The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-05-27
THE DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE.

THE DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE.
A SERIES OF MoURNFUL sroRIEs-IMPRoPER
SOLICITATION sEDUCTION-ABoRTION AND
CONSPIRACY - vILLAINY CHARGED UPON
SUPERINTENDENT AND ASSOCIATE.
lin the following statements there were some
passages which were unfit for publication, and
they had TO be omitted. Their place is marked
by stars.
STATEMENT OF MARIETTA EEOCHs-EXHIBIT
"A, (CoPYl.
OLNEY, ILL.,, April q, 1875.
This is to certify that Miss Sarah Dillman told
me of the following statement: That Mr.Thomas
McIntire superintendent of the Deaf and Dumb
Asylum, called her into private room and there
seduced her. He also tried to seduce me and
Rugged me to do so, but resisted him as Icould,
and intended to scream, but he told me not to
do So and told me not to tell anyone.
lSigned.l Mrs. III sRIETTA GRAHAM,
formerly Marietta Elochs.
Witness: E. ]. GRAHAM.
STATEMENT OF CANDICE +. JoHNsoN-EX-
HIBGT B.
KENDAJ.vILLE, IND, May 10, 1870.
make the following statements about things
that transplred at the Deaf and Dumb institu-
ton, at indianapolis, in connection with Mr..
McIntire, the superintendent, and myself. One
evening went into the Office on business, and
MIR. McIntire kissed me. In few days 1 went
into the office second time 10 get some letter
pa per and envelopes. Mr.. McIntire shut the
door, and kissed me, and pressed me close to the
door. felt someth' ng hard below, and pushed
him back, and told him to let me CO. De told
me not TO tell any one else. only nodded my
head. Soon afterward 1 went into the
pushed me up TO the door he shut, and pressed
his body close to mine. 4"
was afraid il had let him do 1t, and submit
ted to il, he would have seduced me. believe
he is a lustful man by the way he acted with
me. also know and believe him 10 be bad
man. CANDICE +. BERGMAN
Witnesses formerly {. f. Johnson.
JOHN w. BERGMAN.
MIRANDA j. SAyANAUGH.
STATEMENT OF ANNIE cAREY-ExHIBIT G.
WABASH, INDIANA, May 5, 1875.
In the following narrative 1 Will make a true
story OF matters known to me, and that have
seen myself in and about the Deaf and Dumb
| Institute at Indianapolis. was there as one of
| the pupils nine years, from the fall of 1850 to
| the summer of 1859. L will only give statement
about myself, during my stay at the institute.
often had occasion TO go into the Office on
business, and to get papers, envelopes, etc. or
| the superintendent. Sometimes he would call
me into the parlor or reception room. went
into the Office and parlor mostly in the evenings
after supper. On these occasions he would often
kiss me, and ask me to let him do sometimes.
| refused him sometimes. While in the library
| he would look over the books and tell me OF
| them, and kiss me. At last he began to ask me
| to let him seduce me, in other words have
| criminal connection with me. l refused TO let
him do so but ne asked me again and again
| when happened 10 be around in these rooms.
He said he would give me from three &c five
| dollars, or much as 1 thought it u as
worth If would let him do so: One
evening in the spring of 1867, L
| happened TO be in the library alone, look
/ ing over the books, when Mr.. McIntire came
| in. He told me TO wait few minutes. When
| he came back he shut the door. He commenced
kissing me several times, and then pushed me
/ down on a chair and began TO seduce me.
| tried to resist him, but he kept me down so
could not help myself. AS
| could not help myself had to let him do all he
| pleased with me, though tried to resist him.
When ali was over he made me promise not to
| tell any one else. These are his words: "Don' Z
say any thing about what L did with you"
said yes would not He then said, "All right"
He did not give me any money on this occasion.
After this he often kissed me and felt my breast.
He did not quit this, but continued
TO do this until eft the institute in the sum
mer of 1859. He also often seduced me after &c
complishing his first purpose. and aid with me
| almost as If was his wife. He never paid me
anything in money for all this. MIR. McIntire,
| the superintendent of the Deaf and Dumb
ASYLUM had his lustful desires always satisfied
| with me. He was my superintendent and
WAS IN HIS HANDS AND CARE.
What could do but obey him? By the way he
acted with me can say that he is very lust