The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-26

attention of the board about the close
of the board meeting. and II was then
that MIR. Yates name was first con-
nected with II. ! had not reported thc
matter TO the board because ! couid
not find sufficient evi cncc in the case
Afrr the board had aiken mp the mat
ter. in October. ! sent Mr.. Humhcrt 10
Miss Riggs home TO ind out the truth
about the matter. and made up my inln'
that II the charge were true. r"''s
should stay no longer at the institution.
The committee here took a recess on'"
SP. NJ.
OTHER WITNESSES.
The afternoon session Of The inVesu-
eating committee was opened soon ait'r
4 O'Clock. in room No. in the basement
Of the Capitol building. Mir BraNton,
counsel for Captain Doyle. announced
that the Sergeant al Arms had returned
from Norfolk. where ne had gone TO
summon Mrs Bruce as witness, ana
that she was unable 10 appear. her
infant child having broken coiar-bonc.
She was anxious 20 appear. bus there
were two questions which ne desired 10
ask Mrs Bruce. IL was finally agreed
siat the questions be sent TO notary
Who Is 10 take the necessary dispositions.
Mr.. C. W. LYMAN was the next VII
Iess | nave teen resident OF Stauh-
ION since 1856. be said. and have known
Captain DOYLE ever since. have see"
h.rn nearly every day. lie was perfectly
ScSer always. l have seen him ON hui'-
inf parties. but he never was under inc
influence OF liquor. His reputation Is
thai cf n sober man. l have never seen
OF heard of any drunken pupils OF inc
institution When the charges were iIst
msds Known everybody was peiiecu9
asfound~d. and l have not seen any one
sincr who believed them. nave never
heard OF any misconduct as 10 any p"p,,9
81 the institution. l nave come h,io "
visit my mother. and nave hvt hc"i"
@. this matter until a short While ago
lie ana | are not friends. because ne
,cver had any dealings with me
Mr. NJ. L. Harper was the next VII
ness. I I've I'm stanton while my peo-
Ms live in winchester. nave neen
q pupil al the institution, ana kno"
Or. winston lie examined my eyes.
lie .old me / could see out OF my leit
eve. and l told him | could not, but l
could see ont Of my right eye. and he
die no. believe me until 1 put my niger
on nv lcf: eve. which is a glass eye
Ousg,loncd Iv Or. Winston: DR.. WIN
s,on came up and looked AZ my cJe
,.sf in the light, but 1 don't know
whether he used any instrument.
MIR. BEARS DENIALS.
Nr Eoar was the next witness. and
MIR Uumbert acted as an Interpreter.
He was examined by Mr.. Braxton, ana
testified a. follows: ] never told Mr..
Ritter that j was afraid 20 go 10 Cap
tain DOYLE for fear that I might find
him intoxicated. ] never told him any
thing like IT, I never was afraid that
I would find Mr. Doyle intoxicated
have never known him to he intoxicated
on the premises. never saw him Wheh
his face showed it. ] don't remember
that I ever told Mr.. Roscnbloom thal
Mr.. Doyle offered me something 20 "iinA'
have always been dignihed teacnei'
and have never INDUCED In any smu'ly
foxes. | often 20 into the class OF my
pupils TO see If they know their lesson
but there is no impropriety
As 10 Mr. Christians statement tnat
knew of some of the boys drinking. /
must say that / never knew or H. ana
never caught any OF the boys dIlhhiIs
l did not know anything of DAVIS dilhh-
ing until ! saw II in the newspapers. !
then called him up and spoke 70 MN
about Il TO refresh my memory
Mr.. Randolph then asked witness Z he
had ever given Arthur Tucker permission
10 go TO town TO buy whisky, when ne
denied.
DIR. winston said. since his professional
capacity had been brought INTO DOUBT
although ne could not see any reason lor
81. he WOMB aNh iltA us ''NN 80
and Hunter Mcclure be summoned TO
testify as TO his professional ability
The Sergeant at Arms was instructed 10
summon the two gentlemen for this morn
ing at 10 O'Clock. III
Mr.. Crowder here remarked tnat lniS
case was lust like his being asked whetn-
err he had sold liquor ten years ago.
Mr.. Harrison here desired the comm,l
Tee TO decide whether the question he
had asked MIR. Crowder on the previous
day had been "A legitimate one. The com
,nittee decided that the question had been
n perfectly legitimate one.
Captain Il. c. Patterson. member OF
the House of Delegates from Rocking
ham county. who was next called sai1
that he knew Mr.. Bear. whose repuialoi'
for truth and Veracity was the very
hos, lie also knew Captain Doyle as
"a sober and upright gentleman whom ne
could very readily believe under oath.
MIR. Arthur G.. Tucker was then re-
called. and Identified "A letter produced
bv the defence. which he had written 10
MIR. Yates. congratulating him on ms
appointment in Arkansas. me lei'ef
was read and offered in evidence
CAPTAIN DOYLE RESUMES.
CAPTAIN Doyle here resumed his testi-
mony. A letter written by Miss Annie
Riggs. June "A. 1892, from Guilfosd, Ac-
gOmdc county ~ 49, .
was shown him, and ldenu-
fled by him. whereupon IL was ohered
in evidence Sne was as smart a deaf
mute as / ever saw, sait Captain Doyle.
After the Board Of Visitors took charge
of the investigation. ! was entirely pow
erless in the matter. the board had
taken entire control OF 10. Miss Riggs
was then suffering from running cars
Mr.. Tucker was then recalled, ana
said that ne had written the letter 10
Mr.. Yates TO show the latter that he
had no ill-feeiing against him. lie thought
Yates was a good teacher, but he did
not think him 10 be correct in any other
wav. lie saw a girl sitting on his lap.
after | left school. / was told that
Yates had changed for the better. ana
/ Thought that after he had married, he
would be all right in that respect
Captaln Doyie was THEN recalled. and
described che location Of Mr.. Yates
school-room. where Miss Rigs said she
had repeatedly met Yates, and which
was par,itionod %? from the other Two
rooms by the states. lie said the deaf
mufes were very watchful in their looks
and would easily conceive what was going
on. while the blind had very sharp hear
ing faculties Only during school hours
girls could 20 by themselves. at other
fines they mad 20 20 by twos or IN
squads This is rule In the school
which have never known TO be broken.
There has never been any regulation he
said. prohibiting principal OF 'he school