Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-15
RESTS FOR AWHILE.
MAR. DUMB. AND BLIND tNsTir'-
TIoN ALTON.
Tvcnts-onc Witnesses EXAMINE"
,cstcrda,--yhc Testimony
u,,t,. ,s,,orcnic 90 Captain Dog i0-
Adjourned 60 Meet 4" "''"

ev,r-NTON. VA. February j." a..
, ,cor 81 laborious session 'o-'"'
in which twenty-onc w. ne-s'' .,.,,i
amincs the senate and HOUSE. -
committee lnvcstlgatns inc - -,
.~.inst the Deaf. Dumb, ana l'''.' -
-, ,1,o,rncl 10 meet IN kichlnon"
49,, ,.t bxcd. The probability
49,. '..,,.ro.,i,e wN come TO Stanh-
-. ...,,n 81, take testimony but inns
..., ,,t n.,a drtcgm me l'N"-
I''' ''' ......,ot has SIN other wit
ro.s.. and Sir Randolph mas 'ons no.
~ ,.,r..r- De S.. hts o. appear 20 'n''
a.. committee has a ssypnian TASK De
g.. 60 ~,t Bank cashiers Gators an"
., array OF the best men OF the io"h
-, rho book 100 superintendent Doyies
h.talf 80 hat as appears from the tes''-
,oory below. the day went Doyles way
,....,,..,ia,mcn Stubs and Hathaway
wore compelled TO 60 to Richmond TINS
AFTERNOON. AIcssrs. Harrison and haiha-
v,v going to Lexington on the Official
Mspection iour.
MISS HARTMAN. AGAIN.
Miss H1rman. a teacher. wrote the com
uut,c that the report yesterday in
Richmond paper Of her testimony wa
Inaccurate. in that after her testliylnb
that Captain Doyle's conduct 70 her Wa
rude on an occasion, she was made 'o
sav that the Principals conduct TO inc
teachers was kind.
Tho first wltress g. u. Euritt. dear
NUT. teacher. who was called by lh' t"''
rItfss this morning, was asked +" '"t
Il..t "A
u.e Of liquor His reply was. ~
slider him. seeing ! thought nm iI'oN'
ca. q in Richmond. 81. r.cord
Witness here asked that me 4c0o'"
show he was forced on the So til. tho
The occasion referred a.. CgullHt,6set 81
witness was In Richmond. Mh'il ~ -
9trlutcndcut was on dNlN. ~ u
nothing Of the slightest imih9ian.! ga a, INV
institution. the management "t ~, ''', ~
and wholesome. ana ne Cohslu,,vI" 80
Superintendent efficient lht ny. me- 20 ~
an The school was equal 90 thal ol any
.chooi be knew Of H. once observed a
blind bov with whiekeN. ana II W. I'm, ~ !,
rom him. As T. ihc alleged iuuchh ,'1 , W
he SuperinteUdent De- Lhi tIlouSTt III"
49,, o..c'iisinne undo ar OVerbedring. lie con-
,idarod Ms manner rude. lie mlsht De
mistaken. Mr.. Euriit saia ne Wotu.iu .t,,
commend the school Wlhout uesl, .,,o,i
mi added that 10 was greatly improved
rnrtain lanes Bumgafdner sald ne hau
tn0vn Captain DOYLE intimately from
po,hood DE regarded him as man Vl
W. ,t,fnrtrr and emphatic demeauor
a.. n,irbt be- taken as rude by those VINO
an mon understand him. witness tnoueht
D. was The last man 10 be ruue, iiy Gu a.
not -ne him very often now, because tdl,-
min B0vle closely attended 10 his busl-
ness and witness TO his. He had been
Commonwealth Attorney , Tor many
Nsara lie had never seen the SupeIlh-
trndeut take a drink more than halt a
dozen times in his life, and never saw
hin under its influence though ne olLTn
saw him under trying circumstances. II
general reputation was that OF gentie-
man having convictions, and devoted 10
III duty. lie would not be surprised n
captain Doyle might seem 10 be rude
Ie MAS MAS most kindly in heart lie
would recommend the school unquestion-
ably. as he had confidence in H.
4 LAWYER CONCURs.
Charles Curry, Staunton lawyer con-
CURED i'm the opinion that the Supeiln-
,endent was a man of the highest charac-
ter attentive and constantly al ms post
Of duty This was his general reputation
He had never seen him under me lhnu-
cuce of Whiskcy Humbert ne had known
since bovhood lie was of the highest
moral character ana T. a skilled teacher
The witness declared that the hlinu' as
they CROPPED about were erroneOusly De
Ueved to be under the influence OF drink.
their unsteady action being the results OF
blindness. He regarded the management
as 0rst-class. The moral tone or the
school WAS or the IlEUtSl Nlldl ''is liz
Superintendent was progressive Hith'
IL thought he was "a chuich-menDef,
and he would recommend the school TO
the parents OF afflicted ones IL was set
of old crOkers, he said. who were opposed
to DOYLE re. The people generally were
we'll satisfied with the management. Wit
At.s was independent In politics.
T. n. Trout. capitalist. aged ~, living
on the avenue a few hundred yards from
the school. said he knew captain Doylss
t,uut1tion was excel ent. He Doyle was
3 member of the Presbyterian church.
Witness had never seen any teachers IN
iuu0r 40 the school. he often saw, with
pleasure. how happy the children were.
certainly he would recommend the school
g. iar nts OF Virginia.
Ix-Postmaster 5. NJ. Nost. editor OF the
Most week g. Renub lean paper. thought
captain Doyle efficient. lie never saw
him take a drink IN his life. HIS moral
character was good. lie would cheeriully
AMI ConsccntiOusly recommend the
school ON e. as an editor, he commented
tn the mauag 9ment. but found out ne
DAB been misinformcd. He had been an
editor since 1873. His paper was not OF
OBJ. same political faith as Is captain
l.ylO. He never saw students teachers,
ot scholars drink. Doyle's general repu-
tl''nn was good. The charges were a
surrrsa 90 him and the community
pr d. II. Henkle said he had seen q
great I'al OF the Principal and regarded
Dunn ls very efficient and III for his place.
lir never saw him under the influence oil
liquor His personal belief was he was a
sober man. lie had seen McCambridge
would recommend the school. He thought
impossible. as Captain Doyle's family
1nys!ciau that he could drink too much
ami witness not know II.
MeSsfs. Henry Hutchinson and James
II Rlachley, leading. merchants, testified
lo The general good reputation OF the
scnool ANA Captan Doyle,s good habits.
Postmaster William r. McCue had never
10 Il HFHf NF lftNi
tnr. lie had not. the reputation of q
drinking man. He had never seen pupil
trlrk. bat had seen Bill Montgomery. a
blind pensioner on the institution, In i
1s.r Montgomery was neither pupil.
teacher nor employee.
WAS MUCH SURPRISED.
County-Treasurer J. y. Mcfarland had
9no"n The superintendent forty or fifty
sears ana W. much surprised when the
charges wereNrought He could not re-
cl.l that he ever saw Captain Doyle. a
rlpil or teacher under the influence Of
Whlskey.
a pupil or The Superintendent IN liquor
Clty-Councilman X, +. Bell spoke hand.
somcly Of the Superintendent and the
schools morality. and so did G.. G. Childs.
TANK cashier and near neighbor Of the
school Ile regarded the Principal as Il
lool MANAGE. He had never seen PIin-
c'ral. teachers. or scholars under the Ill
pr Winston here stated that ne did not
vote FOR the resolution OF l1i closing that
inttlUeatlon. but at the time reQu sted
the CLERK 10 record that the resolution
was passed unan moGsly. lie was op-
il.ed 20 H. and did not vote for H.
Editor r $. Turk. OF the Spectator.
aip J. T. Berkeley, President Of the
''N Council and Professor j. q. Duls-
more principal OF the stanton Business
college an testified TO the general @ood
'hhtacler of The management Mir. Duns-
ttpi hti Officially examined all the
in recent years, ana commended
,l. h' ,haus ASA results OF the present