The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-06-22

W JOURNALISTIC ScASpAL.MoSo
ERs.-Somo time ago We we're informed
Of the circumstance that Is narrated
below; but knowing that the officers
Of the Asylum had donc everything
necessary and proper to be done in the
premises; aud that no good could come
Of giving the matter further publicity,
we let The circumstance pass, fully
convinced that people Of good sense
would net thank us to present to them
the terrible incident which eliminated
In the murder Of one insane person by
ano.her.-But the Clarkaburg Tsle.
graph, With an ayidity fos scandal pc.
culiar to itself, and with the usual
winks and mods Of the veteran gossip,
furnishod'the item to the pr.ss. Then
came that purc and uudstled advocate
Of honor aud purity. the Charleston
Chronicle. aud rolled the circumstance
under Its tongue as another evidence Of
The corruption Of the Camden Ring"
And so it went into the Wheeling In.
teliigencer, and other Of The truthful or
ganS, enlarged upon and distorted IN.
I'll It might have been a hundred, in.
stead Of onc.-Dr. Kunst, who had
Charge Of tho Asylum at tho time the
tragedy occurred, pins these dirty slau,
derers to the wall, where every homes,
man can point at them the finger oil
scorn, by The publication Of the follow.
ing cardin the Iatelligeneer Of the 10TH
inst.
Weroit not for tho wrong impress.
sions that nigh. be conveyed to ihost
mos. deeply Interested in tho welfare
and prosperity Of tho afflicted patients
Of our Institution, the communication
in your "daily" Of the 9th inst. ,signet
"Charity," would fail to incite my
pen TO action. But inasmuch as there
are limitations in it Of q character lis'
bic to mislsad Tho unsuspccting. and al
tho same time criminate the officers Of
tho HOSP tai. / am induced 70 detail
ths faoti IN The case alluded to. by VA,
II r.sponso. which arc substaptially a
follows:
Two male patients from tho sam
county were rooming together Ia War,
No. 4. and had been getting along YER,
smicsbly. 80 far as We could ascertain
when m alteration occurred botveel
thsm about 10 O'clock At sipht. aatur
Say, NAV l7tb. Tbe Attendant hear
isg 4 noise. immedia,ely repaired /
,.eeortain tbe cause Of tbe same. A
M. a, be 10. tbs,e ana of ,be na.isnt
char eea ths other Win ,trikipr hin
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tbo assertion. Without Al opee report
Inc tbe faets 10 me. (for / was 4
,b s Of tbe Institution Al tho time
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