The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-07-24

statement Of 7. n. Hale, ESQ, one OF
] the Directors Of the Asylum for the In
zane, giving ais version Of what We
regard as a most dtsreputable affair, in
I its ofhcIaI management Il has been
broadly asserted for fhe last week, thai
& most selfish lthe Lnildest term used
! purpose Of sn6yerting the whole pat
Z rOnsge and benevolent purpose Of the
humane institution to personal aims
and ambition. has been for some time
past fully manifested.
{ We heard Of this EQuabbls with mncn
regret, not by reason of any symPetny
7 with the parties engaged IN IT, Dol oe-
cause Il retards the completion and use
fulness OF one Of the hnest buildings OF
the sort in the civilized world. IL I'M
prisons in loztbsome jaiis all over the
/ state for an indefinite time, the unfor-
Iunate persons for whose care and cure
IL Vas commenced, under the patron
age OF the commonwealth of Virginia.
4 n Leaves Hundreds Of orr unfortunate
fellow citizens in asyiums Of other
states, to be cared for by the charity
Of the people Of those Sistes, or BY our
I own Contributions for their support.
I And Why2
We cannot refrain from expressing
our surprise that the officials should
allow their personal aDdpathies 70 re-
lard 30 great an institution and we
trust We will be paTdODed for saying
that the parties appear TO forget that
the work belongs to The public and not
10 the officers, that it Is charity and be
nsvoience that aetuate the public IN
their contributions 10 complete this
noble beginning, and II Is not in the
( Legitimate power of mere officers, sworn
( 70 carry oot their agency, 10 stop the
work Of SUCH charity. We do not wish
10 be uuderstOOd As taking sides with
either party TO this controversy. We
simply publish the statement OF Dir.
Hale as il was handed 70 Us, believing
that it Is a matter which the people
should understand. and would have
Desn glad to give both sides hearing,
and for that purpose we applied 10
{ Or. Hills for MS version OF the at
iair, but be has so far neglected to
furnish US with any statement what
ever. In taking the trouble 10 publish
these facts in relation TO this disgrace
ful affair, we do 50 not from any sym
patby we have for the political course
Of the parties, but simply that the PEG
pIe NAV know how their money is used
and how the chickering's of PartiLans
celard and iDjure the works Of benevo-
ienee for which they have contributed
% literally. We have no sympathy
With Mr.. Hale, his past course, as a
member of the Board OF Registration
in DISTINGUISHING many OF our beat citi-
zsus, precludes that. But nevertheless
Il is due to the cause Of truth and jus
rice that we should state that Mr.. Hale
is one of our most industrious and en-
terprisiug citizens, and one in whom
the public have gTea: confidence.
Il IS enough for Us to record the fact
that this great work - TO be stopped,
and stopped for no other reason than
that the officers in charge Of II have not
the manliness and generosity to sink
their personal feelings for the sake OF
the public good. We leave this subject
now, but when we hear from the other
side, we shall again refer to it, and If
we do not hear from 1t we shall speak
of it as the facts we can command will
warrant US. The following is the state
insnt of Mr.. Hale:
There has been an effort to turn Mr..
John May out of his position, by DR..
Hills and others, which has been at
tempted for the sole purpose of putting
Dr. Hills in his position. In order TO
do this, Misrepresentation and falss-
mood have been circulated against Mr.
May as a workman. When the charges
were exposed by Mr.. Hale they fell as
exposed falsenoods always do-harm-
less. at the last meeting an effort was
made to make DR.. Hills general archi-
IecL, 10 control the building. which was
equivalent to dispiacing Mr.. May, as
every member knew TO a certainty that
he would not act under DIR. Hills as
SUPERINTENDENT. When this last effort
was made, DR.. Hills himself made quite
a lengthy haraDgue detractiDg from Mr.
May as a builder, alleging that he had
no architect 1Tal skill and THAT the
time had come when this board should
secure the services of some man VITO
had the ability to design and complete
the work" After a considerable speech
detracting from Mr.. May as an archi-
tect, he WAS fOllc wed by his ''cat's paw"
| D. d. T. FarnsWorth, in long speech /;
! delineaLing upon the necessity OF hAv-
. l. ulr
| his speech by saying sin DR.. Hills We
have the suitable person tor hei one OF
| the best architects in the State" MI.
| Hale, who perceived the drift Of the
| matter and being satisfied that this WAS
| an arrangeme nt previously made by
| Dr. Hill, and Farnsworth to eject Mr..
] May from the building, at that stage OF
the discussion thought it proper that he
| should be heard, and after having re-
| viewed DR.. Hills and FarnswOrth's re-
| marks, their favorite project for the
present fell to the ground. ConsideEa-
| bic confusion at the time existed. The
| President called the board TO order and
the meeting proceeded with business OF
| minor importance until the afternoon,
/ at which time the subject was called up
looking to the further prosecution OF
the work. 1t was thereupOn decided
that after Mr.. May shall have finished
the wing south of the main centre of the
The probability Is, that after May com
pletes said portion of the building, there
will be a surplus of S35 600 or $4,000 to
be returned to the treasury. AT a pre-
| TiOus meeting of the Board, very To-
/ eraI resolution WINS introduced and car
\ ried, subjectIDg the resident directors
/ who are members OF the building com-
mittee, to "a dishonorAble and degrading
position at the dictum OF DR.. Hills.
! This resolution was in part the cause
Of the resignation of DR.. T. A. Pinck-
ney as a member of the Board. Mr..
Hale felt 1t his duty to continue to act
under this resolution under protest till
the last meeting of the Board, he
then asked TO be relieved fIom fur
Their connection with the com mtttee, as
he conveived it to be dishonorable &c
have a Watchdog in the person of DR..
/ Hills, placed over him. This PROPOSE
ton OF his asking to be relieved from
the committee drew from Mr.. Farms
worth some very abusive and insulting
insinuations. He very prom. pity char
acterized them as being "as false as
perjury and black as he'll" threw the
limputation back into the teeth of the
gentleman, denounced them as being
unworthy to fall from the lips of an
honorable man. Farnsworth becoming
very much enraged, showed indications
of fight; finally, however, he became
quiet through the efforts of other men,
bers OF the Board. This Is a very shoI
synopsis of tie proceedings which have
transpired for the last two or three
} meetings of the Board.
} II is the deliberate opinion of Mr..
Hale that il the work or the building is
to progress as IL should, DIR. Hills should
be disconnected with its construction.
As the matter now stands he is the
clerk of the Board, he takes part in their
: deliberations, he is his own steward, he