The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-28
spnNoEls INVESTIGATION.

F, The Verdict Of tho Hoard Ot Directors
After the FRrGloAl Proceedings NJ tho
Second Hospital Tor the Insane.
The ISTRLLIGENcER in receipt oil the
following official statement from the
directors Of the Second Hospital Tor the
Insane at Spencer, in regard to tho lin
yestigaIion" into tile charges against
tho management Of that institution,
which was held on Thursday last. The
finding by tho board is what was OK
pecled under tine circumstances, but
does not preIent the situation as im'
partially rs 1t professor to do. 1t will
be remembered that whom the atIoT.
neys representing tho parties who had
been summoned to present such accu!sa'
tons as they might have to make, DO
cllned 10 flo the charges they had pre-
pared, they gave aiH reason that they re-
garded the board Of directors as not the
proper body to try the case, a. maio or
ity OF tho mOmbera were themselves IN
volye1 in tbs charges; Furthermore,
that the board had no power to compel
Iha attendance Of witlGsaes, which
power, they claimed, WAS absolutely
necessary TO satisfactory invesilga'
ton. Tuig important fact, which OK.
plains the reason Tor the withdrawal OIL
the charg0i, the official statement,
printed below, entirely Ignores, and
therefore does not correctly present the
matter to the public. II would seem
that an 0nllrely frank aud impartial
stalenont by the board should have IN
coporaled the reasons given for the re-
iusal 10 lile charged As 1t Is, there ~
no official rOCord OF this important
phase 0i the matter given TO the public
Tho lNrELLIGESCER makes this state
menL, not because 1t was concerned 10
any way in the prosecution oil the
ChRrgey, or because it believes that they
could have been sustained II filed, but
in justice TO all parties concerned.
Following il tine boards statements
Alta meeting OF tie board OF directors
oil the Second Hospital for the Insane,
held at Spencer, w. Va, October q,
1895, the following statement was
spread upon the minutes OF the board :
The directors Of this Second Hospital
for the insane having given full notice
OF their intention to hear all charges
that any person might prefer against
them or tile management OF this hospl'
tai, met ut spencer this day In open
public session, with his exCellency,
Governor W. A. MacOorkle, as presid
ing officer, md stated that any peraon
having any charges TO make would DO
heard, and the editor Of the State Jour
nal, DF. J. Il. McQuain and others APP
peared by attorney and stated tho
charges against the board. but refused
10 ME any written statement or specil'
cations oil any official misconduct, anu
the statement being made that grounds
Tor sucA charges existed, the parties
were requested to nile charges and Te'
qnired to produce their witnesses. This
they declined to do. and thereupon the
governor, as presiding officer, stated
that no charges being made, there was
nothing to investigate.
The board then ni itI own motion
asked that all persons who know OF
any facts DO examined OIL oath, end pro.
ceeded to hear publicly the evidence Of
the parties present, and allowed alii'
davis to be filed IN support OF the state.
nents OF the charges against the man
agemeut, but no person being present.
10 testify OF any act Of oil cia mlscon'
duct known to hun, aud the suporln'
londent ana assistant superintendent
aud other attendants being examined,
aud no evidence or facts shown implI'
eating tho superintendent or assistant
or tue hospital employees, this board
dnds tina. such alleged charges against
the management Of tuis hospital are not
true.
And we, the members OF this board
present, against all oil whom statements
hayo been made affecting our ollicIal
vote aud conduct, denounce ali the al
eyed charges that in any way allcCI our
acts as untrue. And alt statements
made, that in any way, by Implication
or otherwise, tmpuln TO us or charge u
either directly ur indirectly "a using our
official positions toiurthur our material
interests, VIZ dcnouuco IS absolutely,
wholly, and maliGiously tNse.
(SignedJ W. T. Lively, Pres.
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