The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-19
.STATHERS
INQUIRY
is ENDED
And the Matter Is now in the
Hands ofthe Board of Direct.
ors for Decision.
A NEW WITNESS INTRODUCED
By the Prosecution Creates a Mild
ssnsation.-'f'estlfics as to
The st Louis Trip.

Special Dispatch to the IutcllIgencer.
WESTON. W. Va, Auugst lS,-Tho
first witness in the stathers inquiry
thls morning was H. II. Smith. har-
ness maker Of Weston. who testified
that while a member of the hospital
board Hon. David Snyder repeatedly
told him that the present hospital ad-
mInlstration was in many respects the
most efficient in the history OF the in-
stitution,
DR.. stathers was recalled by the
prosecution and identified letter
which he had written May &C. 1898, to
the mother Of Mrs. Mary L. sommer-
Vile, in which he said that Mrs. Som
mervllle was good, true woman, who
had suffered, not because she had done
wrong herself, but because others had
wronged her. and that annoyance had
once driven her insane, and there was
no danger OF her again being thrown
OF except through some further an
noyance. The letter was admitted in
evidence.
The prosecution this morning offered
to pay the stenographers for making
them an extra copy OF the evidence II
permitted by the board. which PROPOSE
tion the board yet has under advise
ment.
Prosecution Closes.
The prosecution opened and complet-
ed Its rebuttal testimony to-day. 1t
consisted in part of evidence tending to
sustain the regulations for truth and
veracty Of Mrs. Mary L. sommervtlle
and Miss Alferetta Wilson. Many Wit
nesses testified. Among those who
spoke as to the good reputation OF Miss
Wilson were Stark A. White. county
superintendent Of schools; Perry q, Al
fred, formerly editor Of the SentlneE
Hon. George W. Dean, DR.. George sny-
der, Duke Dent and Messrs. Rtttie, De
Fox. Davis, Kee, Rotruck and Nulter'
hospital employees.
Rev. w. H. SavageA pastor OF the
Baptist church at this place testified as
to the good reputation for truth and We
racity Of Mrs. SommerVille. He stated
that he believed she had Thoroughly
repented Of the great mistake OF the
past and was now an earnest ChNlstian
and that he had made her a teacher IN
his Sunday school. !,
On cross-examlnntion he said he liad
talked with friends at Grafton, partic-
ularly Rev. j. D. Simmons, the Baptist
church pastor there, who shared his
opinion relative to her. Miss Carrie
Mekper, o. C. Rotruck, Boyd Nulter. w.
c. Green, O. II. Kee, r. u. Davis and
other hospital employees also testified
to her good reputation for truth and We
racity.
Sensation ofthe Day.
The sensatlon of the day was sprung
when the prosecution introduced for
the purpose of lmpeaching Miss Georgia
Green, one Worthy Ward, young man
from Jarvlsville who stated that on
May 25, 1898, he was at the home Of the
Greens, near Stringtown, near the
Doddridge and Taylor county line: that
Miss GeOrgiR Green was keeping house
for her brother and that she told him
that she had Just received letter from
her sister HARRIET, at Weston, and
that the letter stated that she had Just
returned from st. Louis, where she
had gone on q two weeks trip on
business for the hospital. Ward tlXed
the dates by memorandum book by
entries made at the time. He explain
ed that he was over there as O repre-
81 a lodge Of Odd Fellows, Of
which he was member, that the lodge
paid his expenses because he was doing
work, and he had therefore
kept an account Of the date and all ex-
pendItures.
DR.. George Snyder and Mrs. Mary L.
were both recalled to inn
peach Miss Harriet Green. They stat
ed that on day during the last holi-
days that Miss Green and other young
ladies had suspended some mistietoe
about the door and that DR.. Snyder
being the first to walk under It, Miss
Green Kissed him. While. the little soIl
OF Or. Stathers, told his father of the
occurrence, and the latter accosted
Miss Green about It, saying she had
destroyed the days pleasure for him.
Miss Green's Admission.
Miss Green came down stairs and in
the presence of both DR.. Snyder and
Mrs. sommervIlle, said that DR.. stnth-
ers had given her the d--l, and added:
''I Just told him that by his conduct he
had verified the truth Of every report
about ourselves"
When asked IL the reports were true
she said: "Yes, they Hre all true, and
the half hos never yet been told"
Miss Green had been interrogated rs
to these facts and denied them only so
far as the admission is concerned.
DIR. Snyder further testified that he
had heard Dr. Stnthers complain about
Mrs Sommerviiie refusing to attend y
show with him and Mrs. Stathers, and
also that he complained that she was
always too tired to dance with him"
At o'clock this evening Mr., Foster
and announced that the prosecution
was ready to close It's case. The de-
feuse having no more evidence TO Of
fer the case is now In the hands Of the
board. there having been n general
agreement among members OF the
board and attorneys that arguments
would be dispensed with.
While there have been frequent cNhl-
billions OF bad temper during the hear
lnE OF the case the end came with ev-
feeling kindly toward each
other. The board meets gain to-mor-
row. II is not yet known when II viii
pass upon the evidence.
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Will Have to Get II First.