Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-16
AFTER MANY WEEKS
The Long Expected Asylum Re.
port Is Let Out.
A Complete Whitewash For Every.
body Except Scapegoat
Mccormick.

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long held-up statement of Inspector
Hines in regard to the scandal in
the Western Asylum last winter,
which was first reI orted in April,
was given out to-day and is COM
plete whitewash for every body .ex-
cept DR.. E. B. Mccormick, who
was removed without hearing the
first of May.
The inspector states that he took
the affidavits of Eugene Sullivan,
James Morris, ]. ]. Moore, A. M.
Robinson, Miss Mollie Head and
Eugene Wathen. There we're filed
also afidavits from DR.. E. B. Nc
Cormick, Miss Sarah Frambaugh
and Miss Maude Carter.
He says he took affidavits on the
defense side from DR.. WA. Lackey,
A. M. Robertson, Miss Mary Settle,
Miss May Glenn and Shirley H.
Cox.
The conclusions reached are set
forth as follows:
1.-The proof obtained from Wathen
offered by DR.. Mccormick against
DR.. Lackey, is wholly insufficient,
in my opinion, to create even a
reasonable suspicion, to say moth
ing of the proof offered by DR..
Lackey, which is, in my opinion a
complete REPUTATION of even the sus
picion created by the newspaper
publications.
The young woman, Miss Mary
Settle, who is connected in the
charge preferred against DR..
Lackey, is, as far as l have been
able ITO ascertain, an excellent
young woman, and in my opinion,
incapable of thesconduct imputed to
her in the charges against DR.,
Lackey.
Social" Gambling Admitted.
1t will be remembered that in the
newspaper charges preferred by
DR.. Mccormick he says "crap shoot
ing" and other forms of gambling
had been engaged in at the asylum
against his consent or kn !.o edo
desire to say in this connection
that my Investigation convinces me
that there had been, up to the time
DR.. Mccormick was removed, games
OF some character played by some
OF the officials and employees at the
asylum--not, however, as a liveli-
hood, but socially, where small
sums were possibly won or lost; but
the evidence shows conclusively
that this was inaugurated by DR..
Mccormick himself, and the youngA
er officials and employees were not
only invited, but were encouraged
to engage in these games by DR..
Mccormick.
Expert Testimony.
In my opinion the charges made
by DR.. Mccormick were made in
retaliation, as none but those who
testified against him were included
in his charges, and were in fact
made by him and magnifed by
other persons and newspapers,
with the view of embarrassing the |
State administration even at the
expense of innocent persons.
Another Charge Against McCOr-
mick.
AS evidence that DR.. McCormick's
intentions were malicious and to en-.
barrass the administration by max
ng charges against officials and
iPpolntees who testified against
him, and to excuse himself, he re-
'orts to the Board Commissioners. |
md through the newspapers, that
me Dick Robertson defaced one of i
he public buildings of said institu-
ion. 1t appears upon investigation
hat at DR.. McCormick's direction
aid Robertson and another en-
loye with cement plastered over
late upon the outside wall of o
amusement Hall the name of DR.. &
ardiner, former Superintendent. OIL
mis- was done by direction of DR.. II
IcCormick, but upon it's discovery cl
y the Commissioners, DIR. McCor- a,
lick denied that he knew who did 81
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