Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-27
SERIOUS CHARGES.
THE INVESTIGATION AT THE NORTH
CAROLINA INSANE ASYLUM.
.rc Raleigh Republicans Wonderstruck-
An appointment that Was Not Expect
ed-The Teachers Association
nrecI,l lolorram o the pI.pAteh.l

Special telegram to the Dspatch.l
Rnyreu. y. C.. June 2s.--Tho Board of
Directors of the Insane Asylum met at the
ipstitut;ou this morning. The special pur-
nose of the meeting was generally under
stood 10 be for the hearing OF certain
charges on the part Of DR.. Sion IL. Rogers
ono of the assistant physicians. ana MT.
John W. Thompson. steward oi the lnStl-
tufion. against Or. EuCeRo Ciri>som. super
infondcnt. There was present counscl TOT
both sides, Or. GrissOm bong represented
bv Hon. r. J. Jarvis. Captain {. NJ. Cooke
Colonel T. G. Fuller. and others; Ut,
Rooers's and Mr. IhOmpson's counsel were
Ncssrs. G. Nj. Busl,cc and SpieT Whitaker.
When the board first assembled u was IN
tho chanel on the third floor OF the build
inc. whore they dchhcrMcd an So ret ses-
SION for some time. The counsel, str-
nOcraphcr. and reporters waited m the
parlor below. DIR. N5rlsSom was present al
The sccrc, session of the directors.
After waiting about an hour McSSrs.
Whitaker and Busoee sent Inc to9owihg
letter To pr. T.. Is. Haywood, president OF
the board
We desire 20 appear before the Board
Of Directors ~ the North Carolina Insane
Asylum for the purpose oi pT"feiTine
charpes AGAINST the superintendent, Snd
Whenever we are allowed that privilege We
Will make such charges q hmie. We VIII
alsoat the proper TIME state 10y whom such
charges or, made and for whom We appear
- counsel.
There VS. no written reply 20 tins COM
r,uuicatior. but sn hour afterwards DR..
CrisSom came down and stated that the
board had passed u resolution requesting
that one of the counsel for the prosecution
and one for the defence should come be-
fore She body. In response t0 thus Mi.
Spier Whitaker and Hon. Thomas ). jar
Nis won't up. Mr.. Burch accompanied
them as sfcnugrapacr. Immediately ailsf
the following letter WAS sent 40 the board I:
"Haying learned that charges are TO he
made and iuycs -igated before your body
involving the Official conduct of the ON
Ger iu char-e OF the institution. the CdH.
ii Cailr newspaper published IN the city oI
Eglcirh. respectfully asks That MI. II. W.
Aver. civ editor If said paper, Ice per-
united to hear the trial.
In Response to this tne Chairman Of the
board sent verbal message saying that the
charges WolI4 hc heard tnis afternoon at !
O'CLOCK and reporters would be admitted.
Attbsi hour the prosecuting counsel for
ualiy presented charges of m~approprm-
tou of supplies brutal and inAuman treat
mont of inmates. and worse. Inc charges
were considered not specific enough, and
tlep~u-arutOr were requested To bring
them lu o. more specific form tomorrow
morning 80 q ,'c!och.
LUmCEors.
This morning there was among the Re
puflc.u, "a ludrcrou> resemblance 10 the
condition Of the Democrats ON the sth Of
November last. when IL WAS made certain
thai Harrison Wa, elected President over
Csroy,r Cleveland. 10 all came about by
lf..I.~...f n.
a, pa-tfu.-r.r here. Some we've standing
around. som, looking rathcrw wonders truck,
and others disappointed and crestfallcn.
Vhc rrca. major were honestly surprised,
iut az course there were a few VINO knew
Smaller was tIc man all The time. Several
leadtlg Republicans were interviewed TINS
morning and tu"re was general dlsappro-
baton II tAe appointment. one leading
member VI the party SAID tins feeling was
- strong Shat D. would crystalline an ehort
10 present Mr. Skaters confirmation. and
ho stated that bc had reasons for sa;-
ing that tine confirmation would bee
strongly opposed by Senators Hawlev, IN
gals Hanson, and other leading members
al the SENATE. Some Democrats We're talk
in about the matter also. When they
spoke II was % SAY that II was gracClCS>
sud thankloS- act o. appoint anybody over
MIR. Logan Harris. WlOls generally crouit-
I'd with doing most of the work Tor the ne
puuIic party m ms Nla.', ug ,1 t.'.
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