The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-02

. William DAnceE-I am j.nitor; hav,
naard MIR. Latham use profane la z laee
e be g1s out tf patience With somulhin
. and said, "Boheration, dod burn the in
0 ternal Sd id thing"
{ THE DEFENSE @
r Cheerfal Testimory from Those VIII,
Saw hOthiuE.
The witnesses for the deense were thel
called: ... a
s.. George T. Brooke-Am Professor o
Law in tho University. Know Mr.. Latham
have been Professors together. Never saw
nor suspected him Of boing drunk. W.
boarded in the ssame hotel for year, In
! lsSO-Sl. In all that time never saw him
uudert the Influence oI liquor. Don't think
he has very good temper. Never heard
OF hia lostng his temper with bis class.
Never heard him take the name Of G sd in
vain. Have heard him cay damn it''
Don't consider that profanity. slwsys
considered him an exemplary huaoand
and father. So far as know biz reputa
uonl Tor moral character 10 good. X aow
nothing Of hia exercising deleterious in.
Il 1ence over students Have frequently
heard him say he couldn't attend chapel
because he always had to fix up his lom
about that time. Have sesa Mr.. Latham
take q drink. Have taken q glass OF beer
with him myself. =
NJ. NJ. Dent, Circui. Clerk-Kuow Mr..
Latham. Never saw him drunk nor sus
pected him. lie has a quick temper and
is pretty exctsb!e man, but is lees irasci.
ble than expected to tiud him. Don't
recollecs Of ever hearing him take the name
o! God In vain. Know nothing against
his reputation for moral charactar. Tnsre
has been gossip about him. l consider
him a gentleman and never asw him do
Anything otherwise. Have seen him drink
more than once.
| HAD HUNDRED swEATHEABTs,
Prof. K @. Berkeley, Chairman Of
the Fsculty-knew MIR. Lstham when
student at the University of Virginia
twenty. d7eysars ogo. Hs YVES good s.u.
dent He was grea! ladies' man. Have
known him to hava ms many as 80 or 100
swea'hearts at once, to sprsk Il little tx
trsvsRantly. When Dr.. Harrison, Of the
U diversity, set up. 6 schoolief b;mseIf be
selected Mr.. Latham to teach 1nathems,.
ICE. My statements are and will be ,ha
same So Mr. Btookc's, whose tes.iru ony |
have heard. l. is news to me about Mr.
Lstham's classes falling OF ; mine do and
others, too.
Mr.. E Fl. Anderson, who has testified
here, Wss IN my classes, and WAS regarded
as good so,t Of fellow, veal. headed and
With not enough sente 10 make sny pro.
Rress. (On crosa.exAmination afterwards
Prof. Berkeley stated that Mr.. Anderson
stood second among the competitors for the
Rs2enis przt essay last sprlug)
have heard rumors against every pro.
lessor. which It, tfus would damn every
one Of th' II everlastinaly. don't think
ne ffoi. Latnam) Exercises any deleterious
iii ience. Have seen him taks drink.
Inere il nothing in bis e1agg Arating the
differences among the faculty. He has lest
his temper, and so have /, and the other
members Of the faculty. He has been a
strict cons'ructionist OF the RULES aud reyu
lAsions. When he attempted u get bows
f Irom punishm-n mt by the faculty, it pro.
cssded from his kindn, 8, Of heart aud not
from opposition TO tue rules. As to ms
countensnclng any violation OF the rules,
that 10 all bosh.
d. Il. slime, oyater saloon keeper
Nsver SAW MI. Latham drunk; never heard
OF him gambling. Hts REPUTATION for NOR.
al character 90 far rs know is gocd. Have
heard students talk Abont professors when
IN my oyster sAlooa. N-v.r heard any
thing about'Prot. Latham.
KNOW SorHrSGs
]. X. Durr, hotel keeper and l;q7or SELL
er-My opinion OF Prot. Latham is good.
He boarded with me- year. Never heard
Of hia being drunk until this matter came
up. My htq7aintancs with the Morgan,
town people Ii SUCH that I would likely
hear anything abou. his b.ipg uukind, or
drank or immora-a! my hotel. Never
hesrd anything liks that. N.vsr heard
Mr.. Bland or Mr. Johnston sp-ak OF him.
Nsver saw him take drink bus oncs.
S. G. Cnadwicx-know Ptoi, Latham.
Lived at Dlrr's hotel while hs did. Never
saw him drink or drunk, or heard him
swear Considered him high tempered
man, but not bad hearted. Never knew
anything about his exercising bad moral
iahueuce. Mr.. Latham left Durr's hotel
because he wanted to go, on account Of
difficulty hstween Mr. Latham and tbs
family Of the landlord.
| W. kiger-I live about fifty yards from
Wallace Housa. N.ver heard Latham
swear or saw him drink or drunk. Nobody
can ssa him ofsener than I do.
| JIG Lazz .ll- Mr.. L,zz Ill and Mr.. Kiger's
testimony in tho msin waa the sela1,ng oil
conversation hatwesn Mr. Latham and
Sweeney on the subj ect Of his being drunk.
this was considered lmmsteris'). On cross.
examination he stated that he yns a g,r.
dent Of the pnIyeraisy las. year in tbs Lsy
department, and had been a student ia the
University Elk years. Hal heard great
deal said against L.tham among the stu.
dente, ani haye heard eone Uphold him.
know nothing personally against him.
"THE MAID OF NORTHUMBERLAND"
D. B. Lucas, Resent-D. D. Johnson told
me that be once cav Latham intoxicated.
Remember Of his saying that J. L. II ,oG,
Jim Asson and GOV. Jackson were pres.
ent: Don't recollect whether he said Mi.
Hoffman Was there or not. - 17Tes
Joseph Moreland, Regert-Have had
good opportunity to form an opinion Of
Mr.. La.ham's habits. Nsver saw him
drunk nor suspected him until fsy
months ago. I think Prof La,ham il
spoken OF as we'll ;a1slif9d teacher, I
know nothing Of his character or moral
isusas for the position. CAN'T say that /
know hie reputation for moral ilness. I
have heard talk both ways
L. NJ. Berkeley, son OF Prof. Berkeley
Have been in Prot. Ls,ham's class.s Nry,r
observed anything ia bis manner harsh ar
abusive to his classes. ="
W.. y Berkeley, son OF Prof. Berkeley
Was in pro'. 4.sthau.'s claes tbs ybols ot
last Session. ! do not remember how many
timsa he waa absent. Nsyer heard hin,
swear in class. sat in the front bench in
class room. Robsr; G. Berkeley and 9th.