The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-23
DRANK GOOD WHlSKEY
Witness ToSh For Defense In the Asylum In.
yeStigatlOn Makes Damaging Admissions.
DRANK AS MUCH WHISKEY AS He WANTED
Win Boys nnd with Tenchcra-Sni
Much Hope for An Election Riii-
ticmds-!ir. vTudc Wants Sherins To
Bring Prisoners To the Pen.

Richmond, Va. Feb. 22.-(SpcciaD-
While the Legislature was not IN ses-
sion yesterday many of the members
We're at hha capitol ana several commit
tees met. There was srea; deal OF
quiet gossip about the election laws,
and 1t Is generally c.nCedcd that the
chances were not gnud for getting any
bill through. The situation Is this: The
Senate ihas passed it's bill. wh!Gh the
House committee has rejected and ie-
Eorei In It's stead Il measure making
such radical changes the Democratic
Opposition will be willing 10 support
II. The Senate will never agree 10 the
House bill. Possibly the House VIII
adopt the Senate measures, just at
present, however, the situation Is not
clearer than mud
There was maeting Of the House
Committee Sn Asylums ana Prisons. a;
which MIR. Wales hill 10 amend the act
recently passed without reference to
thc transportation of convicts to the
penitenisary was considered. Mr. Male
proposes t. reverse what has
sherlTs continue to hrins @e
prisoners here. Ills bill socks ito lessen
me number oil persons who may accom-
panv the Sheriff as guards and to re-
duce the per diem frem 81 10 Sl50 Mr..
wales got the committee 10 report the
measure favorahly. Next week a great
number OF Shcriffs Will be here To lobby
for the bill
The special committee Investigating
the Randolph charges against the
oe"i, Dumb and Blind Institute mot
'"-"ay ana heard two witnesses one
was blind Richmond lady, who sim
ply m a,ateo that during the eight years
sue was 4 pupil at the institution she
never heard of Capt Doyle or any one
else being drunk. She gave much
praise 10 all the officers Had never
heard of the morality at the school mn
th 'his investigation commenced Tho
Star witness was MIR. Charles Wm
IoHh. II young blind man from Peters
hIrE. Although summoned by th,, 10
tense ne made the best witness for tho
prosecution that has been on the stand
yet Iosh with good deal of feeling
az tic beginning of his Testimony snib
NJ had been asked by Senator w 1.
Mrilwaine To come here ana testify
~" men referred to statement mad.
~ 'onh r. cushion, OF Richmond. to
me erect that he CrOsh. while monitor
ht NE institution, had been bribcd
with whiskcy. He said Cushion had
uttered u II" and WAS a perjurcd vii
nam Having made this statement
ioSh was questioned closely abnu,
ur'ilKihG AZ the institution He asked
70 pc excused from max ing several re
plie2. hut the committee would moi ,lo
80 Ihc SUM and substance of III.
matter was that Tosh finally udmitt.I
tha' ne not only drank as much whis-
Key as he wanted while al school. but
dfank with two teachers and drank
with boys. He confessed To shi.l,linp -
boy who had gone wrong ana accused
Teacher Ilnmbert OF doing the same
thing. Tosh insisted that Capt. Doyle
was Christian aud II scholar ana had
done nothing wrong that he knew Of
IN" witness greatly amused the com
inittcc a.nd spectators by saving lie
wanted IL understood that he drank
hplhinG but the very hes, Clemmer
whiskcN while al the institution He
Kept II In his rooms nearly All the
Time Mr. w. y. Jones. of PETERSBURG.
mas hcen summoned To testify at lOI
o'clock Monday morning. Capt boyle
WI! go ON the stand Monday afternoon
and Will be the last witness
The Conftdera:e Museum. formerly
The old jefferson Davis mansion. was
opened TO the public to-day with inter
cst!ne public ceremonies There was
reception, beginning at p. M. and an
"'her Tonight. delegation OF ladies !
VAS in each room To receive 4 steady |
stream or people visited the placn The |
pus!!c exercises were lncld a, :! u IN |
Governer O'Ferrail called the gathering
10 order ac!d introduced Rev. Dr Hose. |
VINO offered prayer. General Bradley
!. Johnson was next called upon and |
delivered an address
with the exception OF the dedication |
OF he Confederate Museum. :he only |
feature of the celebration of the a2d !
was IN" raising of the United STATE. |
h"g upon the splendid new schoolhousc
IN the county. known az Fairmont |
rms TOOK place under the auspices of |
me Jr @. u. y. NJ. T@ere was a parade |
from the City Hall 20 the school build |
lns. Hon. Thomas Il. lvey. member Of !
the House from Petersburg, made the
address.
The Dispatch will say cdltorially to-
morrow: 1T was an out OF the way |
place In which the 'pugilistic, carnival
was pulled off. being too much so for |
modern methods OF news gathering.
Readers of the Dispatch Yesterday had |
as fun account OF the event as If II had |
occurred n Petersburg or Norfolk; and |
the fact Is due to the enterprise OF the |
southern, Associated Press. whose re-
ports. with those OF the United Press,
the Dispatch prints daily. Indeed the
happenings OF the whole round world |
are placed before the readers of this
paper with a promptncss and a regu-
larity which would appear to the read
ers as the marvels that they really are
were they not now matters of course in |