The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-11

TIE Investigation into the charges pre-
sssrod against Tho Institution for the
Dear. Dumb. and blind. al stanton, was
again taken up yesterday morning at 10
O'Clock Tho committee met al 10 o'clock
in room SO. on tne upper moor oil IN"
Capitol building with ala members pres
cnt. Nj. Charles K. Ely. OF Washington,
was sworn BOZ as an interpreter.
Miss Maggie Hoswooa. or fetersnuis'
was sworn ass the first witness ana mace
the following statement.
My name Isl Maggie iiogwood; am
twenty-cight years old and live az t5i
Thomas street. m Petersburg. was
pupil az the institution 300 stanton, but
90 not remember the years. J was there
under Mr. Rollers administration
q e. DO YOU remember whether MI.
Brcnaman was I'll teacher al that !nsti-
tutewhlc YOU were there
q. Yes. sir.
g. TO you know MT. Bear, a teacher
AT that Institute
a. Yes. sir
O. While you were pupil az that IN
stifgto. can you now recall any charge
brought against Mr Bear for oeins TOO
intimate with you.
a. Miss tried 20 make me do
what was wrong bat ! did not do II;
80 was all Miss - doing.
Ut is TRUE"
Tho witness was shown tho charges
preferred hy Mr. Randolph against the
institute under tho title against Henry Z.
Bear.
o. Do YOU understand what you have
Just readc
a. yes. SIR.
a. To be second charge OF the paper
tbat Won lust read. uucc
.. Yes. sir. b. is true.
% Ton yoa do say inat MT. ht'i ''-
trayod youe
A. Yes De did what was vfons ai the
porch. Miss wanted me to 60 WIN
her and d0 what she did. bur / would not
do IT,
q Did Miss - try 90 persuade you
TO go with hcr9
Yes Sir. I and Mr.. Bear went TO-
eethor
% What dil AIR Ec1r DO TO you OH
TIA, rorche
Witness did not answer zinc question
d u1 Mr.. Rear kiss you that night?
4. Ycs. sir.
d. Dd Doe put Dis hand upon yoHt
a. Sos ar.
Several other questions then followed
which were answered Us winners "nloh
went 90 show that hc suspicious OF MT.
Rronauau ass expressed ON saturday were
rot without foundation.
Witness stated that she told Mr. Roller
that Mr. Bear did not do anything wrong
10 her. hut that &c was Miss
WAS aware Of love oXisting between
NJ. Bear and Miss
o. pd ar. Bear over ask YOU any
improper question
A. Ncs. SIR. also know that Mr. near
,,sl Ga. rrorrr relations with Miss .
pan. TPEATTD HER RI DtL1
u mia Nr Roller ask y0u about 10 the
rext morning
Miss Kerr and Mr. Roller talked
shoi,f b. and Mr. Roller was angry. ! de-
,to1 ~ and said that Miss did 10
7 told Miss shacklcford. now Mrs Chlcs
sbo,t n Miss - was with me that
,i-tt buf ran away. ! told Miss Shacklc- |
for4 about 10 thc same night
ID 100 Won know of your own knowledge |
WRONG between Mr. Bear and |
Miss 1872
a. Yes. sir. the two were together but |
] was not with them
ouestionod bv Mr. Harrison. Did either |
ore ~ fhefn ton v-r2
yoe SIR. Miss -- did. hut Mr.. |
re- ala NOT
number of other questions were pro- /
Founded but witness did not understand |
thon hor mental capacity being very linn |
tt,l
Questioned bv Mr.. Randolph witness
o3,.ittod that Mr. Roar treated her rude |
d. and eho suffered from it for several !
dave She told Mr.. Brcnamau and Miss |
ehackleford Of h.
d How, fonr voro Won and Mr. Rear
.,.~ctt.r or fhaf roreh boforo Mr. Rrona !
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.of faithful in Ills ,ii,tieeo ''''' was
A. told him in his office at ono tin,o
hat Thought hc was somewhat neglect
ul and ho REPLIED that knew a little more
nan ] thought De did ] aid not say any
more.
y. h"' 40 YOU know about the charg-
p OF llh.H oiHhlNf
N"' "'ih~ able 10 see those things
."N z" 70 ID! information received from
ilHti0' was informed hV Amos |