Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-11

on the board. / drank liquor In his place
myself. and 80 did other students. l sup
pose II was done to induce the boys 70 vote
for the ticket supported by the authori-
vote was polled that way. Penalties we're
also held out to those who did not vote
in the manner desired. think Mr.. Oben-
dorfer might have given liquor on other
occasions. II he had something in view.
What was the use OF giving you liquor
al that time--you were not old enough TO
vote?"
II voted all the same. two or three
times. 1 voted in the legislative election
prior to 1883. and think ] also voted the
presidential election prior to that.
think was registered at the institution.
] think have voted for Mr.. Echols. Cap
tain Woon and Mr.. Humbert told me to
go ahead and vote They did at first car
ry as TO the polls In wagon. butfwe
objected to being carried Ike sheep. l
did not vote as far back as 1885. have
voted for Mr.. KoIner."
do you remember the Yost-Baumgard-
ner electIon?"
II have heard something about II.
''Who furnished the pupils with liquor
on election-daysy
Captain Woon, Mr.. Ryan, MT. open"
dorfer Mr.. Crowder. the revenue COM
nicipal Council"
s.Did YOU know that II was a crime to
vote while being under age?'
81 don't think / knew IT then, but
know now. and told the boys on my last
visit that IL was a crime, but they said
they did not care
CAPTAIN DOYLE DIDN'T KNOW 1T.
..Do you know Of your own knowledge
that Captain Doyle knew at the time that
YOU voted I'm November, 1897
III do not know, and / do not know who
gave my name first to the registrar. l
cannot say that Captain Doyle encour-
aged voting under age, and l Thought
that Mr.. Obendorfer had an idea j was
OF age. ] was told by some OF the en-
ployees to go and vote and keep quiet.
/ think Captain Doyle asked me once If
I had voted ! voted in a municipal cleo
ton in May before ! left the institution.
AS near as ] can remember / voted In
two elections but / cannot recall the
candidates who l voted for. i was as
sessed for pol-tax In 1855, but i never
paid Il. / sent the tax ticket 10 the
school,"
At this juncture OF the proceedings the
committee took q recess until O'Clock.
When the committee reassembied, at
o'clock, Mr.. Cashon was recalled to the
any LIQUOR in his possession at the institu-
ton.
at occurred in this way" he said. 1T
was during Captain Doyls's administra-
ton One Christmas some of the boys,
among them myself went of to town,
and were brought back. 1 had the pay
to the mattress-shop. We bought some
whiskey and brandy and consumed some
of it, concealing the rest of 1t in the
mattress-shop. Captain Doyle asked Tor
the key, and / hurried to the shop TO
get the bottles. but he saw them, and
tried 20 find out who the bottles belonged
TO. / told him | didn't know"
How many OF the boys were addicted
to the use of liquor"
"a majority OF the large ones. and. I'M
fortunately. some Of the small ones"
Did they get drunk
'If they got enough liquor they did"
"were they punished?"
Some were. But those who had
little means had rooms of their own. and
would conceal themselves therein"
NIGHT HAVE BEEN STOPPED.
do you think that careful supervision
on the part of the authorities would
have suppressed the liquor habit?'
Eyes"
do you know of any other pupil than
yourself who voted before attaining his
majority"
mo"
"Was the habit of drinking confined to
the blind?"
Largely. I know OF only one mute
who drank, and he was dismissed"
do you remember deaf-mute at the
institution named Dowell?'
Eyes. sir; Clarence DoweIl.''
"Was he at the institution while you
were there?"
"Yes"
"Was he expeled?'
II don't know
"Was he addicted to the use OF liquor"
II don't know. j have heard Mr.. Yates
fuss with him several times. but ! don't
know what ii was about
This concluded Mr.. Cashon's testimony.
and Mr.. A. NJ. CARRIER. OF Manchester,
one of the blind pupils at the institution,
was called He was at the institution
from September. 1888. to June, 1889. He
was pupil under the administration OF
Captains Roller and Doyle.
Being asked as to any immoralities that
existed at the institution. he replied that
he knew of none. He said that liquor
was used by the pupils and by one of the
teachers. now dead. He knew OF no in
temperate habits on the part Of Captain
Doyle.
STUDENTS GOT DRUNK.
''Do you know OF any cases of intoxi-
cation on the part of students?'
Eyes, sir; / was once intoxicated my
self; but I'll state, In Justice TO Captain
Doyle. that he knew nothing about IT,
Mr. Humbert. one Of the teachers. knew
OF II, but didn't inform on me-
So far as witness knew, the treatment
Of h. mill rtt1a
He knew Of instances Of cruel treatment
of pupils which he thought Captain Doyle
knew nothing Of He never knew of
but one Find pupil who graduated at
the institution. though some had attended
as long as twelve and fourteen sessions
The rest of his testimony was merely
cumulative, and he was succeeded by MI
John T. Frayser, blind resident of the
city.
Mr.. Frayser was pupil of the Staunton
institute for four sessions-from 1854 TO
1885, He testified that all Of the teachers
drank. as did many of the pupils When
questioned, he said that he didn't know
that the teachers drank TO excess. He
testified that Mr.. Humbert frequently
neglected his duties On election-day all
the voters at the school had liquor, and
ne didn't know whether the candidates
gave 1t to them or not. He had seen one
or two pupils drunk at other times. He
didn't know whether the professors saw
the drunken boys or not, and said that
20 far as he knew no effort was made
to conceal the drunken youths. The can
didates would. send hacks on election-days
for the voters at the school. and they
would drive off sober and come back
drunk Witness didn't know whether Cap
tain Doyle was aware of this drinking or
not.