The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-06-10

utes of the last meeting, OF which more
hereafter.
Then Mr.. Fishbsck, of counsel for the
defense, asked leave to amend the answer
to the challenge OF Fawkner by supple
mental statement. In support OF the same,
he read the following
STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT:
To the Board of Trustees OF the Institution ior
the Dear and Dumb of the state OF Indiana;
The 4th specification of the charges pre-
ferred against me by John E. Fawkner,
states that in the month of August last nao
criminal intercourse with Adalina Davis, a
daaf mute. "a shown by an affidavit made
before the clerk of the Marion County Cir
emit Court. on the 18th OF May, 1875. In my
nreyious answer l stated that Mrs. Davis
had. at that time made no retraction of her
statement, but feeling sure or my AFFINITY 10
show the utter falseness of the accusations Il
expressed a belief that | could show that
the story OF Mrs Davis was another OF the
series of periuries cGncocted by Fawkner
and his man French. Mrs. Davis has now
made full confession aud complete Tetrac-
tion of her accusations against me- Indeed,
it was not her accusation at all. Sne was
simply the medium through which Fawkner
and French communicated to the public
scandalous story manufactured by them
selves. By what means Mrs. Davis was In
duced to become party TO the infamous
transaction will fully appear rom her sworn
marked exhibit 10" THos. MCINTYRE.
STATE OF INDIANA, LAWRENCE COUNTY, s.:
Adalina Davis, being dGly sworn, upon her
oath says that she resides IN the town OF
Mitchell, Lawrence county, Indiana, and
that she is the identical person who sub
scribed and swore to certain paper writing
before Austin III. Brown, clerk OF the court
OF Marion county, Indiana, on tbs 18Th OF
MAY. A. ID. 1875, and which paper writing
was published in the Indianapolis Sentinel
of May 20, 1875. / went to indianapolis
from Mitchell, Indiana, in company with
one VIM. NJ. French, deaf man, and went
to the office OF John Il. Dye, in Indianapolis,
and the said paper writing was drawn up,
which was published in the Indianapolis
Sentinel as before stated. 1t was said
to me by VIM. NJ. French that II L
would sign and swear to said paper writing
that he (French) would assist me Ia
prosecuting my suit against the Ohio q Mis-
sissippi Railroad Company for running over
my husband and crippling him, and that
John Dye and - Byfield, attorneys, prom
ised me that they would see what could be
done in the case. Said VIM. NJ. French also
promised me sum of money, to be paid III
June, 1875, if / would sign and swear TO
said paper writing. That upon said prom
ises and inducements by them held out to
me did sign my name to said paper, and
through VIM. M. French as interpreter,
swore to is as aforesaid, which paper writing
is published in the Indianapolis Sentinel or
May 20, 1875. That a portion of said paper
writing is correct and true, and part of
said paper writing is untrue and false, and II
1 had fully understood the full substance OF
said paper writing, would not have signed
and sworn 10 il. That part of said state
ment in reference to the calamity thai hap
pened to my husband is true and correct,
but the part in reference to criminal inter
course and improper advances TO me by
Thomas McIntire, superintendent OF the
Deaf and Dumb Institute of Indiana, is un-
true. 1t is true / called at the Deaf and
Dumb Institution in Indianapolis in the
month of August, 1874, and wanted said Nc
Intire to assist me in the prosecution OF my
suit againt the o. IL NJ. Railroad Company,
and the said McIntire told me that it was
too late to do anything in the matter by the
lapse of years. But the statement in said
paper writing that was induced TO sign,
and which is published in the indianapolis
me say that one afternoon in Au-
gust. 1874 in said institution, said
McIntire asked me to go over the
| building with him, and when We got into
the hospital or sick room for the girls in the
north part of the bailding, he asked me 10
let hin do something with me, and that be
forced me to lei him have criminal connec
ton with me, and afterwards made ms
| promise to say nothing about 1t. is false aud
not a word OF truth IN the statement, and !
| l mad fully understood that such was IL
| said paper / would not have signed it anC
sworn TO it. That all the time was in sale
institution said McIntire always conducted
himself toward me in a proper and gentle
| manly manner. That L only signed saiC
| false paper writing on the promises and in
ducements aforesaid, and on being deceived
as to its contents. Ths above statements
| are true. ADALINA DAVIS.
Subscribed and sworn to before VIM. I
Edwards, notary public, on the 2Sth day o
| May, 1875.
Mr.. Dye called attention to
THE WORDING OF THE sECRETARY's REPORT
and said if he recollected right, the recort
read as if the charges were not before filed
that they were just then handed in by tn
attorneys for the prosecution. The fac
should be stated that they were read by DIR
James, in whose hand they had been places
as member of the board. They we're IL
the possession of DIR. James, and were pro
duced by MIN. The report seems TO sbov
that the charges were produced by the coun
sci tor Fawkner-
General Harrison-It is probably hardly
worth while to go into discussion
as TO what will constitute legal filing o
the paper before this board. IL may hav
significance somewhere else; but it does no
here before this board. They were handed
to member not an officer of the board
duriCg vacation. He then had no officia
relation to this board. Even If the papers
were placed in his hands they were not filed
The record therefore is true, it matters no
whose hand it come from. The record q
made up is right.
Mr.. Jameson-t seems 20 me that i
would be proper to say that DIR. James
when called upon, read the charge, wnic
lad been previously read by. the other mem
bers OF the board. / understand that thes
charges were put in his hands on the 10Th.
Sen. Harrison-This record don't contain
any such statement.
AR. Jameson-TEe record shall read tina
the charges were iesd by DIR. James, an
hsdo't been previously seen by the otne
, members OF the board.
Mr.. Byfield-That is not the proper recor
on this trial.
Mr.. Dye-On, let them have it that way.
Gen. Harrison-Thsre is a matter sbou
which we would like to ask. We want t
: isubpBna DIR. James to produce all letter