The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-07-11

parlor. Mr. p staid here some time
and appeared to be on friendly terms |
until he left the institution. Mrs. |
Perkinson's statement that the kiss
was one of sympathy was correct. l
never attempted to kiss her at any
other time.
TISSUE OF FALSEHOODS.
With regard to the testimony of
Miss Edwards DR.. Grissom said:
Miss Edwards statement before
the board was a tissue of falsehoods
from beginning to end, there being
only one solitary truth in it; and
that was, that on the way from
Wake Forest, she complained of a
headache and l borrowed bottle of
cologne and gave it to her. l never
told her wanted to kiss her, and on
my visit to her room made no i'm
proper advancement whatever. My
intercourse with her has always been
such as should characterize a gentle
man. At one time she had O leave
of absence and returned one day be-
fore her leave expired. l asked her
why she did this She said that she
had to come on that day because on
the next day there would be no train
from her home. She said that she
had lust arrived on the train that
day. In consequence of this report
made some inquiries of Miss Williams,
a dressmaker on Hillsboro street.
IL Miss Edwards never
complained to me of any bad treat
ment to her of any nature. l never
heard from any source that was to
be charged with improper relations
with Miss Edwards until l heard the
specifications read.
He also charged undue intimacy
between Miss Edwards and DR.. ROg-
ers, the Board striking out all his
| testimony on this point except the
following: On March 10Th, 1889,
DR.. r came to my sleeping room at
a late hour at night and said he had
a telegram for Miss Edwards, notify
ing her that her mother was quite
sick. / told him to send it to her
by the night attendant. He reported
next morning that he delivered it in
person.
| DENIES CRUELTY TO PATIENTS.
| In his testimony on Monday DR.. Grissor
took up the specified charges OF cruelty to
patients and entered general denial OF all
of them. Said he never had the two women
locked in room together t. hnish hshlng
did not knock down Mrs. Roberts and put
! sticks in her mouth-if ever put pegs in
her mouth it was for the purpose of feeding
her patients sometimes refusing to eat and
have to be fed by force; the allegation that
| | offered personal indignity to Mrs. Howle
is UNANIMOUSLY false there is q rule that has
been observed for 10 years that no male
visitor or physician, shall interview female
patient without presence of female attend
ant; never offered indignity to any female
patient at any time J. D. L. Smith was
afflicted with what is known as moral. insan-
ity. most unruly and mischievous patient
ever in this asylum at one time in passing
his room l heard him talking in a most
vulgar manner, connecting my name with q
lady's. This | thought was the result Of
the wide characterization in the wards. The
allusion was UNANIMOUSLY false. l was pow
erfully overcome with anger. l raised my
foot and said, "You are bad man, l have a
notion to kick you. Ifyou had justice done
YOU. YOU would be in the penitentiary.'
This was but an echo of what l always
thought and think now. l did not kick him
or touch him.
| NIsAPPRoPRIATION OF SUPPLIES.
On Tuesday DIR. Grissom admitted giving
y
to the $500, he is said to owe the Institution
he had an equitable claim against asylum
for amount in voluntary reduction in salary
years; had prescribed drugs for outsiders
occasionally from Asylum drug store, but
the value of such prescriptions would fall
far below amount of drugs he had prese nted
to asylum.
HE WOULD SHOOT.
| Dr. Gri,som admitted having said to Wit
ness King, eff you attempt to bully me
will xii! you" He stated that the evidences
of Witness Harris was mixture of false
hoods and truth He said: 81 told Harri.
his name had become notorious about tn,
institution on account of his talk about tn,
females. In consequence of his answer
which compromised lady who had beer
there but was then married. / opened my
desk and took ont pistol and said: 'Yot
infamous and Internal scoundrel, you are
defamer OF female character, and if you dom
leave the institution | will blow your brain
OUT" Harris testified that Grissom mad
him sign paper at the point of pistol
TRIAL STILL IN PROGRESS.
DIR. Grissom was cross-examinea at length
after which A. A. Holton, o. S. Causey,
II. Mills N. G. FARRELL and w. II. Reagan
all of Guilford, were examined as to tn
character of Miss Burch. They all testife.
that it was good.
The examination of witnesses was still il
progress when our report closed, and vii
probably consume the balance of the week