The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-12
MORE WITNESSES

Examined In the Charges Against
Superintendent StatheFs MIS-. Som
mervllle ooncludcs-DF. Perry aud
Bfts. Marsh.
Special Dispatch to the Intelilsencer.
WESTON. w. Va. August 1.-THE
admission Of testimony tending 70 show
unhappy martial relations Of Mrs. Mary
l. sommervllle.. as rejecting on her
credlblllty as witness, was under dis
cussion at the adjournment hour yes
terday. II was concluded this morning
and the board held II to be admissible
An nye and no vote was demanded, and
Director Miller alone voted against us
admission, explaining his vote BY de-
ciaring Misunderstanding Of the law TO be
that such evidence ls only admissible in
cases Of outrage and bastardy as
against the DEFENDANTS accusers.
A number Of love letters directed TO
one Morris Smith, nephew OF DR..
stathers, by the witness on the stand,
were read In evidence. Mrs. sommer.
willie stated on cross-examination that
she was advised to make her much
talked-of affidavit by friends, and she
did It, not knowing what was to be
done with It.
The defense laid foundation for Inn
peachment by asking the witness II she
had not said to Misses Emma Marsh
Minnie Maynor and Kate Cummings
that DR.. stathers had always treated
her like a father. She admitted having
been approached by these employees,
and said that because she was not
confidential with them, and never trust
ed other than particular friends with
her private opinions, she may have
sanctioned their statements. She
stated that the counter statement made
by her was originally pretented to her
in Stathers writing, and she copied II
practically and hesitated for two days
before signing, and finally DID II
through advice and to prevent annoy
anoe at time when she was sick IN
bed.
The second witness called was Dr.
Mark Perry, one Of the stan physlcians!.
He corroborated Mrs. sommervilles
statement as to the statement In writ
ms nnd admitted that he iifHt saw 1t in
Dr. Stathpr's writing, and he suggested
that Mrs, SommerVille sign 1t, and
thus prevent herself being annoyed
while III OF n nervous trouble. He was
her attending physician. He had also
suggested that the board could best
det6srmine when she explained all to
them, which statement was Of her own
Knowledge and the truth. BY some
questioning on the part Of Attorney
Foster, II was drawn out OF the doctor
that more than q year ago he first
heard about the budding rumors OF In
tlmacy between the superintendent and
Miss Harriet Greene, m employe. He
was not Informed as to the facts OF the
alleged trip OF Or. stathers and MISS
Greene to ST. Louis, IN May, 1888, but
did know that when the doctor was
gone to 81. Louis, at that time, MISS
Greene was also away from the insutu-
tion, and that she said prior to her
going she was going home,
He also stated that neither Mrs.
stsfhers nor the supefintendent's niece
was gone at the time. II was also
stated by him that the doctor gave
Miss. Greene n sleeping room In the
center building near his own. ON
oross-exarnination he said he never
tried the door when he saw her go into
the doctors office, and did not Know
whether or not there was key to II.
Mrs Eugene Marsh. who succeeded
Miss Greene, occupied the same room
she wns for years a member OF the
dnctor'E family In Wheeling. Dr.
George Snyder, who was retired from
the stan by the vote Of the board last
April, was called and his evidence,
though not so strong By any means'was
similar TO thnt OF Or. Perry.
The prosecution offered TO show Dy
evidence TINT the alleged Intimacy De-
tween pr. Stathers and MISS Greene
had led to strained relations IN tne
stathers family, but the board exclude
ed II ..s ,,,,
the defenae, Director Hurst ls unwell
md went home this evening. He hopes
10 be able to return tomorrow.
Director Joe Keller left here thls
evening on board nofth-bound
freight train for his home q Parkers,
burg, He publicly stated that he would
wire his resignation to the governor IN
the morning.