Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-14
MCCORMICK AT HOME.
DepOsed Superintendent Returns
to Practice His Profession.
Resolutions Adopted by the Com
missoners Commenting Him
as a Man and Physician.

| Dls ~ IL MNNOl hiiNNi WhO was
deposed as superintendent of the
Hopkinsville asylum by Gov. Beck
ham last Friday, arrived in the
city with his family Thursday af-
teruoon, says the greensboro Mes
senger.
He has returned to resume the
Ipractice Of his profession. He will
temporarily reside at the Planters
house
The matters concerning the Hop
kinsville asylum affair have been
discussed at length in the papers.
Mccormick stated L thursday that
he had been removed from the sup
erintendency without an opportuni-
ty of facing his accusers, or even of
seeing the alleged affidavits upon
which his dismissal was based. He
had asked an investigation and had
been supported by the commission
ers. The first knowledge he had
had of any charge against him was
on April 7. He and members of the
board had been assured by the
governor that the charges had no
weight with the executive. He ask
ed an investigation and offered to
place every facility at the disposal
of the governor for full and fair
investigation. The next he knew
of the matter was a request from the
governor, through Inspector Hines,
for his resignation with sixty days.
This he fatty refused to do until he
had had an opportunity of facing
his accusers.
De- Mccormick asserts his inno-
ce1ce of the foul charges against
his character and says his removal
was the result of a foul conspiracy
The board of commissioners, com.
posed of FIVE Republicans and four
Democrats, on Tuesday unanimous
\ ly adopted the following resolutions:
Defense of Mccormick.
Whereas, This board has receiv-
ed information through DR.. e. B
Mccormick, that he did or
the 3rd day of May, 1901, receive
official notice from the governor o.
the commonwealth of Kentucky OF
his removal as superintendent o
the Western Kentucky Asylum fol
the Insane located at Hopkinsville
KY, and
Whereas, 1t has come to the
knowledge of this board that the
removal of the said Mccormick was
based upon certain charges PREFER
ed against him by employees of said
institution, which seriously affec;
his moral character as a man, and
reflect upon his official manage
ment of said institution; and
Whereas, This board did, on two
separate occasions, and at the re-
quest and upon the demand of said
Mccormick, adopt resolutions, re-
questing his eXcellency, the COVER
nor, to institute a fullfair and COM
plete legal -tigatiou of said
charges, to the end that the guilt
or innocence of said Mccormick of
said charges might be made mani
fest, copies of which resolutions
were furnished to the governor, and
which requests of this board, so far
as it has any knowledge, have been
disregarded and ignored by the
governor;
Therefore, Be it resolved by the
board of commissioners of said in
stitution-
First. That we unanimously
dIsapprove and condemn the &C,
tion of the governor IN the remov-
al of said Mccormick as the
superintendent of said institution,
without tull, fair and complete
legal investigation of said charges,
and without giving said Mccormick
an opportunity to face his accusers
and to disprove said charges.
Second. That as a board we
hereby express our appreciation of
the efficient and courteous manner
in which said Mccormick has con-
Quoted the affairs of said institu-
ton, and his modest and gentle