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CHARGE SECOND KILLING AT PATTON ASYLUM
FIRE DESTROYS
CALIENTE; LOSS
NEARLY $50,000
BUILDINGS ARE WRECKED BY
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
RESIDENTS FLEE FOR MILES TO
ESCAPE DEATH
Blaze Originates in Southern Pacific
Depot, Where Three Thousand
Pounds of Explosives Had
Been Stored
BAKERSFIELD, Cal., Juno 13.—
The mountain village of Caliente,
on the Southern Pacific railroad,
twenty-two miles east of this city, was
destroyed by lire and the explosion
of 3000 pounds of dynamite late this
afternoon. The loss is nearly $50,000.
The flre originated in the Southern
Pacific depot, where the heavy explo
sives were stored. *\
The inhabitants, unable to check the
flames and being informed by the rail
road agent of the presence of the dyna
mite, fled for miles Into the hills. Con
sequently the ensuing terrific explosion
wrecked the depot and adjacent build
ings and the fire continued unchecked.
Every Building Destroyed
It was reported late tonight at the
Southern Pacific office here that no one
had been killed or Injured, but prac
tically every dwelling and building had
been destroyed by the flames.
The depot was blown to pieces, the
flying embers spreading the flames to
the score or more wooden buildings
in the vicinity.
A railroad water tank was destroyed
and falling on the track delayed traffic
for several hours. Fortunately no
trains came along while the shock of
the explosion was felt in the city.
Telegraph connection to Los Angeles
was interfered with. „„,„..
The destruction of property includes
the depot, Caliente hotel, P. J.
O'Meara's general merchandise store,
blacksmith shop, postoffice, two res
taurants, several saloons, one dwelling
and a water tank.
The flre started on the depot plat
form. ..» —
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WILL LEARN TRUTH
ABOUT BIG MERGER
Special Agents Assigned to Investigate
Agreement Between American and
Pennsylvania Refining
Y.- Companies .
WASHINGTON. June 13.—The de
partment of Justice has assigned two
agents to duty in New York under in
structions to examine into the condi
tions under which the recent compro
mise was effected between the Amer
ican Sugar Refining company and the
Pennsylvania Refining company.
The agents are to examine into the
.-.negations that the compromise dis
closed conditions involving a violation
of the Sherman anti-trust law.
A local paper prints what purports
to be an interview with former Attor
ney General Bonaparte, which in effect
amounts to a declaration that during
bis administration the department of
justice was without.the evidence nec
essary for a successful prosecution.
Officials of the department declared
the proceedings in their present stage
must be regarded as confidential.
FATHER WILL PLEAD
TO HANG MURDERER
Condemned Man Convicted on Charge
of Having Beheaded Boy for
Whom He Demanded
* $5000 Ransom . '- V
- NEW ORLEANS, June 13.—Follow
ing the signing of the death warrant of
Leonardo Gebbla late yesterday, Peter
Lamana, father of the youth for com
plicity in whose murder the condemned
man had been sentenced, declared to
day he would request the government
and the sheriff to permit him to act
as executioner.:
- Walter Lamana, the 12-year-old son
of Peter Lamana, a well-to-do Italian
of this city, was kidnaped and a ran
som of $5000 demanded by the kidnap
ers, who operated under the sign of
the Black Hand. '
■ The father declined to comply and
the lad, some days later, was found
dead, his head having been severed.
SKIPPER SENDS REPORT
OF FLEET FROM NOME
-SEATTLE, June 13.— Definite news of
the Nome fleet was received today in a
cablegram from one of the captains
which announced the Victoria had ar
rived in the roadstead at 2:15 a. m. on
Saturday, and the St. Croix at 10 a. m.
The St. Croix, a wooden steamer,
showed the effects of her battle with
the. ice, timbers having been ripped
from her bow. She left Saturday after
noon for St. Michael. ,
The Ohio, the Olympia, '. the Senator
and the Umatilla are believed to be in
the floes east of St. Lawrence island.
These six boats carried 2500 passengers.
The St. • Helens, Falcon and - Tampico
•are also on the way to Nome."';
Balloon Soars High
PITTSFIELD,■';. Mass., . June 13.—The
ascension of the balloon Massachu
setts, which started from here at 12:17
» m' with William Van Sleet of this
-Ity as pilot and W. C.'Bramhall and
Edgar L. Bobbin* I of- Boston as pas
lengers, was ended"at 10:82 a. m. in
he town of East Alstead, N. H. The
jalloonlsts reached : ; a height of 10,500
teet. • -,-w_ffiißß_Bßew'_wtew;
LOS ANGELES HERALD
ALBANIANS AND
TURKS MEET IN
BLOODY BATTLE
FIVE THOUSAND MEN SLAIN IN
FIERCE CONFLICT
PERSIAN TROOPS HAVE FATAL
FIGHT WITH MOSLEMS
Reports to Teheran from Tabriz Tell
of Sanguinary Engagement Pre
cipitated by Slap in the
Face
ST. PETERSBURG, June IS.A dis
patch to the Novoe Vl (111/ a from AM am
says the Hhakhsevan tribesmen are rav
aging the Arehil.il district in Azerblajan,
the most northwesterly province of Per
sia.
According to the dispatch, 5000 per
sons have been killed, and the leading
Inhabitants have appealed to the Rus
sian consul for protection.
TEHERAN, June 13.—Reports from
Teheran late tonight Indicate one
of the most . sanguinary wars in
the history of Persia has been precipi
tated by the simple act of a gendarme
at Tabriz, who this morning slapped
the Turkish consul In the face as the
result of an altercation.
Immediately following the flght in
front of the Turkish embassy a con
flict occurred between the Persian and
Turkish troops, In which twelve Per
sians were killed, eighty wounded and
seven Turks slain.
The latter's casualties Include over
200 wounded, many of them fatally.
The city tonight Is reported in a state
of siege, and tenror prevails among the
inhabitants. Many homes, It Is said,
already have been plundered and nu
merous captives taken,on both sides.
Tomorrow morning is expected to
witness a terrific encounter, as both
sides have secured reinforcements and
ammunition is plentiful.
In anticipation of the trouble Persian
troops have been arming for several
weeks.
Almost simultaneously with the battle
at Tabriz came a fatal conflict at Sal-
(Continued on rage Three)
THE NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST
For Los Angeles and vicinity: Fair
Monday; light west wind.- Maximum
temperature yesterday, 68 degrees;
minimum, 57 degrees. ' :
LOCAL
Charge made by wife that her husband
died from result of injuries inflicted at Pat
ton asylum, following Grassmee's death,
will lead to rigid investigation today.
Consolidation committee at San Pedro to
formulate plans for campaign to complete
merger of three cities.
Delegate to Elks' grand lodge from St.
Louis Ignores doctor's advice and will at
tend meeting in L/>s Angeles.
Axle of street car breaks and causes coach
to leave rails and collide with curbing.
One woman painfully hurt. , :
War department issues order that muni
cipal authorities concerned must be notified
In advance when government considers per
mits for harbor, work..
Young woman while searching for cat Is
Injured. • ■' .
Man demented by reason of hunger and
Illness attempts to leap out of window of
moving train. ■
Rooms In hotels, numbered 13, regarded
with fear by traveling public generally.
Students about to be graduated at St.
Vincent'? college hear final counsel.
Marriage, result of romance following
automobile accident, will take place soon.
Baccalaureate sermons' are delivered to
graduating classes at Occidental and also
University of Southern Californula.
Julius R. Black weds young woman at
Spokane.
Bankers' association refuses to consider
protest of life insurance men against its
members acting as representatives of com
panies. l -
Police arrest five Spiritualists on charge
of violating ordinance providing permits
must be procured by mediums.
Boy who eloped with girl wishes to marry
her, and says he makes enough money to
support family.
Four persons, hurt when seats collapse
Saturday night at Girls' Collegiate school.
Officials recover $10,000 in two of pack
ages lost In transit In malls; $20,000 still
to be accounted for, although money Is be
lieved to have gone astray and not stolen.
COAST
Town of Caliente destroyed by dynamite
and flre; loss $50,000. .
News received at Seattle that Nome fleet
is safe. '
Immigration officer drops twenty feet on
smugglers In ship's hold.
, Marriage at Monrovia will follow woman's
mishap In automobile.
Ambassador Jusserand of France arrives
at Seattle. V
Big output of gold reaches Seattle from
Alaska mines. .'.«
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EASTERN ' a l':-a
Lightning strikes church at Green Bay,
Wis., and kills two persons.
. Japanese report on enormous total of Im
ports from this country.
Project to raise funds for purchase of
lands in Palestine criticised in New York.
Soldiers cannot have ' carload of liquor
sent to Fort Riley, Kas. -
Increase In demand for iron shows greater
activity among eastern builders.
Department of Justice will investigate
merger of sugar companies.
Army corporal shoots two superior officers
in flght at Dcs Moines.
Tariff debate in senate may be ended next
Saturday. ' ■-.■■■-•• - '
Georgian makes vigorous attack on child
labor in southern states.
• Father will ask permission to execute
slayer of his son at New Orleans.
Wisconsin legislature adopts coupon bal
lot" for use at elections. .- .-■«r
. I'nultarlans pay . tribute to late . Edward
Everett Hale at Boston.
a. .',',' FOREIGN
I Liberals in Spain suspect that government
contemplates war In Morocco.
Order of recall startles Venezuelan envoy
at Paris. " - ' :
- Spain will press claims against Cuba for
large debt -.- -
— Pope Plus X receives American bishops
and praises Catholics in United States.
Five, thousand killed in battle in Persia.
Troops . pursue ' band .of outlaws in the
Philippines. a ..." . V
Rescue - party ! concedes all are dead on
sunken submarine in Black sea.
: Japanese .strike - leaders ,in Hawaii .are
given speedy hearing. i'j|Eiij^S__B^Sl_lt_!_
MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 14, 1909.
Shah of Persia and Scene Showing Troops
Preparing for an Engagement with Enemies
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ON SMUGGLERS
IMMIGRATION OFFICER HAS
SURPRISING FALL r
Inspector at Seattle Plunges Through
Hole In Ship and Alights on
Stowaways, Raw Silk
and Cigars
(By Associated Press.)
SEATTLE, June Immigration of
ficials, after picking up on , the wharf
a stray Chinese who admitted that-he
came over a stowaway on the Great
Northern liner Minnesota, searched the
vessel yesterday and discovered nine
more smuggled coolies and a quantity
of silk and cigars. -..'''
Inspector C. E. Keagey. stepped into
the sail locker of the; steamer and
fell twenty feet through a hole in the
floor, alighting squarely on top of nine
naked Chinese lying in ; the hold of
the ship. " -- - ■- ■...•-. y
Further investigation brought to
light several leather sacks resembling
government mail . pouches . filled t with
raw silk and a number of boxes of ex
pensive Manila cigars. The bags■of
silk are supposed. to have been taken
aboard with the mail sacks. T
Three Chinese stowaways were cap
tured on the British steamer Cymeric
last month, and it is believed organized
smuggling is in progress on Oriental
steamers. - ', - •■ -' .
CRITICISE FUNDS RAISED
FOR LAND IN PALESTINE
Zionists Believe Large Amount Should
Be Given in America Toward ' .
V • Movement
NEW YORK, June 13.—Debates at
the second session of.' the American
Zionists convention today indicate the
desire of Jews to return to their own
land is not receiving financial support
satisfactory to the more zealous ad
vocates of the movement. '
The Colonial Trust of London, or
ganized to purchase land in Palestine,
is capitalized at 1,000,000. to be raised
by the sale of shares at £5 each. Thus
far only £105.000 has been received. .
The national fund committee report
ed $7427 subscribed in this country for
the cause. This figure was criticised
as small in view of the great Hebrew
wealth in the United States. *.■*>,,;.
More Temblors in France
PARIS, June 13.—The work of rescue
among the French villages that' suf
fered from the Earthquake continues,
but, owing .to the fact that communi
cations are greatly interrupted, details
of the disaster are few. There were
sligjit seismic shocks again' today, but
no damage was reported. > - ,\
BRYAN CONSENTS TO
MAKE AN ADDRESS TO
COUPLE WHO MARRY
ST. LOUIS,, June 13.—The* committee
In charge of arrangements for (lie Chris
tian Endeavor convention, which opens
here July 7, announced today that Mil
liam J. Bryan, who will come with the
Nebraska delegation on a special I train,
has In red | he will make an | add re**
at the wedding of any couple Unit ac
cepts the offer of Rev. , 11. S. , SaUbury
of Omaha, lo marry them free of charge
on the train. : .V ..., -'■"
ABANDONS HOPE
FOR SUBMARINE
RESCUE PARTY CONCEDES ALL
Y-OF CREW DEAD
Russian Boat Kambala, Sunk in Col.
r. lision, Lies Too Deep for Men to
Attach Chains Operations
, "... Suspended ,
V- .- -V (By Associated Press,);
j SEBASTOPOL, June 13.—A1l . hope
is,gone of saving the lives of. the crew,
of ; the - Russian. submarine j Kambala,
which was sunk in collision with the
battleship Rostislav during maneuvers
Friday night. * >
Two divers have-died in the attempts
to rescue the men on account of the
immense pressure. • Others have . tried
repeatedly and heroically to pass chains
around, the wreck, but finally came to
the surface, utterly exhausted, having
accomplished nothing. .-..-'
' All operation*.have been abandoned.
The chances of saving the lives of the
imprisoned - men were recognized from
the.flrst as, very remote, although un
der. normal conditions the submarines
have an air capacity- of three days.,
' The Kambala type of submarine, is
weak structurally and for-this reason
cannot normally make a descent, of
more than 100 feet. . • v
The Kambala went, down in 150 of
water and only untrustworthy bulk
heads stood between the men and
death after the boat was struck.
The disaster occurred five miles from
Sebastopol. Four men were saved, in
cluding the ■-.commander. Lieutenant
Aquilonoff, 1' who was giving orders
through the • speaking tube to -' the
helmsman Just before the collision. ;-:
GOVERNMENT INTERESTED
IN CHINA RAILWAY LOAN
Federal Official Watches Situation
with Much Confidence in Ameri.
- can Financiers
. WASHINGTON, June 13.—Regard
ing the proposed American participa
tion: in the foreign loan on the Han
kow-Sze Chuen railroad,' in which New
York bankers are deeply interested, an
official statement Issued at the state
department today declares that the de
partment is following this : situation
with great interest and looks forward
with . confidence to a satisfactory ar
rangement between the American
group and the German, British and
French financiers. ,/
. The statement sets forth the govern
ment's gratification at the formation
of a powerful American financial group
to enter the field of Investment in
China.
Arrives with Gold Dust
. DAWSON, Yukon. June. 13.—The
steamer Tanana bus arrived with 1500,
--000 worth Fairbanks gold .lust, mak
ing a total of $2,000,000 received so far
this season, en route- to Seattle. The
los is * gone . from - Lake Lebarge and
Yukon steamers are running regularly.
ARMY CORPORAL
SHOOTS TWO MEN
WOUNDS SUPERIOR OFFICERS;
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Violates .Leave of Absence, Is Par.
| doned, Then Demands Transfer
f' from '; Departmentßefusal ,
Results in Crime
1 (By Associated Press.)
.: DBS MOINES, j lowa, June 13.—Cor
poral Lisle> C'rabtree today shot and
perhaps fatally • wounded - Captain
John .C- Raymond,-commanding troop
B, j Second 'United States ' cavalry, at
Fort Dcs Moines,j then shot and seri
ously injured First Sergeant James H.
Washburn and Corporal Elijah - Such,
who attempted to disarm him.
Later he shot himself, and may die.
Crabtree had been reprimanded by
Captain Raymond because of his fail
ure-to report when a leave of absence
had expired. ,-.-.■ .
He had passed' the night In Dcs
Moines and- was to have returned to
barracks at 7 a. m. •-
Crabtree was questioned by Captain
Raymond as to his conduct, whereupon
the corporal hotly insisted ; he ' had
leave of . absence till 7 o'clock tonight.
Captain Raymond " accepted ■. this ex
planation and - the ' incident was con
sidered - closed, when. Crabtree de
manded that he be transferred to an
other department.- ' - - ■ ' ■ ' >
1 .This. Captain Raymond refused to
consider, telling the corporal he could
not do that as long as he was not a
good soldier. ". >''-- ' '
Immediately Crabtree pulled a revol
ver and began firing. Sergeant "Wash
burn grappled ..with the soldier, receiv
ing a bullet in the hand and one in tho
jaw. ■:
Captain Raymond had seized the
man's arm and was about to; disarm
him when a bullet struck him in the
neck, lodging in the spine, and he
dropped to the floor, paralyzed. ■
• Captain Raymond is the son of Brig
adier General Charles W. Raymond,
retired. •
Three Men Drowned
ST. LOUIS, June Three men
were drowned today by the overturning
of arowboat on Grove Coeur lake, a
resort 25 miles west of St. Louis. Two
women were drowned in Cahokla
creek near here. ' .
SAYS JAPANESE ARE
MOST IMMORAL RACE
ON FACE OF EARTH
. HAMILTON, Ohio, June IS."The
Japanese are the most Immoral people
on earth, and the people of the Pacific
states who are striving to keep the Jap
anese out of the public schools are pat
riots."
Thus declared tiny Poller Benton,
president of Miami university, in an ad
dress today at ■ the Institution's centen
nial celebration. ,*
Ur. Benton strongly indorsed the anti-
Japanese movement in the .west.''a...
SIN GLE, IP _.!?« : OAII.Y. *«« SUNDAY. Ss >
Oll>HlJ__lJ___l KjKJIT IJCiO . ON TRAINS. S CENTS
BRUTALITY SAID TO
HAVE CAUSED DEATH
OF LOS ANGELES MAN
Wife Declares That Husband Lost Life After
: Cruel Beating and Injury Had Been
Inflicted During Illness
RIBS BROKEN AND BODY BRUISED
Thorough Investigation of Affairs of State Institution
Will Be Begun Today by District Attorney
Byrne—Numerous Complaints Made
of Mistreatment of Patients
STARTLING disclosures made yesterday regarding the death of
Edward L. Parsons at the Patton asylum for the insane, under.
'•'. circumstances said to be similar to the killing of Henry Grass-:
mcc at that institution last week, will be followed today by,' a rigid
investigation of the management of the asylum by District Attor
ney W. E. Byrne and the Patton board of managers. .
Those who have investigated the two cases declare that th«
probe into the affairs of the Patton institution will reveal one of, the
most shocking inquisitions of brutality ever known in the annals of;
the state. The, murder of Grassmee, as shown in the evidence sub
mitted to the coroner's jury, and of Parsons, as described by his wife
yesterday, constitute a narrative of. outrage and cruelty seldom par
alleled in the history of similar cases.
The Parsons case and that of Grassmee arc but two of a num
ber of stories of brutality to which the attention of The Herald has
been called during the last six months. Numerous letters have been
received from time to time, telling of shocking brutality toward the
patients of that institution, but as they were anonymous it was im
possible to find the writers and to verify the statements.
Continued investigation, after the death of Grassmee, brought to
light Mrs. Parsons' sensational story of. the killing of her husband..
Parsons was a well known resident
of Los Angeles, l'ving at 1620 Georgia
street. He was committed to the Pat
ton asylum November 21, 1908, and died
March 16 at 5:45 o'clock In the morning.
Parson's death, according to the certifi
cate given by the medical superintend
ent of the asylum, was caused by gen
eral paresis and acute dilation of the
heart. Incidentally Dr. . Wilson men
tioned to the widow of the dead man
when she went to the asylum to claim
the body of her husband that he had
three broken ribs, received, according
to the statement made by Dr. Wilson,
in a flght with a patient, which oc
curred three days previous to his death.
Favorable Reports Given
Up to that time the reports of Par
sons' physical condition made by the
asylum authorities to the wife were of
the most favorable kind and the first
intimation that she had of his serious
condition was on the evening of March
15, when she received a telegram from
Dr. E. Scott Blair, medical superintend
ent of the asylum, reading: "Mr. Par
sons seriously ill; may not live long.''
The following morning Mrs. Parsons,
who lives at 439 Savoy street, went to
the asylum only to be met with the In
telligence from Dr. Wilson that her
husband had died that morning shortly
before 6 o'clock. -
As an Incident to the conversation
in which he broke the news of Par
son's death Dr. Wilson among other
things stated that Parsons had three
broken ribs, according to Mrs. Par
sons, and when the shocked and
grieved wife asked when and how he
had received such an injury, was in
formed that it was In a flght with
another patient ln the yard of the in
stitution some two or three days prev
ious. -•
Edward L. Parsons was a man of
high mental attainments and except
on one subject was pronounced and be
lieved to be absolutely normal up to the
very minute of his death.
When Informed of the Injury to her
husband Mrs. Parsons' mind reverted
to the time of two visits she had made
to him after his Incarceration in the
asylum, when he had Informed her of
shocking and Urutal treatment he had
been subject to by the attendants of
the place and particularly at the hands
of a nurse he called "George," who
was one of his personal attendants.
■ The flrst complaint received from
Parsons by his wife was on December
6, about two weeks after he had been
sent to the asylum. The arrival of a
brother of Parsons from his home in
Ohio was made the opportunity of a
visit to the asylum, the concession be
ing granted by the authorities in disre
gard of a rule that patients should not
receive visitors within thirty days of
their Incarceration. „'..,-■;.
Wife Discovers Injuries
When Mrs. Parsons and her brother
in-law arrived at the asylum Parsons
received them ln his usual manner and
was to all appearances In a perfectly
normal condition. He greeted his wife
affectionately and while surprised to
see his brother, whom he did not know
was ln California, was overjoyed to see
him and together they talked over old
times in Ohio; of people, scenes and In
cidents back there. During the conver
sation Mrs. Parsons sat by her hus
band's side and at one time she af
fectionately threw her arm around his
waist. At once the man drew away
with a sharp exclamation of pain and
to her F surprised and anxious inquiry
replied that "George had beat him up
pretty badly that morning and he be
lieved he had broken his ribs."
"This is a fine place," said Parsons
to his wife and brother. "The buildings
and grounds are splendid.; The build
ings are as clean as It Is possible for
them to be. . I was never in a cleaner
or neater Institution or building in my
life. The grounds are '■ beautiful, the
food is all that could be asked for. It
is wholesome, of sufficient quantity and
palatable. But this Is an awful place to
put any person Into. They treat you
horribly here. The Irritate and excite
you, ' often '■ needlessly/; and V without
cause, and' then; when you show . that
they have got on your / nerves they
Scents
beat you up. They did me up' pretty
badly this morning. .Perhaps It was
my fault, but I couldn't help it. <„ . .-_.
"You know," he continued with his
explanation, ' "they ■ nly give ' you - a
bath i when they expect "- you •■■ to t haws
visitors and this | morning when you
sent ward that you were coming they
gave me a bath and a shave. y George
\ gave me the bath and he has been par
ticularly mean to me. He 7is brutal,"
cold-hearted and unfeeling, and. sub
jects you to all sorts of petty, annoy-'
ances and patience had,ceased to be a
virtue with me and' 13 deliberately
made up my mind to have the satisfac
tion of smacking his face just once.
. ■Strikes Attendant
"In the bath room after he had sub
jected me to a number of petty annoy
ances and caused me heedless pain by
his talk I picked up a wet towel and
wrapped it around my hand so j that
there could be no possibility or: my
hurting him and slapped him across
the face. „-.:•. y..
"He at once attacked me. knocking
me down and kicked me in the side and
body. When I got up and before I was
set on my feet he knocked me against
the bath tub, and then a number of
other attendants came to his aid and
they gave it to me pretty hard,"," V _ -.
Parsons explained his use of the
towel to pad his hand for the reason
that he was a large, powerful man, and
to strike another man a blow with his
bare fist he believed would Injure him.
At no time during that visit was Mrs.
Parsons able to lay her hands on her
husband because of his injuries,' and
when she mentioned the Incident to tin
authorities and asked for an,explana
tion she was told that Parsons had
fallen ln the bath room and hurt him
self. .-,■•.,:..-•.. .'-. :,:,_; ;
December IS Mrs. Parsons again vis
ited Patton to see her - husband and
found him strapped to his bed with
shackles on his wrists, his face a mass
of cuts and bruises and his body, liter
ally black, and blue from blows j re
ceived by him from attendants, accord-'
ing to his statement. ... .
His nose was split and lip cut and
his chest seemed one great bruise, and
his limbs from ankle to hip were a
mass of bruises. He had also been
kicked or struck in the groin and the
effects of the blow plainly showed. y
Charge Injuries to Accident ;..Y.
Asked how he had come to be in that
condition the hospital authorities , in
formed Mrs. Parsons that her husband
had attempted to escape from his room
when an attendant had i entered and
had run Into the.. partly ; closed door,.
striking against it with his face. I There
was no attempt made to explain l tho
cruel and cowardly blow In the groin,
nor the bruises and abrasions of the
body.
That visit was the last made by Mrs."
Parsons to the asylum, because she was
informed by the authorities that there
was no need of her coming or even of
writing, as her visits only annoyed her.
husband, and even her letters were not
appreciated by him and did him no
good. -■': :.:■
January 12 of this year she received';
a report signed by Dr. Blair which
among other things, stated . that \her:
husband was in splendid physical con
dition. „•-;, ...Y."R*ss3*i
February 2, in a letter to Mrs. Par
sons, Dr., Blair reported „' practically :
the same condition, but in a letter ;to i.
Deputy Sheriff E. ■■ H. . Hutchinson ■; of •
same date Dr. Blair stated I that | Par-1
sons was in a bad condition, both men-,
tally and physically. .<,Y, !, „
February : 26 * Dr. - Blair s reported !: to,
Mrs. Parsons that the general I health'
of her husband was good,'; but that he
had lost some In weight and that men- j
tally he had not improved,.. but , had .
developed. homicidal : ; tendencies. •-- /
• No further word was i received. from ,
the asylum until the day previous ;to
Parsons' death, when the ;brief." tele-;
gram. Informed - her ,of her _ husband's
impending demise. ;. ■• y:.
Met by New* of Death ,
Mrs. '. Parsons ; left the . next ' morning
for Patton * and was J received ? by; Dr. f
Wilson, acting tsuperintendent, ;who '
told her of Parsons' death, stating that',
ho - had - passed" away j quietly and < that"
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