The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-05-21
DIR. FALLS TROUBLES
TEXT OF THE FORMAL PRE-
SENTIMENT GIVEN OUT.
Commissioner Wolf Appears as the Com
plainant-Incompete Insubordi-
nation and Disrespectful Conduct
Alleged, With Specifications
Set Forth.
Feeble Minded Institute Difficulty.

The board of public lands and build
ihgs has allowed the public to Inspect
.he charges brought against DR.. c. T..
Fall for misconduct as superintendent
Of the institute for feeble minded at
Beatrice. They read as follows:
LINCOLN. May To the Board of Public
Lands and Buildings of the State of NcbraS-
la: Gentlemen hereby charge DR.. G. p.
Fall, superintendent of the Nebraska insti-
tute for feeble minded youth. with incompc-
tency, characterization and disrespcctful
conduct and malfeasance in Office. Further
specifying wherein he has been guilty of the
same. | would state the following:
Incompetency: l. The said c. u. Fall has
shown himself unable and incompetent as
superintendent of said institute to conduct
the same in a suitable and satisfactory man
ner, and has shown himself unable to cor-iuct
Ahe said institute in such manner rs to pro-
mote harmony among the employees thereof.
. He has shown himself incompetent to
properly care for the children placed in said
institution and under his care and as result
sKO of said children have lost their lives
while he has been i'll charge of the SAID lnStl-
tutiOn.
Insubordination. 1. The said c. p. Fall as
superintendent of said institution has failed
and refused to comply with the orders and
directions of the board of public lands and
buildings in the following particulars. viz:
(a) NJ. j. Kennedy of Norfolk was designated
by said board on Feb r. 1897. as Il night
watchman for said institution, but the said
G. p. Fall has failed and refused to permit
Jhe Sald NJ j. hcnncdy 10 enter upon MS
work %, Fred Allen of Butler county
by by the he said id "'i board as supervise
i'm said institution. but the said &. T.. Fa,t
soon thereafter reduced the said Fred Allen
to Il position as attendant at a less salGrH
than that of supervisor and placed in SaiC
institution as supervisor a citizen of GleE-
wood Ia. all without the knowledge or cor
sent of said board. (c) The board of public
lands and buildings on February l.. 1897
ordered that the steward i'll said institution
should keep the books thereof, but the saiG
G. p. Fall. in violation OF said order. refused
% permit the steward to keep said books. but
without the knowledge or consent of the
board CT public lands and buildings employed
II. Bush to act as bOOlikeeper for said inStitu
tiOn. I'D On May :. 1897. said c. T. Fall re-
fused to permit G. W. Phelps. who has there
tofOre been duly chosen by said board ag
steward for said institution, to enter saiG
duties as such steward. (e) On the 5th day
May. 1897. the said c. p. Fall refused to per-
nit j. V. Wolfe. chairman of the board of
public lands and buildings, to enGer said
building or to go through the same l.. his
official capacity but attempted to cxclCt-s
him therefrOm
DSrespectful conduct 1. On May >. -HH7-
the said c. p. Fall did attempt to exclude -
V. Wolfe. chairman of the board of public
lands and buildings, from said Institution.
and die, cause, incite and permit the other
employees and attendants at such institution
Phelps. H. A. Givens and J. V. Wolfe. chair
man Of the said board of public lands and
buildings | further charge that tn" con-
duct of said c. p. Fall. while superintendent
of said institution. has been such as to bring
said institution into disgrace and diSrepute,
best interests of said institution. its inmates
and the state of Nek,"n ka. J. V. WOLFE.