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Show : : I i 1 -i . . - . . w . J . - - mJ . a a . JL i jL . - J. i JA ...... . ......... ..... ... : ' : I 1 , ( ; - . ' r' . I ' jv A ., L ( m-j' Aliael Liarine Declares He 7as "Brutally Beaten;: by 'Guards; Denial Mladeby Iperintenderit Hardy . : O00 o GOVERNOR SAYS IT WILU BE PROBED; ' o " ' ; . . ' O " dov. Ilcber M. Wells made" the following: statement, to The Telegram this mornins concerning: the charge of brutality . which Michael Marine has made against certain of the attendants at. the ..State Mental hospital at Provo:" . "There "Vill be a meeting bt the State ilental hospital board on Thursday, at which" a thorough examination will be commenced, and every detail of the case will be most searchingly probed. If there is any proof of cruelty on the part of any one connected with the institution . ' that person' will be instantly discharged and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. But r do not appreciate the publication by the newspapers of the statements tf a crazy man as truth, as such militates against the institution. No such thing as Marine alleges has ever happened in the - institution in. the past. The superintendent is a humane man; he is kind and gentle in is treatment of the patients and has invariably treated ; them as they ougnt to be treated. The rules and regulations of the hos-' pitaj are sufficient to Insure absolutely humane treatment in every in- 0 stance.' "If there has been any violation f these rules, THE ONES GUILTY OF THEIR VIOLATION WILL HAVE TO GO, BUT THEY WILL NOT GO UNPUNISHED. j " ' "The atmosphere of the institution is one of humanlty"and is tended to uplift the patients. While'I take absolutely no stock in the story, told by Marine, I shall Investigate it fully Just the same, from an absolutely C disinterested standpoinL" t : ' J - C 1ft fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa & fa (A-fa fa (! (Sl tl fSl Sl G (! V "n- wf Medical Superintendent Hardy made a statement last night concerning the case In which he said: "When Marine's father called to see Wm the' patient was suffering- - from epileptic mania, . following convulsion fend I explained that it would .do no good to see him as he could not talk to or. recognize his father, who was Incited In-cited to comeagain and left apparently well satisfied. 1 "About two weeks later Marine's mother called, but the patient was gain suffering from mania and she could not see him. Learning that she believed him dead. Marine was brought down to her. '..., Wounds Were Self-inflicted. ' "There were sores on his hands and face which were self-inflicted by scratching and she' made a remark about him having quarreled with someone." some-one." : I Dr. Hardy emphatically denies that Marine was ever beaten or treated cruelly. One. night Marine attacked Gatherum, the attendant and hit him on the head, inflicting a serious scalp wound. Gatherum had to use force to get away from Marine and called another an-other attendant to assist him.. In Jhe struggle the lantern carried by the at-tedant at-tedant fell and was broken, and Marine cut himself on the fragments. . ' t . The next morning. Dr. Hardy says. Marine went into convulsions, and in falling, struck his bead on a wash stand, inflicting severe bruises. No Straitjacket Used. ' , -, I Dr. Hardy asserts that 'a strait-Jacket strait-Jacket Is not used at the asylum. The nearest approach to one is a long-sleeved long-sleeved Jacket of denim which is used when the hands of the patient must be tied. .The sleeves are tied at the sides r back. , . The hanging by the thumbs the "doctor "doc-tor thinks almost too ridiculous to merit a denial, and, of course, he says was not true, the management of the patients pa-tients beiny conducted strictly upon humanitarian lines. ; He also said that Sheriff Harmon and County Attorney Page had Investigated the, case and were satisfied that the charges of cruelty were not based upon tangible grounds i - i ! Sheriff Hardy, corroborates f Dr. llardy'B statement. f- .' ' Michael Marine, a young Italian ' rrileptic, who was recently committed to the State Mental hospital at. Provo, ai d who was released from the institution institu-tion by Judge Booth yesterday on a $100 bond, has made, a statement . in -which he alleges that he was tre.ate.d. with; barbarous cruelty Toy two of the attendants attend-ants while conflne'd in the asylum. , - Marine, who is ' apparently rational, and who talks clearlyfa aVthe 'home of J Ms father, Raphael Marine, 253 South Fifth West streets Cays He Eesented Abuse. . v Marine says that while he was an epileptic, he was harmless, and never attacked anyone at any time." He declares de-clares that while in the asylum, a guard had him at work in one t the wards. The attendant. George Gatherum, began be-gan to abuse him, after which he struck Marine. The patient struck back, so he declares, and when the fight became spirited. Gatherum was reinforced by another guard. 7as Placed In Straitjacket. . Then, he declares, he was struck with something and was rendered insensible. When he revived, he says, he was in a ' straitjacket,' His arms wre so tightly tight-ly tied that the blood could not circulate. circu-late. Marine asserts he was locked in his cell and was not allowed to go outside the door. He was given an insufficient quantity of food, and he says he became - S9 weak that he could scarcely walk. Marine adds that he was triced up by Ms fingers and forced to stand for hours. T: fingers were tied with thongs that r Into the flesh, and he was strait-ted strait-ted for a week, after which he says e does not remember what happened hap-pened until the Jacket was removed. Clubbed and Knocked Down. ' Marine says he was beaten with a club several times and knocked down frequently by blows on the head and body, given by the attendants armed with clubs. He also says his parents were not allowed al-lowed to see him and he had no means cf notifying his friends of his condition. Marine's . case ; has been put in 1 the fcands of Attorney A. B. Irvine for: investigation in-vestigation and Dr. W. F. Beer examined exam-ined the young man yesterday afternoon after-noon at his office. His body was found to be covered with bruises and lacerations, lacera-tions, his hands cut and his eyes bloodshot. blood-shot. There. Is one cut on his arm, and a deep and long one on his back. His lower limbs are covered with a peculiar |
