The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-10
DISGRACE TO
THE COUNTY
Startling Disclosures Made by IN
mates Of the AlmShOuSe.
SUPPORTING AFFIDAVITS {
Unfortunate Young Women Made The
Victims Of Designing Men Who Were
Appointed to Protect Them.
AFFIDAvITS

Oneof the most sensational bombs ever
exploded in official circles of this county
was thrown to day at % meeting Of the
clergy Of schuylkill county held at Potts
vile this morning in the interest Of The
publication of administration of public
affairs.
The direct ieot of the meeting was to
form a plan of action to bring about an
Investigation of alleged acts of atrocious
misconduct on the part of certain Of
fcial7 connected with the county aims
house at sohuylbiu Haven.
The source of the charges are anidavits
by victims, their friends, and certain
county officials who have stumbled across
deeds which are too foul according to the
sworn statements of the complainants, for
publication iu full
Within a few days the whole county
will be aroused over the disclosures and
if half the allegations made are sustained
land the prevailing opinion Of those cog
infant Of tbesteps thus far taken are that.
they viii be) every department of the
almshouse viii beoyerhauled,
The cases in point do not hinge upon
any alleged defaIcatious, but gross i'm.
moral conduct of certain officials, attended
by outrage Of persons OF female inmates
of the institution and abuse Of male
patients
The sensation has been smouldering for
several days and received its vent at
meeting of clergy and citizens in the Sec
ond Presbyterian church of fPottsyille this
morning. Among those in attendance were
Rev T. Maxwell Morrison Of the First
Presbyterian church Of Shenaudoah VIM.
Powick, Methodist Episcopal church, OF
Shenandoah; and Rev, 1. p. Neff, English
Luthern church, Shenandoah. The meet
ing was presided over by Rev. b. n,
Chamberlain, of the Second Presbyterian
church, Pottsville, Secretary Earle, of
the y. NJ, C, 4, Pottsville acted as
secretary of the meeting,
One Of the complaints comes from a
young woman Of Mahanoy Plane, who
alleges that she was made the victim OF
gross misconduct on the part of male Off
cials OF the almshouse while she was an
inmate Of the institution. This COM
plainant, it is alleged, has backed up her
statements with an affidavit placed in
the hands OF j. c. McGinness, of Track
vile, and it is followed by the sworn
affidavit of a county official who swears
to the abuse of an insane boy who is an
inmate of the almshouse.
a prominent physician of the county
also makes sworn allegations concerning
the treatment OF a girl
The outcome Of the meeting held at
Pottsville this morning and the probable
course for the future are given by the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, That we have heard with pro.
found disgust and sorrow the evidence,
! supported by sworn statements of uu-
mitigated vileuess in connection with the
management OF our county almshouse
and that we demand a prompt investiga
| tion by the proper authorities.
! Resolved, That a public meeting be
| called iu Pottsville by the officers of this
meeting to De addressed by representative
citizens in the interest Of a clean admin.
istration of this last resort of poverty
and that copies of these resolutions be
furnished the county press.
These resolutions were signed by Rev
IB. ~ Chamberlain, Pot,svilIe. Rev
! William Powick Shenandoah John S.
| Carpenter, M d.. Pottsvile; Wendell
Reber, NJ. D., PottsyilIe; Rev Samuel c.
Carter, ST. Clair Rev. j. G. Crauger
| Niuersyille Rev George Gaul ID. d.,
| Pottsville j. IL. Super, Pottsville H.
W. Behney Pottsville; Rev n. j. Sirey
Pottsville Rev. l. p. Men Shenau.
doah Rev, John 70, Rebel, Orwigsburg
! Rev. IT, Maxwell Morrison, Shenandoah
| Rev L. M. Gable. Mabanoy City; Rev II.
! H. Weston, Pottsville S. M Enterliue
| Pottsville; j. C. McGinuess, Frackville
H.. W Towns, pottsville Rev A. NJ.
Woods, Mahauoy City Jacob Christian,
Conrad Hook, Rev. Thomas 4. Hanna and
j.. H. Fisher, Pottsville
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