The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-05
AN5INFIRMARY Row.
THE ARREST OF CAPTAIN p1aNxgy
On Charge Of Aggravated AMlult Preferred By
u . r.mals Iumats Ia Delicate Condition.
The sup,rIntsndentfv Version oftts A.
(; IfaIr-A Lively ,sctne At suppir.

A lively rennasIon OF which mnt!erings
have been audible for day or two culmina.
ted yesterday In the arrest Of Capt. A. Plan.
key, Superintendent OF the County indrnl.
airy, on warrant issued by squire George
Ankle. Tho charge 10 assault and battery,
aud this complainant Is Emma Young, q
young woman Of TIL, city who has been an
inmate OF The 1ntlrmary for several weeks
Capt. Plankey appeared at Squire Afkle'B
Office yesterday shortly after noon, with his
attorney, John o. Pendleton, E!Q., aud alter
some informal tslk about The case he de-.
.manded Jury. The hearing was then ad.
journed until o'clock this afternoon, to
permit the summoning Of jury aud the IL.
suing OF rules Tor several witnesses who Ind
been summoned, but did not respond. z
7esrs THE GIRLS STORY. sIa, Is
Emma Young sought admission 10 The In.
Urinary recently on account Of her onditon.
She expects to become mother before long,
q fact Of which Capt. Plankey was informed.
She tays that the Captain is at times Very
severe In his treatment OF inmates OF the In.
|stitution, and TINT on last Monday when the
COMMISSIONER Committee on Poor HOuss
aud Farm visited the Inllrmary, numerous
complaints were made by inmates, and they
were assured that the matter would be invek.
tigated. She herself subsequently wrote o
letter to Chairman Commerlord, OF the com,
mittee, complaining OF the treatment she re-
eetved. On Tuesday evening she and another
girl named Mollie Young were sitting on the
front steps of the building talking, wher
Capt. Plankey passed, aud US she alleges
spoke to them very. roughly, and with IN
oath ordered them 10 60 Upstairs They did
not take kindly TO this sort Of treatment, aut
Emma replied: j6y ~
"Don't talk 10 me that way lam not .
dog Speak to me right and I'll go,"n OF
words to that effect, ~
This enraged the Captain, she says, aud ht
renewed bis profanity. The two Girls won
to their room, and the next day acted as II
nothing had happened. On Wednesday even
ing the two girls had no meat at supper
while all the other inmates were given meat
Mollie commented on this, when Emmt
made some remark about the kind OF mes
that was furnished. Captain Plankey chancet
| 10 DO passing, and heard the remark, and
according to Emma's story, told her thu. 4
she repeated II lie would slap her face. gL
LIVELY SCENE.
She responded that he had better NOT, wher
be, 10 use her own language, "hauled oil
and hit me an awful wipe with his oper
hand" She says she saw stars for seYera
seconds. Isl III 1852 20 Z. l.5
A bowl Of hot soup was sitting near, ant
blinded with rage and the effects OF the blow
abe hadIecelrsd, the girl rose and threw tht
bowl at the Captains head She could mo-
see, and professed rot 10 know whether TIT
dish or Its contents touched the Captain.
She says be threw her down then, and
putting his knee on her stomach. CHECKED ant
slapped her cruelty. She also alleges that
the Captains daughters stood by ard urged
him to "GiVo 1t TO her, Pap!n Finally sbt
got up, when large dog belonging to Capt
Plankey, which Is allowed to roam about a
will, attacked her and bit her badly seyera
times about the limbs, tearing long gashe.
with bis teeth beto,e the Captain could pull
him of. l'fa,- f5-'-- lE1y 20
The Captain asp ordered her to leave th,
IRarmary, and another pretty warm colloauy
took place. The next day the girl came int
town and made affidavit 10 the facts, and
warrant was issued Thur:day evening.
Squire Ankle has had complaints abou
Capt Plankey's dog before. On one occasion
o woman whose child had been bitten wan tee
the dog killed, bat nothing was done. He Il
said TO be a dangerous animal, and cults FOL
damagesare threatened. l5lt
GAIT. rLASKLY's STORY.