The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-15
THE TRUTH THAT HURTS
AN iRATE ASYLUM DIRECTOR
Alter the BrIEht He'd Hood Of an 'intsiiIssnttr"
corte'pond,ns-A, Desires to psrss iim Of
several Dsrllsla lila Soul, hat fall. 10 carry
oat His Thrtat-Fun IN the rtturr.

v Several Dsriisiu lila Soul, bat fAll 10 carry
oas Ills Thrtat-Fun IN the F,,ure.
n Correspondence Of The ln,tuigeer. #.H,
WESTON, W. Va, April lS.-Unessy
: rests the scalp Of him who repl esen,s the
= lSrELLloEScHn in theee "digsn.,' for he
J., perambulates the streets in imminent dan.
= ger OF losing his hair. To uee very IRE.
l quently quoted phrase, the Asylum man.
j.. agement is ION Its ear" and your scibe'u
. con1se of three years training when a boy
, under buffalo Bill" in the wild west now
stands him we'll in hand, and alone caves
him from utter annihilation in the i'm.
pending crisis.
! The two letters in regard to the Asylum,
and its management, tho one written by
the unknown correspondent Telephone"
and the one published on Saturday IRON
your regular correspondent, ieni.ed flame
that resulted in powerful explosion Of
bad temper and smoke Oh Saturday even.
ing, and came near appointing your item.
izsr at this place a deegate.at.lalge 10 rem.
resent the 1STILLiGISCRR In tho une>
plored ne Ss.feld OF the hereafter 10 come.
MIR. Jos. Il. Clifton, a respected and TO
spectacle cltiz,n, q equare business man.
who will pay you every dollar he owes YOU
Just when he promises to do so and
wouldn't steal paint nor anything else un.
Ger any circumstances, as every citizen in
the community kEoTt; kind and eepe.-
ous husband and doting father; II member
OF the Board OF Directors and one OF TIM
Executive Committee, is the gentleman
who seems 10 be most exercised over these
leiters, the last OF which never mentioned
his name, and on whom thu writer never
sven bestowed thought when ,penning
his article. '----.-g.. ,e.4 =.
~ - = ''-'''-' OH, lie rEEMBLEs. s'- Il.
: On Saturday. evening about 0 O'Clock,
while standing on the public square con-
versing with MI. .Hancher, the photo
grapher, Mr.. Clifton called your corresuon-
dent to one side and asked (h's face liyid %
with passion and bis voice trembling win
rage and excitement): "Did YOU w.its
that first srticle?' referring to the let,sr in
which Telephone" ac:uses Mr.. @. OF being
tool for Dr.. Bland and OF sppropria,ipe
paint belonging to the institution TO his
own use. The scribe replied: II dit! nor
and haven't The slightest idea who did.
sir." "Are you certain?' demanded MI
G., slspping his fist under the reporters
nose. "Yes, sir, l sm." ibid you write
that second leller-the one to.ds, ~ de-.
manded the now furious assailant, "Y,p.
sir, did" was the firm reply.
Cd d-n You, I've II notion to knock
h-l out Of you" now hissed the general
ly dignitiad old gentleman, shaking md
smackiDg bis fsts, and making lnrges as il
to strike. The scribe always having BEEN
taught that it was proper to be polne, and
especially 10 old people, q1ie,y invited
him tn proceed With his Knocking. This
only added new fuel to the fl me, aud
with oaths, curses and fearful abuse, Mr..
Clifton swore tina: il his name was ever
used again the reporter would get ..l-ll
knocked ont OF him." get SHOOK ou, OF his
hide" get "every- y-bonc in his body CRUSH
ed" kicked out Of towp," and otherwise
'mutilated. In order to psciiy the old gen.
tleman the writer tried 10 p ,rsuade him to
understand that this was IecogE;z;d ss n
free country, and that when be Considered
it necessary to the causs Of truth, he would
write what he.pleased and whom he pleased,
SACRIFICE NOT OFFERED.
But somehow this kindness on the part
Of the sssailed didn't psciiy. And Mr..
Clifton again rushed at bis victim with
clenched fists ready to strike down his
trembling prey, but young Mr.. Hule iu-
terposed in behalf OF the soon-to.b be offered
sacrifice, and aaid that il nothing would do
the OLD gentleman but tussle, II ,me one
would be kind enough to bold his Eas,er
eg2s las be didn't desire to spoil his dinner
OF the next day., be didn't care to ".asscI"
Mr.. Clifton awhile. More fuel and more
fame. Then MI. Clifton said he would"wbip
both" and the young man Hale, who said
he wasn't so eager for gore ag he Ysg Jor
fair play, tried the pacifying dodge by in.
vitlng him to proceed with the campaign.
But US the reporters recruits had gathered
around in good shape and position, and
several brawny-hundtd men, although not
anxious for frss, were ready 10 see that
the circus was completed when started, tl;e
battery OF the asgressor didn't open with
anything heavier than blank Cartridges.
After promising with fearful enphatjs
that il anything was written abon, him
hereafter the writer would suddenly fad
himself minus what portion OF hades there
might be incorporated in bis system, the
irate Sullivan OF tho Weston Asylum
marched away.
!. The assault was made without cause.
The writer had not mentioned Mr., Clifton.
nor thought Of him e1cep. in general
sanee, II at all, as one of the manqg gers OF
the hospital. Persona iy no i'll will was had
Tor MIR. Clifton in any way, unr against snv
one connected with the. Asylum, and even
since his unnecessary abuse and ssssuIt
the writer would perform him seryics
rather than do him an injury.
COME AGAIN.
But Il Mr.. Cliilod Tor any other ,nar)
proposes to shoulder the iniqui,ies Of tse
bad management OF that institution. be
will need to broaden his girth, aud stiiJcn
his back, il he iH even nov propor,ioned J"
after the mAnnCr<oi Goiiah End musclsd
like a latter day 'Herculed. If he prnposas
TO furnish the music OF the defense 70: tho a
Hospital, whether be dances or nn,, he wiz
lnd himself Obliged to pay the fiddler.
Where there ia much Emuke there Ia
generally FIRE. When 1t hecoIIlgs NECESSARY
10 defend public institution on all eidca
and at all times, thsre lnuat be soln vthine-
wrong. The pre- ent management OF the
asylum wants the public to know nothing
Of the proceedings, and the people nnnrnlly
look with kuspcion on tho institution, be-
cause it ia we'll known here that the hardest
undertaking the mansgers assume is to
keep the public from knowing how busi.
ness is conducted.