Telegram-herald., 1891-07-23
THERE MERE HOT WORDS
Between Commandant Manly ana
the Board Of Managers
MANAGER SpRsCUE sOEsIs CHARGE
The Zee cem~ss sdAAt sss Vet Kisees4-
Gsa- .. H. Pierce h " ell escAsa-
An Bsterssting ssa eeess~
tienAI Letter Expsessa.

ct MauAScfe oi the cutNlc[t nome xn3t
IN session. with Managers shank, Ruth
erford, Crozler, Graves aud sprague
present. GOV. Winsns and Manager
Sanford aheent Ia the reading OF the
minutes of The isst neetlng. the reso-
luton requesting the resignation of
Capt. Manly did not appear. Manager
Graves suggested that Il be lnsert.u IN
its proper chronological order, precea-
lng the record cf the resignation of
Capt. Manly. Manager CrCzleT dio not
favor the insertion. but the motlon for
that purpose was carried, 10y the vote
OF all the others. Al THIS point Com
mandant Manly entered the r0om nd
requested that the board eXslnine the
boal-h house over winch some contfo-
versy has arisen. Treasurer Euthcr-
ford's report occupied some time. The
Herkner bill for s25 for silver urn ana
creainer, and the >pfing a Co. bail for
$3l4.92 for carpets. etc. had not been
yet allowed, but s709.G2 Of the 81 geo
appropriated for furnishing had al
ready been spent. Adluisnt Walker
thought that the figures ln the report
had not been properly drawn up. Tine
captain Is, 90 10 speak, being uled on
his honor" he said, but Mana
ger Graves suggested that it Was
not the proper thing for the adjG.ant
10 defend Capt. Mzniey at the time.
The report Of Treasurer Rutherford
shows n balance on hand OF O., 703. ~.
The current expenses for the last quar-
ter were SIS, ,0iU.50. The sum total Of
his receipts were sil .eo6.s9, AID were
trGn the sale, tina sale OF a bulldlng and
from the government. Gen. kuthcr-
ford made a brief report on the condl-
ton OF ground Improvement. A com
munIcatlon was read. highly compil-
mentng DIR. Stevens as an expert ia the
stndy OF la grippe and locomoto1
atsxia, and recommending that the
doctors services he secured for the
Home. William Proper. an inmate re-
quested that he be allowed 10 live at
home with his wife and have proyislOn
for himself made by the Home. The
precedent was considered dangerous. so
the communication wac simpiy placed
on file.
Talk About the Candidates
Hon. Geo. +. Richardson was gwen q
hearing at this point and he gave X. Il.
Peet, hallmaster at Iona prison, a great
sendotf for the position of comnlsnd-
ant. saying that he was formerly sheriff
OF Gratot o,.uny anu served IN the war
with an honorable record. IL WAS con-
sldered that the recommendations of
Mr.. Peet were better read now. Man
ager Crozicr thought that the
board should go slow IN tue
matter of selecting a commandant
aud IN fact that the choice ehoulc not
be made at TINS meeting. A letter from
Capt. James +. Russell. TO Manager
Graves, was then read, giving himself .
pretty good record. A letter from
Chief Justice Allan b. Morse, recon-
mending Mr. Peet, was read, and also
one from Rorert Smith, of Lansing. and
y. Church, of Ithaca. A letter recon-
mending Gen. b. X. Pierce was read,
signed 10y +. +. Notary. IL. J. lIoyt,
John :. farr, II. n. Waters, ". :.
Gum, Wilder II. Stevens. J. NJ. Barnett.
C. Il. Browp, e.. Stewart johnson. NJ. J.
smiley. Jossph hous-msn, w X.
Shelby. l.. q. Mason and John ".
Champin. A letter from William Coe,
an inmate. WAS read. saying that he
thought that the board ought 10 ap-
point somebody who would command
respcct OF himself. and not simply be-
cause he was comniandant. Ii vac
placed on file. 4 letter from DIR. Null
hearn. fayoring ocn. Stevens. was re-
ported. and one recommending Mr..
Pcet. large number for the last
name are al.o at Lansing. Al this point
the matter of DIR. Stevens was
brought up, and he viii he
requested 10 pursue come scientibo
researches here. The doctors notices
from high-ciass medical journals
were of the best order. Al 1880 the
board adjourned for dinner, leaving
further consideration of the candidate
for the office Of commandsnt TO the
afternoon session.
The Talking and ths vetfas
During the ipiermisslon some con-
yersation was INDUCED in concerning
the statements Of Commandsnt Manly,
recently published. Manager sprague
said, "Neil, Capt. Manly denies that
the alleged interview ever took place.
He save that on the date gwen, he
didn't see = man With a pencil, and
that as far As smoking cigsr IN hn
Office that day, as the reporter de-
scribed him. he never smoked IA the
Office. lie also said that that introduo-
tory statement nlght he taken A. indi-
eating tho truth or fsisity OF the state
meDts having been made hv hlm far
publication or not" The rnznfrer
didn't seem 20 give the words Of The
commaDdant ~ fhs correction any
great amount Of cfedence, however.
The first motion Of the afternoon .es-
sion WAS NV Sen. Rutherford for q
ballot on commsndsnt. In about q
minute they were counted and the
vote stood. Gen. B. X. Pierce. 2; Maj.
J. &. Mckee, J; zen. A. G. Stevens. /;
X. i. Peet, ]. Manager Cfozier arose
and sald that u wss evident that
tie board vas unprepsred 20
take final action on the question. A
motion vas made 10 postpone the eiec-
ton Of com ms udsnt 70 the next month";
Is meeting By way Of remark Cen.
Rutherford sad that he did nof feel
satisfied SIS 20 his knowledge concern
inx all the cand idsies add desired mere
time Manager sprsgne said that fools
rush in where angels fear 20 tread. |"
and he for one oid not favor precipi-
tate action. He wanted time Nan
ager Graves sad shst two fneulb.fs
we're sh-~nt and certainly the Governor
and Manager Sanford sagigt to t,t pres
enf- The question wss pu; and ursui-
u1oisly csfried, 60 POSTPONE the elee-
ton.
Nsnse>, srrsen. 81 ehsrs..
The folie~sDg resolution vac then
adopted
Resolved, That Manager srr.gus 30
insirncsea ~ relieve fnrsfs ndsr,t
Manly. and o. sct as manager ir eis.fge
of flps bofne. urfE suce.-sssf - Csfst.
MANLY he regularly elecied and thst