The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-07-18
THE GRISSOM TRIAL
INSANE ASYLUM. INVESTIGATION
r AT RALEIGH.


The Defepce Introduces Large Num-
Der of Witnesses Who Testify to DR..
Gr1ssom's Good Character, Kind
Treatment Of Patients, SC. ia1
lco"de"sed from the Raleigh Paprs.]
The examination of witnesses for
the, defence was continued last week
by the Board of Trustees.
II Maj. W.. A. Guthrie, of Durham,
once patient in the asylum, stated
that once his mouth had to be priced
open with pegs, in order to administer
medicine to him, and that he never
resisted after that His observation
was that DR.. G. was always kind to
patients. i'i'
The matron Of the institution was
examined and gave. important testi-
mony in rebuttal of all three of the
charges Of immortality, misappropria-
ton of property, and cruelty to pa
tients. She has been matron of the
asylum for 20 years. She testified
that all the misappropriation charged
did not affect the public supplies, but
that the Superintendent had given
away sundry turkeys and other things
which were his own private property.
She refuted the main charge of i'm
mortality with Miss Burch by show
ing that at the time the occurrence
was dated, Miss Burch was ill.
She also stated that during her of.
fetal connection of twenty years with
the institution, she had never seen
any act of unkindness of the Superin-
tendent towards any patient. or any
improper conduct toward any female
employee. Her testimony is regard
ed as very important.
A dozen or more employees of the
institution were on the witness stand
and gave substantially the same testi-
mony.
MISS EDWARDS AND DR.. ROGERS.
Mrs. Corcilla Williams was exam
ined. I reside in Raleigh. 1 was
married August Is, 1888. Ny maiden
name was Williams and 1 married a
Williams. My business is that of
dressmaker. know Miss Ella N.
Edwards. / saw her often on busi-
ness when she came to try on dresses
and she has made two visits st my
house. The first time / ever saw her
with DIR. Rogers was Oh one Sunday
afternoon. She came to my house
and a gentleman was with her in a
carriage. She was on her way back
from Greensboro. She told me his
name was Mr.. Edwards and that he
was gentleman friend of hers. He
came back for her in buggy at 3
o'clock.
The second visit she paid was when
l received letter from her on Friday
saying she would come to see me on
Saturday and if agreeable would bring
her gentleman friend with her. They
came in close carriage. The gentle.
man was DIR. Rogers. DIR. Rogers did
not come in. She stayed at my house
to supper. A colored boy come to the
door after supper and said there was a
gentlemen out there in a carriage who
wanted to see her. 1t was raining and
told her she ought not to 90 out.
He came. in and talked to her on the
porch till nearly nine o'clock. 1 saw
that they were very close together. 1
saw that he had his arms around her
and thought he was in the act of
kissing her. asked them into the
parlor and he was introduced to me as
Mr.. Edwards. 1 told her that she
couldn't poke straws in my eyes, and
that that was DIR. Rogers. She told
me not to say anything about it, that
they we're all jealous of her. DR.
Rogers came'for her again ON Sunday
afternoon and took her away.
MISS BURCH's SICKNESS.
Following additional testimony al
to Miss Burch, with whom it wal