The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-31
MANY WITNESSES TESTIFY.
lcontInued from First PACE

Of vi ~, it may injure- The truth must
Th &C committee then took a recess until
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c. T. CUTCHIN'S TESTIMONY.
The committee convened again shortly
after 4 o'clock I'm the Senate chamber,
and the taking OK testimony was al once
resumed Mr. Cutchin, who was the
first witness, testified as follows
Ny name Is Cornelius r. Cutchin' i
am twentv-nine years old. and live in
Myrtle. Nansemond county. ] have been
"a pupil at the institute, In stanton,
from 1876 TO l,s4. When / left Mr.. Roll
Ter was principal. l. N ave not att ,lalt
or there at that time ana so were
Alcssrs williams and Eurtt. Mr. Yates
was not there at mat time.
. DO YOU know OF any immortality
while there2
: @. was Mr.. Euritt neelectful as a
A. lie would be late. and Lost some time
during Mr.. Doylc's SUPPLEMENTARY. 1
don't know why, perhaps, through Dit.
Doyie's neglect. ] never saw Mr.. ku-
nit drink. but smclt bis breath
/ O.. Did Mr. Williams f've satisfaction!
A. He pushed me about pulled 10Y
ear. and knocked n.y. head against The
slate. because / could not write a word
on the slate. lie did The same TO the
/ other pupils.
o Did Mr.. Bear give satisfaction.
4 No. he did not encourage the pupils
! TO study. ne would always tell them
| something new. that was while Mr..
Poyntz was principal perhaps. also un-
der Mr. Naughan
.. DO you know anything about these
I charges of immortality
4. have no knowledge about them.
Q. Did Mr.. Doyle give general salts
/ factiOn2
a. Partly; not altogether. lie came
1 seldom into the ciass-rooms 70 see now
the work was carried ON.
@. DO YOU know from your personal
knowledge anything DO regard TO the
a. No. sir; don't know anything ex-
y q. Doc you want to state anything
A. worked in the taiior-shop while
was i'm school. great deal or lA-
voritism was shown 10 Che blind ln re-
GARD 10 the clothing, while Mr.. Doyle
was principal. IL was rather better un-
der Captain Roller.
! .. Was there considerable jeaioh. y
existing between the Gear and dumb ana
"a "A. / ''. am hardly able to answer that
! question Mr. Yates was very severe
with the BOYS in the sfudy-room. lie
Knocked them down. think II wa7
Vaughan. Captain Doyle seemed 10 Doe
neglcctful and was not very waichiui
ala not see him drink. but often smell
his breath, and ne looked as ii he nad
been drinking. AS ~ H'.' .Li,'l ,,,,eif
/ unable 10 say but 90 not think j shell
his breath. MI Bear often came
into the tailor-ship and inteuupe me
work boy talking While ! was there, I
did not hear any common rumcr as To
/ immortality.
UNDER INFLUENCE or LIQUOR.
Afr. Edward G.. Ball the next witness,
IiVe in richmond. / was a pupil or tho
Institute from 1871 10 80. but during tna'
time j was out for t1rce year,. ''i
Doyle was principal while ] was pA..
ne also was principal while / was ti'it
from 1854 10 1856 / have seen captain
/ Dovie under the influence OF iHtohlcaut-
lie gave me permission to 20 90 Town ON
"A Saturday afternoon. anc saw 'a'''''
Doyle enter bar-rooin MiLNr s
ON nv return 10 the institution. hr WAC
then half sober. 10 was about % ci9c.
/ iu the afternoon. Thai was the ohl9 Univ
I when / saw him under me influence on
liouor. CAPTAIN Doyle did not give satl5-
fiction as d principal, sl.ApusA
: give any reason for u.
a. Why aid you say Mr.. Doyle was
4 he was half drunk. ] say go because
his face was red and I'D not looh hal'I az
| Witness then stated mat he ga" pr.
| bacco Juice on the floor of the WASH
room This was the rl4m mere l' ,,.
| allowed 20 chew tobacco ill1 "dH "D-''
| bv the blind and deaf ana dump' t.''
/ Tc Thought the tobacco was sent ny tle
parents He did not kno" OF any I-le
prohibiting the use OF tobacco ahy"htI q
/ else The bows were allowed TO au-he
I outside of the wash-rOom. smoking We
not allowed in the stldy-foom' on 'He
porches. or In the hail H. ,t-u
o. What do you know about Mt VIE
liams? t... .,...
times he was very rough with his pupils.
/ Mr. Berkeley was GOOD teacnti "H,
/ no was very rough sometimes, ana llrnti
! the pupils against the STATES. -ii. D az
who was monitor while / was "a p"yi d.
/ was also very rough, and struck me arc
others Mr. Roller was then principal
have not returned 20 the school since 1
| left there Don lssd 3d..
| During the convention which was Htip
here last summer" witness said, i went
! with Nessrs Hun Frank Lindsay, and
/ Shcaver into "a har-roOm ana loon uili,h''
While we were there Captain Doyle, Ar.
/ Eurift. Mr. Lindsay, ana Mr- hefDc'l
| opened the door. and when they saw us
there they went out very quichiy ahe
/ went into "A side alley What WAS oeni
after we left there ! don't know. lhe
saloon in which We We're was on Broad
between Ninth and Tenth streets.
II heard about bah" having been
found outside oil tho female rooms a Mr..
Niumm took me 10 a spot which was saii
10 Doe the grave Of the child. This was
IN 1ssj / think the baby spoken of was
| white"
Did you ever know anything about
Messrs. RYAN and Herbert?
| A. 4 often smelf AIr. fyans nrcatn
| and noticed the O1or Of liquor bnt do
not remember anything about Mr. Herr
bert J think they drank for pleasure.
1 have not only seen them drunk but ace
>ually tight Sir. Doyle was the principal
J don't know how long ar. Ryan has
/ been dead Tie died after 4 LETT the inc
stitute. rho grave Of the child was some
distance from the house. on the ground
/ belonging 90 the institution. Some OF the
boys were also drinking considerably
I while / was al the institute They see
cured the liquor in stanton. When the-
were found ont they were locked Up and
given bread and water. They understood
DO was against tho rule to drink liquors.
Mr. Alarcellus j Laubc, Of II east
/ CLAY street. was the next witness. lie
said.
n am twenty-four years old. and was
! a pupil at the institute from 1881 10 lSsl.
Captain DOYLE was principal when / left.
/ ] never saw Captain Doyle drink. and
have no personal knowledge about 3D..
Mr. Bear was a teacher at the institute
! while Z was there. he was lazy and
took little interest I'm teaching. His esq
ample was catching and The pupils be-
/ came lazy, too Arthur Tucker was my
class-mate Mr. Williams taught very
we'll but he was very cruel 10 some pu-
pills. although not 10 me Mt Euritt was
not a teacher while ! was there"
.. DO you know OF any immortality
/ during the year lss3g
a. / cont know anything from my
own knowledge. As far as l know every
| pupils were clad. I Gid not pay any ate
tention TO it, ! left the institute without
/ graduating and have since visited there
| once / was not In the same class with
Mr. Randolph In 1879 but I remember