The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-10
! S DEEA iERS
CALLED TO ACCOUNT
Fabrications Pure and Simple Pub
ished Here and. Elsewhere Induce
Slperintendent to Ask For Full In
vestigation Of the Boys Reform
School at Pruntytown.]

Grafton, w. Va, Nov. 1O-Malic-
ionsly false statements published in
a. Clafksburg paper and sent out by
an unreliable correspondent, con-
corning the conduct of the State Re
form School at Pruntytown, are to
ss5e Investigated and exposed. Reso-
: dfInns denouncing those who pub
IIsbed and sent out those SANDERS
viii be officially adopted. Super
ntendent O. E. Darnan denies posi-
tively that any such bad conditions
prevail at that institution, as are ac-
credited to it by these assailants of
this most excellent institution and
has called upon the governor of the
state to take suitable action in the
matter Immediately, which will be
done.
Mr.. Darnall's attention was called
( to Clarksburg correspondence to the
Wheeling Register and News, stat
ing that the state officers of the West
Virginia Humane Society held a
meeting at Clarksburg recently for
the purpose of taking some step to-
ward an investigation of the school.
growing out of alleged inhuman
treatment of bows at the institution
and was asked if it were true. He
replied
can not say personally whether
on not such a meeting was held, but
ths President of the Humane So
ciety, Mrs. Guy r. G. Allen, of
8Eheelfne. and our member, DIR.
say no such meeting was
do you account for such
reports gaming circulation 2"
II can not say. Newspaper men
as a rule are very fair, yet I pre-
sumo even among them we may find
persons who enjoy the sensational.
I haye asked for the name of the
writer of the article in question.
tsWhat have you to say in regard
to the demoralized condition which
is said to exist in your institution ?''
EeWell, in the language of Josh
Billings, 4 deny the allegation and
defy the alligator In defense of
our institution and its officers it is a
pleasure for me to state that we
never had a cleaner, more gentle
manly set of officers-men who were
more conscientious, painstaking, de-
voted to their work. humane, exert
ing more of the Christian spirit in
their labor with and for the boys
than the very excellent corps of of
6eers in charge of the work at this
time
els there any truth in the state
Z ment made that the boys are in
humaneIy treated ?''
you would naturally expect me
s to answer that question, negatively
which from my view point | would
do with all emphasis possible but fo1
the fact that this is question
which we want settled by unbiased
competent persons. ] leave it al
that, I will. however, state with al
emphasis. and with the full knowl-
edge of the subject, that the boys as
body have never been so humanelN
treated as at the present time anc
that the treatment accorded boys IL
regard to punishment has been very
greatly improved in recent years.
sHow about one of your Officers
breaking a boys ear drum, recently
while plying the lash ?
e'This matter was thrashed gu
some years ago between myself an'
the Humane Society. 1t is true tina
Mt that time such an accusation wa
made against one of our officers, am
bv the way, a splendid officer he was
loo. The officer was at once dis
missed, but upon further investiga
ton It was found, and conceded b.
the boy himself, that such thlni
never occurred and that the accuse
ton was maliciously made. Hon
NJ. d. Glasscock. then secretary o
the Humane Society, recommends.
3 me that the officer be reinstated
which, however, was never done.
what course do you propose t
pursue in regard to these reports
ut is a we'll known fact that tn
Virginia Reform School
nEsstigation at any an
Sersonally aske