The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-07-19

| OF 10 cellraQlct any particular testimony
she h,.i given. The Board SIS aimed the
| OH c''"'' md he WitDeSs was dismissed.
MIR 1a.~ Jones, u former commissioner
OF Wa county, testified ti3at Mrs Per
kinSor general character was good. He
mad h. d nothing of Ter since She moved
to Raj n. Before she was married she
lived near him. Mr. J. ". Denmark tes
tilted that he had known Mrs. Pcrkinson
- years. and that her general reputation
was good. He said he would have to nave
proof before he would believe she had
| used improper language to her husband
in public He couldn't say that he had
known enough of her since she married to
Judge OF her general character if he had
not known her before
Mr. Whitaker asked if there was any
body in Raleigh who TO his know edge had
q better reputation for trath and virtue
He said he did not know that there was
MIR {. j. Hunter had boarded at the
same house with Mrs. Perkinson when
they We're at school at Wake Forest Her
general character was good. J. Newton
Holding, Esq, testified that he frequently
saw Mrs. Perkinson while visiting at the
house where she boarded at Wake Forest
Her general character was as good as he
had ever known. He had recently heard
numerous people speak of her high char
kinaon when she was a girl. Her general
character was good. Mr. Geo Mitchner
testified that he had known Mrs Perkn-
son since she was a baby. Her character
was good. He had heard her character
discussed since this case vas going on. He
knew Mrs Britt (Mrs. 3. swore that Mrs.
Perklnson's character was not @OOd). He
thought she had some feeling against Mrs
Perkinson on account Of her marriage.
As to Mr.. Kings Character.
Witnesses were introduced to prove Mr..
Kings character (Mr King is the car
penter at the asylum vino swore that he
peeoed through keyhole ana saw DR..
Grissom cohablt with Miss Nora Burch.
Mr. ID. T. Fort swore that lie knew the
general character Of Mr. King and that it
was good, 3. T Montague, Ed, had
known Mr.. King al his HE His general
Messrs ". b. Smith, J. j Terrell and J
.. Alien testified to Nr. King 5 good char
acter, did also Mr. ID. A, Carver who
had known him IL the arIn:
Mr. s'arish'> Testimony.
.!r. Calvin E. Parish, of HiIsboro. was
SWprn on the rtasserl bling Of the Beard IL
ne afternoon. He was Ghariuau Of the
J.l1t Legislative Committee or the Insane.
Asylum IA 1877 A very thorough exaini
lation WAS made IT.. committee was
sei' satisfied ana made favorable report
Dr III sSon's bearing toward the patients
va very md aud considerable and they
seemed {" love and re7pcc, hin 1ghly.
Announcements ~ ia. Board.
The board announced that they would
give the oi)eui.g Of the argument to one
side and the closing to the other the pros
-eution TO b. allowed 10 choose whether il
Houi,, open or close Sol. WaddeIi an
-ouGcld tlat the prosecution would close
he Speeches uvic not limited. The Board |
also announced that they had direct
q q Subpoena to he sent to DR.. F. T. Full !
lei t. appear as a witness. It was decided !
not TO subpoena Or. Rogers. Mr. Il. H. |
Smith had offered a resolution 10 summon |
noth u the Assistant Physicians which |
was adopted in part.
Nr. Fuiier's letter
OF Saturday afternoon the Board &c |
u.Gel . summon Dr. z. + Fuller, first
assistant physician iii tia. lum as q Wit |
ness. Upon the MEETING Monday morn |
IN tie following letter vas read:
Nj /. II. smith, Chm Ex. Com \. c. |
I1sanc \ ylum
Because Of cold and bowel disease FOR |
lnal than three weeks, aud pecause 0. The !
additional duty | have had to perform |
Ii.
my strength and abilities have been SO re !
dlee& sAat fear Sill t!ot be able TO un
delgo ne fatigue Of the day. Or. Hay |
wood IS nay regular practitioner, and to |
whom refer you if Necessary
jSignedl F. T. FULLER,
1st Asst. Physician.
This produced much discussion, a mo
lion was made end lost to excuse Or Ful- |
Ter Or. Foote said that if he was able TO
attend to his duties in an asylum with
go paten,5 he was able to come before
the Boar. L unable 30 attend to his du-
ties he ought to be given leave of absence
He contended tha he ought to appear as
a witness and he would oppose taxing the |
people to employ medical experts 70 de
eide. The Board finally decided TO ap-
point two physicians to examine DR.. Full
ler tC ascertain if the state of his |
health was such as would incapactate
him from appearing before The Board. |
Dr.. L Z. Hines and DR.. w. |. Royster ex
amined DR.. uller and stated that bis
physical condition made it dangerous for
him to appear as witness, and he was
excused.
Col. Burr's Testimony.
Col. Jas. G. Burr, of Wilmington, sta
ted that he was at one time director of
the asylum from 1877 80. While director
made official examinations in connection
with Rev DR.. Craven and Major G. Dowd
We went through al the wards When |
first came il rs director | was politically
opposed to the retontion Of Dr. Grissom
as sup riItendent Of the asylum During
our examination / made all possibleinqui
ries, hoping to get something on which !
could BALD q motive Tor & 5tin,s DR.. Girls
som 0ut. conversed With patients, and
every one without exception spoke in the
hghesr uLd most favorable terms of DE-.
Grissom. | was surprised and gratifed at
this. ] have been through IL building
number OF times and never saw the least
sign of hostility. Or. Grissom's deport-
ment was gentlemanly toward attendants
and patients. This examination was made
IN 1878.
This concluded the evidence and both
sides rested their cases.
TO all the readers of the CHRONICLE and
to the million and haf of people in North
Carolina we say: You have all the ev-
dence Take the case aud render Your
verdict in accordance with che evidence.
knoW no man and have no regard TO in
fueuce OF position. Let the verdict he in
accordance with Justice. help or hurt vino
it may
The Verdict Unanimous.