Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-02-28
TlG Investigation Of the D,
D. \ B. Institution.
CAPT. T. S. DOYLE on THE STAND.


Among those present at the resumption
of work by the Investigating COMMITTEES
on Saturday morning, were Capt. L. 5
Doyle, the Principal, Capt. 7. J. Crowder
of the Board of Visitors, W. G. Ritter OF
Staunton, j. L. Randolph, and j. I. Cash
ion, the blind mattress maker of Richmond
Capt. Doyle said be had two witnesses OF
hand to be examined, Miss Grimaldi and
MI. q. W. Tosh.
MISS MARY II. GRIMALDI
of Richmond, testified that she had been a
pupil at the Institution from 1881 to 1889.
Had never seen the Principal OF any teach
Ell under the influence of liquor. Capt.
DOYLE was like father to the pupils. Had
never heard Of complaints by pupils against
any teacher. Had never heard of any i'm
morality OF any rumors of it. Had never
heard of the Hogwood- matter until
this investigation.
CHARLES W. TOSH
of Petersburg, was a blind pupil for four
years at the Institution. Was absent from
it, from bad health, during Mr.. Vaughan S
administration. Knew Capt. Doyle to he
an honorable gentleman and had never seen
him under the influence Of liquor. Capt.
u. looked after the institution as much as
he could though some things might have
escaped his notice. Witness denied Cash
ions statement that when he (witness) was
monitor be (Cashion) could bride him
with whiskey to let him break the rules.
The idea of his accepting liquor from fel-
low like Cash1on was absurd He, witness,
bought his whiskey from John Burns and
did not drink common stuff nor drink with
common people. Cashion ought to be Call
ed the blind liar instead Of the blind mat
tress maker. Witness was about sixteen
OF eighteen years old when he first began to
drink liquor at the Institution. Had sent
to the city and bought liquor during school
time. His whiskey expense during his stay
was not more than $40 session. Kept
whiskey in his room when he was monl-
tor, but did not remember treating any of
the pupils. Don't think be ever bought
liquor in bar room before be was twenty
one years of age. We used to buy whiskey
whenever we wanted it and when it ran
currence. Witness had bill at Burns.
Had taken drinks with teacher
Ryan and with teacher Humbert-may
have drank with Humbert once or twice
during his last year. Humbert drank
until he had enough, had seen him happy,
but witness never saw him drunk. It
would not take high degree of intoxica-
tion for a blind man to find it out-the
blind depend on their ears and quickly de-
tect any difference in the action of others.
Had taken DRINKS with teacher Mccain
bridge. expected to be punished if had
been reported as drinking. Some of the
teachers could not help knowing the boys
drank, Prof. Poyntz for one. In most
cases they tried to hush it up. Had taken
social drinks with Humbcrt. When | got
whiskey treated Ryan and possibly Hum.
bert. Had heard pupils tell bar keepers
they were twenty-one years Of age when
witness knew they were not. Witness
thought Capt. Doyle eminently equipped
for the position of Principal. Witness
wanted the committee to understand that
he, witness, drank no common Whiskey,
but only the finest old Clemmer Had
gotten teacher Ryan to get it for him, and
had also sent servants of the Institution
after it. Witness had been once assisted
by Humbert in shielding pupil vino had
been drinking. Witness thought if Capt
Doyle had known of pupils drinking he
would have punished them severely. Here
an amusing scene occurred between Cash
ion, the blind mattress maker, who had tes-
titled against the Institution adminlstra
ton, and the witness who was put on the
stand by the defense, each charging the
other with drunkenness. Tosh testified
that he had never heard Of immortality at
the Institution and thought the charge
that there was, positively absurd.
DR.. J. F. CRANE
Of Richmond, whose wife graduated at the
Institution twenty-eight years ago, gave
very damaging testimony against the
standing and reputation Of Cashion, the
blind mattress maker. Witness had been
a spectator at the committees hearings,
and he protested against the unjust attacks
made On the institute on, his confidence in
had visited the Institution since she left
and thought it had improved under Capt.
Doyle.
w. D. JONES
Of Petersburg, who was at The Institution
from 1872 to 1878, testified that he had IN
terviewed Miss Hollywood since she testified
and she told him she did not understand a
single question the committee asked her,
She also told him that she thought the
was body of preachers. The
wife of witness graduated at the Institu-
! tion in 1874. Capt. Mccoy was. the Su-
perintendent when witness was there, and
Capt. Doyle was teacher of the blind and
good and strict one, SO the blind had told
witness. Witness never saw Capt. Doyle
take drink while be- was there and never
smelled it on his breath.
d y. E. BRIGGS
was at the Institution from 1889 to 1895.
Knew of no immoral conduct there. Had
heard of the Yates-Riggs matter, but
knew nothing of it. Saw no drinking by
Capt. Doyle. There was drinking among
the pupils, but the boys shielded each other
and made it impossible for the teachers te
find it Quit was next to impossible to
Keep the pupils from drinking, Witness
had known boys addicted to drinking when
they went to the Institution to be reform.
ed while they were there. Had never seen
Humbert drunk.
:. THos. j. CROwDER,
Of Staunton, member Of the Board CT Visi-
E,rs o9 tho Tnct;tut;on hid not l,oIia