Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-26
MR.. DOYLE TESTIFIES
He Makes q Sweeping Dsnial Of the
Randolph Charges.
REVIEWS ALL THE TESTIMONY.
Much Of the Evidence Pronounced to
Do Utterly False.
THE yATEs-RrGGs SCANDAL.
The Principal Did Not Give Credence
10 the Statements rs 90 This Affair
w. a. Ritter Tessiaes as 10 Miss
Rfsws-she Was Not Ruined by
Yates.
REVIEWS ALL THE TESTIMONY.
'nn yArEs-Rrecs

The committee charged WIN the hh''s
tigaslon OF the charges preferred against
the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institution al
stanton. spent busy day yesterday
and n great quantity Of testimony was
aaduced. Captain Doyle was on the
stand a greater portion OF the day, ana
als testimony, while specifically gwen,
was practically a sweeping and generai
denial Of the charges and the testimony
for the prosecution.
Captain Doyle will so on the STAND
again to-day. and will probably conclude
tonight. II the stenographer can give
him the balance OF the testimony to re-
view. II is not likely. though, that the
investigation will be concluded before
Friday. A number Of additional witnesses
have been summoned. MFR. and MRS.
FraysIer, a blind couple. viii be placed
on the stand this morning at 10 O'CLOCK
TO testify for the prosecution. ana IN int
afternoon Mr.. C. w. S, Turner mem
Der OF the board VIII be examined ID De-
half of Captain Doyle.
CAPTAIN DOYLE TEsTIFIEs.
Though the committee was called TO as
sembis at 10 O'Clock sharp. 1t was thirty-
I'VE minutes later when Senator stabos
trapped the body 10 ORDER.
Captain Doyle was the FIRST witness 70
be examined. and he introduced Ny a
C. Braxton. OF stanton. who acted IN
the capacity OF his attorney. and con-
Quoted his examination. Captain Doyie
testified that he had been superin'endeh'
Of the stanton school for fourteen years
ana had been connected with the schooi
since 1871. He was born In Illinois ana
reared In virginia, his parents both being
ysreinians. lie was asked as TO the
letter purportinE 10 have been written
nv Mr. Kaufman TO Miss R!gss, which
she alleged ~,as vulgar, and had SHOWN
him. Captain Doyle said the letter was
not al al vulgar. but was lovo-Iorn' ana
was capable OF being misconstrued. WIZ
ness said deaf-mutes were naturally sus-
picous. and construed every gesture 70
mean something. and generally when Il
was unfutei lEfpie they construed u 10
moan something had.
lie alluded 10 the charge that ne mao
walked arm In arm with two OF the
girls at night, and said II was true "a.
he could not conceive how any one couia
conStr,le that 20 be wrong. with reSefl
20 the charge that he only visited the
classes about four times year tap'aih
Doyle sad that was absolutely without
foundation: that he went frequently into
the eaxs-rcoms. and kept himself thor
oughly posted as TO what took place III
the school.
Witness testified that In June, lSS, Mr.
Euritt was drinking a great deal. ana
i. taougs pc wa a good man IN other re
spects, he Doy.e) reported him and ne
was dropped. though he was reinstated
the next year. after he had reformed.
THE CHARGES oRouNDLEss.
AS 10 the statement that a baby was
found In the girls department., witness
said the whole thing WAS myth. Inc
statement Of Mrs. Randolph that MI.
Yates had taken improper liberties with
her IN lsSi-'S5 was absolutely untrue, as
Mr.. Yates WAS not ~ the school that
session. As 10 DIT. Winston's charge that
there were papls at the school whose
eyesight vas sufficiently & -od 20 justify
their being sent home captain Doyle
sad there had been such pupils at the
school al times. but they were promptly
sent away as soon as u was found out
that they. could see well. There were
many there who apparently could see
well. while in realty they could not
The charge made by the same gentleman
that small children had gone 10 bed WITH
their shoes on. he said. was groundisss
except that the little boys would some
times be skylarking az bedtime al times
when they should have been undressed.
ana at the approach OF teacher would
cover with their clothes on. and oc-
caslonaay would 90 10 sleep that way.
Belns asked as to Mr.. Bear, Captain
Doyle said he consd red HIM 70 b. a
most competent teacher and decided y
the most graphic slgn-maker be had ever
seen. With reference = the charge OF
Mrs Randolph that he had given her egg
nog in his room. witness said he had no
recollection Of any such occurrence
though, as Mrs. Randolph WAS then. &c
eording to her testimony, a small child
playing with bis children. he might have
given her a sip OF the beverage. which
was always made az Christmas time.
DENIED BEING DRUNK.
Captain Doyle positively denied the al
legation that he WAS drunk on commence
ment-day. and said, further. thai never
at the institution were bis faculties I'm
paired BY the use OF liquor. Tucker $
cnafge that ne had been beaten By ar
Yates, and ordered from Captain DOyle's
room when he went 10 IMPORT IL. wiz
nesx sad had escaped his memory. II Il
ever happened. Asked II he had ever
beaten boy with a baTIel-S,aye. as
charged by Mr. Ritter. Captain Doyle
said that he had absolutely no recollee.
ton of such an occurrence. As 10 Mr.
Balls charge that he had gone into bars
a. StRunton. witness said he had not
bean more than fifteen times in S,auntor
bars In ten years.
Witness was asked why the bars were
Is
which Miss Riggs occupied. He drew d
rough plaza OF the building. showing thai
a porch was some years ago built under
fhis window. ard In order q protect IN,
window a wardrobe was PLACID against
fs In the porch. For some reason durins
the summer Of 1850 the wardrobe wa.
removed. and when witness noticed 4
he said bars would have TO be placed owe
The window. That Was beforl any TAN
had ever occurred about the Yates-Rlge.
affair. For some reason be forgot 4
have the bars Put Up Until In the sum
rn9r OF 1881 They were not put up, how
ever. until subsequent to Mr.. Yaiess mar
ssase. when he left the school 10 Nv,
outsice.
yATEss NAME NOT GIVEN.
Nhen the charge was nrst made tina
man had entered Miss Riggs's room
the Night that Miss Ogden slept with her
Mr. Nafess name wars not mentioned II
eonnecsion with the affair; As a matte
Of fast be DIDN'T hear Yates's name con
neeted with Il until lssi-one year afte
the affair vas alleged 10 have occurred
1tis trst knowledge Of the Riggs af1ai
was through his wife. 10 whom MI
k'kxs had come Ia great trouble an,
told her that the girls were charxln,
"a Der With being improper He invest
gated NE matter. ana traced the rune
fron enc Girl 20 another. but could nsve
set 20 the fountain-aead. The apartment
10 Which Mr.. Yates was alleged 70 hay
visited Miss Riggs was merely an ans -