The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-24
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From stlg oorepoad'HL
SPENCER, ". Va, Oct. 23.-Thers
isn't a great deal Of excitement in tho
little town OF Spencer tonight over the
prospective inve,ligation Of the man
agemsut OF tho state insane asylum,
which will begin at the institution to:
morrow morning, but there is an
abundance Of interest regarding the
probable outcome. Seven OF the nine
members Of the bosrd Of directors ar
rived this morning. and are snuGly
ouartsred ut the hospital. Tue remain
inr members will bo in Tonight or to-
morrow morning carly. Gt which later
time Governor MaCCorkl and, presuma'
bly, his indispensable major domo, Col.
"Bob' Carr. will arrive.
The directors present are President
Lively aud MoSSrL. Wells, Foster,
Shumacli, Ollie, Camden aud EnIlow.
What to.morroW'I developments will be
no man knows.
EVERYBODY ~ THE DARK.
Everybody seems to be in the dark,
and even the board, which occupies
such an anomalous position in the mat
ter, being called upon to investigate
charges agalnIt itself, PROCESSES TO know
nothing.
Very few witnesses are IN evidence at
the pres ent time, and nobody seems TO
know that there arc TO be any more,
notwithstanding the fact that quite 3
number OF persons received. the per-
emptoTy command to put in an appear
ance. The trouble seems 70 be that
chatgoa affecting the official conduct oil
the asylum board aud directors have
been made right and left, and very lew
olthose making them are willing TO ap'
pear add testify.
DoEsS'r WANT wHtrEwASH.
Twas shown latter to-day from one
Of tho mos. reliable aud prominent citi'
zeas Of Roans county, a well known
Democrat, who says he received the
summons, but ~ he does not care to be
a party to white wash, he will not Rp'
pear. Others who have made charges
through the newspapers did go under
assumed names, and il will be hard for
the board 10 force the editors to break
faith with their contributors long
enough 10 diyulge their identity.
lie also down on the boards that the
newspapers themselves have made no
charges, but nave simply taken the
ground that since charges we're 90 freely
made and certain scandals had become
public property, an impartial inye'!iga'
lion should bs held.
Tnr CHARGES.
OF the charges more eau bo said than
tho sources whence they Omauatsd.
They embrace pretty nearly every crime
in tho calendar, short OF murder-iavor.
titan, nepotisn, cruelty TO inmates, i'm.
moral conduct, and q great many other
things. Whether they will be proven
or not remains To be seen. Editor
White, oil the ParkOrsburg journal, who
was summoned, will bs represented by
attorney, Edward Corder, oil Spencer,
and whatever Information he has con.
cOrning tho charges will be placed at
tho boards disposal.
HACKED ny APFiDAviTa.
1t Is understood that somo Of tho
lO,terS published by tho Journal alleg.
Ing certain things about tho hospital
management, were backed by allidnvits
from The authors. II Is also under.
stood that w. G. Hyatt, Of Spencer, will
apneaF and testify 10 certain milcOn.
duct. liyaltis discharged Ompioye.
one OF tho gfayeat charges IL that
a,ain.t tho prsSidant OF tho hoard,
Mr. Lively, and II is made by a woman.
am told that tho lady In question IS
here, 10 give toatimony. MI LyelyA
rionds Ars confident that sho will not
hr abIo 10 sRtisiy any ono Of his gnilt
Mr. Lively himself does not appear tho
l.alt bit diaiufbod, and IL tho most
s0ronn gentleman In the whole crowd.
DiugcroR WELLS witt REslGH
An Important development to-day was
tho announcement By director a. u.
Vol, that after tho investigation holm
tend, to ro,iRn. This Is important az
Mr WclEwa tho local llroclor charged
with having lIlod number Of fat place,
.R lhs atylam with Hs relatives, Qua al
whom ha, boon twicO discharged for
cause. and each timU put back through
his innusnCe. IN aldillon, dnfrR most
nj tho limo Nh. Wells has bOnn Adiroc'
tor ho has beOn holding down n 1oit
place under Mr. Clcvolanl at washing
ton city and when ho attends mcoi..
iug oi tho directors tho state Ia Obliged
10 pay n big mileage account. ln ndlr
ton to Nlf. Wells par dom hlH salary
ut Washington goes on inbt tho same
srHtmESr DIVIDED.
Tho local sentiment ' much dlyIdol,
There ntc administration and anli'Nl'
miniotnllon mon, tho former charging
that tho whOlu affair lS . tempest IN u
loa poi, aud inspired by tho npllu Of dli.
charged employees ono NJ The anita
anil IN no to-day "lho whole trouble IL
IN tho directory upyotnot MncUorI,Io
rnn stop tho scandal aud lttllc tho on'
lItn millOf In five minute time, II lle
hn, llO nOryo, by simply calling lot tho
resignation NJ all tho difodlom appoint
luz a new aud oOmpeIonI non