The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-20

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| X THE LArHA n TRIAL.
Student Robluson Comes Back a, III,
Accnhers aud Denies their y latems ants.
20 TIC Editor oftH inttt,gacer. @TF
siR: In your issuo OF the 18th there Is
published an interview between the In
TELIloEScER correspondent and Woodvills
Latham, j., Professor Of Chemistry and
Physics in the West Virginia Univeraity.
During the conversation, the latter gentle.
man made certain statements about me
and my connection With his trial. These
deem 1t necessary to answer. No mans
prospects in lie arc bettered by having bis
good name touched by dirty hands. Prof,
Latham says that my testimony YVES
regarded as very strong by hts enemies,
This assertion muet be prompted bv a
guilty Conscience, IS l was told by the
prosecution that my evidence was not ex.
pected to DO the case much good; was only
wanted to help along. My regrets ars
that had nos.ronger 10 give. He goes on
10 state that ! Am native oil PENNSYLVANIA.
that am cataloged "a student from thai
Safe, and that ! belong there; that wrote
to Regent O. L. Thompson, some time
back, asking for IN appointment as ca.
Diet, representing myself as resident OF
Monongslia county; that he, Latham, dis.
covered the imposition and informed
Ihompeon;-why did he not mention il
70 tho Fsculty?-thAt, during his trial,
thompson forced me 10 acknowledge thai
| played the impostor. Conseq uently, hs
says, have no very kindly feeling toward
him. A more alanderous piece Of miscou-
suuction ard Misrepresentation could
not have been contriyed. - =
Though not native Of Pennsylvania I
had resided there for some Year, previous
TO my entering the West Virginia Uniyer.
aisy. In the fall Of 1870 my mother-shs
and are the family-leit this State. moved
TO West Virginia and set up her houss-
hold goods In Morgantown. She rented
property, which che held continuously io-
iour years thereafter. That year began
attending the University. Having lived in
Atorgsntowu two years, while on q yisjt 10
onlontoWn she WAS taken seriously ill and
was unable to return, TWAS her intention
10 DO 60 when her health would permit,
MIorgantown,, MonougAlia county, West
Va, was cur home. r5f
My residence after leaving the University
was no more fixed and settled than that 81
the aVersHe man who has to strike out for
himself. but 1t wss as likely to be in West
Virginia ss anywhere else. Only the acct.
dent OF my mothers continued illness pre-
vents me making the Mountain State nv
ncme this coming yesr. I refused school
IN Presson county on that ground. l had
other plars looking to West Virginia yeai.
dence alter graduation. Eally in my con.
neciion with the University, asked tho
late Dr.. H. W. Brock, than 8 Regent. for
an appointment as cadet. He Knew ali
about me, Said it vas lswful, promised ms
cadetship at tho first vacanay, but this
not occurring fer gone time, he fo.cot and
gayel it to q later applicant. Alter that
Regent Moreland, when I applied to him
expressed no doubt as to the Iawfulnesa n
me appointment, but said bis district was
iull. Others who, I thought, ought to
know, said It was all right. On the above
grounds, and recommended by Prot. Har.
vey, l applied in 1883 to Mr.. Thompson
and was appointed. No word was said, at
that time, by Commandant or Faculty,
Books were Issued to me by Professors
who we're fully acquainted with nv cir.
cumstances. Last year other cadets, who 50
standing hsd been unquestioned, were csta.
logued as residents Of other States; one from
M,eeousi and one from Maryland, Ca
suggesting once that l be registered from
Moyganiown, waa informed that It made
better showing to put me from Penn.
sylvania. Though Prot. Latham's kind
Offices Mr.. Thompson WAS aroused to a
sense OF his duty ~ patriot, and spoke 10
me about the mstter during commence.
ment week. ! made an explanation SINH.
lar to above, perhaps not so full. Regent
Thompson said that it wss all right. HAL
he was j1stiied in making the appoint.
ment There WAS a witness 10 that con.
verRation. l WAS not aware Of Prof.
Lasham's agency In tho matter until l
heard from hia own lips during my crosa.
examination, Hence that could not have
been any psrt Of my motive in testilying
against him, as he tries to imply. The
statement that Mr.. Thompson forced
me, at Latham's trial or elsewhere, to
knowledge any impessure in the affair,
is an unyarniehed lie. Any honeat man
present, regent, witness, OF, spectator, will
besr me out that resisted The impptstion
Of Latham and his counsel, and held my
oTn until Regent Farnswo1!h came to the
reECus.
have been informed, that during the
trial, but after I left. Professor Berkeley
swore that had, during the past year, bro.
ken into the University and posted OBJ.
sene picturee. Thisto vitiste my evidence.
At that statement I was greatly surprised,
as Mr. 3. ia q man for whom had the
highest respect. Not only was the asser.
ton positively false, in proof Of which
can bring witnesses, but I had been ex.
onerated from that very charge by the fac.
ulsy, with Professor B. in the chair.
But why this Tremendous effort to yitiate
the evidence OF ono unimportant witness?
Verify, it seems like the catching OF
drowning man ut straw. There must be
somethipg rotten in Denmark. Now, il
the accusations brought against Mr.. La.
than we're gsoundleea, il he ia the much
injured man he preten6s to be, il his
penecutols themselves, as he says, did not
believe in the truth Of the charges, il the
Witnesses were wil!ul liars, what were their
motiyet? Can any one tell? They we,enot
political. Two OF the three bringing the
charges were bred and born Democrats.
Two Of those who swore he had been Drunk
were the same. I, whose reputation tbs
gentleman and his friends attack go strong.
II, have been brought mp to suspect every
thing Republican as coming Of evil. They
were not personal.S One Of the men who
swore he IVES drunk had been one OF The
staunchest friends he had in school. One
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