The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-15
Of the head and not Of the heart. The
gentleman firing the firet shot was:

ly being that they were not Charges" q
worthy OF Considerahon-as no name wa
signed to tho article, except an alias.
Cracraft-I have the tables taken iror
the books, records Of the institution, an
also a denial OF the proiane language use
by DR.. Bland.
Bland-The statements made in thes
charges are false in toto. Escapes vii
happen In any hospital unless a priso
rule is adopted. But this is not our rule
Edmiston-Now, what are these char
ges. Isae nothing definite in these char
ges, except me whisky, and that has beel
investigated. LII
BIand-I can account for every gill o
whisky bought aud used.
Cracraft-I have the rate OF per cent o
deaths: and the statistics as presented b!
this man. Alao a statement deny
log the language used by Or. Bland from
Prof, Kidd and DR.. Lewis. II you gentle
men wish will read them.
Monroe-I think the whole Boart
should sign a paper either exhonoratinl
Dr.. Bland or censuriDg him. We all know
him well enough, and have seen enough o
his management to know these charges are
false.
Despart-But how are we going to know
whether these charges are true or not un-
less we look into them?
Monroe-This man was too cowardly te
give his own name. Who ia this Mr.
"Quilp." or what the devil (pretty near Q
cuss word) his name is? II he is disposed
to prosecute these charges let him come up
Cracraft then read the report as furnished
him from the records, shortly after the al
fair, aud that time published in the Wheel
ing Register. After reading the table o.
figures IN which the death rate was only
two per cent.-something indeed to be
proud of-he made quite a lengthy com
parison OF "Quilp's" statements and those
heretofore published and then read by him
from the Register. He also continued and
quoted, believe, from the american Jour.
nal, that In the New York Asylum the
death rate is l29 per cent. compared Ia
our and fraction.
: A short debate then followed between
De0pard and Cracraft, after which Mr.
Despard offered the following resolution
WHEREAS, The Superintendent OF this
Asylum having brought to the attention oi
this Board that certain grave and serious
charges have been preferred against the
Superintendent.
"RsSoIred, That 1t Is q duty this Board
owes to itself and the public generally, ir.
respective Of politics, 10 investigate the
charges and report the same to the Cover
nor oil the State, and in order to do this
some day in the future shall be fixed, and
the editors and proprietors OF the WHEEL
ING INTRLLIaESCER be notified and required
to appear aud file before this Board Q
specification Of their charges heretofore
mentioned"
This resolution was not considered by
the Board.
WANT THE CHARGES PR1vRS.
Bennett-The only charge Of importance
is the charge OF this swearing. Suppose he
did swear? Does that make him incom
petent? Would debsrred from prac,icinS
law on aCcovnt OF profanity?
Despard--Fhis man states that he can
prove these things. II he can't lot Us shoy
him up. Let US invite him here.
Edmistoc-I think we have tested the
competency Of DR.. Bland and that we have
considered him competent by appointing
him to the position,
Despsrd-I don't propose that the 4STRL'
LlGEScER eau make charges against me.
Aud when it makes them against DR..
Bland. it makes them against the, Board,
aud when against the Board against each
individual, | want those making these
charges here.
Hassler-There Is great deal oi oratory
and newspaperlsm being expended on this
question. Dr.. Bland only wants the Board
to declare that these charges are either true
or not true.
Blaud-That's all l ask.
HssSler-Here's DR.. Bland. He has
never made q ststemsnt. Let him make
one. There are the other gentlemen, let
them come. That's all want.
Bland-There was no difficulty here be-
tween us. He ("QqiIp") came here and
went through the asylum and said all WAS
right, and then went away and lied about
me.
Despard-Lats show him up II he's q
liar. This paper, the 1NrELLIGgSCRR, has q
wide circulation and Is responsible.
Bland-He said he had heard over in
town that | aud Mrs. jackson medicated
the soup to make the patients sick In order
TO save u days rattons. / asked him to
stay and try some Of it. He did and ate
two bowls OF it. #.. I
Cracratt-If any man or party Of men
have any charges TO make let them present
them before this Board with clean hands
and pure hearts and they will be received.
Edmiston-pm not iu favor OF paying
any attention to these newspaper articles
Hassler-The question now before this
assembly is, do we bSlieve these charges
are true?
Cracrait-I do not.
Hsssler-Why do you not believe them
true?
Cracraft-Because l have known DR..
Bland for years. have examinedin into these
charges, and the matter as presented Is not
sufficiently substantiated 10 justify me in
believing so.
Hassler-He ("Quilp'O charges him as
being incompetent, and so on. Now what
Is our duty to ourselves, to this institution
and to the people?
Cracratt-I came here and spent three
uhys huu JuEee ulkllbI huu eAhllueu tue
records, &c, and know that these state.
ments are not true.
STILL HARpiNG on THE NEWSPAPERS.
DespardTThen they will come out and
say We were afraid to let the people know
our records. Let US invite them here.
Bland-I deny these charges. l am
ready to prove their ialsity. II you are
tnen convinced what matters 1t what the
say?
Crscraf.-Did you ever hear OF such q
thing in your lie as q court holding trial
over newspaper charges? It's the sheerest
nonsense.
Dr. Bland at this iuncture read from his
report the invitation he had extended TO
the Board to inquire into the charges and
either report one way or the other. stating
that those making these charges had been
invited here.
Desparl-I've never seen any invitation.
Bland-It was published by the papers
Despard-Well, IL we don't settle this
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