The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-01-24

isfied that the material left by the former
administration was still in the possession
of the Asylum, except what had been
properly used.
| Continuing, Mr.. Wilgoss said A stran-
ger might have gotten into the Asylum
grounds before the gates were closed and
concealed himself about the premises
One of the patients was suspected of put
ting the blue stone in the bread. Patients
are not allowed to 60 into dispensary
alone. Was not solicited to contribute to
campaign fund and gave nothing. Two
! patients were allowed access to dispensary
but not alone. Out Of twenty-five former
attendants some seven OF eight remain
Don't know their politics. 1t was not the
Impression in the Asylum that Wendle
was poisoned. More precautions are taken
now to keep intruders out than ever be-
fore. Every reasonable, practicable pre-
caution is now taken.
j. N. NIAUzY,
Steward, testified Never sent word to
Andrews that if he voted the Funder
ticket he must look out for another board
ing house. Went to DR.. Hamilton twice
with letters from Hon. Jno. Paul, asking
to have Andrews retained. Showed both
letters to A. Was called upon by Mr..
Craig, and gave $45 to campaign fund
There was no assessment. l fixed the
amount. Ny salary is $1,000. Upon one
occasion one of the Asylum horses was
!. used to carry parties from the Asylum to a
| Readjuster meeting at New Hope. The
wagon was borrowed and one Of the horses
belonged to private parties. The other,
Jas stated, was the property OF the Asylum.
In buying -four l sometimes pay the
| freight and sometimes the sellerpays it. 1t
depends altogether on the contract | make.
| Never threatened to have Andrews
i turned out. We were on friendly terms
and are yet. so far as | know. Don't know
that Andrews was asked to contribute to
| campaign fund. My duties require my
constant presence at. the Asylum. Don't
think I have been absent but once, for
] seven days, and then / went home.
| DIR. HAMILTON AGAIN RECALLED.
| AS stated before. if the OF. mug were
filled to the brim with extract or tinctrTe
of aconite, it would not yield as much
aconitine as was found in one of the
stomachs Of the poisoned patients. Ihave
no recollection Of the conversation as de-
tailed by Col. Christian in regard to the
chloral. Remember to have told him he
could get his medicine from DR.. Strain
| He was also unwilling to take it from his
attendant, Andrews. Was called upon
and gave $125 to campaign. My salary is
| SIS 900. Il was not assessed. 1 discharged
but one attendant (Stratton) for political
reasons, but not solely for that reason. l
thought the party who succeeded him was
better adapted to the place. endeayored to
make it plain to the attendants that they
were not compelled to contribute to polit-
cal purposes. That they were at perfect
liberty to do SO OF not. The Board eX-
pressed themselves to the same effect.
Had heard that Mr.. Craig had been to the
Asylum soliciting contributions.
E. W. sHoTT.
Am Mr.. STRAIT ton S successor as foreman
of the carpenter shop. All material re-
ceived by me is either there OF has been
used about the premises. Was called upon
and cheerfully gave s. to the campaign
fund. Am proud to say that l also gave
$12 SO at another time to drive the Demo-
Gratis into the Riddleberger settlement.
Questi on by Mr.. Meredith.-Do you
know what the Riddleberger settlement
is?
Answer can't explain its provision
now. When it has taken the Democratic
lawyers ten years to find cut what it is,
you can It expect a mechanic to be able to
explain it.
| j. w. PRICE
| testified: Am an attendant and took
walters to Andrews ward and mine the
night before the poisoning. About s
o clock [ left Andrews waiter in the
hall of his ward and took mine and locked
it in the medicine chest iii my room.
| Don't recol leet the appearance of mugs
on this particular occasion. They were
| generally about two-tbirdS full. Each
mug is labeled with name of patient and
the color of the label indicates the kind of
medicine in the mug. One patient in my
ward was poisoned. I was called upon by
Mr.. Craig and gave SIS. My salary is 5000
per year. Did not regard it as an assess
ment Do not remember whether | fixed
the amount or not.
DIR. W. w. S. BUTLER,
third assistant physician and druggist at
the Asylum, testified When took charge
Of dispensary, medicines were found which,
judging from appearances, had been there
for months and perhaps years Not know
ing their strength, and as a precautionary
measure, they were destroyed by being
| thrown from the window or into the sink.
! No one could have gotten any of the medi-.
cine after it had been thrown out. Know
of no atten dant who was discharged on ac
count of politics. In regard to Christian S
medic inc, witness said: DR.. Hamilton
came to me and said that Col. Christian
had made complaint that something was
wrong with his choral. Every dose of
choral is put in a mug with red LABEL
i Onthe label is the name of the patient for
whom the dose is intended, and private
mark toindicate the quantity. After put
ting in the choral, aim to fill the mug
I'tWo- thirds full of water, and when DR..
+ Hamilton spoke to me about Christians
dose, | understood him to mean that had
Iadded more water than usual, and thus
filed the mug fuller Col. Christians
dose had been reduced from Is to 6 grains,
and had he taken both doses, it would not
! have been as much as he had formerly
taken, and would have produced no effect
other than pleasant slumber. 1t is ex-
ceedingly improbable that | should have
made the mistake, for the mugs were
lpIainly labeled. We allowed patients in
the first ward to take the choral to their
lirooms. My belief is that Col. Christian
neglected to take one dose Of his choral
i and saved it until the next day, so as to be