West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-08-03

ployes. The board is called upon 20
Investigate thoroughly, fully and i'm.
partially, and it is insisted upon that
no techniculities of law shall be en-
ployed TO suppress any facts bearing
upon the guilt or innocence OF the
people in these charges.
Tne final charge of the specifications
is that the superintendent cndeavored
10 persuade certain woman who was
then patient in the hospital To- ac.
company him on trip for improper
purposes; and that he did persuade one
OF his omploye. to accompany him TO
st. Louis; that he admitted this fact.
and that his conduct ia the asylum to-
wards this employe was such as TO in.
dicats an improper friendship That
when they were ready 20 take the
journey, she started east and after
wards changed off on TO a train and
went west, and that he sought TO bribe
the party who had seen her 90 west
TO state that She had gone east.
The charge further says that they
went to ST. Louis and stopped at a
hotel there, registering as "a married
couple and IL IS further alleged that
The superintendent has admitted the
truth Of these charges.
1t Is further alleged that he has
been in correspondence with this lady
during her stay i'm Parkersburg, and
the specifications allege that he has
her there in school.
These charges have excited less
comment and created less excitement
here than people would think from
their nature But all that is con
tanned IN them has been the subject Of
gossip 80 long that the people are
thoroughly familiar with all the al
legged facts aud there has been very
little stir as the result of IL l., seems
TO be agreed here that the Board will
whitewash when they have an exami-
nation, II they ever have one.
When the charges were first pre-.
terred, there was tech uical objection
raised TO them that they lacked dis.
tuctness. The point was made that
the charges we're iu thc nature Of an
Indictment, and bscause OF their lack
Of ni~tlnctDeEs they we're demurred to
and the Board sustained the demurrer
so 10 speak. They were afler,vard
made distinct enough TO please anv-
body.
II was the expectation OF the Board
That when the committee Has asked to
be definite, they would shirt the re-
spoDsi bility and thus The Board would
Oe able 20 escape "A trial but the com
mittoe who was far more considcrats
OF the feelings of those involved than
the Board Of Directors, hoppd fan the
first instance that an liberalization
would bs ordered upon their general
charges. But when they found that
the Board would not act on the CHARGES
general in their terms. they made
them specific. iu some instances using
names, dates and places. This was
more than the Board bargained for.
but ~ they had dug the hole. they had
TO jump into It,
When the charges were finally ore.
sented, with all the allegations epeci-
bcally set forth, the Board took tine
matter up and after oonsuI tatian
postponed the hearing untn Octoj,er
next Wig they would not proceed
win the matter Immediately. or at
least within a short time. Is not known
by anything they said or did but 10 is
supposed that the exingencies Of pol
iucs bad good deal % do with ii. and
that time Is 60 be appealed o. 70 help
then out Of tber dimculty.