The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-02
INVESTIGATION OF The ASYLUM
Sensational Developments at
Richmond Yesterday.
Miss Ahnie Riggs, of Aooomaok County,
Admits Criminal Relations with
Teacher Yates-A Shocking state of
Affairs Revealed Matters in the Senate
and House-Tilt Between Messrs. Reese
and neutrality-suspicious. Notes.

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 1.-The investi-
CATION into the Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Institute took sensational turn this
afternoon, when Miss Annie Riggs, of
Acoomaok county, 90 years old, took the
stand. While in Mr.. Bears GLASS in
1887 she became criminally intimate
with Teacher Yates, who made love to
her and kissed her and several times
entered her room at night. He accom-.
plished her ruin by coaxing and by tell
Ing her there WAS no harm. Witness
then told what several girls had fold
her OF their intimacy with Yates.
She had reported the matter to tn q
board, but received no answer. She
mad not reported it to the officers, be-
cause Yates told her that II she did sos
she would be expelled and dlshonoredf
since the Witness left the school shA
had not been requested to make q state.
ment, but her father had received
letter from Yates asking her to come to
Staunton to testify as to his innocence.
she had written to the president of the
boa:d and received no reply.
After Yates became intimate with her
she had requested another girl to sleep
with her, because she was afraid to
remain in the room alone. Yates at
tempted to come in her room and she
screamed and he went out faster than
he came In. After that she slept in the
room with the other girls. Yates had
offered money to the witness to keep the
affair quiet. Yates WAS the only man
who had ever been intimate with her.
While she was pupil she did not
make report Of these facts to the off,
GERS OF the school, giving as her reason
for not doing 80 that Yates had told her
II she di; shewould be dismissed in dis
honor. She had always met the teacher
by accident and never by appointment
Sometimes in the afternoon in passing
through the hall he would meet her.
he had often met her in the music room.
and dining apartment. Sometimes blind
girls would be in the room.
Legislative Proceedings.
RICHMOND. Va, Feb. Little WAS
done in, the Legislature to-day. There
was lively tilt betwe n MI. Keese, of
Halifax, and Mr.. Hundley.
bill for the relief of ex-Judpe
Mallory, of Brunswick, was under con-
sideration. Judge Mallory was inaulted
In, court. was struck and had struck
back at his antagonist. He was fined
800 along with the man who started the
trouble. Mr.. Keese opposed the meas
u and in doing go made some refer
once to the down-trodden farmers, com.
pairing their condition to that of the
lawyers.
General Hundly arose with fire in his
eye, and said he did not mind little
jokes st the expense of lawyers, but
mated demagoguery. He denied that
court favored lawyers over farmers, and
stated that often he had moved courts
to remit fines imposed upon representa-
tives OF the agricultural class.
Mr.. Reese discIaimed any intention
of arousing prejudice against lawyers or
making light of them. The bill in ues.
tion failed to pass, as 1t did not receive
fifty -one votes.
About forty members of the general
assembly will leave Monday for New
Jersey to investigate the method of
working and keeping in repair the roads
of that State.
bill was introduced in the senate
by Mr.. Maynard and in the house by
Mr.. HARDWOOD to enable the board of
visitors of the Virginia Agricultural
and Mechanical College to construct
waterworks at the institution. Charles
L. BANDS mechanics' lien law bill has
been reported favolably in the senate.
Legislative Notes.
The corporations have their friends
and lobbyists at both ends Of the legis.
lstive's body eagerly watching all pro-
ceedings. This legislature has been to
the corporations On unknown quantity.
They are, however, beginning to feel
very cheerful. Recent developments
have satisfied them that they are still
or top and the people under the bottom.
In the earlier proceedings IL was gen.
orally believed that this was an snti-
corporation Legislature. In other words,
body that did not believe in any spe.
cial favors to corporations at the ex.
pense OF the people. The log rollers
were consequently gloomy, but that did
not prevent them from being very
active. The railroad lobbyists have
been especially busy and as one of the
consequences q large number OF the
Nom bers OF the Legislature wear thou
sand mile railroad pass books in their
inside vest pockets. 1t ia q violation OF
the law for member of the legislature
to ride on railroad free pass, but as o
shrewd lobbyist put 1t as he winked the
other eye, "There Is nothing ssid about
pass books"
1t was the lobby influence that pre-
vented the repeal Of the tbree-quarter
clause in fire insurance policies. The
present Law Is unquestionabIyu Just. A
man may, for life time. pay the prem
ium on thousand dollar policy on his
house, and when o fire finally destroys
his property he finds that the Insurance
company has the right to compel him to
sign receiptin full for the considers-
ton Of $3.50. This right is given the in
surance companies by the laws of Vir-
ginia.
The life insurance companies will
have their inning after awhile. and 1t