The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-23
THE EXAM NATION RESUMED.
Mr. CharlcSW. TO.h qGS ifGS as 10 Drink
Ing atthe D., D. and B. Institute.
DOYLE "AGENYLEHAd And SCHOLAR"
1hc Witness Defeuds the '"P'"'"' '"'
Makes somo Interesting Admissions AS
to the Use OF Liqgor is the instit"-
ton Testimony Of Miss Srimaiui'


charecs preferred 10y john l.. Randolph
fho deaf-muto shoemaker OF NoroiN'
AGAINST the management OF tho inat'N-
tion for the Deaf. Dumb. and Bind, az
sta,mton. resumed their labors yesterday
,n,cnine I'm tho Senate chamber. Tho
hour had been set FOR 10 o'clock but
shore was considerable delay ana IL
was nearly u o'clock when the commit
tee convened. Al the members were
present. Captain Doyle OF Staunicn. the
principal. aul Mr.. j. y. Crowder, a mem
Der OF the Boarl ol Xisltcgs, from s'auf-
ton. were also on hand. and so was MI.
J. +. Cashlon. the blind mattress maker
whose statements had been rciuted Ny
MIR. Crowdor and others curing the eN-
animation which took place IN Sauh-
ton n week ago. Mr. Randolph was. OF
course. in attendance. and also MI w n-
liam q. Ritter. OF stanton. the pItsl-
cent OF the state Dcai-Mutc Assoc"uV''
MISS GRIMALDI TEsTIFIES.
Tho committee first held an executive
session 20 decide on the future plan OF
action. and which lasted nearly an hopr'
Captain Doyle stated that he had TWO
witnesses Oh nand 70 be examined. MISS
Mary d. Grimalli was first called 10
the chair. but before the evidence was
taken MIR Randolph. through Mr.. CASH
ION. protested against the continuance Ct
the Investigation in the absence or al IN
terprcter. The committee. however, de-
cidfd 20 60 on with the Investigation.
and Chairman Stubs added that n
another deaf-mute should be examined
the services Of an Interpreter would De
secured but az this stag; OF the pro
ceedines the committee did not deem IL
advisable 10 have the state so 10 tHls
additional expense 1t was finally agreed
10 have Nr. Cashil0n act as Interpreter
for Mr.. Randolph.
I live at ga tnina street. in this city,
taid Miss Grimalii, when taken IN hanu
BY Nj. Stubhs. have been a pupl
az tho institution from 1881 10 1888. 4
have never seen the principal or any
teacher under the influence or hluoI'
rho MANAGEMENT of the institution is
good. Captain Doyle treated us Ike n
father. have never heard OF any pu-
nils having been insuitCd by teacher
I mover heard any complaints from pu-
pills against teachers. 1 had not heaiu
of the HogWO0d-Bear affair unll inns
Investigation commenced. ! was a pupH
there while Mr.. Randolph was iheIe,
but he left n year before l dld. Knew
Mr.. Yates as "a teacher or the ueaI
niuto dcpartmc1t. There were four large
dormitories and one small one ana
don't think Il impossible Tor any one
10 enter after $3.50 II. NJ. ! don INN"
that children wenn 20 bed with their
shoes and stockings on. ] had no cOi'-
,nuuication on The matter OF TINS lhNes-
tication with any teacher or oihcef'
never have smelled any liquor on any
one. and the only time when saw
liquor at the institution was what toOh
myself at one time upon a prescription
by DR.. Atkinson.
DRINKING AT THE INSTITUTION.
Mr.. Charles William Tosh was the
next witness. 1 was at IN" IN
rtitution for four years as u pupil ne
said. but my time was broken. was
absent during the administration OF MI
Vaughan. i left tho school ia les''
en- hero bv request made through MI
William y. McIlwalno, in reference 10
a statement made by John t. fasmoh.
lie ought to be called the pima he
maker. His statement about me is an
Infamous falsehood. / have seen MN 50
drunk that ne did not know what emu
lie stood on. / helped 10 take MN ~
he'd one night where he had 10 De heiu
down. | would not believe him under
oath. I know Captain Doyle TO be an
honorable gentleman ana nave never
seen him under the influence or liquor
Mir Rear and Mr. Humbert were
tea hers there during my time. MT.
uumbert treated his pupils Ike any otn.i
teacher. / have never seen 'aP'dln
Dovlc under the influence OF liquor IN my
,,,c lie fs a friend Of mine. and i am
here IN tell the truth. He may haNo
taken a teddy like any other gentleman,
mn + have never seen him 90 SO.
,htnk Captain Doyle looks after the IN
etitutlon as much as he can, but l'''o
,,,,pbt have happened some little thihs9
x"hi~b no overlooked or did rot hear OF.
! don't know anything OF NJ. Nlil"'i''
or Mr.. McCambridge.
We used 10 get our whisky IN 'o"n,
where We bought 81. Whenever we sot
out We bought what We wanted u Was q
common occurrence. j nave seen o'H'i
nunIs drunk besides Casnlon. nave
never been punished, because l never
d~ane enough TO require IT, The idea OF
ever accepting liquor from fellow hhe
Cashlon is simply absurd. l nave taheh
drinks with pupils and Mr.. RYAN a teacn-
er. now dead, and ! have taken uf.nk
with Mr.. Humbert on very cold niEht'
~ was merely an act Of charity. may
have taken drink with Mr.. Humbert
once or twice during the last year while
] was there. / have never smelt whisky
on Captain Doyle, and could not tell
from his conduct whether he did drink
MIR Eumbcrt did drink until he had
enough I think. j have never seen nm
blind drunk. but have seen him happy.
] have not seen Mr.. Humbert drink with
other pupils. ! was sort OF an othcer
there. l was monitor l may have
taken a drink with pupils while / was a
monitor, but / remember that / refused
10 drink with an intimate friend, who was
"a punH ! never reported any pupil for
drinking. j did not rcproVe the boys but
] help to shield them. ON one occasion
] shielded Gus CARRIER and asked Mr..
Iumbert not TO report him as "a special
favor 10 me. Mr. iumbert was aware
that / Tried TO shield him. / think Nj.
Humbert was the officer of the day.
have seen Mr.. Humbcrt under the in
nuence OF whisky / have not been at the
institution since my last session. IL would
not take a high degree Of INVESTIGATION for
a blind man to find Ii out. The blind de-
pend largely on their ears. ard notice the
Mr.. Euritt also gave me a drink on one
occasion. Most Of the older boys We're
addicted 20 drink The age OF the young
est pupils was about sixteen years.
don't know whether the deaf-mutes drank.
] have taken drinks with Nh. McCam-
bridge j don't know IL the principal
would have punished the boys had they
been Drinking. but ne can answer the
question better than /.
when I was pupil there expected 10
be punished had ! been reported as drink
ing. j don't know how many teachers
know that some OF the boys drank, but
j think some Of them could not help
from knowing H. l believe Professor