The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-13
MANY WITNESSES TESTIFY.
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mcuts would he bsnehclai. don lhiHh
that Mr. Doyle Is partial 20 either the
blind boys being drunk on last snfis<nas,
hut / don't think Captain Doyle knew
ANYTHING about H. don't know whether
the teachers knew Of D.. 1 don't think
tbey wotiid easily find Il out. because the
bQvs are trying 10 protect each other. IL
they are found out they are punished.
Iaptaiu DOYLE thought IL was only fair
for Miss Trout % give the names of the
parties who have seen some OF the drink
ing that has been going on. Miss Trout
was recalled, but insisted that she would
not like 20 give the names, because IL was
given 10 her I'm confidence. The commit
tee. after some little disc ,ission, conaentea
TO the request Of Miss Trout 30 consult
with the parties she had reference 10 rs
10 whether they told her from their own
personal knowledge what they oid say,
and that I'm that instance She would have
10 divulge the names. on the other Mans
IN she only learned 81 as hcarsay she
would not be Obliged % mention the
names.
CAPTAIN DOYLE's CONDUCT.
Mr.. George W. Davis. OF Portsmouth,
vas the next Witness.
am twenty-One years Old, he said.
1 have been "a student at the institution
since 1875 : was away during the ses-
sion of 1S.2-3 but have been there the
rest oil the time
o. DO YOU know anything about the
charges preferred against Captain Doyle!
/ saw him once At BITS Office when
he had been drinking. j sueit NJ on ms
breath nave gotten some whisky FOR
myself but / never drank before 1913.
/ made a teddy from Dr.. Tho boys Bot
the liquor for me from "a nesro, ana i
paid for IT, Some OF the boys drank
with me. one OF them was Rosenbloom.
Mr.. Bear knew 4 had the whisky. IL
was October and November last. Af.
Bear scolded me about &c. con Know
d
whether bee reported ll TOD tNH principal
and [ don't remember whether any one
else ever spoke 20 me about it. 1 think
some oil ine small BOYS told Mr.. Bear
ahouf a. don't think 7 was muldled.
/ had some more WHISKY in l~'' hut hot
i'm 1.M / drank after Ar. Dear seeded
me in spite of IT, but oou. D. know whether
Mr.. Bear heard of o. some of tnf moni-
TORS knew of DO. but dll not report it.
1 meyer tried go hrlhe amy ot the moui-
tors and don't know whether d. ever
Q. Are the boys in the habit Ok drink
g. think there was good deal Of
drinking in lN.5. b1t fnDre ts less this
year / don't think tAe principal was
in any way responsible Tor d.. captain
DOyle's management b. lalr ana Dc per-
forms his duties 90 the general sauslac-
ton OF the Older students
o. DO yOu know of ans immortality be-
tween teachers and pupiist
A. can't say anyIhls about IT,
There has been some iaik Don regard 10
Mn Bear fIe used 10 60 out of his class
room and talked 90 Mr.. Williams.
o. Were there ever any improper rela-
lions between the male teachers and
female scholars
A. / never saw any.
o. Did YOU know MI Riggs!
.. Was Mr. Yates too Intimate with
herr
@. DO you know anything about his
relation go Miss -
a. I know nothing about Der.
O. DO you know off any glrl sent from
school on account oi htr deiicate conHi-
4. have NOT heard OF any 10 any
sucn tnlng uad napune + bchefc +
wogld have known lt
q. How many girls have been expelled
from school since lfli
s. 4 don know of aar
o. Did YOU know Miss Elizabeth .Ialloyt
g. so. sir. Z don remember her.
O. Did YOU ever hear of anything about
a baby being buried n the ground OUT
side of the female pupils i9omf
s. 30. SIR
o. did YOU ever eeo amy of The teachers
under the iniiupnC. Of whisky
A. never saw any of ihem drunk, nor
did l. see them diink4
.. what is yolf opinion of Mr.. Bear
A. Sol v,rv good. He would leave hie
class and DOB ine mean time tlc boys Wonil
carry 0u al sorts OF urluks Ar. tu-
ritf ls I'd very good teacher but he VIII
leave his classroom "a A. certain times.
MISS TROITS REPLY.
AZ this juuctule che Following l'iifi
was read which tle chairman had re-
ccIKCd.
SIR John stuhbs Chairman:
Dear SIR Tho names of The parties
testified who had told me they had seen
Captain Doyle intoxicated. are Miss har'
mon. who has testified % that fact, NJ
Fanny Compton. an eN-tearher is IoN
m Florida The other party says Doe can't
under oath say hD saw taptain l'otl '
intoxicated. althonen he does not doubt
he told me $50 at tIat t.mg.
- GAY TROUT.
Tho committee concluded that Mis-.
Tr0uts testimony nn that matter should
only Doe considered as Hcarsdy testimony.
The questi,nin. ol Mr. Davis was then
resumed. ile stated shat tbo smell of
whisky ON other. BOB thc institution FIRST
TEMPTED him tO drink whisky iu OrIcr lo
See how 81 tastcl ; don't know whether
Captain Doyle would have punished ue
hal bee found me drunk. Doe continued
+ DON know what tho punishment would
hlge been if Captain DOYLE had found O.'
that "a boy had been drinking. I know
OF a case whore boy had been drunk
and remained boz school until the june
following. Ills name was DOwcll. Thi.
was boz l>2. don't know whether
ever -meli whisky 900 amy one before
! dii on Sir. Doyle. but / have smcit
ID at home.
q. DO you remember the name OF the
negro who got you the linuor2
a. I think 10 was williams.
o. bd You ever rt' "y oi the dra i-