Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-07
EASTERN LUNATIC ASYLUM
A bot DEBATE ABOUT 1T.
More Charges Made bs DR.. wise-Resolu-
lion Passed hy the Horse LOOKING 10 an
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In the House of Delegates yesterday,
at the request OF the Board of Dircc-
tors, Mr.. 0'Bannon offered resolution
providing for a special joint committee
TO inquire and report upon the present
management Of the Eastern Lunatic
Asylum.
Mr.. Wise did not think the resolu-
tion thoroughgoipg in its scope. He
had much to say with regard to this
Asylum Cof which he was the Superln-
tendent when the Readiuster- Republi-
CABS were in power, and renewed many
Of the charges made during the last
canvass.
DELTRIUM-TREMENs CHARGE.
Among other things Mr.. Wise said !;
81 want that committee to inquire
into the reputation the Board has for
drunkenness, and whether or not Off
GERS, one or more, have not been con-
fined in lunatic cells because they had
the del1ium tremeHs, and kept in the
cells OF the lunatic asylum with de-
| lirinm ,remens. These are matters Of
commee rumor in my town. also
want shat committee TO ascertain
whether officers confined in the cells
with delirium tremeRS were not draw
ing par from the asylum. | say that
these things are charged in the commu-
nifty.
lie then branched off upon the origin
Of the late fire at Williamsburg, and
continuing upon this subject said : Il
am told that the man who had charge
Of the dynamo was drunk on the night
Of the fire and was at a house outside
Of the grounds Of the institution. |
am also informed that man came here
from New York; gentleman connected
with the Electric-Light Company-had
gone around, and after he had gotten
up what evidence he could the Board
passed resolution endorsing his ma
chine. although it had been published
that the machine caused the fire.
Mr.. Curlett Republican, then offered
a substitute proposing in addition that
the committee inquire into the origin of
the late fire and as to an inhuman
crime committed at the asylum.
DAME RUMoR.
Mr.. Dunlop, of Richmond, replied
to Mr.. Wise, dealing with him quite
caustically for making such charges
as he had upon mere rumor, as Mr..
Wise substantially admitted. lie in
dignantly demanded to know the name
of the official of the asylum mentioned
as havfHg been confined in cell on ac-
count Of delirium tremeHs. Mr.. Wise
gave a name. Mr.. Dunlop now de-
manded to know Mr.. Wise's authority
for this statement. Mr.. Wise said that
he spoke from common report from
what is everywhere said and generally
believed in the community.
Mr.. Dunlop replied that this was no
authority at all that Mr.. Wise's use
Of the gsntleman's name was unjustitia-
bic and reprehensible in a high degree.
"Well, sir" said Mr.. Dunlop, fever
! saw a case depicted where Haman had
no peace so long as Mordecai sat at the
kings gate, the gentleman from VIII
liamsbuIg is in that position. Loud
applause That bitter malignity and
partisafship ayowed by him tMr. Wiso)
on yesterday has again been presented
by him upon this floor. lie brings up
the De Bracque case, which, say, was
as damrable q conspiracy against justice
and truth and as infamous farce as
ever digraced the annals Of criminal
Jurisprudence"
JUDGE WADDILL.
Mr.. waddill now entered the debate.
and after giving Mr.. Wise some en-
couragement and support, proceeded to
arraign Mr.. Dunlop for his remarks
about tie DE Bracque trial, and defend
ed both judge and jury vigorously.
Mr.. Dunlop, interrupting, said that
his remarks did not apply to the jury,
for he understood that they acted under
the Instructions Of the Court. What
he (M'. Dunlop declared was that
"the De Bracque case was an infa-
nous conspiracy, and the trial farce
and tragesty upon justice"
Judge Waddill, who was Of counsel
for accIsed in the case, then went on to
defend Judge Henley and to express
his great surprise that Mr.. Dunlop
who he said had just been condemning
Mr.. Wise for making charges upon
common rumor-should, without the
facts before him, so denounce the judge
Of this ,ourt-Judge Henley.
Mr.. Dunlop answered that his in
formation was derived from what he
had real in a respectable and RESPONSE
bic press.
The debate proceeded at some length,
Mr.. Dunlop meeting and answering both
Mr.. WISE and Mr.. Waddill with fire
and firnness, keeping his temper and
dealing his antagonists very heavy
blows. He sustained himself with
great trilliancy; disposed of all the
points lis adyersaries raised, and showed
himself quite as effective in ertempore
speaking as he is in ornate oratory.
A SUBSTITUTE.
Finally Mr.. Munford offered the fol-
lowing. which was adopted
Reso,eed the Senate concurring),
That committee of five on the part of
the House and three on the part Of the
Senate be appointed 20 inquire and re-
port upon the management Of the East
ern Lunatic Asylum under the present
administration, inquiring into the cause
Of the recent fire, the conduct OF the
officials, and such other matters as the
committee may deem Of sufficient i'm
portance to demand investigation, and
report; and said committee shall have
power to send for persons and papers.
1t was agreed on the floor that q fur
ther resolution would be introduced
authorizing the committee to employ a
stenographer.
A resolution on the subject of this
investigation which came over from the
Senate was referred to q committee.
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