Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-11
70 GO TO STAUNTON.
The Investigating Committee viii Visit
Deal, Dumb and Blind Institution
witncsses Testify That Pupils mt the
rnstltntion Frequently became In
,ox,c.tea-Boys Made 10 Vote Ere
They Attained Their Majority


Investigation Of the charges preisr'ca
against the Deaf. Dumb. ana bi'nd 'nsn-
tuition. at staunton. is practically en- H.
and the committee will leave for stanton
,o.dav nj s1b O'Clock where they VIII
he occup,ed for several days in taking
d.xcsitions OF witnesses for the defence.
Tho committee was engaged yestcriay
,cr elk hours in hearing testimony cf
witnesses. who had been introduced 10y
rir. Randolph. and some very damaging
evidence was adduced.
IA soon as the committee assembled n
The morning Mr.. Charles II. Ely, o. the
National Institute for the Deaf and
pnmb. who had been sent by Or. Gai-
lauaet TO act in the capacity of lnterpre-
t,r was introduced. and sworn In TO In
ternret the testimony Of the various Wit
nesses. This being done, Miss Maggie
Hollywood. OF Petersburg. was placed on
the stand. and her father. who was with
her. stated to the committee that she had
been away from the institute for fourteen
Years. and all she knew was that she
had been treated very we'll while she was
there
The witness was examined. however
and was first asked by Senator StuDpS
what years she was at the insti.Huon'
She replied that she didn't krow. Mr..
Trenaman she stated. was teacher ri
the school while she was orp''' as
was also Mr.. Bear. She was asked II sne
could recall: any charge brought against
Sir. Bear Of any intimacy with hefse'i'
and some difficulty being encountered N
making her understand the query she
was shown the charge against Mr. Rear,
that he bad ruined her. She stated That
she understood this, and said II was true,
bu, subsequently denied having been
ruined. and said she was member CT
the Church Further questioning OF a
direct nature elected the fact that Wit
ness had gone with Mr.. Bear on the
porch. as had been previously testified
10 by other witnesses, and. apparently
very reluctantly, she testified that he
placed his hand on her body. Mr. Bear.
she said. had previously attempted to
take liberties with her. and Mr.. Roller.
who was then the principal, had gotten
mad with her She further testified as 10
the circumstances of the intimacy on the
po-ch. giving some OF the details. She
testified that she was questioned by Mr.
Roller the next morning, but denied all
ID him She told Miss Shackelford, the
monitress now Mre Chiles) of the affair
that night, confessing all; when. how
ever the matter became common talk
she denied all She had heard of an
Intimacy between Mr.. Bear and Miss -.
but knew nothing of her own knowledge.
of OH n1f
pounded, but witness did not understand
them. her mental capacity being very
limited.
Questioned by Mr. Randolph. she adj
mitted that Mr.. Bear treated her rudely
and she suffered from 1T for several days.
She told Mr.. Brenaman and Miss Shackle-
ford OF H.
How long were you and Mr. Bear to-
gether on that porch before Mr. Brena-
man struck the niasch?" was next asked
witness.
"Only little while" she replied.
MR.. CAsHONS TESTIMONY.
Mr.. ]. T. Cashon, the blind mattress
maker OF this city, was the next witness.
lie gave the following testimony:
MY name Is John Thomas Cashon. ]
am % years old, and live at No 800 east
Franklin street. l was a student at the
Stanton institution from September 1881,
until June, 1888. but i did not graduate.
and have not been connected with the
institution since that time. Captain Doyle
was principal when l left"
There are charges preferred against
Mr. Doyle as being addicted to the use
OF liquor. What do you know about
~"
Il do not know anything about 1t of my
own knowledge"
How about the charge that he was not
faithful In his duties?'
Il tod him In his Office at one time
that thought he was somewhat neglect
ful. and he replied that he knew a little
more than thought he did. l did not
say any more"
What 90 you know about the charges
of immortality"
Not being able to see those things. |
had 10 so by information received from
others | was informed by Amos Halter.
shoemaker and Mr.. Shriever, foreman
OF the mattress-shop. They are both
at the institution now. They tod me
OF II two years ago, when visited Staun-
ton the last time. / do not know any,
thing from my own knowledge about
these charges"
How were the pupils treated while
you were thereT'
'As far as the treatment was con-
cerned. II was hard to satisfy every one
in such large pace. On an average.
j think, they were treated tolerably well,
10 my knowledge. A great many things
may have gone on there, but Captain
Doyle may not have known Of It. Pupils
were sometimes maltreated, and kept
without their meals from time to time.
! know of one boy who had to 60 without
a meal for three days but | don't think
Captain Doyle Knew IL. Mr.. Ryan. Mr..
Humbert, and the monitors, or "coat-tail-
swayers,' as l call them, did the pun
ishlng."
did you ever see any one drlnk?"
II have seen teacher. now dead so
drunk that he did not know what he
was doing. All the monitors during my
time were hard drinkers They were
Messrs. Afford and fash. They could
easily be bribed'
Did you ever bribe any OF them?"
BRIBED TEACHERS WITH LIQUOR.
Yes sir; have br.bed both by giving
them liquor, wine, and tobacco, but
never reported the fact 20 Captain Doyle.
IL 1 could have induced Mr.. Doyle to
believe it. l guess he would have turned
them out. II was very hard for any pupil
10 get show against a monitor. Mr.
iasn lived al that time In Petersburg.
believe Captain Doyle would have in
NeSNsa'ed the matter II II had been
properly reported. 1 know OF boys who
wen, went UNPUBLISHED for the use Of liquor.
1ney were shielded by teachers, by Mr..
humoert. and Mr.. Ryan"
was II the rule for boy not TO be
punished unt.l the case had been reported
TO the principal?'
rule" mot ""S '1'o
fsnceT' any