, 1875-12-18

In my way ILL rndnav',r In elltrk a r"stnnsni1t,y
witch r'%lf rc,'9's'',lY h" sHpp'" 10 sl:neh To any
1aurn~.d II to bs d.s'r,!h. In tha cn,nmi!ten th4.
ahoull l,o present at ltH ncctlng-. sn all them.
lar a. might be ak[n. III arFi*ny At EarF"rt uIplar
e'sndIng of how thu t,nsneas nj my department hal
occn conducted. and what Tho exiens thereof had
noe" Of the Tin i'm, Ind nd ."o % 1t ""a rs ., % sor o'r 1"r
tnittso !tcn.!n !nE nrna 1,a'1n lofd u n*k tntlier
moe. win shsn a,"i rssevtd for rst,, n va W. w4'
rollerine hara 1pon w. hee!. IT .h., cnr. r'lay.
iss soaat a"a ~; W sha sss,sns
Of, taking caro to hsyn dlatnlty al1par iii. lid.
far one member 0f yonr Gon.nt'a ha. escaped any
sn y. .n,e1nn .St sn r1x ts.s
inaahcr, II nyn tmAnattt frnn. },sva tecn atur-
ized BY. scns snsmhnr of your Uamutttrr.
wh*tc7cr hsro aonr has httn perverted. %,nteyrr
havo said has been 4atorsel tho rrosni.es msdo mn
taSe ii r. nn s % IT. hs ., Ill., H. H.
msht In your Oomnlttboth not, aud has benu fnn
tbs aras working IL tho interest Of jnstlce, sud how
ever much some Of tho nsrnharR nf That Committee
may with and labor 10 do sup!a. axacs. null impartial
Justtco 70 all rsstlcs they aro powrr1css niter 'c
That ahall tcck rrIrcss lcfnre ttI!nal wtro JUS.
tice n one "f she nbtnHts to b. ait,!nrd.
thsrefosc wsI, 70 make further statements, oral
or xEilten. 10 youE G0iu!nittec. iHnrs lrGIy.
rnfrsba y, HOSE.
TIE FURTHER ,risf,nY
OF tho case can ba bfictle n;atod. On tho e7cn-
INK OF Dcc. 10 negonta Wnfker and Afct3ownn,
Of tim Excentivo Cnn,mtstoe, with 1lrgc,tt (iil-
bort. Of tho Finance Committee, met tl.e Invep-
ti9at,ng Committee in secret soaafon iu tho
ProstdenEa room, to rocefFe tho late"r's report
II preaantel, attn told. q certaiu atatcmont OF
fact nh,nely. that 1t appcnred that somebody
owed tho Laboratory a oerthin sum Of money,
according to tlia books and vouchers. TAo Ko-
gents lad not time tu mnke thorough GAMMA
tIon thon. and adjourned to meet on 1ucaday,
fhhra
Nas hald. meeting Of tho fnll lloarl OF
1legents is called for tho 2tat, wien
It ia supposed II searching tivchtigntion will
be held. Every friend Of tho uniyorniy hopes
aud will go through tho whelo matter OF Labora-
tory acconnta. Perhaps it would be we'll, too.
not to stop there. but to inquire litto into tho
manuor IL which Steward burnett performs lis
dutlos. This officer has refused to a'1o. DR.,
Noso to examine any Of tho hooks vouchers, or
raceipts which aro IN liB hands, aud which the
Doctor is supposed to 10 held accountable for.
On tho other hnnd Dr. Douglass, who must. rs
It appears bo compelled To mako np tho det!cten-
cy il DR.. 1ioao succeeds in proving hiA innocence,
has access to all tho books and papers which
form part Of the case. lie o1alnnns them ut hia
leisure, aud am informed. takea thom homo
With him. Hut thon liz is a melnlor or tho COM
mittce, That must not BE- forgotten.
This Is statement Al hrist AZ Gun convenient
y bo mado Of tho history Of this wholo affair.
It mar appear somewhat Rosc-colorod bus II so
Ito facts are to blame, and not Tho writer III
ciosiug, desire to call attention to q few
PoINTB WHICH SHOULD NUr NJ foRuOr7oN
fhe syste1n Of accounts In vogue in the
Laboratory IL 30 looso that nllstakoa Wero almcat
certain certain to occnr.
So far as appears. dlecrepancles were more
likely to occur ~lth Dr.. Uouelasa than with Dr.
Rose.
Whatever Of Investigation haH thus far been
douo Id = RhaM, and gross III Justice to ur.
Rose.
Tho BoArd Of Regents should E,7o A. much
time "a IL necessary to fnl! fnycHtigation.
They owe 1t to tho p0opio OF the Htate, WIIoaa
servants they are, TO ''let no guilty n,ni cscapo. "
Il ts foiiy. and worse. for the ncgcnts to meet
with tho intention OF trying Or, Noso. It is by
no moapA certain that ho 10 tho right man. What
they should do 'a to Thoroughly investigate tho
Laboratory ACCOUNTS. Thja will he gool job il
1t Ia vol done, md tlen lot the guilty partlos be
appropriately punished. II Dr.. Rosc IL provon
dofaultor, no ono will dcfon1 Lis conduct but
II he is innocent tho Hegonta owo 1t to thcm-
SELVES and to tile public, NJ we'll a to Dr.. Kose,
to remove from his reputation tila cloud which
now hangs over It, IIo challenges tic fullest in.
vostigation let him have it; If he falls down
under fair and impartial scrutiny. he has only
himself to blame.
II the Regents fail In TINS doing their duty tho
matter will be- carried elso wherb. The author.
ttias caunot smother inquiry. Tliey should moi
II tAey could tiloy could not il thoY would. The
people will demand fair play.
After Investigations Ia tho Laboratory arc fiji.
ishoi, after = moro perfect Byatem Of accounts
has been established there, then perhaps tho at-
tentlon Of tho Board will bo directed to othci
mnsters TINT 1t will pay to rrobe. VIC shall ace
what We Rlall zee.