The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-08
For the Con sentative.
Concerning the Inffrmary and
ITS Management-CaFd from
the Directors.

As Directors of the County Infrma-
~. we feel it our duty to say, in regard
to. the chastisement, at the Infirmary,
of Michael Grady, an obstinate and in
corrigible boy Of about fourteen years
of age, that, after a thorough investi-
CATION of the case, we entirely approve
of Mr.. Simpsons (the Superintendent
course; that, under the circumstances,
he was fully justi6able in doing just
what he did. The inmates of the In.
stitution, with the boys mother, say
that he did right in administering the
correction; and that the father of the
boy, for so untruthfu1ly representing
the case to the public, deserved to be
rigidly dealt With. There merer was a
case more completely misrepresentea. The
stories to the father that the boy was
choked and beat within an inch OF his
life, and that Mr.. Simpson was drunk,
are all malicious falsehoods. All OF
the inmates testify that he never has
been intoxicated at the Infrtnary; that
they never even suspicioned him to
have been drinking. The boys faith
er, at two different times, came to him
stating that neither himself mol the
boys mother could control him, and
wished Mr.. Simpson to oblige the boy
to go regularly to school, being placed
here among a number of boys his in
subordination could no longer be toll
Grated. The influence his conduct was
exerting among the other boys by
swearing, fighting, playing truant from
school, &c, obliged the Superintend-
ent, as a last resort, to correct him.
-Four lashes was the extent of all this
terrible abuse, &C., that his father so
theoretically circulated.
The Grady family are transient pau
pers, and with their experience and
shrewdness in imposing upon the pub
lie, reached this place travelling from
Bangor, Maine. They were found des-
titute and sent to the Infrmary by the
Trustees of Morgan Township, some
weeks ago.. They were allowed to re-
main here up to this time, by their re-
presenting that they had written to a
brother of his, some place in this State
who was wealthy, and that no doubt
would send them money to take them
to him, now that they were destitute.
They first represented that they came
here to get help from two brothers of
Mrs. Grady's, then again that 1t was
not them, but a brother of Mr.. Gradys.
We, for a while, sympathised with
them, being in a destitute condition,
and all the time considering it policy
to wait a few days so that they might
get funds and thereby save the coun-
ty the expense of shipping them away.
The only resort cow is to Immediately
return them on the public where they
have a legal residence.
As a general thing, Township Trus-
tees should, for the sake of saving un-
necessary expense, las they do in 9TH
er counties), when applicants are not
legal residents of the county, dispose of
them without sending them to the In
frmary.
For the last four years those
whose duty it has been and is at pres
ent, to look to the management Of the
Institution in the interests of the coun-
ty and the inmates of the place, have
claimed it to be the best conducted in
stitution of the kind in Eastern Ohio
and that it is not an unfounded claim.
Directors in the above time, from sew
eral other counties in Ohio, have visit
ed and expressed themselves to that
effect. Also citizens of the county,
who are interested in the welfare of
those who have been so unfortunate as
to become their public charge, have
expressed themselves proud of the fact
that Morgan county was behind no
other in looking to the interest and
comfort gifts poor.
DR.. Brown, DR.. Hedges, A. Kahler,
Col. Ball and others, have lately visit
ed the place and have remarked that
nowhere could be found a better In
Urinary than Morgan county has.
SAMUEL MELLOR,
o. M. LOWELL,
u. KEIZER,
Directors.