The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-02
THE PROSECUTION.
Evidence Ia Support or The
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Cyrtsponderce Of the lnteftyeneer. a...
I" MoEaASrowH, W. Va, July 3O.-The at.
tan.ion ei the citizens OF Morgantown has
for the last few days been considerably en-.
crossed by tho inves.igation by the Board
OF Regents Of the University, Of the charzes
preferred against Prof. Latham. From
Saturday evening until Tuesday evening
including night sessions, the TINA OF the
Board was wholly taken up in hearing evi.
dence upon the charges.
The charges were as follows, esch being
.o'ie~ed by one or more specifications:
First-Drunkenness.
SscoRi-Protanity.
th,ru-N-giect Of duty.
Fourth-Conduct pri ldicial to good or.
der and diecipline. a....
In addition to those above, general
charges were made as to his reputation for
character and moral fitness for his posi-.
tiob; his irascib!e temper and want OF con.
troll OF it causing him to be very narsh and
overbearIug in hia treatment Of students,
and one or two other minor points. 2
MORAL FITNESS. '"
The frat evidence introduced was to
show his reputation in this community for
character snd moral ti.ueas Tor the position
he occupies, those being the words OF the
qrtstions sked all such witnesses.
Jnlian 4. Fleming. editor OF the Ntu
D, minton, testified: Prof. Lstham's rspu.
tation is bad. I have heard persons ray
they would not send son 70 the Uni.
versity On account OF Pro!. Latham's con.
nection with il. ,,.t. ."s
W,lllsm Wssner, Cashier OF the Mer.
chants Nationa! Bank, ,es,iti I'D 10 the same
thing. In substance he i'd he did no!
know whether hs would send son io
him or not, ii he had one to send to schoo';
hid knowledge Of the man was inst II :ien,
Tor him to decide that question. ~.
Wil!iam J. Pro'znan, s.ent for machines
and organs, tesIiled that Latham's repu.a.
ton was not good; .ha. he sould not place
son OF bis under the instruciou Of euuh q
man. tie had uersonal Knowledge CT one
young man, J. l.. McOatchen, who left the
school b-csnse lie said he wonli not a.tend
school With snch man as Prof Latham
in IL. Mr.. McCutcheh vac member Of
MY own church, Baptist. consider Lsth.
ANS reputation bad as to the following
poin's: First, tits that OF habi.ual driuker,
and. he often drinks 70 excrs'; second, pro.
fsnity; third, no regard 10, ths Sabbath. !
head him. swear on two different occa'
eions.
4 DlsTuRHsR oy HARMONY.
W. W. Houston. Prosecuting. Attorney
for Morongalia county: know something
OF Prof. Latham's reputation. l. is that he
Il "dram drinker," profane and leader
OF one Of the factions in the Faculty. ]
was student in the University before and
si:er Dir. Llthsm came; this taetioaa, dis
turbsnce wss barsiy percepnble until he
came. heard him OF one OCCASION say to
President ]. R. rhompson,"Yo are liar
I would not send u Student to Prot
Latham. 9l
Dr.. H. B Lazier, druggist: have known
Prof. Lstham ever eiAos he came here.
hsys nothing to cay OF bic immortality per
yonslly. |; is said that he is 3 moderate
drinke', ,profane and very loose In his reliSi
Gus ideas. would net like to send oon L
him. By loose in religious pr;Qeples,
me IN no is said to be opposed to religioai
scryices in the chspsl aud don't attend
church. M "ll-H
II. l. Robinson. slunnua-I have beer
a stu lent in the University oyer since Ptof
Latham has been here. His reputation
among the Students Ia not very good.
have knox IN him 10 be shusive't 10 sludents
even 10 violence with hia ,eneue On on,
occasion 4 9 Berkeley, Jr ls!t his clas.
he said, because he didn'rueAt him as (
gentleman. have seen him play cards II
his room. lknex him once 10 b. secoret
by the 5 udents to ass;ss in gsttiug an or
der through the. Faculty, bscsuas Prol
Partition had The o,her sida. When
student is summoned before the Faculty i
IL understood tha. Prot. Latham tries I,
ge, him eli. Have heard him say that th,
rules snd regulations wera nonse1sicsl. =
sIt. ssw HIN DkuSE.
Following s Is tho affidavit. o! II. F. Smith
Of Faye:te county, Pa: '494i
USloNrowS, Pa, July 90, 1854. I,
lir. Gergs c Baker: ~
DEAR SlR:-l received your letter yes.er
day, asking ne to make affidavit. with 70
llpsct to Professor Woodvills Latham. 70,