Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-14


the committee Il was easy TO trump
up charges against the supefintenden's oi
these schools. and gave an instance y,
how trifiing facts were made 20 Yum
ugly. These matters we're usually CASE
OF "oufs" against the ms. fro",
ble long e1berience he regarded the dear
and dumb as naturally more SUSPICIOUS
than normal people. He added; ooupt-
less. one could 20 into my school ana get
witnesses TO testify TO almost anything;
yet the pupils would also say tney are
happy and contented.
The eighth witness was William Barnes,
a blind pupn. from Amherst aged 20. who
testified that ths food at the institution
was substantial, and the pupils had no
riyht 70 complain IL was the same as
AZ home. There was no unkind treat
ment. He thought, h said, all the pun
Ishment that was given was just Super
.ntendert Doyle treated the blind and
mufes equally we'll He paid good atten-
ton TO all and visited the dormitories and
ciaes-rooms. He had seen neither Cap
tain Doyle nor any Of the teachers with
one drink on. let alone any more.
Ernest Braxton Alsop. from Newport
News. blind pupil, who has been az
the school for three or four years past,
fWOTt ne never knONu tst DNRtiH-
tendent TO touch strong drink. and knew
OF no immortality at the school. The
pupils are FED well he said, and had
very gooL sleeping quarters. lie had
suspected some pupils OF drinking, but
he could not say such was the case.
The Superintendent had punished boys
for drinking by putting them on bread
and water. This was severe. but Just.
he thought There was no immortality
that he had heard Of between teachers
aud pupils Captain Doyle was imparti-
ally kind TO the mutes and the blind
alike The witness was well satisfied
with the school. The teachers were kind.
A blind pupil. william w. Angus. is
years Old, from Amherst. said, on taking
the stand. that he did not believe Cap
tain Doyle drank, nor did he know that
any pupils drank He had heard some
who acted as If they had. This was only
once. Captain Doyle was fatherly to
the pupils, and he was well satisfied.
Witness liked the teachers well. but
''there are some boys who would not be
satisfied in Heaven, II they were there"
John A. Golihew from Russell, Is
blind pupil. who has been here since
1888. His testimony was that he knew
nothing OF Superintendent Doyle's drink
ing and that the boys wants were salts
fed as far as possible He knew one
boy TO take two drinks in his room, but
never observed any intoxication. He did
not know where the boy got the drinks
This was in bedroom. He did not
report It. The pupils generally are
we'll satisfied but there were one or two
chronic grumblers. He never knew
school without them. II Teacher Humbert
was addicted to the use OF liquor witness
did not know it. He had seen no indica-
Of ri hut Cd
on them something that might be liquor
Whether 1t was or not he did not know.
The witness thought McCambridges
habits were good. He regarded Hum
bert as a competent teacher.
DRINKS SOME
Thomas ]. Williams, aged g., took
the stand next. He testified that Captain
Doyle drank some, but he never saw him
intoxicated He had never seen, but
had heard of students drinking. The
discipline and arrangement of the man
agement of the institution was good, and
he could make no criticism. As to the
charge that he severely pulled pupils
ears, IL was not true. When they were
stubborn he would shake them, and
sometimes take them by the ear He was
never cruel to them. He only acted for
their good. He might have been a little
rough, but he did not intend 1t, as he
loved the children.
Randolph and witness laughed pleas
artly at each other. when the witness
denied that he had struck Randolph
against the Switchboard.
Randolph asked him how he knew Doyle
drank If ne had never seen him drink,
and his reply was, simply from appear
ance."
The witness said he had never known
the teachers to drink.
Joseph Merriken, aged q, an ex-pupil,
and "A resident of Stanton, said that
he was at the school nine or ten years.
He was there under Captain Doyle, but
knew nothing OF his addiction TO drink.
He said Captain Doyles was a good,
strong manage The witness fire.
quently visited the school. and found 1t as
good as when he attended it. lie knew of
no drinking among teachers or boys,
while he was a pupil, or at this time.
he had never seen the boys drink. The
witness testified that he was class
as a bad boy. The witness knew no
thing Of immortality between teachers and
pupils.
Randolph here cross-examined witness.
and asked if anybody influenced him
against the cross-examination.
Witness replied that no one influenced
him. lie was prejudiced against Ran
doiph because he had reported on him.
But he would not lie on Randolph. and
would have made this statement If the
latter had not reported him.
When asked did you ever say that
Randolph's charges against the admins
traion were true? his reply was, that
he kept away from Randolph"
julius c. Scheffer, proprietor of the
Virginia Hotel, and a prominent Republic
can and a city councilman. said ON the
stand that he was well-acquainted with
the principal He had kept holel and bar
and had never seen Captain Doyle take
more than L half-dozen drinks. He had
seen Captain Doyle a thousand times.
but never drunk His conduct was al
ways creditable and gentlemanly. Nor
had he ever seen any OF the teachers
intoxicated. He had never heard unkind
criticism OF the management. EurFft had
not taken drink for five or six years.
lie knew the students very well. Some
Of the qualified ones voted for him-a
majority of them-but he had never Of
fered them liquor. nor did he know of
anybody who had. 1t was absolutely I'M
true, he said. that pupils under age
are registered and voted
Captain Il. l. Jones, an employee at
the Institution for the past year. and
formerly a grocery merchant, said he had
never seen or known that Captain Doyle
ever took a drink He was clerk TO him.
and had worked in his Office. He mad
never seen any drinking, either by teach
ers or scholars.
j. w. McCambridge a teacher in the
blind department. and an ex-pupil OF
the school, said he had never seen the
principal or a teacher under whiskey's in
fiuence. Before he was q teacher he
had known a pupil to take a drink
on the sly. Never since becoming a
teacher had he known of any pupils
taking a drink. He simply suspected
drinking because of their excitement
The witness swore that Mr.. Lara, who
testified yesterday, was mistaken In say
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