Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-20
WHO USED THE LASH I?
SERGEANT HALL TO INQUIRE INTO
THE WHIPPING OF GUS.
Mr.. Hooper Thought the MARKS Looked
Like Old Ones-Letters Bearing
on the Case.

Major Poe. Chief Of Police, yesterday
evening directed Sergeant John Hall to
make IA investigation of the whipping OF
little Gus" West. which. from the evil
dence adduced before the Executive Com
mittee of the Sholtering Arms in the ex-
animation held last Wednesday, was not
! administered while tho little fellow was IN
that institution.
Captain A. b. Guigon, who represented
Mr.. West in tho investigation at the Shell
tcring Arms, will give Sergeant Hall all
! the assistance he can IN order to have the
person who 80 brutally treated Gus pro-
! pery punished.
| Dir. George J. Hooper. TO whom Mr..
Vests nother-In-law, Mrs. Beale. referred
| TO in recent interview as familiar &C
Quaintance Of Gus's mother, stated 70
DIsPATCH reporter yesterday that such
was not the case. as he only met her once
and that occasion was while he was dis
charging professional duties He said that
he saw Gus about eupper-time SUNDAY
evening, his father having brought HIM TO
hI9 residence, and from the appearance OF
the bruises on the little fellows body he
] thought that he must have been whipped
some DAYS. certainly more than one day,
prior 10 that time.
MRS. CLAIBoRSE's COMMUNICATIONS.
Mrs. John "a. Claiborne. president Of tho
7 Shcltcrlng Arms. in communication re-
fuiing certain charges OF cruelty 10 the
| child while IN that institution. saws:
/ Neither Mr. nor Mrs. Wort was summoned
/ before the committee. because ;hoy were not at
/ the Shetering arms when ihc child was there,
/ ana could have had no knowledge OF what o.
/ CURED ihero and unfortunately Tor us ana Tor
/ the child, We have no authority 10 investigate
/ whit occurred outside and later. BESIDES, NJ.
Vests statements were repeated 70 tho com
| mittee ana the chids condition described, md
! though informed that speedy and thorough
! investigation would be had, tho former ex-
| pressed no desire TO be present. We are very
anxious 70 discover tho offender. and the police,
who are investigating the matter. will receive
| all possible assistance from us. AS Tor the ne
| elect and tyranny with which Mrs. West charges
| the Shelterlng Arms and iis employees, have
| Ouly 60 soy that tho Executive Committee WIS
| persuaded 10y her mother, DR.. Deas. aud q lady
| visitor Of the City Mission 10 admit her aud
| tho little boy, her stepson, upon their
| graphic description Of the absolute deatiiu-
| ton OF the family and the disirefNng
| condition Of the child. and they received
| every attention which would have been given 70
| pay patients. Sne remained some time and
| lett because her actual cruelty 10 Gus, whom
| she repeatedly and publicly declared she hated,
| made u necessary 70 remove her from tho chill
| drcns room, in which aus was dOmicilei. 20 ono
! less desirable. This fact u the only eGplena-
| jion which occurs 10 me Of hor very evident
| luminosity towards the institution ami the mail
|
CAPTAIN GUGGoN's CARD.
Captain Guigon, who acted almost in the
capacity Of prosecutor in the examination
at the Sheltering Arms, has written card
| explaining his position IN the whole con-
| trOversy, and saving:
| AT the conclusion Of the examination | was
| glad 20 be able 20 agree with tho committee that
| all the employees OF the institution h3t been
! completely eIOnerated, aud that the whipping
/ had plainly not occurred there.
lit was also clearly proven That when
| Mrs Claiborne saw the child at . O'clock
| Sunday the depression was made upon
| her that tho child had been whipped, bat
| not NJ ALI excessively. She urged Mr. West
| 10 bring him ~ once 20 M house, but he Ola not
/ DO so, ana when saw MIN Monday ~ noon he
| plainly had boon severely ana cruelty whipped
/ Tho child was not at the Sheltering Arms after
| - O'Clock sunday, but IL supposed 90 have been
with his parents
! an this connection II Ia proper fer me 20 say
| that Mr. West haa several tunes stated 10 mo
! that his wife hatel Gus ana was very cruel TO
/ hin, ana on Monday he congratulated himself
! that the whipping was discovered before his vito
| had boon win the c'''d, as otherwise no would
| have Oh trgcd her WIN it,
THE PATENT TREATED KINDLY.
| Dr. w. A. Deas, who has been BROUGHT
| into this controversy bv the publlcai on
| that he would substantiate certain charges
made by patient Of his against the Shell
| terlng Arms, has denied the statement.
| and saws that he has the very best reasons
! for believing that tho patient referred 10
was treated with the utmost kindness and
| consolidation