Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-01-18

made sick by it. This the witness stated
in reply to question if be knew Of any
o her attempt at poisoning in the Asylum.
Cross examined by Opie. Witness thinks
it was possible for an outsider to have
gotten in On night Of poisoning. He
might have come in before the gates were
closed, come up the back stairs and gone to
the hall. Medical Office is closed at 10
O'Clock. Had 20 reason to believe any
stranger was on the ground that night.
By Mereaith.-The blue stone in the
bread was discovered by some Of the
patients at breakfast. Some one Ia patient)
was suspected Of that deed. Under Faun-
tleroy's admin istratlon patients were not
allowed to go into the medical Office
alone. was not solicited to contribute
to campaign fund and gave nothing.
By La.oson-There were two patients al
lowed to go into the medicine Office by
this administration, but not alone.
By White.--More precauti ons are used
under the present admi nistration to keep
strangers out of the Asylum than under
former administrations. For several years
after he first went there the outer gate
Was left open all night.
THE STEWARD.
j. N. Mauzy, Steward, sWOrn.-Never
sent any threat to Nelson Andrews that If
be voted the i'd funder ticket'' he must
find another clearinghouse. Went to DR..
Hamilton twice with letters from Hon.
John Paul asking to have Mr.. Andrews
retained. Witness was called upon by w.
E. Craig to contribute to campaign fund,
and paid SIS. fixed the sum, was not
assessed. get 81 800. Horses of insti-
tuition were used to carry persons to a
political meeting near New Hope-a Re-
adjuster meetine-that was the only time.
One of the horses belonged to a private
person and was not the property OF the
Asylum. My duties at the institution re-
quife my constant presence there. don't
think | have been absent but once, for
seven days. when l went to my home.
THE CAMPAIGN FUND.
DR.. Root. Hamilton, recalled.-L Was
called on by the Coalition chairman for
contribution to campaign fund. Gave in
the campaign $l25. My salary is $4,000.
Did not regard 1t as An assessment.
Witness recollected that patient G. was
unwilling to take his medicine from At
tendant Andrews.
Witness has III one case only discharged
= person (Mr. Strattonl for political rea-
sons only. Had discharged other en-
ployees, but their we're others than poll
tical reasons. Had never made any poll
tical assessment On the employees and had
said to them if you don't want to pay dom It
do it. The Board Ct Directors endorsed
his course in this. Mr.. Craig, he heard,
was at the Asylum, soliciting any contribu-
tons that employees might feel able TO
give.
PROUD TO PAY IT.
E. W. Shutt, foreman of carpenter shop
at Asylum. All lumber turned III to me by
Mr.. Stratton is either there now or has
been used for the Asylum. contributed
80 TO the last campaign, cheerfully. He
was proud to say that he bad gwen $3.50
w hClP " uAAbC uuO oCuOCLd tAS pal ~ AAtO
settling the debt on the Riddlebsrger bill.
[Laughter.]
Cross. Ei1amined by Meredith. Witness
could not recall the amount Of debt under
Rlddleberger bill, nor the rate of interest
on bonds. Thought he could have done it
when the bill was being discussed.
TWO AND HALF PER CENT.
j. w. Price, attendant at Asylum
Took the medicine from the hall to Mr..
Andrews room and his own on night of
February Esd. Cups were as full as usual.
Was called upon to contribute by w. E..
Craig. Craig came up to his ward with
the request. Witness gave S.. His salary
IS 5000 year.
q PER CENT.
Dr.. W. W. s. Butler, assistant physician
and druggist at the Asylum, sworn.-Had
40 reason to believe that any attendant
had been discharged on account of his
politics. Cannot explain how patient g.
got two mugs of choral could not imagine
how it was possible he could have got 1t.
Thought patient G. had gotten dose of
chloral from some other patient and put
it in tonic mug in revenge on witness,
against whom he was very bitter. Patient
g. bore illwill to witness because he had
refused several of his applications for
whiskey at the medical offi,s.
Witness thought it was possible and ex-
ceedingly probable that a stranger could
nave come up in the hall after the medicine
was put there. I contributed $50 to the
campaign fund without any compulsion.
my salary is $3.50.
ALL DEMOCRATS.
J. H0apard Wayt, recalled. The Com
monwealth's Attorney who attended at
he inquest, the coroner and the jury
we're all Democrats.
AN ATTENTIVE CAMPAIGN COLLECTOR.
Nelson Andreaos. recalled. Witness had
4 witness to prove that Steward Mauzy
said that Andrews had to leave the Asy-
lum in May and that Mauzy and Crockett
sent Holme to ask DR.. Hamilton for An
drews situation. Witness had seen one
patient in the institution often under the
influence of liquor. A patient was clerk
in MauZy's Office and signed checks, and
got whi5key three times day from the
authorities and still more from the Stew
ards office. w. E. Craig called on me for
a political assessment came to my room.
Craig said the fund was to elect John S.
Wise and John Paul. ! said LII eontri
butte nothing by my vote Or ny money. l
said had been there twelve years and
never had to pay political assessments be-
fore. l spoke to DR.. Hamilton about it
and he said he did not favor it and l
would not be discharged if did not pay
it. DR.. H. said be and Judge Qusrles did
not favor ii. but Mr., Fu!chsr did. Eyerv-