The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-15
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admits everything stated in the dispatch
and says II was reported verbatim. But he
was looking over some records, and thought
1t was Dr.. Bland addressing him, and with
out considering for moment the result oi
bis words answered as reported. So In
Justice to the Board OF Directors, let 1t be
known that when formally presented my.
self before them ''in the manner prescribed
by law" was admitted.
The order of exercises for Friday morn
ing was the regular directory trip through
the institution, accompanied by Mr.. Me-
Graw, Of Grafton, and the almost omni.
present necessary evils" OF civilization, as
Mr. CracTaft il pleased to term the gentle.
men OF the press. But as other matters OF
more weighty consideration came before
the Board aiterward, the trip through the
various departments Of this great institu-
tion will be given in my next.
FRIDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION.
The Board convened at | P. NJ, MIR. E. G..
Cracrait, OF Wheeling, being present at this
meeting, for the frsttime during thesession.
Air. W. G. Bennett also was present, hav-
ing been heretofore detained by legal busi-
ness at GIenville. Colonel Monroe was so
unwell that he was not able to be present,
which, no doubt, accounts for his apparent
lack Of Interest on yesterday.
The first order OF business was the con.
sideration Of bids for furnishing coal, the
contract being awarded to James Lynch, OF
Clatksburg, VINO agrees to deliver the coal
in the Asylum engine house at 81 90 per
per hundred bushels.
The Board then auth r'zed the Executive
Committee, composed Ul the members from
Lewis county, to make such investigation
as they may deem proper'aud necessary to
develop and secure the coal for the Asylum
from the Asylum grounds or lands ada.
cent, and report the feasibility aud probA'
bility ofRuch an enterprise TO the next regu.
lar meeting Of the Board.
A petition signed Employs" was laid
before the Board, charging Night Watch
man Mitchell with gross neglect OF his
official duties (Which they claimed could
be proven anu with misfegraSenliDg them
to the Superintendent" Tho Board re-
garded 1t as q matter with which they had
| nothing to do, as it was not properly sign
ed, and referred it to the Superintendent
1t Is very unenyisble position for any
one to occupy, and no Maa who holds 1t
can be popular with the employees, as II is
his taty to report any derelirtness oi duty
on their part. e.
The Board recognized the right OF EN-.
ployes to petition for increase OF wages,
but prescribed that oil petitions must be
laid before the meetings by the Sup rim.
tendent, with his endorsements either Tor
or against.
On motion Of Mr.. Cracraft the Board
unanimously resolved that thg letter signed
aEmployes" be recalled from The Superin
tendent aud returned to the authors for
their signatures, and that their charges be
presented 10 DR.. Bland. and by him imme-
diately laid before the Board.
AN APOLOGY DEMANDED.
At this period Of the proceedings Colonel
Hassler, OF Jackson, appeared before the
board and stated that the reporter Of the
lIHTELLIdENcKR then in the room had mis-.
represented the facts in relation to the re.
iusal Of the board to admit him, ETC., in his
report OF the Board 3 action-.he report as
printed having no signature whatever at.
tached. Bear this in mind. 1t will be
needed for reference further along. Mr.. 81.
made quite little speech, in which he de.
clared that should be made to retract for
that, which Judge Elmiston then said
should be charged against him.
He was seconded by Mr.. CraCralt in a
most elegant peroration on the grand work
| in which the Institution was eugaged-to
which every man who had soul could
heartily respond. Amen! The windup
Of MIR, CrafGrsfL's oratoricai flight revealed
the fact that his objection 10 the report
solely lay In his being called "straggler "
for not being on time. His excuse was
certainly satisfactory, as he sad been called
away on legal business and Was present as
soon as it waa possible. For this terrible
SANDER" on Mr. Cracfait your reporter
was informed in q very excited manner by
him that il "ha didn't apologize he was no
gentleman" Desiring 10 be on the side oi
right, after being granted tho privilege Of
explaining the matter by the Board, and
also not wishing to cut short the lSTELLi'
0HSCER's report, made the most ample
lapology to the Offended gentleman my
ability aud the circumstances OF the case
would admit.
This was not sufficient for Col. Hassler,
and he insisted that the board had q right
10 know the nature Of the correction /
should make-eYen after Judge u iniston,
against whom more had been said than
any other, In q fair and manly way said
he could not blame me for what had been
written. lexpained to tbs Board that !
only wanted 10 represent them tatrly, that
WIS ready 10 make auy reasonable aud
gentlemaniy correction, which have done
at the beginning OF this article, but that
when Il came down 10 this coercion hust-
ness I filed my bill 81 being one OF those
who was perfectly willing to do gentle:
man's mart but wouldn't be "coerced.n
They could "kiCk me out," but coercion"
belongs on auo,her programme
After the reporter Was satisi IGtorily dis.
pos4d OF, resolution was offered aud
adopted 10 the effect that the SuPerintend-
ent refer to the Board any and all charges,
referred tn in his report, made against the
management ri the institution.
FRIDAY EVENINGS SESSION.
The Board me! at the appointed time
with full quota Of Directors present, and
pursuant to resolution Of instructions be.
| Iioro adjournment. the charges made by
20 ,ilp," as appeared in the ISrGLLlaES.
CIR, was laid before the Board by D..
Bland. There were several columns OF
these arlicl,s, which were read by the
4 secretary, while the Superintendent cheer.
lidlly kept time 10 the music by walking
lback add lorh across one end ol the COM
mittee ROOM.
Al 4 Z end oi this proceeding the circus
opened. In the following report Of the
debate that ensued have endeavored to
give the sense Of the various speakers as
nearly verbatim as possible, omltting
lengthy extrAneous portions, and II any
gentleman should be misrepresented let
Elm for once mark itdown that it Is atauIt