The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-19
WHlTE-WASH SU NM RELL
SAY THERE'S NO FRICTION WITH
BILL DAY.
AND ALL SUCH REPORTS ARE FALSE
Mr.. CIark's BiIIing-and- Cocing Resolution 10
This Effect Adopted. Dr.. Rogers was
Re-instalIed as Physician at
the Penitentiary.

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A secret transaction of public business
smacks of job
A sudden changing from hate to love
smells of scheme.
A white washing without complete
exoneration is a disgrace.
But of what avail is epithet? What
skills it to wax vituperative?
The penitentiary directors were in SEES
sion yesterday--in secret session.
AT Tuesdays meeting they had on their
| fighting clothes-or seemed to haye-and
rasped Bill Day at lively rate-or seem
ed to. But yesterday morning a change
appears to have come over the spirit of
their dream, and they were gentle rs
doves-with Bill Day.
They began the day with an olive
branch resolution to Capt Day-a sort
of billing an-cooing document from the
pen of Director CLARK, fathered by Di-
rector Newland.
! And they ended their session with the
adoption of a withdrawing resolution
| for Summerell, emanating from the
| brain Of Director Legrand and cham
pioned by him.
This done, they rested from their la
bors. And pretty kettle of fish they
have to set before the people this morn
| ing.
1t is this with every sombre emphasis,
and it will be surprising if the citizen
| of common, honest walk does not say
so.
In fact they are already saying so.
| I'm ashamed to be the citizen of
| State in which such things are done,
said n prominent Democratic State Off
cia last night.
Il know not whether the Summerell
verdict be right or not" said another,
but | do know the boards star chamber
method of arriving at ii was all wrong.
! do not hesitate to say that the man
ner in which that decision was reached
showed on the part of the board Il lack
of sagacty sufficient to get in out Of the
rain Intentions may have been of the
best but appearances are otherwise.
"Oh such business makes me sick at
heart" thus ran comment around the
hotels and on the streets last night.
The board began it's session at .
O'Clock, pursuant to its adjournment ON
Tuesday.
Immediately the board was called to
order the following resolution, drawn by
Mr.. Clark, was introduced by Mr.. New
land and passed by the board-or rather
such of them as were present:
Whereas, there appearing in news
papers comments from which an infer
ence may be drawn that there exists
friction between Capt. w. Ii. Day and
| this board, and whereas, in fact, there
is no such friction.
Resolved, That we consider the COM
ments of the reporters unjust and uncor-
rect; that whatever criticisms upon the
management that were made, We're made
as matter of business and not as per-
sonal reflection ON Capt. w. III. Day.
| The above oX-eyed proposition having
been adopted, the board righteously fould
ed its hands and decided to go at once
into secret executive session, that hence
| forth no wicked reporter might come
near, taking notes. This pious seclusion
was maintained until o'clock when the
board adjourned to meet again this
morning at 8 o'clock.
The newspaper men having been ex
Guided, the report of the shirt factory
committee, printed i'll yesterdays paper,
was adopted.
Next the question: of the dismissal of
DR. Rogers and the employment of DIR.
Mckee rs penitentiary physician was
taken up. DIR. Rogers appeared before
the board with his counsel, Messrs.
James III. Pou and w. G. Douglass.
After some discussion the matter was
referred to committee composed Of the
lawyers on the board, as follows:
Messrs. Travis, Newland, Gwaltney,
Clark. Legrand and Hughes.
This committee retired and after a few
minutes consultation came back and re-
norted that DR.. Mckee, being direc-
tor of the Insane Asylum, was ineligible
for the position of physician ut the pen
itentiary; that DR.. Rogers is now ply
stefan, and is entitled TO his full salary
from the day he was dismissed, July
LIST, up to the present.
CAPTAIN Day said he had about come
to the same conclusion, and he nomina-
ted DR. Rogers to- succeed himself until
the next meeting of the board in Jan
nary, 1900. The board confirmed the
nomination.
The matter of charges of cruelty to
convicts by Il. l.. Summerell, of the
Northampton State farm, was then
brought before the board, Captain II. r.
PEBBLES representing Summerell.
The evidence that was taken by the
committee composed of Messrs. Travis
Newland. Osborne and Day was read
by Mr.. Travis. Captain PEBBLES read
extracts from the evidence introduced |
by Summerell before the committee APP
| pointed by the Legislature to inyesti-
gate the penitentiary.
Bhen he put on the stand the fol- |
| lowing witnesses for Summerell: Messrs
| 1'hos l.. Emery, r. III. Stancil, NJ w
Ransom, IT., w. H. Day and e. L.
| Summerell. No witnesses were heard |
ON the other side.
/ Captains PEBBLES made long speech |
| in Summerells behalf The frozen con-
Bears the ~ ~