The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-06-24

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said Infirmary Said committee
will meet at the said lnfirmary
On Monday, June 81 1885, to in
quire into all complaints against
said parties, or any of them.
You are Iereby earnestly re
quested to attend said meeting
and make known any cause OF
complaint you may have against
said management.
By order of Board of Infirmary
Directors.
J. A. SHAW, Clerk.
On Monday last a representa-
tive OF the Sentinel, in company
with Col. Seth Weldy, VIM. P.
Price and Eli NJ. West. visited the
Infirmary and met the Board Of
Directors, together with the com
mittee appointed to investigate,
and composed of the following
persons: Dr., James Little, John
Hansen and VIM. Alexander.
Mr.. Price then, upon behalf Of
the Sentinel, read the following
letter addressed to John A. Shaw,
Clerk of the Board
JUNE 18th, 1859.
JOHN A. SHAW, Clerk of Board OF
Infirmary Directors:
Dear Sir:
I am in receipt of your commu
nication of the 18th inst, no
rifying me that the Directors
shave selected and appointed a
committee to investigate the con-
duct of the said Directors and
Superintendent"
1 am glad that an investigation
is proposed. l have not charged
personally nor professionally any
thing against the Infirmary Di-
rectors, and can see no point in
me being called to 'make known
any complaint against the Direc-
tors, when l have, as yet, made
no complaint, and then come be
fore a committee appointed by
yourselves, to investigate causes
of complaint not yet made.
!. As to the case of the Superln
tendent. l have published in the
Sentinel statements showing his
unfitness for. the place. l have
made the publications on state.
ments of gentlemen whose word
l believe to be true, and whose
affidavits you can have to verify
the charges made.
l protest against The method of
investigation you propose, be-
cause it is not fair. 1t is not ac-
cording to Law. Let the investi
CATION be .fair.. Let it be legal. .
l regret that an obligation and
made two months
ago. to attend a meeting of my
associates in the profession, at
Charleston, w. Va, which cir
has been advertised
and certainly known to YOU, will
prevent my personal attendance
at the investigation you propose.
However, will send a repre-
sentative to meet you and yonr
committee and present to you the
legal way of making the investi-
CATION, which l think the general
public demand.
The Probate Judge, The County
the County Commis-
sioners, not men appointed by
yourselves, but men responsible
to the people. are the proper COM
mittee for such case as is pend
ing. The Court Room is the pro-
per place for the investigation to
be held.
1t is the duty really of the
Board of Infirmary Directors to
investigate public charges made
against the official whom they
create. I will prove to the Di
recters every charge made. l
will not go before a committee
appointed by the Directors to
make cause of complaint against
you when I have made no COM
plant, and the unfairness of your
proposition is apparent, if COM
plant had been made by me, to
go before committee appointed
by yourselves.
Let the investigation be held.
| ask it. The public demand it.
Let there be a fair. tree, open
presentation of this matter. The
honor of the county requires IT
The character of the Seniii.el de-
mands II.
If by holding the investigation
in the Court Room, the peo ple's
place, makes an additional cost,
| guarantee il shall not be at the
cost of The tax payers. but al my
irdividual expense.
Hoping the Investigation may
be had, and asking only that
courtesy which all courts grant
when a previous engagement pre-
vents person Al attention.
l am.resperifuIlv. &c.
>. EEwlS GREEN.
Following the reading of this
letter, Mr.. Price. said that from
ihe fact that ne charges were
m de against the Directors as a
Board, there was. no necessity OF
investigating them. He then ex
planned that if no charges had
been made against the members
they had no right 10 appoint a
committee to investigate them.
selves, and then read section 966
of the Revised Statutes to sustain
his position
Mr.. Price was followed by Col