The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-31
MANY WITNESSES TESTIFY.
Probing Into the Affairs Of ihsDSaf, Dumb,
and Blind Institution.
IMPROPER CONDUCT OF TIE TEACHERS.
so,ne of Them We're Cruel TO the Pupils
and Others Immoral Captain Doyle
sccn by Witness Under the
Influence of Liquor.

TI. ...r.li committee appointed by The
fur houses of the General Assembly 10
ntr.rsatc thc charsos preferred againn
Oh. .eNinuon of The Deaf. Dumb, and
EIrl. at Sfarnton. met yesterday morn
irr I. lO O'Clock in room No. 3, on the
ur... Iaor of the Capitol luildins The
camn.. .o. nrei held au eNecuuVC scs-
a sih closed doors, to decide Oh
r..f. .f g.tIon in rceard 90 some aooi-
I..l I.iiers tbat have hcen sent 20 tne
chairman Boo connection with the matter
When fne doors were thrown open,
about haI an hour later, the room was
soon nI.d with Witnesses and spectators
orb. chairman first addressed Mr. samuel
F.Iar ine president of thc board OF
VISITORS of tno institution and requested
Im to tD.rgIapl for tho proceedings of
t.. meetings of ihe board held since iS>l
81 NlI0n thc committee desired io inspect
rI A. a.. Trucker was the first Wit
called. anl iis testimony was as
follows
AIR. fuckers TESTIMONY.
d. WHAT ls your age and rcsidencet
B.. AIlluI a Tucker am iwehlS -"'
was a student at the Institution from
1851 tn Is>l. and returned again ilom
I~.l lo i>1 graduated in June. l'''o.
f.l. ..er,. +. l..l-S2. Captain Doyle. then
Dr Vaughan. lhcl Mr. Roller ln 1857 ai'
aud inen Captain Doyle. ,,...,.. ....,.,.
.. MfrD Alfssrs Bear and ,ufltt it"ch-
ems at tht institute during the admlmsQa-
lion oft N..-Is Roller and Vaughan ana
1ir Doyle trst administrations
A. DO NOT remember mucn ABOUT
AiNssrs. EurlH and Bear. was away
during Mr.. Rollers administration, ana
AIR. turiu Then was also away VI
Williams has been "a teacher there an
q Please state anything you may know
Of your own knowledge about the Inn
morality of tho teachers to female pupils
during your stay.
A. don't know much about immortality
existing between teachers ana girls, but
I know and saw Dir. Yates and Miss
in his classroom, with lhe door
closed and sometimes open e7peclaliy
during recess. Miss - would remain
and sit on Mr Yates lap D also saw
Aii.s T and Miss ~ go. 70 og{ Win, wilh MI,
fourteen years old. This was during the
year issS-'si Miss -- Was from seven
teen TO nineteen years ola. 1irls Won
teh boys their ages. was then about
eighteen years old.
d What year ala YOU see this intimacy
between Mr.. Yates and Miss ?
A. ln lSs9-'90.
o. 10 you know from your own knowl-
edge anything further about their init
maevf
a. They were talking about il, and
alN not NN.IHNf iNfiN. ltI NNNUtH 0fh-
cral months later Mr.. Michaels met me.
and said Mr. Yates paid Ibis (Michaels)
way TO LuIay 90 See Miss r.-,- about
-Ir. Yates and MISS - q niue before
that q committee of the board went 10
src Der about the matter SHE told the
committee "a uiucrent story, so Mr.
Michaels told me. Air. Yates paid Mir.
Michaels' way This was in December,
1Sgl, Mr. Anchacls told me-
o. Does Miss - live in LurayY
s.. No. she does not Miss --. OF
whom these Inquiries were made, lived
@. Where does Miss - live?
t lu Acoomac.
.. what connection has Miss -- with
6 iheg .,d me chat She was In Miss
roo at night when Mr. Yates
came m.
charge of proper conduct towards thc
EH.H ml eainst Mr. Bear,
nothing.
.. l. ..u know anything about Mr..
I..". ..nduct from 1855 until you left?
was not "a teacher during The
nf ie.l-'si lie Was gentleman.
Ur us 4 could Judge ] never saw
. drink. hut ] smelt his breath.
fl What lo yOu know of the habits
0. fhe piiN 'paIs of the school since 1855?
CAPTAIN D0YLE's CONDUCT
NI .w Captain Doyle in his office
1tifn ..U gentlemen. Captain Doyle
ueHroN ."I oI "a bottle into glass. /
r. Ioe... for Mr Berkeley and went
frfo ii. orI.. af that time bot Captain
I.tl"'@ r'I m" ONT ! think this was
iu l|sn lN.Hk 0l commencement day,
about taat Um0 L saw Captain Doyle uu-
aor the Influence of intoXicanis. I was
surprised to soe him in such "a condition
ard went nu.r.
o. can you give the names Of those
a. inou oae of the two-alr White