The evening world., 1894-04-13
Are the Mays Of the ReiOrmatOry
and Their Management in
Their Own Eyes.
SUCH IS THEIR ANSWER TO COY. FLOWER
He, Ignoring Their Impudent Demand that
the Charges Be Dismissed, Will Appoint
Commission to Go Over tho Damning
Testimony Again, and Will IRE
quest the Suspension Of
Brute Brockway.
Especial to The World.)

swer to the formal charges preferred by
The World against them. 1t follows
'Elmira. n. Y, April ., 1894
ITO His Excellency, Roswell +. Flower,
Governor OF the State of New York:
I'VE. the undersigned, William c. Wey,
Matthias II. Arnot, James Il. Rathbone,
William II. Peters and Benjamin l..
Swartwood, constituting the Board of
Managers of the New York State Re
formatory at Elmira, answering the
charges preferred against the said Board
of Managers of such institution by George
Cary Eggleston. l. ID. White and X. a.
Farrelly, dated Albany, N. Y. March 2S,
1884, do respectfully allege:
"First-We admit that the New York
State Reformatory at Elmira Is a public
institution under the laws of the State of
New York: that the government thereof
is vested in n Board of Managers, which
board has authority to appoint and re-
move the General Superintendent and to
make rules and regulations for the insti-
tuition: that the. said Board of Managers
consists of the persons named in said
charges.
I'VE further admit that z. r. Brock
way is the General Superintendent of
such institution.
I'VE further admit that the State
Board of Charities, on the 10th day of
March, 1894 adopted a certain report
containing in substance the language
stated in said charges to have been
therein.
I'VE severally deny that a committee of
the State Board of Charities, appointed
with the approval of the Governor made
a thorough and impartial inquiry. and
upon the completion of Its labors sub
mitted the record of evidence taken to
the state Board of Charities.
I'VE further severally deny that on the
18th day of March. 1894, the State Board
of Charities. at a special meeting and
after an exhaustive examination of the
recorded testimony, unanimously adopted
| an official report, a copy of which ac-
companies the said charges and is made
q part and parcel thereof.
I'VE further severally deny that any
one of the charges or findings in the said
report of the State Board of Charities
is justified or supported by the official
report of all the testimony or by the
testimony taken upon any inquiry.
I'VE further severally deny each and
every of the allega ations that, notwith-
standing the findings of the State Board
of Charities. We, constituting the said
Board of Managers. have neglected and
refused TO remove the said General
superintendent, z. r. Brockway,, and
approving, upholding and continuing in
operation the cruel and inhuman admin
istration of the said institution to the
serious detriment of the States good
name and to the wounding of the senti-
ments OF humanity in the minds of all
good people.
we further severally deny each and
every OF the material allegations in the
said charges contained, except those
herein before specially admitted, and we
do further severally deny each and every
of the allegations or findings in the said
report or March l6. 1894, adopted by the
state board or Charities.
said charges we severally allege: That
the inquiry and investigation referred to
and mentioned in said charges was not
conducted by any committee authorized
duet and complete the same, and was
not conducted in any legal method or
manner and was not Impartial, un-
preJudiced or thorough.
And, as further answer to the al
legations in said charges that such in
vestigation was legal in It's origin,
course and completion and was thorough
and impartial, we submit herewith max
| ing II a part of this answer TO the said
charges, ii memorial presented in our
| names and in our behalf to the Lepis-
lature of the State of New York, dated
March 2G, 1884. A copy OF such mem
oriai is hereto annexed, marked .scbed-
uis i%Thhird-For n third answer eacb of us
for himself does allege and aver that
during the entire time of his member
| shin OF the said Roard of Manapers no
has faithfullv1 fuIlV honestiw 'hnseas hnneaS ne
and with good judgement performed thSs
duties of such Office. He has exercised
| oversipht and has acuuireJ and can,iu