The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-12-13

WESTON, LEWIS Co., W. Va,
November 80, 1867,

Editors Intelii0meer:
In your morning edition of the 23d
inst. appears scurrilous letter criIi.
Cising my cOu rSe rs Il director of the
West Virginia Hospital for the Insane.
This slanderous production purports 10
come from a citizen OF Weston, but II
evidently originated In the fertile brain
or the Medical Superlntendent, DR..
Ralph Hills. This mode Of warfare Is
Characteristic OF him; he is a bush
whacker; he cOnceals himself In am.
bush, and has not courage TO confront
his foe face to face. Aman whoScreens
himself aud stabs In the dark Is devoid
OF every principle Of honor, aud is re-
ally a cowHrtll y ASSASSIN.
DR.. Hills felGns to be Il lion; but he Is
simply an Ass in lions skin-hIs long
ears and loud braylDg betray him. He
has attempted 10 frighten the beasts Of
the forest by the lions roar, but his 70.
ciferous bray is too vulgar and familiar
a sound TO be mistaken for the voice OF
the king Of beasts. = Il.
DR.. Hills Is accustomed to deceptlon,
and resorts TO every means 10 cloak bis
trickery and fraud. He is In the ha bit
of walking In forbidden paths, and Is
constrained TO cover up bis tracks 10
avoid detection. | Intend to expose
him before long, mud exhibit him Tor a
public spectacle. He shall not esca pe
me; for ! should be recreant to my duty
10 let him go unpublished. have n
formidable array Of his misdeeds. and
In, due time they shall be known
by the people Of this State, who
will be startled Rt the facts.
He Is ambitious, and scrupleS at moth.
Ing TO accomplish his ends. He as
pires TO have full sway Of the RtfaIrs oi
tue Hospital, and is Constantly schern-
Ing TO accomplish this nefnriouE pur-
pose. have watched him carefully
and have always opposed uncOmpro.
misingly his corrupt designs, aud hence
he regards mo rs an ObsiruCtion In his
way that must be removed all nj hnz.
ards, and he has tried many under
handed measures TO Crcumvent me;
but SO Tar, he has signally and IgnoIIil.
niously failed. He has detained
aud slandered nit infhmousIy.-
HIS statements IN regard TO my
being Il brick contractor for the Hos.
pltal IRE entirely ialse, and will
enlighlen tue public relative 10 all
The facts con neCted with this matter
IN the expose mentioned above, which
have In preparation for the benefit Ot
all concerned. have never had a con.
trHct OF any kind with the Hospital,
and have had no connection with the
manufacture Of brick not duly author,
lzed.
Those who live In glass houses should
not throw stones. The brittle structure
In which DR.. Hills resides could bG
shivered into Fragments; but for the
present, l will content myself with
Shatturing n few window lights. 1 pre-.
sumo DR.. Hills has moi forgotten the
pleasure exCu ursiOn he took last summer,
Tie aud hla wife visited some friends In
Ohio, not upon any business connected
with the Hospital, but ouly on Affairs
OF their own. DR.. Hills employed DR.,
N. B. Barnes, OF this place, TO take
charge OF the Hospital In his absence
and on ILLS return paid DR.. Barnes s2C
for his services out OF the money
appropriated by the state 10 de-
fray the legitimate expenses oI
the Hospital. At meeting OF the Board
OF Directors, made Dr. Hills dis
gorge this money which he Ind fraudu'
lenily paid out Of the Hospital funds tC
DR., Barnes. j, us u member Of tho Ex'
eGutiye Committee, obIecled 10 this
Swl1dllng Of the State BY tho Medical
Superintendent, and Messrs. Bell and
McGrew advised him TO pay DR.. Barnel
ont OF his own funds, "as iherO might
DO reckoning or ovOrhaull0g some
day."
have Suudry reasons for believe that
our devOnt Medical Superintendent
defrHuds the State IN other why's. liz
In his own steward and obtains hl'
supplies from the country. A plain
honest farmer infOrmed me that hi
signed n blank receipt for DR.. Hills
this being for The purchase OF supplies
Furnished. Now, u ls clear, that DIR
Hills could have iilled up this blank
receipt, afterwards, for fraudulent
aulounti nnd who knows but that III