regard to prioiity ,of application. Judged upon this basis, it would seem that young Gasoway ought to be amorg the first selected. The chances, however for the reception of William Price, the other Jasper county lunatic- now held at the county jail, would not seem very promising. Still less those of Fems, the Newton county horse thief, who was adjudged insane and is still in Sheriff Hanley’s care. About the only one of the conditions of meritoriousness that he fulfills is that he is dangerous; -and he is an ugly customer, sure erough. The hospital is being enlarged to increase its capacity from 413 to about a 100 more, but the expansion can not be made available, for about a year. Dr. Rogers thinks the best means for relieving the crowded condition of the asylum is for the Legislature to authorize the discharge of quiet and harmless chronic cases, to county or domestic care. Since the above was ih type, notice was received, Tuesday to bring Gasoway to the asylum, at once, and he was taken over Tuesday, by Sheriff Hanley and Dept. McColly. He was very reluctant to go, and the exertions of five men were needed to diess and shackle him for the journey. Sheriff Hanley talked some with the hospital physicians about Gasoway’s case, and thinks he will soon be cured.