, 1869-12-14
SOLDIERS ORPHANS home.
Report Of tho Tfuktees - the Gov
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:. 111uo1 so111xn' ornaxs' Hoa1l
NORMAL, III, Dec. ., lses.
~ Hls Ezeeaasey JsAn X. fstass, 0oss7~or ~
. tic ssxts # lus1sts:
:. Gpr11non: In osap1koee win Jour tnftzuo-
etana os shs 1stl ulk, As Beard q Trustees Of ths
nlno.s so.daess' oepasns' Houef assembled =
tho = ncsne,r On Wednesday ms 1zsh n Nore1t-
be-, 1n There Heso preteUt 1ames Il 8eaEas-
leJ, rrestdsni; John n. Suyder, Secresary, aud
Cuaoael jesse A. WlIltan, Treasurer, eonsl.nttnx
The run barn. Gsr4A Jann Arcsuita appeared
4 counsel for tie Superintendent An1 oncets OF
TIA "none." Tnnna 2. T1pson, ESQ., va ~
pointed By tbs board 10 prosecute ior the 6tste.
TIE boerd then psoeeeced 70 thoroughly tures--
tigats the chn1ses reaezfrd 10 IN ynar CON nnunss-
tcu. ~ pannsaed 10 the Chieago 7mts ol the 1ost,
aud tas s5sA Es7it.r OF the i1ta Of Eove noe1.
1ses, copy Of which charges, together wish the
ent1fs, evidence tsken - Competent ehort-oand
reporter, fo9 1he Sssse, couasttu9 q orcfs9o
psxt4 leSA eap, = h<textth taoulied-
AiteE Lzvr1E carefully tnseAEGaled al the
cnsfka nsade. and e1ef3tnic2 that seened u k71
VA - beAs npoe sae rsAna2xneat Of tne none.
aod heHrrH II the evidence tast VA possible -
be- oMatred nun partlAl xno h3a entered 60 =.
nlzlrfa xSTe4AeI via &ht eyiattca Of c.t,Lcad Of
AcIeaa County, xbo h&d t1sqnen:iT sls;taa tae
cees, And Who had doGAted NoctslJ ruNAzt1 thd
s-tabh nlltnt Of IL sAare N6 big le2se u report
lhat. from the ssldsncs hetee1sa td1slAfed. Ind
ea1haed thas tbs charges Of genetk bsa naaaEr-
rent On tAe past OF tho s0per1anE1dens md am.
Gers Of tAe bane, neglect ut duty, cruel
atd nnntp4n Rea'nent ot the children. 1t, ATe
nor luxtAned, cut sfe NaoflJ untrue Tne
mvest1f1lkn khevs th1t tbs 1naurunon nx1 haen
conduE4ed ny The preseht oGccrs Of S11 hons"
nt{s .uersasfu1n I&an ooult hare besa seAsoz-
| 4hly extec4ed with s0ca enha11ssaHfat ahd coz
tns % ~ EusE neces4szty attend II ara opeataG
-2ra cRxznxarion. In last.ce 70 90 saperaieo-
oent ind Der &4sntzots II bot 1sm 70 stase that
| ta& ehIdreo ste o~EioEtAh,J E:2a. HeatA With
u44t%In kItnness. psppdtl 1ed- ana tpaf1t M
c<a1te1rIoent and hs1h4oess u EeaeIa1f mAnifezs
on III xtaea, aLa the eStoeoce % taelr good BE-
fss1pr ron uktxe1s hTtkk II TIC beaNhoornoo3,
| to3s n sod catstoa the '1srt1si1n. spesk1 well
fnf ,ne tosAI ua.ntnx Of the chldleu, Aad xood
| dYesel.na and Management nf tna houd-r Tna
e1celAt& ssLttsiy cordlsl1u. ald The ftst tdat
| therc naa nefgr been : rrhsn IN The lcrnn-
tfrce ia orgtni9asaoc+ arc proof Of tAe eft1eucJ
-nf INF phySst.4N n cAA1K4-
" aid aEo Tcpott u VII sppea1 nuu TIE
eytdefpa that The ETtAtEkS dJdEM:3 thA Admtn1a-
tys1au hka had to ouatsLd x1sa is 1fom thoae oo1
llce Of tho tnstttntoa interfering R!h it, EaraEe
u1AEt, ax1 euenp<iuH to cta:o discuntent &Id
HFnnoxutx4tsun anoEE the c1udrtn A1d Ahn ID
na3er of IL ma taia eiAA4 seenl1 TO he
{Aese ~bo bars not :1hased -srua stA31Sqtton fee
| uresttJ luz the p1Epose tf gsvtng EeeoaxsEesstt
70 The en,efprl$e, or who ta11ea111 dea1ee ~ soo
It erpxas1, e1ea. nou tEa ertdnnee, that III
rstssea Lost rtady to sid tE1r NH the ad1st3at
tfsuaa of tha "hous," " md Hao hare Bssfeefsd
| fAsfxes &sat1ss u fGs1xserssat rare ssGgAs Il