The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-01-23

HIS, WHO eXeTIeu all his tuSISISs
to reinstate Camden, and to that enc
resort was had to every secret, under
handed measure to poison the minds o.
the other Directors towards DR.. Pink
ney and myself, and to bring into disre
pute every action of the Superintendent
of construction, and retard the work up
on the Hospital. At meeting Of the
Board of Directors, held soon after the
appointment of DIR. Pinkney, resolu
tion was introduced and passed, which
required every action of the Building
Committee to be approved by DR.. Hills
thus virtually giving him the control
of the Directors composing that Com.
mittee-officers acting under oath and
by virtue Of their appointment from the
Governor of the State This resolution
substantially giving to DR.. Hills author
ity over the Directors, (his superiors IN
position, he being merely their subordi'
nate and hireling,) was resented by DR.
Pinkney and myself, we not being SO fal
lost to all sense of self-respect as to ig'
more the principles of honor and man
hood, and cringe subserviently to
the despotic caprice of this ambi'
tious and unscrupulous Hsurper
DR.. Pinkney, being comparatively a
stranger among us, and not desiring to
become involved in the troubles which
were brewing, resigned his position at
once, and no one has been appointed in
his place. The resignation of DR.. Pink
ney left me as the only resident Direc-
tor, and the only remaining obstacle in
the way of DR.. Hills ambitious pur-
poses. This arrogant, officious inter
meddler aspired to have control of every
department of the Hospital, and con-
stantly transgressed his prescribed linn
its to assume authority in the manage
ment of its construction, over which
he had no right to govern, being entire.
ly beyond his jurisdiction as Medical
Superintendent. This unconscionable
intriguer resorted to every species OF
low cunning and treachery to accom-
plish his nefarious designs, which
reached their elimination at the meet
ing of the Beard of Directors in July
last, at which time was conducted to
a private room by two of the members,
Messrs. Bell and McGrew, who, after
propounding a series of interrogatories,
unwarranted and ungentlemanly, in
sisted with unparalleled presumption
upon my resignation, but spurned
them and their proposition with con-
tempt; and upon the Beard reassem-
bling the next day, l rose to question of
privilege, and demanded an explanation
from Bell and McGrew, and eventually
succeeded in extorting from Bell that
the objection to me was that | had act
ed dishonesty, and said the Governor
of the State was his authority for this
charge. This was the first time in my
life when any disreputable accusation
has been made against me, and feeling
how deeply had been wronged, and
knowing the prejudice in the Board
against me, brought about through the
undermining Vaccinations of that sane
hypocrite AID wire-puller,
DR.. Hills, Notified the Board that l was
to publish history of such
facts connected with the Hospital and
certain authorities thereof, as would
my character and conduct, and
unveil to the public gaze the miscroants,
who dreaded nothing more than to have
their deeds of darkness exposed to the
light of day, especially that dsspicable
creature, who is the fountain-head Of
all the difficulties which injure and
scandalize this Institution. The work
upon the Asylum Building has been
greatly interrupted, time and again, by
this scheming and iutermeddling noun
tebank.
A great amount of supposed capital
has been made by my enemies, and par
by DR.. Hills, on account of my
brick for the Hospital Build
ing. As the facts touching this matter
have been misrepresented, l will here
give correct recital of them.
Before became Director of the Hos
pital, Thomas Bradbury had contracted
to make two millions of bricks for this
and / went his security under
heavy penalty. He, owing to an unfa-
vorable season, did not succeed as we'll
as he had expected, and grew dissatis-
fed and discouraged. / was now COM
PEELED to prosecute the work myself, or
become liable for damages. On my be-
coming Director, / asked the Board to
release me from my Bradbury contract,
but this they refused to do; and expect
ing the present Board to continue ME
in the work, made every preparation,
at an expense of several hundred dollars
to carry on the manufacture of brick,
and while throwing up clay, that it
might be frosted, was suddenly request
ed to stop operations, rs the Board pre-
ferred advertising for n new contract.
To this l readily agreed, nOtwith-
standing the heavy expense | had
incurred. Members Of the Board
inquired of me what was the
least cost the brick could be made
forl | told them | could make them
at $50 per thousand. They now Oh
jected to giving me the contract, be-
cause / was member of the Board
Resort was had to advertising, and
Messrs. SpateS IL Osburn, of Clarks-
burg, got the contract, which was
awarded them, at the price of $500 per
by K. 2. Camden, while was
confined to my room by sickness. Mr..
Osburn soon after visited Weston, and
offered me $500 per thousand if would
make the brick for him, which / subse-
quently did, but not until Judge Ed
miston decided that / had a perfect
right to enter into such contract with
MesSrs. Spates & OsburD. The present
season have made the brick, at cost
of 5000 per thousand, for the con-
tractor, Mr.. 0sburn. wish it distinctly
that have never had con-
tract with the West Virginia Hospital
for any purpose.
. That distinguished parsonage of inor-
dinate ANIMAL proclivities, ID. D. T.
has been circulating, false
ly and maliciously, that l have had diff
ferent contracts to furnish lumber and
supplies for the Hospital, and that
charged one dollar per pound for lard.
| repeat that / have had no contracts
whatever with this Institution, and
this contemplate object of hog noto-
riety should have had more delicacy
than to allude to the subject of lard.
have reserved for the last sicken-
ing tale of outrages committed in the
Medical Department of the West Yir-
ginia Hospital for the Insane, the very
title of the Institution being sufficient
to stamp the base perpetrators with the
blackest infamy. Laura Childers, an
insane girl, while an inmate Of this
was made the sad victim Of
the worse than beastiy lusts of petted
smploye of DR.. Hills. A short time be-
fora har chi III traS horn sha IN ada EnorrD