The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-01

their merits. IL Doy II lueSdLy COM
mitted, he cannot be held legally. The
State gave US $1,000 for the building Of
the factory. and four years later gave
US $4,000 to enlarge the institution The
grounds have been purchased by private
subscriptions, and We raised about Si3.500
In that manner In 1896 we owed s2000.
which we paid out OF the appropriation
by the State. The association now owes
about $500. We have some boys as
boarders, and their parents pay for their
support twenty-five cents a day and ten
dollars year for clothing.
1T has always been the case 20 fully
investigate the circl instances concerning
an application for n release, and the
board was always called for that pur-
pose. Mir. Valentine became member
of the board at my request In April, 1886.
lie took little or no interest in the insti-
tuition. and the record will show that he
attended but one meeting IN ten months.
lie was present at the March meeting,
when the Sterling boys application came
up; II he demonstrated against our refusal
TO discharge, / have no recollection of IL.
l never heard of his resignation until the
other night. lie attended the meeting IN
March, and in April the election OF officers
took place. Mr. Valentine was not re-
elected on the board; his name was
simply dropped. J was very much sur
prised when L heard the other evening
the reason given by Ar. Valentine for
his resignation
The time having arrived for the be-
ginning of the session Of the House Of
Delegates, the committee adjourned until
5 o'clock.
THE EVENING SESSION.
Notwithstanding the fact that at the
arH4ra lion fHn
mittoe had decided 20 meet promptly at
o'clock IN the evening, il was half an
hour later when Or. Winston, the chair
man Of the committee, put in his ZAP
pearance. having been delayed on his
way 10 the city.
Mr.. Caskie then resumed his statement
as follows 1--WE have a president, two
vice-prcsidents and eighteen directors,
They are divided into several commit
tees. The immediate managemcnt OF the
school is under direction OF Superintcn-
dent Sampson and the Executive Com
mittee has the general management. We
elected Mr.. Sampson I'm 1890. We first
tried to get a Nirginian. and offered the
place 10 Mr. Cross who was the first
assistant superintendent Of the peniten-
tiary. hut he declined IL. We then Sc
lectcd Mr. Sampson. and 7 DO not think
we made a mistake. lie was very highly
spoken OF by an, and mp TO the time or
this investigation nothing but words or
praise could be heard about him.
when the Napier boy came 20 the
school his aunt. Mrs. Lamb. told me he
had weak lungs. lie had been smoking
cigarettes. This was stopped there and
the boy is now we'll His aunt was the
first one to complain Gbout the clothing.
looked into IL and found the charges un-
founded.
AS 20 the Smith boy. I can say that
T consulted Justice Crutchfeld and he
said the boy was In the right place. He
had stolen twice ON the same day-hrst
cigarettes from Mr. D. o. Davis and then
cigars from Mr.. Straus. 7 saw Mr.. Davis
afterwards who told me that the boy
was undoubtedly guilty. but be wrote
letter asking for the discharge or the
boy on account Of the impecunious con-
dition Of his mother.
ONLY FOUR COMPLAINTS.
During the four years Of my presi-
dencv have received only three or four
complaints: some I'm regard 10 the food
and ONLY one I'm regard 10 cruelty. and /
have repeatedly expressed my surprise IN
regard to that fact. and I have stated
that Mr.. Sampson must be remarkable
man 70 have such class OF boys 50 Wen
under control About the Wilkinson boy
7 never heard anything until during this
investigation Mr.. Wilkinson could have
seen my name on the letter heads OF the
association and he could have written 10
me had he felt so disposed.
'If any Of the officers had inflicted any
cruelty on the boy We would have CIR
tainly punished him. I'm regard 10 the
Scott bow [ can say that ] never heard
that he was ruptured II he needed
medical attention he would have received
IT, We have had a resident physician
at the institution FOR the last four or five
years DR.. Lormcr james.
1--WE found II necessary 70 keep the
boys employed. We started factory
building. for which the state furnished
the money. We first had forty-hve boys
employed in a broom factory. afterwards
we had q horse collar factory on the
place and since It's failure We have a
shirt factory. Our contract Is 10 furnish
one hundred boys for this factory. and
we are TO receive 5000 per year for doing
so. We have only been able to furnish
ninety boys. During the last year we re-
ceived from that source S2.50J.15. In 1896
our exponses exceeded the receipts by
s. .6f5.O5. and in 1897 the excess OF the eX-
penses was Sl.7f153. We make no claim
10 the land which We own. and all We
ask IS 10 have the debt paid. which is
abopt 400 If the state will pay this
debt. and take the property, we are per-
fectlv willing to agree 10 II. and have
deed made out TO that effect" Mr. Caskie
then read from the last annual report OF
the Institution TO show the hnanclal
status. the work done. and the objects
sOuuht 70 be accomplished
AGAINST SHACKLES.
When asked by Or. Winston. Mr..
caskie saiG: Il regretted that Turner
shot the hoy. did not endorse the shoot
ing and wOuld not have endorsed the
shackling OF the boy, provided there was
no danger Of his escaping. II / had
known the boy TO have been shackied
while in bed after he had been shot,
would not have allowed II. ! also con-
denim q guard for striking a boy with
cane. we at once did away with the
cane. AS far as possible, boys who have
committed crimes should be separated
from, those who were sent there merely
for being unmanageable. We have done
il as far as we could. II we had more
money we could put up separate buildings
for them, although l think there Is stiu
a chance for reforming them.
Mr.. Caskie then read two letters from
Mr.. Frank r. Barr. the lawyer at Aoins-
don. who mad been instrumental in hav-
ing the WaHover boy committed. He ex-
plaincd that Mrs. Cole, the mother OF the
boy. had been well Informed as 10 the
character or the institution where the
boy was to be sent and she fully agreed
10 the commitment. The writer also sets
forth that the boy had been very un-
r. oil