The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-14

Special Ditpdith 10 he h,ei'igtnttr.
WESTON, May lS.-Thoy aro having
trouble again at tho hospital for tho In.
sane ut this place. III fact, tho situation
Is worry critical, aud tho most intense
iceling prevails. Indications arc that
DR., Crumbacker, tho superintendent,
has Involved himself In predicanent
that is likely to disturb the even tenor
OF his way and create decided discord in
the Democratic party.
Tho State Times, In halt column
editorial, gives Superintendent Crum.
hacker the benefit Of worry severe OK.
coriation, charging him with an un.
warranted display OF power in romov.
Ing certain employees, and iutimating
that he has used the Influence OF his
Office to crafty personal spite. Tho
Weston Democrat, although generally
regarded as q conservative journal, and
cautious in every position 1t assumes,
glves space to the publication OF simi.
lar article, In which the writer criticiscs
tho superintendent OF tho hospital. II
Is the first time sine that institution has
been undor rooithat two Democratic pa.
pcrs, published NJ theseat Of the hot pital,
have taken occasion to criticisa tho con.
duct Of Il superintendent appointed by
n Democratic board OF directors, which
fact is significant It really seems that
DR.. Crumbacker has subjected himself
to criticism that Is likely to bring upon
his offending head even more publicity
than he received NJ the time he was i'm.
ported from Ohio TO take charge OF the
hospital and thereby reflect upon the
many com potent and deserving physi-
clans who compose the medical frater-
nifty OF our own s!a.e. The situation Is
an unfortunate one from every stand.
point. Democratic ire has been aroused
and there Is now war in the camp. Ro-
publicans can afford TO eli. back and
watch Developments, knowing full we'll
that they have had nothing 10 do with
the complication.
The causes Of the storm which has
been raised about tho person OF tho su-
perintendent are stated In the following
article. which appears in the Weston
Democrat: -
During the past week Dr.. Crum.
hacker, superintendent OF the West
Virginia hospital for the insane. has dis.
missed from that institution three en-
ployees. On tho Srd instant he notified
Mr.. +. 4. Bush, who held tho position
OF market man, that he had concluded
to DISPOSE OF his services. Mr.. Bush
has been at the hospital for eight years,
having served under three administra.
tions. He has always been faithful,
diligent and popular employees and was
discharged without any notice what.
ever. lie was told that his dismissal
had been directed"
i"Rumors then became current that
other changes would be made, but
where no one knew. II seemed that
the edics had been proclaimed and new
victims must suffer. Time, which tells
all things. revealed the secret. On the
following day, May 1, Mr.. N. J. Nor
man, who entered the service OF the
hospital during the administration OF
DR.. J. S. Lewis. and who has satisiacto.
rily discharged the duties OF day watch
man and assistant supervisor, was sum.
marily dismissed. No charges were
preferred. The vacancy was immedi.
ately supplied by the appointment Of
Mr.. /. ~. Waldo.
''No further action in this direction
was taken until Wednesday, the eth in.
slant, when Mis-. Mary B. Toronto. ie-
male supervisor. was summoned into
presence OF the superintendent and told
that she would be relieved from further
duty. The prelext upon which her dis.
missa! was made was that Of .'disloyal-
ty" 10 DR.. Crumb hackers administration.
Governor MacCorkle was in Weston and
ate dinner at the hospital the day be-
fore. which fact is foundation for the
prevailing opinion that her retirement.
from the institution was caused at his
instance, but we arc RELUCTANT to be-
lieyc that he would SO tar condescend
from the dignity OF his Office as to mako
war on woman and thereby warrant
this view OF the situation. II, however,
this is the trne situation, it is very
short-sighted in Or. Crumbacker to nc,
so soon after tho departure OF his excel
lency and thereby do him this injus.
tire nv casting auch n prays rpilertion "