Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-05-05

pressing the hope that the quarrel will cease,
and that Io allusion will be made to 1t here.
after.
Mrs. Swisshelm objected to the reception of
the report--the latter part had nothing 10 do
with the report proper. She supposed that
she was alluded to as the party respons sible for
making the troubles. She had felt 1t her duty
to make the charges, and she proceeded to re-
iterate these charges as to cruel treatment of
the inmates OF the Home by Miss Mann, and
said that OF the 80 children who died at the
Home during Miss M g sway, no pray er or re.
ligious service was said over their remains.
Or. Channing;-Thati is a mistake.
Mrs, SWisshelm said that she had under
stood that If her friends would agree to drop
the controversy, that the other side would, but
the compact had not been kept. Her efforts in
behalf OF the Home had been persistently baffi ed
by the representations OF the other side, and If
she wrote q letter of appeal she was met by the
reply, "Oh, you have abused Miss Mann; You
Will get nothing from this quarter" The ia
yestigation must now go on; they could not
smother 1t. She or some one else had dope
good, for the bad treatment, &c, at the Home
Capt Grelish moved that the latter portion of
the report be stricken ont and it be adopted; if
it was not intended to reflect on Mrs. Swiss
helm 1t looked very m UGH like it.
MI. Leighton did not see that any allusion
was made to any one person. As for the in yes
tigation, it would not result in any benefit to
either party, and as a member OF the association
he was willing TO sacrifice his rights in order
to effect compromise and an abandonment OF
all charges. He was willing to yield his point
IN regard 70 the circulation Of the annual
Mrs. Swieshelm.-We made a compact of
that kind before, and You broke it; we can't
trust you now.
After some further discussion the repor. was
adopted.
Dr. Bliss thought that it would be proper
that, as there was difference Of opinion on the
correctness OF the last annual report, that a
supplemeD tai report might be satisfactory, and
in order that such report might be made, he
suggested that three of the old board OF mana.
gers and three OF the new board be appointed
TOR the purpose.
Mrs. Swisshelm suggested that 1t would be
better to hear the report OF the committee ap.
pointed at the last meeting first.
Mr.. F. J. Jones, from the committee referred
to, reported that the committee to whom was
referred the report presented by Rufus Leigh
ton, as the second annual report, should not
be published because OF discrepancies in its
financial statements; because OF further infor-
ment in that report that 81, 500 had been placed
In the hands OF Miss Mann sfor disposal as she
may see ft," no portion of which has been
placed in the treasury of the association, and
as the Boston Commonwealth says that money,
probably referring to this same 81, 800, had
beer, collected for the Home, IL may be possible
That tnere Is some error in the statement that
the money has been placed in the hands of
MISS Mann 'sfor educational purposes and dis
generally for the use OF the Home, Miss Nam
receiving it as an agent of the corporation The
lie membership portion of the report required
The committee also notice that the balance
reported in the first annual report as I,6O6 O6
and on page 16 in the same report it is stated
that there was collected in Boston $1,206 for
building school room, &c, and in note it is
stated that $500 is paid on 1t, and the balance
will be accounted for IN the next annual re-
port The balance, however, is not accounted
for in the second report or elsewhere.
The committee state that they are informed
at a fair held ip Boston money was collected
for the association, but they have no informa-
ton as to what has become OF the money The
report states that there was no serious case of
sickness at the "Home," when there were 10
took charge One matter was entirely over
looked, the mysterious disappearance Of three
Mr.. g. E Baker said .nere was nothing in
the report OF the committee TO show that the
annual reportshould not be published.
Mr. Day stated that in the last annual report
reference was made to S1,500 collected in Bos-
ton, and he was told last winter that the school
house had been shipped from Boston by the
very gentleman who made the report. What
has become of that school house! where is
this amount and was it not placed in the hands
OF Miss Mann, that she might rule the associa-
ton! He asked If it was fit and proper to de-
Vote three- 1ourths OF page of the report to
Inc laudatlon OF single individual whose
school was pronounced 8 model-in his opin.
ION IT was model OF cruelty. The rations in
the Jail and penltentiary were better than the
everlasting mush and moiasses with which the
children had been fed.
Mr.. Leighton said, in relation to the school,
house, that it had arrived here, but was at the
disposal OF Miss Mann, and had not been put
up.
Mrs. Swiss he lm--" Louderni
Capt. Grelish asked if the school house was
for educational purposes; was it for the chill.
dren Of the Home or Miss Mann!
Mr. Baker moved to lay the report OF the
committee on the table, which was seconded
by Dr. Charming. and voted down.
The report OF the committee was adopted.
Mr. Gangewer presented the report Of the
committee OF 1n vestgation On the charges made
against Miss Mann, the teacher OF the school,
as follows:
In pursuance of resolution adopted at the
annual meeting held at City Hall, on 10th OF
January, 1865, "to Investigate the charges,
written and verbal, that may be made at its
first session against the teacher, Miss Mann,
and the management of the Home" the follow.
ing persons were appointed said committee,
viz: Messrs. A. M. Gangewer, d. r. Goodloe,
DR.. w. II. Claiming, D. NJ. Kelsey, and Or.
At meeting Of the committee held at the
house OF DR.. Breed. January 18th, after organ.
izing, by appointing A. M. Gangewer, chair
given Of the readiness of the committee to hear
any charges that might be presented, Albert
S. Browne, Esq, appeared as counsel for Miss
Mann, and stated that any person making
charges or giving testimony would be held to
q strict accountability under the law. Mrs.
Swisshelm protested against any threats being
made to deter witnesses from testitying. She
then presented the following:
.Charges against the late management and
Teacher Of the Home for INDECENT Oolored
Women and Children, situated on George
town Heights.
"First, and finally, the report OF the Secre-
tary and Treasurer OF the Institution, pre-
sented and adopted at the annual meeting, is
false in SO many particulars as to be unworthy
of credence and unfit to appear before the pub
lie as anything but an official report"
More specific charges having been called
for, she charged: That the property of the
Home had been perverted to improper use
that delicacies had been used by Miss Mann
while the children suffered; that cid women
had been excluded who had q right to be ad-
mitted ant remain; that the discipline had
beer cruel; that Miss Mann's conduct towards
the children was passionate ana ylolent; tnat
dren were neglected until they were eaten with
yermin, and that one child was punished so as
to hasten its death.
Several subsequent meetings were held by
tho committee, viz: on the both, 23d and 25th
f January and Mrs Holt info former Tatron
teacher: Mr Niemann, Mrs. Coleman, Rev.
Mr.. Dudley and Sally Cooper, cook, were ex.
amined-aIl except Mrs. Howells-as wit
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