The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-14

ts,'o hao,, -, The institution Mr. Hum
bert's habits were courteous ana senty,
manly am on intimate terms WIN
| Miss Harmon. and she told me 'ha' sns
was an enemy Or MI yyi',., be,ween
know of any unpleasant feeling uS'Ms," WI
Miss Trout and Mr.. Doyle. anu her 'esu ~,
mouv was a great surprise TO me ",
first impression that dear -mutss WI Miss
always truthful | received II,, IIonl Il on
Trout. ] was appointed ey tue o'"'
my application.
MRS. BEAR TESTiflhs' ~,
Mrs. Rettie II. Bear was next c", nsos,
tl.o v,ife OF Professor Bear, l hst,roS9 shs
living at the institution since orc that
said For about twelve years neiv ,r r,lk-
/ lived in Elkion In ~ ! H. Nv girls. and
have charge of the sewing-rooni i,,rine
iSa5. | see Mr. Doyle very often au''"e
.. What do YOU know of Mr. poy'e'S
a. have known him Intimately. a lie
has been frequent visitor AZ our 'p 80,
try place. and / have never seen o,an n.s',
Under the influence of liquor; monT~ .r'
from ElktCn 10 the institute IN sep',thh tha
her. lso0 al the commencement OF 'he
new session. ,..
@ Since your stay at the insutS'e'
hove YOU seer any Of the boys drunk
A. am With the toys when the uoe,Oi
makes his professional can TO act as IN
ierprcter, and | nave never seen poN
drunk. often 20 INTO Ine s,ugy een aoy lad
conduct. I was rot living I'm Staunton
from $50 20 1872. | cannot speak, 10 my
own knowledge. as TO the working ol ,ne
institute from 1871 10 1898 ! heard some
rumors, bur / did not believe them TO be
true. go,
q. DO you know about Mr.. Iiumtert's
drinking too much2
He often comes into our private rooms
late at night.
@ DO you know anything Of Mr. Nc
Cambridge's habits?
/ have never seen him drunk. see nm
during the day occasionally, When !
graduated Major COwell was principal
The institution was then well managed
lut ths pre-. ont management IS FAR bet
ter I'm every respect. The number OF pu-
pills Is much large now than IL was at
his time.
FEMALE PUPILS TESTIFY.
Mis-. Oracle Bass, a pupil Of the blind
department, was next called. Il am
seventeen years. DID, she said. MY
home is IN HALIFAX county. / came here
in September. 1850 The teachers arc
very kind 20 me, and ! am very happily
situated { think Captain Doyle is psr-
feet gentleman. / am with him daily,
and / know nothing about his drinking.
The food is very good, and the sleeping
accommodations are very good. Ny pa
sion. / would bee glad to come back next
year / saw one or TWO OF the boys drunk
on last Christmas, and ! saw one OF the
same ones drunk before. Mr.. Hnmbert
has been my teacher FOR two years. lie
treated me kindly
.. 10 YOU know of your own knowledge
anything about the rumors as to immoral
conduct
A. Nothing whatever
Miss Florence williams. one of the deaf
mute pupils. was the next witness;
am eighteen years old, and my home IS IN
Richmond. / came 10 the institution IN
1894 anu [ was here once before ! am
ian Mr. DeLOngs class | have never seen
Mr. DOYLE drink. | have been in three
different institutions, but / rather not
tell which one ! like best Ike thls
Institution very well Mr.. Doyle treats
me very well. | like Mrs. Bear, because
she treats MS IN a mOtherly way. nave
never seen any of the teachers or pEpiS
under the influence of whisky The pilh.
Opal is always kind and courteous, and
so arc the teachers.
MR.. BEAR NEGLECTFUL."
AR g. G. Jones was then caiied as d
witness for the defence.
! am twenty-five years old, he said, and
am monitor of the institution. ! have
held This position nine or ten days.
came here on February lst ana look
charge OF the hOys the next day. am
from Aibemarle county. ana graduated
~ the institution in lnsD. / have been
connected with the institution from 1875
To 1888 Captain Mccoy, captain Doyle
Air POyntz Ar Vaughan, and Mr. Roller
We're the principals since / entered the
school first
. What did YOU know OF Captain
DOyle's habits while you were pupif
A. / never have seen him drunk. l
don't think / have eNer seen any pupiis
intoxicated. succeeded as monitor
three pupils selected from Mr.. DE Long
and Mr.. Euritts classes. am now
the only monitor in the institution, but
one OF the former monitors, Mr.. tnarler
Christian. who testified yesterday, helps
me whenever h IS necessary While 1
was o. pupil We an We're treated kindly.
1 don't Know oI any immoral conduct
between teachers anu pupils was IN
AR. ~ illiams class. lie was very Sood
10 me- and think / owe my instruction
largely ~ him RE was sometimes rough
with me- but / know ne was right
also was IN Alr Euritts class, he al
ways treated the pupils kindly. can
not say that Mr. bear i5 an excellent
teacher don't consider nm scholar,
but 1 think he can teach very well. lie
o. very ulguited ana he pays special at
tention 10 teaching sood manners.
think lie Is competent 10 teach the class
assigned to him tfe is not very smart.
3 have never seen any OF the teachers
drunk or intoxicated. presented my
application Tor tht place Of monitor about
December last remember one occa-
sion when / smciicd whisky on MI
boys used tu complain sometimes about
their clothes. but they all had new
clothes. have smelleu nquOr on Cap
tain Doyle. 1 have seen Nh Bear neg
lectful ( think the blind and the dear
mutcs were treated iu about the same
manner The boys used 10 complain
that thr blind received more clothing
than tine deaf, bnf nearly each pupil
received new clothing before the school
closed. am treasurer or the State
Association and attended the convention
held iu Richmond last summer, when Mr.
Eulitt was elected chaplain. / voted
tor hlm. / believe he is "a good Chris
tian now and does not drink.
DEAF AND DUMB Suspicious.
Mr. Frederick l. Morrison followed az
a witness. ! i've in Baltimore, Md. aud
am superintendent OF the Maryland
school Tor the Blind i have held that
position since 1864 have also charge Of
the c0lOrcd dcaf-mutcs and blind. We
have in the white school TWO scholars
who are deaf. dumb. and blind 4 have
visited the Institution at Stanton AT
several times. Have known Mr.. Doyle for
fifteen or sixteen years. i iirst met him
az one OF our conventions / have a gen.
eral idea OF the working OF the institution
mere. ( have in Baltimore some eight or
ten former pupils from 5tauntOn who had
drftcd 90 Washington. We take care OF
the blind in the District OF Columbia. l
think the condition OF The blind. their
literary development, al stanton, - very
good. They are remarkably well edu-
Gated. / consider Mr. Doyle "A very suita-
BILE man for nis position. lie IS very high
ly esteemed In our conventions OF the
stitute is as well and favorable as any Of
Them and as far as pOlifies admit ~