Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-28
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"and the same can be said about MIR.
Bear"
THE next charge" continued the at
torney, rs that OF intemperance. III ~
said that Mr. Doyle Is a drunken man
There are different views on that subject
Some claim that he should be tetotaiier'
perhaps that might be best In twenty
seven years three solitary instances have
been mentioned when Mr.. Doyle drank
more liquor than he ought to have taken.
don't think there Is another man living
who has a cleaner record on that score
Dr. Winston saw him unoer the influence
in Richmond In 1882 and 1884, and
since then MIR. Euritt said he had
seen him under the influence OF .iquoc
Some sixty to seventy-iive witnesses
went on the stand and testified as TO his
sobriety. No one ever saw Captain
Doyle drunk in stanton. There was no
man living who drank liquor at AL who
would not have fallen oftener.
DIR. WINsToN'S TESTIMONY.
"As to the neglect OF duty which IL
charged. the evidence is almost exclu-
sively based on the testimony OF DR..
Winston, who seemingly. has taken n re-
markable position In the matter. He
gave the same testimony as he lid IN 1884,
when every other witness who came up
said that they did not say what Or. Win
s,on claimed they did, and that ne must
have been mistaken. Every charge Wl"th
is shown in his evidence has oeeI roso-
lutely denied at the investigation OF 1894,
and cannot understand why he rete-
rated them at this time
lie himself acted on that evidence IN
1894. and noted that there was nothing
In the charges, and voted for the re-
election of Captain Doyle. and yet he re-
iterates the charges at this time. He was
appointed to MAKE an examination of the
pupils as to the employment of an ocu-
list after he had charged that there were
too many good eyes in the school, and
when he made the examination he found
one good eye-which was a glass eye. He
took mis- child from the institution which
be thought was not III for children to be
at. and yet he made not a single move
TO remedy the evil. IL that was true. no
one was more TO blame foI not stopping
the evil than Or. Winston. On the other
hand even Miss Trout and Miss Hartman
had said that the institution rad been
greatly improved during the past two
years"
THAT ADVERSE REPORT.
In closing Mr.. Braxton alluded to the
report made 10y the visiting committee.
who had just been there and found the
institution i'm a condition which should
not be taken as sample, since Mr.
Doyle had been kept away from the
school for nearly a month To look after
his interests while this investigation was
going on. He dwelt at some length on
the testimony Of Miss Trout and Miss
Hlrman. who had admitted that they
were personal enemies of Captain Doyle.
The evidence was overwhelming that
with the facilities at his disposal Captain
Dovle had achieved as good results as
could be obtained. 1t was certainly re-
markable that none of these charges had
been brought by any Of the parents but
only 10y some former pupils.
Mr. BraXton spoke for fully two hours
and made an able presentation of his
case. dissecting very carefully the vari-
Gus charges. and calling attention to the
points I'm the dispositions which he con-
sidered to be essenti.l.
MIR. HATHAWAY's STATEMENT.
When Mr.. Braxton concluded Mr.. Hath
away made statement that reference
had been made by counsel as TO the SUBJ
committee that visited the school and
made the report. He had nothing to do
with the appointment OF the sub-cOmmit-
tee, and said he had nothing to do with
the report. and had never thought the
subcommittee had any business to make
a report
Mr. George c. Bland, who happened TO
be present, stated that he was one Of the
subcommittee and that the report had
been made of the conditions just as they
had been found. The committee made no
recommendation. because the investiga.
ton was going on. and It might be posi-
bile that the lack of funds was the cause
for the existing conditions.
Captain Doyle briefly explained that
improvements were very much needed.
and at 1115 Z. NJ. Chairman Stubs an
nounced the investigation at an end.
The committee met shortly after mid
night at the Exchange Hotel, behind
closed doors, TO consider the evidence and
agree on an outline Of the report to be
submitted TO the Legislature. Ii was inn
possible TO ascertain what the report will
be. but the general impression is that
there will be a general cleaning out Of the
institution. though the committee will
hardly recommend this.