The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-17
DIR. Hall, Of Richie, TO his Brethren
Of the Intelligencer and state
Journal-Pithy and Pointed.

JOuraal-Pithy and Pointed.
Editors State Journal:
In your issue of April %, in an editori
al III der the caption OF the "Asy IL m In
vestigation," there are some things which
| do not understand, and being one o.
the committee of investigation of the
Hospital for the Insane, l now write fol
information.
Who is it YOU speak of as "hsvlng
Travelled great way out of their road to
discover the means by which the Wheel.
ing hteLiigencer and State Journal OBJ,
tanned the facts pubishedr
Whom do you refer to when you say:
awe would respectfully suggest to those
anxious inquirers that it would be more
pertinent to the MISTER at issue if they
would devote at least a portion OF their
valuable time in finding out whether the
statements made are facts, rather than rs
10 the manner in which the papers
named got possession of them"
Who are meant when you state, "The
iLuuisitors will discover that they have
undertaken heavy contract ard may
so. tired of 1t long before we do. Now
let the investigation proceed but no
bail dozjng If you plesse2"
Understanding this to mean the in
We ligating committee, and no one else,
/ desire to make public through your
columns the following statement:
The editorials and communications in
the State Journal and Wheeling IntCLtt.
qsRcer. last winter, were the cause OF the
legislatures appointing the committee to
Investigate the management OF the Hos
pital for the Insane; both of these papers
expressly stated time and again that
there WAS gross mismsnagement at this
institution, and if the right kind of a
committee could be appointed, startling
developments would be made. Careful
instructions were given in these papers
rs to how this committee must demean
Themselves whilst al the city of Weston,
all of which was carefully observed.
On the 5.h of April majority of the
committee met at Weston TO investigate
the management of the Hospital for the
InssLe. We laid the copies of the
Wheeling MtelIigeneer and State Journal
containing the charges against the in
stitution before US and took them Ms our
guide in the investigation.
And here let me say, you are laborin 6
nnder a great mistake when you assert
that the committee travelled a great way
out Of their road TO find out how, or in
what manner you came IN possession OF
the facts published. We did no such
thing. We waited the author of those
articles, and no one else; and this was our
only inquiry. We wanted him or them
as WITNESSES TO prove the assertions and
charges that had been made in the
columns of your valuable paper against
the Hospital. Play tell me, Messrs.
Editors, how are We to get At the facts IN
this matter il we do not have the wit
nesses to testify to and csrroborate your
s.stements2
A long list of witnesses was given to
the committee, and those living In and
near the city, seventeen in number, We're
examined; but one solitary individual
knew and testified to any misnsnsge-
ment, or any wrong doinss, and the COM
rnittee unanimously were of the opinion
that he was eXclssbe.
Messrs. Editors, both Of you are reform.
erS, am reformer, j. G., am IN favor
OF changing from the wrong TO the right
way of doing. We are sll Republicans,
the Legislature was very generous in APP
pointing the committee Of investigation,
composing It of three Democrats and two
Republicans.
pray you now, as one OF the Repub-
lican members of this committee of inves-
tigatlon, to tell me where and how may
learn the facts you have published in
your paper? Who shall We summons
that can and will testify 10 the truth?
Can anything be found against the in
stitution unless parties will testify to this
effect?
If the statements are true that you
have made appeal to you, as now hav-
ing good opportunity 10 ferret out a
public wrong, to come forward with your
information. l appeal to you as life
long reformer and as good Republican
to lend US the helping hand
we so much need in order that this
great cleemosynsry institution of ours
may be freed from its present SCANDAL.
By concealing the matter you claim to
have come to your knowledge, you not
only prevent the committee from coming
to proper conclusions, but in thus cover
ing these TRANSACTIONS become accessory
after the fact, and are equally as guilty as
those whom you accuse.
In justice to the officials of the hospital