The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-08-01


ing more honor and high sense Of
justice and fairness could not be sc
lected in the State of North Carolina
OF course every one is entitled to his
opinion on this matter, but this Board
made the evidence special study and
are, therefore, better prepared to
judge than others and the whole
State should uphold these men in their
decision.
lConcord Standard.
1t perhaps shows bad grace to
question the decision of those who
have had such ample opportunities to
weigh carefully the merits of the case
as the directors have had. But
through the press the people of the
State have had access to all the evil
dence in the Case, and they, too, have
been sitting in judgment on the case,
and their verdict, by large majority,
seems to be against DIR. Grissom.
The impression of the people as i
whole seems to be that there is some
thing gravely wrong and the posi-
ton of DR.. Grissom is such a respon-
sible one that there must no. be a
doubt as to his character. The asylum
was founded that the unfortunates of
the State might be relieved Of the
hardships, and sometimes cruelty, in
cident to confinement in iails and
other places not specially prepared fol
the purpose, and be placed where they
could have the best opportunities for
recovery that science and humanity
Gun afford. The superintendent OF
such place must be like Caesars
wife-above reproach.
[Wadesboro Messenger and Intelligencer
There seems to have been a settled
conviction throughout the State that
the investigation would end this way,
or, in other words, that DR.. Grissom
would be & white washed by the Di-
rectors, but the majority of the people
of the State are very far from sharing
in the opinion of the Directors that
Grissom is innocent of the charges
brought against him. Nearly every
paper in the State is outspoken in de-
nouncing the verdict of the Board
and we do not see how the superin-
tendent, if he has an atom of sell
respect left, can longer retain his po-
sition. In our opinion the only course
open to him now is for him to imme-
diately resign his position. Nothing
less will satisfy the people Of the State
Raleigh Christian Advocated
After patiently hearing a large mum.
Der of witnesses and the able pleading
of the counsel on both sides, the Board
acquitted the superintendent. DR.. Eu-
gene Grissom. Of every charge. 1t vii
be matter Of great qualification tC
DR.. Grissom's many friends in North
Carolina to learn after such Il pro
tracted and searching investigation
with enemies standing ready to ferre1
out every evil deed. and a Board o
Directors ready to pronounce sentence
according to the evidence brought for
ward. that he has indicated himsel
and his management Of the institution
The verdict of the Board of Directors
ought to be. and will no doubt be, &C
cepted by all unprecedented people as ;
final settlement of the matter. Whe!
such jury tries such a man under
such circumstances and declares him in
nocent, they are the best Judges. ant
the verdict the only one that wise mel
ought to accept.
[Chatham Record.
DR.. Grissom has been acquitted, a
we predicted last week. Th
question therefore for the Directors t
decide was not so much whether the,
believed DR.. GrissOm was innocent O
guilty, but whether or not the charge
against him had been so ''fully proven
as to Justify his removal. They hav
for four weeks investigated the charge
and have decided that they were no
fully proved" They were all gentle
men of intelligence and high charactc
among the very. best citizens of OH
State. Wherever and by whomsoeve
they are known they will not SUITE
from the abuse heaped upon them b.
some who think they decided errone
ously. They had no pers onal interes
! in the removal or retention of the &C
cused. They left their homes and bus
mess for four weeks to discharge a
official duty. They were PERSONAL
present and patiently saw as well an
heard all the witnesses in the case, an
it does seem that they were therefor
as fully competent to make as correct
decision as those persons who hav
never seen or heard single witnes:
but have only read imperfect newsps
per reports of the evidence. For til
information of our readers who ma
not be acquainted with the directors VIII
voted against DR.. GrissOm's remOva
we will tell who they are. DR.. j
Burke Haywood. of Raleigh. is TIL
president of the Board and has been ft
many years and is probably the mo:
skilled aud best known physician
North Carolina. Col. James S. Ami
of Granville county. is one of the leat
ing lawyers of the State. a gentlema
of remarkable purity of character, an
one who has been often honored by IL
people of his county. Capt. W.
Harris. of Franklin county. is ali no,
est. straight forward farmer, who h;
faithfully represented his constituent
in our State Legislature. and is OF
whom neither fear nor favor could CIV,
cause to swerve in the slightest degrt