Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-28
THE INQUIRY IS OVER
Testimony in the Stanton Investigation
Closed Last Night.
ARGUMENT or MIR. BRAxroN.
lie Receives the Evidence and
Points out Wherein q In Contra
alctory and Unworthy of Belief
The Inst Witnesses.

ne Shst w
The investigation into the charges pre-
ferred against the Deaf Dumb ana
Blind Institution at stanton by Johh
l.. Randolph. the Norfolk mute Is at an
end. and all that now remains Is for the
committee charged with the duty OF IN
vestigatlng to submit their report which
they viii probably do tomorrow morning
The final session OF the committee for
taking evidence was held last night at
o'clock. i'm the Senate chamber. and last
Ell three hours or more.
Colonel Warren Seymor Surby OF Har-
risonburg, was the FIRST witness called
~ am a lawyer by profession he SAID
"and settled IA HarriSonburg in 1860. For
ten wears 1 was United states District
Attorney in that district. and in 1883
was candidate on the Republican ticket
for Attorney General. | know Captain
DOYLE wen. and never heard his reputation
questioned as to truth and honesty. ! be-
Iieve him 10 be a temperate man. ana Al
ways regarded him as man or good Juds-
ment and good moral character, ana
know of no one who stands higher IN
the community, and don't believe nm TO
be cruel towards children. | have visited
him whenever stopped over in Staunton
and never received any intmation as TO
any charges Of immortality"
Mr. Braxton here presented aihdavits
from Mr Yates. which have been pub
lished, and asked that they be uled as
part Of the evidence. Inasmuch as the
papers were not properly signed and ad-
dressed to the committee. that body de-
cided TO take the matter under advise
ment
AN EMPHATIC DENIAL
The chairman then presented the fol-
lowing letter In regard TO two questions
which had been sent TO Mrs. Bruce al
Norfolk. for a reply. at the request OF MI
Randolph:
Norfolk. Va. February 26 1896.
Hon. James n. Stuhbs. Richmond. Va:
My Dear Sir.-Iast night your letter
with interrogatories 10 Mrs. Charles
Bruce, of q Arlington Place. this city,
was received. j called on her today and
explained to her in writing the state
ments Of Mr.. John l.. Randolph, all OF
which she pronounced absolutely false.
She states that she has never had any
conversation with MI Randolph on the
subject mentioned by him, and that she
accounted for his making the statements
by the fact that be did not Ike her, and
she said he never had. She said that she
had made no charge at any time against
Mr.. Yates. nor did she know Of anything
derogatory 10 him.
The above | believe. more than covers
the questions you submitted, but l had
TO go over more ground than / cared to in
making her understand.
With kindest regards. am,
Yours tTu Y,
RO w. SHULTICE.
Chairman Stubs also received the fol-
owing endorsement Of the summons
which he had sent to the City Sergeant
)f stanton to serve on Messrs. Heber
Her and j. H. Rebman, OF that city:
Executed February %, 1896 by deliver
ing a true office copy Of the within sum
mons in person TO Mr. Heber Ker j. II.
Rebman not found. lie does not live in
stanton. LOGAN TURNER.
Sergeant
Senator Stubs also stated that he had
received that day a letter from Pro
fessor Euritt. which set forth at its
close that the writer considered his state
ment 10 have been made as if under
oath. The letter was first shown by the
chairman TO the other members Of the
committee, and then TO Mr.. BraXton.
counsel for Captain Doyle, who objected
Thereupon the committee decided not to
admit the letter IN question.
FOR THE DEFENCE.
Captain Doyle. who was again re-
called, said: i have never stayed in my
room, as has been charged except on
account of sickness; but since October,
lbI, | have been attacked with innam-
matory rheumatism. In March, 1893,
was IN bed for three weeks at a time. and
the next June / went to Hot Springs;
but since then / have greatly improved.
Besides that, 1 have not been sick to
any length OF time. Either Dr. Atkin-
son or DR.. Hinkel attended me during
my sickness.
When the reunion was held here last
summer which l attended. we had a
very hot spell, and | refrained from
drinking whiskey in this city, but the
water being very muddy, L went with
some friends at one time 10 a. saloon to
drink one or two glasses Of beer.
Questioned by Mr. Harrison, Captain
Doyle said that DIR. Atkinson was stnl
the physician OF the institution, and re-
received $3OO year for his services Al
though quite old. he was stin a remark
ably successful physician He had DR.
Henkel as family physician because his
wife preferred him. DR.. Atkinson Is very
successful with women and children.
He Is employed by the Board Of Visit
ors.
The committee then asked Mr.. Brax-
ton TO submit his views 10 the commit
tee. lie started out by saying that he
had not been spoken 10 about the mat
ter until few days ago. He would.
however endeavOr 20 present his views
a good many witnesses had been intro
duced. but at first only two charges were
made against Captain Doyle--of drunk
enness and neglect OF duty. During the
proceedings number OF additional
charges had been introduced, which ought
70 be put into four classes-of inn
morality. cruelty, intemperance ana
neglect OF duty. No doubt the public
would not have taken so much interest
In the matter had IT not been for the
charge Of immortality. This charge
had been based on seventeen specifca-
tons, each one OF which had been dis.
proved. lie thought Mr.. Randolph had
come 10 the front with HIS cbarg,s
20 become as famous as the Pilot had
been at the time when IL published Ger
tain charges. Mr. BraXton spoke OF the
limited capabilities of the deaf-mutes. who
were very apt to misunderstood mat
ters that were perfectly clear 10 other
people. He then went in detail through
the seventeen different charges OF evil
dence. pointing out their absurdities.
A QUESTION OF VERACITY.
He took the ground that IL Miss Riggs
was 10 be believed. Mr.. Humbert went TO
Accomac and perjured himself as 10 the
drift OF the conversation which he had
with her at her fathers home. II this
was true why was not her father brought
he. 70 testify TO that effect? She told
various stories, and was contradicted by
Ise a. oil