The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-02
Miss Riggs KaktS Serious Charges Before
The Investigation Committee
AGAINST YATES, OSE.OF HER IEACHiRS
In the Deaf Dumb and Blind institution
lie Entered Her Room at Night with
out Her Consent-Iiow the Anair
Mas flushed Up Afterwards

J.. Randolph against thf hldH"htii'''' VI
Oh institution for tho deaf. dumb ana
blind. at staunton mot again in Captain
O.rannon's office. in the basement Of the
Capitol building.
ur h.. NJ. Gauaudct. the interpreter
stated that Mr Randolph desired him to
fay that after reconsideration he no
longer wished TO ask for an attorney lio
feels that he has done his duty in bring
ing forward the witnesses. and ne does
mot wish 90 appear as "a persistent prose-
cutor. lie also desired 90 state that IN
his testimony recorded. as interpreted 10y
Air. Lindsay. Doe bad been misrcpresentea
on minor points bat ho had no desire 10
bring discrclit ON Mr Lindsay.
Mr Randolph, being questioned hy
Chairman stubbs. made the following
statement:
"Of he DIST of about fifty Witnesses
which have handed in. i could pick out
about nftcDu or twenty who would ne
Sufficient. and who would in tho main tes-
ufr fo the same matters as / have done.
] have considered this entire matter for
about ia year since / saw statement
from AIR. sam Small / have bad no
general correspondence with the witness
cs one llay visited my wife. when we
talked about The matter i know the
people whose names / have given are ma
terIal Witnesses. because they We're pu-
uils at The institute when 1 was, and are
familiar with the occurrences.
Q. did you not make am effort 10 have
those charges published in the Norfolk
Pilot. which was then edited by Mr. Sam.
Small?
A. put them into the hands Of Mr..
Small, TO use his discretion about the
matter as 20 whether or not they should
Doe published ] have not submitted them
Co any other editor l have had IL IN my
mind for a long time. and when ] read
the proceedings about the trial of the
Massey suit 4 Thought J would take some
steps I'm the matter.
q. Did you ever write 20 any member
ol the Board OF Visitors as 10 the adyisa-
hility OF starting this Investigation?
A. No. sir. J wrote 90 no one about 10.
.. Has any one been supporting or ass
si-ung you bon your efforts 20 bring about
tAe investigation?
a. only Mr. Bland. who appeared before
This committee with me at the beginning
of the investigation. and DR.. Gallaudet.
who is acting as interpreter.
-. Did any one assist you in preparing
these charges?
"A. one of the reporters OF the Pilot
helped me in correcting the language and
q. Please give his name.
HIS ASSISTANCE.
A. Am 1 compelled 20 give his namey
The committee consulted on this point.
and witness said the party was a Pro-
mbiuonist and bee aid not want 10 bring
politics into 10. He would take the en-
tire responsibility.
a. Did you 20 TO him. or did the re-
porter offer his service
A. le Was am old friend OF mine, and
having seen The charges. ne offered 10
correct thcm.
@. How did he know that you were
going to prepare these charges?
a. showed these charges 10 my
fI.arN fn look them over and asked n
should make them public, and then
i. o..f0I Go correct them.
D. Nn ny did YOU send them 20 Mr..
Wand, instead of your our reproscn-
.te. Air. Cooke or Mr.. Foster?
s.. was not acquainted with either
lf them. and / sent them TO Mr. Bland.
WHO showed "a disposition 20 labor hard
for hi. constituents. and J thought my
charges through him would reach the
proper authorities, as the other attempts
l1l failed.
q. HAD you been given tho positions
You applied for in that school would
au ever have preferred these charges?
a. les. sir, D would.
.. Why did YOU wait until YOU twice
applied, and hal as often been turned |
dowll
A. This matter. once I'm my mind. grew
slowly. The reunion last summer gave
more incentive and when the PROPOSE |
,iru came before the Legislature 10 scpa- I
1te the blind from the deaf-mute, l |
houeht the time had come.
ID. IIn understand that YOU are alone /
an0nsiOle for the Investigation ana |
mover aided bl any one?
a. ] am only responsible for &c.
%. Why lil you send those charges |
n private personal letter TO a pn-
vatc indiudualr
A. sent them TO AR Bland that
.ueN might he considered by him, ia 1
.ricr to sec whether they should be
used.
o. when you wrote these charges. did /
you intend to have them made public?
A. ] expected that they would be made |
b subject of cOrrcsl slOndence between Mr.. |
.land and myself and i was surprised !
.o see them published so quickly
q. ~ there was SO much immortality, |
shy did you not make charges to the
Doardg
a. J did not because / thought the |
board was $50 constituted that IL would /
BOT consider toe charges seriously; i /
hink DO ls "a weak board.
@. why did YOU not prefer the charges /
lcfore the Committee on Asylums and
'risons of the legislature
A. ] did not know about that com
@. what board did you consider
weak board. curing what years.
A. The board as IL was when I was
1uIil.
q why did you not send 1t to the board
.nce lNZ?
A. j knew that there were three good
men on the board. but that the others
n )dld overcome them.
THE GOOD MEN.
q. Who were the three good men?
a. Mr. Turner and Dr. Winston. whom
knew wei. and Mr.. Farrar.
.. Why were they good men and the
thers not2
A. ] heard good deal about The ac-
ion of the board especially about the
Doyle investigation, and l knew these
l,Iee were iryins 60 do what was right,
.nd the others not.
.. Where did sou get that information?
A. / date my Impressions back 70 the
'ates trial. and 10 was well-knOwn fact
hat Captain Mushbach was a most earn
$50 supporter %. Captain Doyle
o. why did you select one member OF
be House instead OF the three good men
"a the board who were directly Interested
n the Institution?
A. knew the three had no power ON
1o board. ana ] thought the one man IN
he House might get good deal OF help.
q You say your conscience I'm the
f.a..g s..I.. I