The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-24
MRS. EYLER'S STATUS
Investigating Committee
Discusses the Truth Of the
Charges Against Her.

The members of the committee, which
was appointed by the recent Legislature
to investigate Matron Eyler's management
of the Girls Industrial School at Trenton,
were called together at Assemblyman
Meekers office in the Washington build
ing at No. 4 Broadway, New York. yester-
day afternoon to discuss the evidence OBJ
tanned by the committee during the in
vestigation and to agree upon report.
Although the meeting was called for one
o'clock none of the members of the COM
mittee was on hand at that hour except
Mr.. Meeker, who sat patiently in his office
awaiting their arrival. Chairman Mungle
Of Essex was the next to appear He was
followed shortly afterward by Assembly
man Leon Albeit of Hoboken, the Demo-
cratic minority member of the committee.
Assemblyman Marshall, of Cape May,
sent a telegram stating that he was un-
able to attend the conference, owing to
a prior engagement, but would sign a
report against Eylerism if adopted by the
committee.
1t was almost two o'clock before AS
semblyman Wakelee, of Bergen, arrived.
The committee was then complete, and
Immediately he'd star-chamber session
in Mr.. Meeker's private office.
1t was thought that Mrs. Eyler or some
of her representatives would appear, but
If they were in the vicinity they kept
themselves under cover. No trace of
either Mrs. Eyler or any of her friends
could be found
Assemblyman Meeker, speaking for the
committee, said that the investigating
was NEEDED and that nothing remained ex-
cept to prepare a report. What the ma
ture of the report would be, he said, was
something that could not be foretold The
question would be discussdi at the con-
ference. At 2.3O o'clock the committee
was till in session and had reached no
conclusion.
Mr.. Albeit argued that under the reso-
luton by which the committee was ap
pointed it had no authority to make any
recommendations regarding the manage
ment of the Girls Industrial School. He
said that the committee was appointed
to investigate whether or not the charges
against the management were true or un-
true, and that was all that the commit
tee could report.
'sThe committee cannot assume the re-
sponsibility to say how this institution
should be managed" said Mr.. Albeit.
."It was not created for that purpose. Its
duty is to report whether or not the
charges against Mrs. Eyler's manage
ment Of the institution are true. If the
committee finds that they are true, then
it is the duty of the committee to report
accordingly
Mr. Albeit argued that the charges
N,c. ,, of
the institution has been proved by the
testimony of creditable witnesses, and
that the committee should offer a report
finding her guilty of the charges without
offering any recomm endation regarding
change of management.
Chairman Mungle left the room at three
o'clock and when asked by a reporter
whether the committee had agreed upon
a report he smilingly replied:-.'Not yet,
and there is no telling when we shall
finish.
He refused to say anything further re-
garding the conference. He said that
statement would be prepared for the
newspapers when the committee reached
a decision.
While the committee was in session Mr..
Meeker strongly argued against any re-
port condemning Mrs. Eyler's manage
ment. He said that many witnesses were
unreliable and unworthy of belief.
Mr.. Albeit took up the cudgels against
Mrs. Eyler and questioned Mr.. Meeker re-
garding the testimony Of the alleged unre-
liable witnesses.
The testimony Of such witnesses was
then discussed. 1t took up considerable
time.
When the committee was Informed that
several newspaper men were standing in
the corridor, awaiting the result of the
conference, it was decided to close the
transom as a preventative, against caves
dropping, and thus the reporters were
completely shut off from securing further
information regarding the conference.