The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-01
THE WESTON ASYLUM.
THE CHARGES AGAINST MITCHELL.
The Inside SlsAtwa,eAmla-Hh4. Els pa,,s
Wsr, and low Hs Performed thtm-Ihs Con. 4
tradletorI Testimony OF the Witnesses Be Z;
fore the Board and the ssuptrlatsndsnt.

Correspondence Of tie IateitiDeneT. -
WESTON, W. Va, October 29.-Anything
in reference to the Insane Asylum Is eagerly
digested by those who read the daily pa
pers, and my letter Of Saturday was COM
mented upon in vigorous terms by someof
those not in sympathy with II, whileitwas
rolled as sweet morsel under the tongues
OF those who believe that the institution Is
not managed as 1t should be. And this
latter class Is not simply centined to the
ranks Of the Republican party, for ] know
OF gentlemen with State regulations, whose
Democracy cannot be questioned, and who
are not one whit backward in denouncing
the methods Of the Administration. Bus1
shall say little about the management at
this time, as 1t Is quite apparent that they
have enough to do to manage the charges
John w. Berry preferred against them In
Saturdays paper.
Assoon as convenient aiter the arrival
OF the lETELLiGESCER on Saturday Mr.. j.
S. Mitchell, the inside nightwatchman at
the hospital, called on me and asked that
give the charges as made against him be.
fore the Board by the Asylum employees,
and the evidence produced in the exsmi.
nation Of those charges before DR.. Bland, 10
the public, so that the people might see the
matter in It's true light. He said he had
nothing to depend on but his reputation,
as he was almost stranger here; and as the
charges had been published in the INTEL
LIGRSCRR he also desired that the evidence
to sustain these charges be also published
in the same paper. He felt that he had
been placed in an unpleasant position, and
as the case stood that 1t looked rs though
he was the cause OF all the recent disturb.
ances.
CHARGES AGAINST MITCHELL.
Knowing that the ISrEiLloEScER aud
the people desire to give every man credit
or censnrc in accord with his deserts
1 cheeriully complied with his request and
lay before your readers the charges as read
before the Board OF Directors and the evi.
dence as produced by the parties prefer.
ring the charge against DR.. Bland In the
investigation. The papers, with one excep.
ton, were apparently properly signed and
handed to me by Mr.. Mitchell, with the
permission Of the Superintendent. The
Mitchell are given below. Let the critical
reader compare the statement made before
the Board and the statement made before
DR.. Bland and decide as to whether Mitch.
ell should have been bounced.
Before proceeding further let me briefly
state the duties Of the inside night watch,
the male and female departments being
governed by the same rules. A digest OF
these duties as taken from the bylaws Of
the Hospital is as followa: "The duties oi
watchman are considered to be OF great
importance to the institution, both for the
care and protection Of the insane, and re.
lief Of the attendants. Heis instructed as
to special duties each night by the superin.
tendent, and must pay special attention to
the sick and carefully administer to their
wants and needs during Hthe' night. He Ia
to be cautious and pags through the wardsl
quietly 80 as not to disturb the sleep OF the
occupants. He is to report in writing any
occurrences worthy OF note, and be particu.
lar in giving information as to the sick.
He Is also to report the absence OF any al.
tendant, or any irregularities or violations
OF the rules Of thefistitution coming under
his notice, and he must pass through the
wards ut least oncean hour" ~
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