The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-31


! the blind passing a bottle around and
! drink intoXicants. Columbus Roy. one OF
! the deai-mute pupils, was drinking TOO
I much. one time i'm the winter he left
/ the school and went on drinking for "a
/ month or two. He came back after that
! During Captain DOyle's administration
! there was no discharge for drunkenness.
/ His predecessors dismissed boys for
| arunkenness. do not think ar.
J Berkeley was good teacher, but
4 he was good man at heart.
! lie was often in sympathy with
/ his class, and often not } was one
! of his pupils / saw some of them in
I school who We're WPak-mindel and could
! not recite their lessons WOru hy word.
( When they failed 10 rccite hc made them
/ stand up all the morning, even without
/ recess. fle ought TO have been kinder To
/ such weak-minded people. DtheIa' OF
/ course deserved punishment
/ g. DO YOU remember MIR. Lindsay as
Z a teacher
as far as , could rcc. + Wds there all
the time while he was there. lie re-
signed in 1880. lie was always courteous
ana kina to the female female puphs'
4. Yes. sir. my wife was also pupil
at the institute.
MIR RITTEKS DISCLOSURES.
MIR. ". {. Riuer was the next wit
ness, who gave the following testimony
Ny name is William c. Ritter; am
tWenty-threc years old, and i've in 5lauu-
ton, where | am printer on me Staun-
ton Daily News. ] left the institute III
April, 1890 with Mr.. Lindsay, ana went
to Basic City. 4 did not graduate. !
entered school I'm September 1888, ana
remained until April, $50. -.,,...
q. DO you know OF any iminoraliiy
between teachers ana pupils from 1880
A. Only what 1 heard. I know moth
ing OF my own knowledge
c. DO SOU know anything OF ine
! charge against Mr.. Doyle OF being addict
cd TO strong drink ,,,
@. How did he attend to his duties?
g. al times he was attcnuNc 70 ms
I duties and sometimes not up.i9 az
WAYS felt that bee was nara 10 app "a-.if
and they did not ,aHe men oii rpv last
10 him. ! was a monitor oullub i'g ,,.- ,"
wear. and 30 was my duty TO report lilll73
to him once ] saw ann Wnlp p-pl
with barrel stave, FOR uieahlHs VIZ,
sniaot ! saw him once punish piIHu
boy very severely who was itaHs NM ac-
cent. lie broke the spi6ot lHIv"s" a.
cideut. 30 had been loose. .. A. vrn
o. What d0 you know ABOUT "iI' WIZ
''o.''' H always Thought ne was q good
teacher i know nothing about ms cru,
eltv j heard of his pulling me cars -
his pupils. bat nothing cruel
-. What about AT. bcaI ....t.l-
Hp b. not well duallhch TO- ltaDHtl.
re- talks about his icllOW-ltacn'la anu
officers before the pupils ana gets '"ei"
q. What do YOU know Of AIR. Euritts
"a. was in his class two seasons. and
4 aiways considered him one oI the bcat
t.9tbcrs He taught the highest class.
ile mad "A regular hour for every lesson.
never saw him drink but smeit lss
breath it was wa not 1,Iei 5is Eresih ANN W
@. DO you know Miss -' oi A''oii@0
county?
a. Yes. .t ...,t.
q. 10 YOU know Of any scandal WIN
which she was connected
4 have her own letters. she wrote
letters 90 my wife on September -, lo'i-
She Was not q student 0l lie le'il.u..
at the time. She wrote these letters from
her home / DO not know whether .he
graduated at The school She has several
''''''''' TELL-TALE LETTERS.
@ why did YOU suppose Mr Doyle
o,SnA The ,o' appearance Of his face. the odor
of his breath and even the teachers ialk-
ed about it. They dld noi want 10 20 20
him Tor fear they might hnd him intoh-
Gated Mr.. Bear was one OF them.
d Did YOU ever see Mr.. Euiltt under
the influence OF whisky enough ~ inter
fere with his duties as telcncft
A Mr. Euritt was absent from ms class
ana his bedroom week al the time, and
when ne returned ne looked as II ne hau
been drinking.
When asked l4 MS Wilt NbNiN elnN
the committee 10 see the letters written
bv Miss -. he said she would allow
them in part. AS Far as they related 10
fhe matter under investigation.
% 10 YOU believe any immortality has
existed at that school since 1870?
A no. 1 think since Alr 1atts ieit the
institution has been clean
o. DO you know whether tniIt mas
reformed and is now sober man.
4 think hc rs. and / would not be-
neve now that he drinks
d. 10 YOU not visit the institution ire
a have rot been there since last De
csmhcr. meet the teachers frequently
and talk with them but rarely meet
puuils The management OF the insutu-
tion was never better than ii ls now.
Tho following written statement OF the
witness was then read and made part
OF his deposition;
OF my standing in this matter; Iho
charges brought by Mr. Randolph are
his own and he alone ~ responsible Tor
iho invtsugatiOn an this time. The Nir-
gina Association OF the Deal, our state
ORGANIZATION. has nothing whatever 10
do With this matter. and as president
of This association / have taken the pre-
caution OF remaining neutral ana l
have been asked TO testify by both sides.
whicn ] have consented 10 do.
II shall tell the truth OF what has
come under my personal knowledge, ana
snail give every man credit and praise
when I can trnthfully do so. and re-