The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-08-18
B0ISTER0US BLAND
AND HIS MILD ~ TREATMENT
OF the rutsllIssacsr Corr..poadsnt, Who was Re
fus.d Access to til, Rseord,-rhs Gsntie.
manly Language Used By the BlInd
SupsrintsIdsnt Of the Asyian.

Special Correspondence Of hA Latsai0ateer.
WESTON, August l7.-Some weeks ago in
letter from this place in burst Of conf.
dsnce, announced picnic for the Weston
Asylum. By some oversight, perhaps, the
exact date was not given, but the idea was
that It would occur at the meeting Of the
Directory. l confess that it was with a
sadness Of heart unspeakable, that I OBJ
served the skepticism Of a few Of my Dem.
ocratic friends who had not caught the
odoa from Weston nor heard the nightly
prayer offered at that peculiarly happy
shrine OF harmony and good will. But
trusted that time and DR.. Bland,
zone Of the most celebrated physicians
our State has ever PRODUCED would come
10 my rescue. 1t may be that am wrong,
but at the present writing, think they
have. Some two weeks ago l became pos
sessed OF facts, which l thought the public
should know. Without consulting any one
the article was prepared, and with II went
to Weston on the night Of August Sd,
think. and stopped at tho Bailey House.
Was assigned to room Z, which occupied
with Prof. Kidd. No Democrats called to
see me, either by invitation or OF their own
volition. | did not look up the facts con.
tanned in the letter OF the following Mon.
day, for they had been already investigated.
Rather unexpectedly the picnic ma
terialized; the band struck up and
the family reluctantly attended.
Naturally one is interested'in-a- a picnic. 1t
always occasions queer situations and
strange antics. The old become children,
and children emphasize their estate. It
was to see the picnic in all its intensity
that came to Weston. l arrived last
night at o'clock, and received earnest and
somewhat marked attention from the "dis-
tiugIished" head Of the IVES. Virginia
Hospital for the Insane.
HOW IT HAPPENED.
Alighting from tho coach | met first Mr..
o'Hara, the clerk and steward Of the Asy-
lum. 70. Mr.. O'HaraI communicated my
desire to see the books OF his Office. To
this request he returned cordial and gen.
tlemanIy invitation to accompany him to
his office. Mr.. O'Hara's office is in the ex-
treme rear OF the building, at leas: 200 feet
from that OF DR.. Bland. 1t was while in
this office, the guest Of Mr.. o 0'Hara, that
DR.. William Bland intruded and placed
himself on level with the most profane.
was busy transcriblng some figures when
DR.. Bland entered. To my Good evening"
he replied, regarding me fxedly, "What
are you doiig here?" stated my mission.
CONT ersalion was interrupted by the en-
trance OF physician from Ritchie county,
who called for an expense account due
him. returned 10 my work and finished
1t. As / turned to go, Dr. Band said,
"Well, have yon got all yeu want here ?"
[ said, eyes sir, all here but"
AT this point DR.. Baod stepped toward
me and raising his right hand as ii to
strike, exclaimed you Cd DID dog, you
internal liar, you Cd d-d fool get out Of
here; leave at once; 60, or Ill kick you out. "
I attempted to interrupt his torrent Of
abuse and oaths but, for some time to no
avail. AT last he stopped long enough to
hear me say II was not ready to 60" when
with face purple with anger he burst
forth into volley Of the most brutal oatAs,
calling me repeatedly "d-d dog Cd
DID spy" and such other pure and Chris
tian like epithets. BY this time the ball
adjoining the office, the door being open,
was full OF men and women, patients and
attendants, who looked on in wonder. l
requested permission to see the evidence
in the case Of DR.. Gettings, recently tried
for adultery, documents which, 1t is as
serted have been destroyed. My request
was most emphatically r. fused, and oaths
and vicious language followed. Again and
again repeated my request to see
them and statistical papers, but
each time was met with reiusals and oaths.
Seeing l would be refused and fearing
physical violence Iquietly walked down
the hall to the main entrance, DR.. Bland
following at my heels. 1 again at the door
preferred by request, saying had right
TO see them. Standing in the front door,
in the presence OF DR.. Lewis, he once more
gave way 10 oaths and abuse and followed
me With It fifty fee. down the yard. To
these proceedings, either in whole or part,
Dr. Lewis, Mr.. o,Hara, John Berry and
many others are witnesses. ] went to my
hotel, and the matter soon spread abroad.
The streets were quickly tilled with people,
who excitedly discssued the "outrage" as
1t was termed. Prominent Democrats
called to cHsr their regrets. Not q few
were outspokeu In their dennnciation Of
Bland. -
SOME OPINIONS.
"Bland has confessed his guilt" was the
common remark.
Judge Edmiston is quoted s saying,
Upland should not have answered 'qlilp.