Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-29

able criticism, from which, owing to his
high position. he Is unable to vindicate
himself. but the whole nation is attempted
to be brought into disrepute by designing
persons who wish to exploit themselves be-
fore the world. deem 1t, therefore. emil
nently proper under the circumstances TO
state frankly as physician my knowiedee
OF Mrs Minor Morris from medical stand
point.
About two years ago. while Mrs. Morris
was in Florida, through correspondence,
she came to Asheyilie and became my
patient or rather, ! became her medical
adviser. her husband being physician
She remained in this city about six weeks,
and from all / saw and heard OF her &C
tons l was forced to the conclusion enat
she was unbalanced mentally. or, In IA
mfIiar parlance, crank, or, as we say,
suffering from mild form of insanity
q monomania. do not deem 1t necessary
ct this time to go into the detaiis OF the
symptoms which would be confirmatory OF
my diagnosis.
1 have the honor to be- sincerely. yours,
H. BASCOM WEAVER. M. d.
The meager results from the widespread
cast of the great executive dragnet must
have been a sad disappointment at the White
House. The biggest item in the catch was
the remarkable testimony of DR.. H. Bascom
Weaver of Asheville. N G. This testimony,
1t is stated by an Ashevllle paper, was Sc
cured from DR.. Weaver by Republican State
Chairman r. 8. Rollins. "who was DESTROYS
of aiding the administration" and lat the
request of the chief of police of Washing
ton"
Dr. H Bascom Weaver is a willing little
cuss, ready to violate his professional honor
for 1.-The vindication of our Chief Executive.
and SO he proceeds to tell an elaborate
story of having treated Mrs. Minor Morris
about two years ago in Ashevilie for about
six weeks and that he came to the con-
clusion that she was unbalanced mentally.
The White House evidently put high
value upon the testimony of DR.. Weaver.
obtained through the desire of Republican
Chairman Rollins ito aid the administra-
ton" for 1t is paraded as the most I'M
portant feature of the testimony against
Mrs. Morris furnished by the administra-
ton to the postal committee, and figuring
prominently In that committees con
fidentiai" report In favor of the confirma-
ton of Barnes TO be postmaster. But It's
usefulness is greatly damaged by the ire
futable proof that Mrs. Morris was never in
Asheville, never met DIR. H. Bascom Weaver
anywhere, never wrote to DIR. II. Bascom
Weaver and was never aware of the exist
ence of DIR. H Bascom Weaver until ne
bobbed up as witness against her on pc
half of the President. And now, worst OF
all, DIR. Weaver, cornered in his fabrica-
ton, confesses that he never treated MRS.
Minor Morris, though he names her specih-
cally in his testimony, but he claims that he
treated another Mrs. Morris. The Asheville
paper publishing Weaver's recantation OF
his testimony complains bitterly at the yio-
lation of DR.. Weavers confidence In the
publication of his letter by some one de-
sirous of bolstering up Barnes" and adds
that this violation of confidence must
necessarily have been by some person OF
some Importance. There seems to be con-
siderable wriggiing in the viper's nest!
Next in Importance comes the testimony
of DR.. ]. Wesley Bovee. who does not
claim to have ever seen Mrs. Morris, but
who says that he has for a number of
years been intimately acquainted with Mrs.
Morris relatives (Brother Hull). and he
states that from the history OF her case
and judging from reports he was OF the
opinion that her mind was not right Not
very weighty evidence, doctor!
Then Maj. Sylvester reports regretfully
that nothing defamatory of Mrs. Morris
could be obtained from the department
stores, and the testimony finally peters out
with the statement OF Mrs. Dunlap that
Mrs. Morris had on one occasion 'upbraid-
ed her for having placed her own name as
chairman of the committee on a letter
head" Prodigious! Pro-di-gi-ous. as
Dominic Sampson would say.
1t is to be regretted that the testimony
of the White House officials and employees
is not presented in more ineligible shape.
1t is evident that the witnesses were not
properly coached. OF course the whole gang
were badly ratified by the exigencIes of the
-
have been given to the shaping of the testi-
mony. The policemen contradict Barnes
and one another IN the widest fashion. No
two of the witnesses agree In their stories
except in the one particular of declaring
Mrs Morris crazy to excuse their brutality
in removing" her. The most positive and
conclusive testimony on this point comes
from Mrs. Marilla Thornburgh, matron at
the house of detention. She testifes that
on the arrival of Mrs. Morris at the house
of detention:
She seemed to be very hysterical she
was indignant. = She was making
sweeping assertions with her hands.
She dropped on her knees by the desk and
sent up petition for guidance, and asked
that her enemies be COMPOUNDED and that
the President be brought to view the case
of her husband: that II a just and
Christian act to do. and that he in
f1uenced DIV people VINO mad q grudge or
spite against her-not her, but US. After
WARD she went upstairs and prayed again
for support and the confounding of her
enemies, which to my mind in the place
whore she was. was what a person in their
right mind would not do. She prayed twice
in my room"
MORAL. The victims of White House
knock down and drag-out should never be
indignant and on no account drop on her
knees and offer up a prayer for Divine
guidance and support under penalty of be-
ing declared insane; and II she should follow
up this discriminating act by praying
twice" on her knees she must be adjudged
dangerous lunatie, to be consigned at
once to padded cell.
But what does the republican Senate care
for evidence?
Barnes. through whose laundering stu
pidity and incapacity this great national
scandal has fallen upon the White House.
will be rewarded by an Office with salary
considerably larger than is given to United
States Senators and Representatives, more
than Secretary Loeb gets, or the Secretary
of the Senate, more than the justices of the
Supreme Court of the District get