Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-01-04
The Press On the W-saern Lun
aaic As,la,a Report.

we ended All investigation in August,
nd saws the poisoning was ~ IDENTIFY the
work ot design, and pprpa,rated by par
rs out side of the INSTITUTIONS, whom it l.
mn. Ct ssArv and would also be j. j,idl-
ions /" name. Olt with it. Mr.. u trc.
I'VE and let the world hear who Is re-
ipunsble fnr the death of h. five.
alexandria Gozette] "A
The annual report Ot the Western Lun-
tic A.ylum a tempts to create the m
D rssnn that The po,soaing Of eight pa
ients there in February last six of whom
snd, WAS ne 10y 81 me ent my Of the new
Ulcers (Nahnuei'-s) of that institution.
Ii fnrth+rancr of this object it publishes
IN extract from he r. port of a detective.
in hich it is stated that the crime was
he work of drsiQn. and WAS peIpetrattd
" parties outside of the institution,
si.rm it. is unnecessary and would also BIZ
jidicinns to undertake to name AT this
tm+.'' Now, the grand jury of Stauntnn
.h.uld H. orce have this detective sum-
n0ned before them and make him tell
VII, it. is 'unn' ssary' and would be- in
Ind cinus' to nam the trties who d.lih-
r.te'v murdered six p ar lu"@tics within
htr jurisdic n. And The eff ers Of the
tsylum will in vain attempt to relieve
h-mse yes of the resp visibility for the
testh of the six drftncelrss patients in
stusted to their e. arge until thew shall
resnrt tn snch neanS as will effect
change of mind in the detective referred
q. and induce him to think hat it is ne
.-ssary and will not be injndicions 10
nam4 the perpetrators of what they Call
he fiendsh crime.
Winchester Times.
The Stluntan Asylum at WATCH six pa
t,ehts died nf poison. sh nrtly after the
Malone "istratlOn took charge, en-
uiny+d detective to whltewash tin m If
crime or negligence. The detective WINS
is paw by fudiDg that there was TO de-
fault in The care of the patients bv the
druggist or other officers Of ,he Asylum.
He knows that it WAS accomplished by a
Malignant outside of the asylun but
Inst here, curinusly enough, his knowl
dgr ahsndons him. Ole might have
rhnu hit that. having learned 81 muc1, he
might have given us clue as TO @hO nu:-
SIDE of the asylum. without anv reas MA
',le motive, would be guilty of so diaboli-
Cal a crime.
Charlottesville (bronictel
DR. Hamll on assumed \ grave resp1n-
sihllitv when he published othe world,
without one w rd "f p1ment, this rtck
less. no. 10 say Infamous, report of this
o.cal,td DETECTIVE 1t is very evident
that his man had failed to find out any
~ in, or anything agreeable to his em-
plovers. and made this owliSh report TO
cover up his failure.
IT, Is clear that The State at large, and
especially the community of Siam on.
cannot afford to rrmain nnder these ont.
raga"us. Insinu4tions aud charges, and. ii
4 is the siltp, irtendent s desire to nav the
aft i, prnbed tn the bottom. he will Ger
'.iniy he aecommnd ited. Tue people of
Virginia. W.T. are sure. believe that this is
hr rery tine'' it will be judicions' to
drag the anthors of this hidanus crime to
Just ice ard from this Accomplished detec-
live all he may know on the subject.
[Loudoun MirrorI
DR.. HamilLm, SUPERINTENDENT of the
esiern Lun4tic ASYLUM in his annual
repOr' just published, mere than intimates
hat the six patients who were poisoned
At that insti' utinD on the 24;h of Februa-
r, last were s dealt with by PARTIES who
Wis I'd TO disgrace his administration. H.
ccs npaEits his report with that of n
meu btr of the ''PlnkertO National De-
ttctiva Agercy,'' VITO WAS employed to
work up the CASE. and who closes his re-
p TT 18th II e drcler"tion that the poison
ne was evidently the work of design and
has been perretrat-d by parties outside of
I'll e irs tuition whom it is unnecessary and
would hr il judiciOus to undert AXE to name
ut til IS time.'
This is Il seri,ns charge, coming as it
d YES from the clief fiji GER of tae asylnm
NV let the Committee recently appointed
bv the iegisla' ure TO investigate the
affair of that institution, pr secute their
york with renewed dl gence-nO ma ter
at what expense If time nr money. 1t
parties nu'side the Institution are guilty
n In. DIR sr INN II hl RI Jf,a1
h01o they Qot access To what should be the
m ,sr sacred un' Xii g Of The Institute the
co:apomnding of prescriptions for the PIT
tenfs Aud wnt II would b. 'unntcessa
ry. or eli jldicIous'' 10 uame the guilty
p.rfl 3 LIT hen e ramed and let hem
be punt shed, Whe' her in the sttutt or
ant ut IT. L. t SEQ guilty man escape"
Justice t. the living aud tie dead. and
The interests If humanity generally de-
mand that the truth BIZ told, no matter
whom it NAV crush.
Valiey VarQinina
The repnrt of thu P,nkerton detective.
who seems to nava been competent Op-
erat,ve. pn S a new phase upon the sad af-
fair. and demands. thar the subject shall
not rest where il is. He declares the i
soning to haye been The work of design,
prrp-tratad by parties outside of the ASA
lum. and adds that it is unnecessary and
would br 81 jndiciuus'' to undertake to
name such PAL ties at this tine
This rep TT shout never hsv, baen ac-
ceptpd The defective should have either
been forced to admit that be did not know
who the gull pa ties were. or else hav-
been compelled to pursue he investigation
until they were arraigned before court
of justice. The idea Of saying that it is
'uunecsssary" To point out the foul aasas,
siu Of six innocent and unOffendIng VIC
Tins. is at war with every sentiment of
jus ice and very instinct of humanity. If
Ia saying that 1t would he ''injudicious'' TO
give names lat this time he mtauS 10
state that the chain of his evidence is not
complete, then the report should never
have been made public nntilty+ry possible
means had been EXHAUSTED To close up the
MISSING Inks. We repeat. the dett g i've
should eli her have been forced to DIT clare
who the atrnci0us Grimm Al il. or else COM
PEELED 10 confess that his work was fail
uie.
IRachmond Dispntch
The annual report of he Superintendent
of the Western LuoAtic 4 svlu u, race ltlv
published, upon the au hDrity of d .fect-
i've. more Than intimates that the six pa
tienrs 'hO died OF poison th-re On F. bru
ary GAN were murdered to throw odium
upon his administration.
Ii the theory thus advanced by the de-
tective ~ prom uigated by thu Spperin-
ten dpuG be not ,ntradicfed it will stand
as the JUDGMENT of considerable potion
OF the public
If the General Assembly lily mean to |
iuve .tig4'e the mat Ell, t. ey Oueht to be |
prompt to act. T. r anv 'nsal taa undar- |
taking it Will have full. thirty days work