Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-02-20

I
ing the printing of split tickets a
an election. ordered engros.ed.
Adjourned
nE. BISHOP ExeNERArED
The asoiat Committee Pronounce
sais Prosecution Malicious.
Yesterday morning the Joint
Standing Committee of the Senate
and Assembly, to whom was re-
ferred the charges against Superin.
tendent d. Bishop, Of the State r.
same ASYLUM, made their report.
1t is lengthy document, and deals
with all important matters relating
to the Asylum and conmends D.,
Bishops Management in every par
ocular. Concerning the acc usa-
tons the report says:
In regard to the charge brought
against the present superintendent
and physician, DR.. Simeon Bishop
OF cruelty, incapa oity and neglect |
OF duty, your Committee can only |
deeply regret that any such charges |
were preferred, as after a most pa
tlent hearing, your Committee |
unanimously came to the conclu-
sion that said charges were prompt
ed by malice, hatred and ill-vil]
and were wholly unsustained by
the testimony. Every witness de-
sired by the presentation was
brought before your Committee.
md subjected to a close exauina.
ion, and the prosecution was con-
lucted by and able and energetic :
awyer. The cost was nearly 5000.
'ut in matter of 30 great import.
nee your Committee wished that
very means should be resorted to
hat would tend to throw light up
n the treatment of the unfortun-
te beings entrusted to the care of
he Superintendent and physician,
, order that if any wrongs were
eins committed, they might be il
romptly corrected and redressed; ;,
nd if on the other hand the sup
.intendent was unjustly charged, p
!at he nigh receive that justice Il
hich is right to every one ac- ri
lsed. =.
Nineteen witnesses were sub. ." ,
ened by the prosecution, and sew CT
teen OF them examined, the NJ
arges were preferred by two per- OF
ms, one former employee in the II
the institution. whom the sum-
intendent felt compelled to dis. III
are for cruelty in the perform
&c OF the duties entrusted to II
m, and the other so ignorant as an
t to be able to write his name: e
d your Committee believe were VI
stigated by persons other than tn
2 complaining witnesses, who
re animated by the personal br,
lousy, ard spirit of revenge. -
is only to be wondered at that TN
N OF liberal profession, unless thu
;uated by a spirit of professional tn,
lousy. should lend themselves n.
the support of such groundles. A,
| malicious charges. al
COR the defense but one witness
examined, it being thought
your committee unnecessary to fro
others, as from the examina-
OF the witnesses "a the part of =" = =
prosecution, your committee mgr
e convinced that the time and I
ney OF the State would be need Csc
iy wasted in further examina-
/ for the defense. when the stol
ofs on the part of the prosecu- did
had 20 singnally failed. fac,
Re therefore unanimously rec pett
mend that each and all of the p
charges be dismissed from nan
ker consideration. Is
conclusion, your committee ever
Q in saying that when in the few
re it be really necessary for
investigations, we trust such =.
stlgation may be fully had; 81
We most sincerely hope that to I
time and money of the State max
not be expended needlessly in
mining charges of the nature XIV
lese, nor until any charges dow
h may be preferred shall first floor
been brought to the notice of hi.
Board of Commissioners for L.
yare of the Insane. oio"
Of which is respectfully sub once
a. fight
=. N. MARKER, man
II. G. Parker. tvee
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