Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-06-09


vitality concerned tho good name OF q
man who heretofore has commanded
the profoundest reverence among an
those hereabouts who labor Ia ths
cause OF charity and religion.
10 was realized, TOO, that lngra ttudc
ehsrScteristics OF the 6caeaciaries on
charity and OF those who find asylum
People OF this sort. from the very
nature or their position. are never quite
content and seldom appreciate 90 the
FULLEST extent the cnorts or those who
would help them.
Conscious or the treacherous nature
or the path 20 De- followed. a solemn
little gathering met yesterday morning
az II clock ot the home or the Rev
Street
-This meeting. which was the sequel
OF two others that had been held. may
F DE described as the ciimacterlc OK the
b situation. In short. az was ia the ma
ture Of a preliminary inquiry into the
charges. and constituted cursory In
vostiEatfon OF the methods OF the As
ISOLATED Charities and anciliary organ
I izatlOns represented By Mr. Buchanan.
Mr. Mastin Present.
Several Influential citizens. lawyers
/ and ministers were in attendance. while
. the gathering had a touch OF the ON
I cial about u inasmuch as the Rev.
J. T. Mastin. secretary OF the state
Board OF Charities ana Corrections.
was formally asked 20 be present aud
Co note carefully what occurred.
This he did. and furthermore. he ap-
+ peared In company with his steno-
. grapher. who took dow the evidence
l- seNv ~ltnvsev> Ihis testimony
. N as reduced TO affidavit form and duly
acknowledged before notary. Secre-
tarE Aastn was the chief iuQlisit0r.
concerned
A Journal reporter was present az
Yesterdays meeting and heard the
f evidence OF several who testified. IL
was his deduction that the charges.
however embarrassing they may prove
90 sensitive man. hardly suffice 90
make ont even prima facIc case.
Secretary Mastin. OF the State Board
az Charities ANA Corrections. who WAS
tc facto chairman on the glfherInc.
was at liberty Co say hut little about
. the personal opinion thlt nothing had
. occurred to lead nIm ro think that
f ihe matter would ever get into
COURT
This seemingly indicates that Mr..
II Nastiu has ful confidence Iu Ar. Bu-
. .nonau.s power to explain eNerything
4 tnat even the most cNaCt.ng may sen
down as reQuiring explanation.
Secretary Mastin unhcsitatinrlv
f. SAYS. however. that in view of the
d publicity the charges have already ate
tanned. hc feels it his duty Co bring
the matter before the state Board o.
Charities and Corrections. which is 90
nave an ad1ourned meeting next Mon
+ day night.
This body. under the state laws.
. has "a sort az supervisory authority
over an charities in the State.
Mr. Mastin viii not venture 90 say
what the members viii do iu the case.
tIc says that the accusations have not
vet been put into writing. and that
he has given them bur little thought
What the Witness said.
Among those who testified az the
meeting were Mrs Monte Davis. MAJ
and Broad streets. who told about ca
nights experiences at the Associated
Charities. which has It's headquarters
.u the old Ballard House. She inti-
mated that the inmates were lncon-
Slderatcly. 81 not cruelty. treated. and
that the work assigned Co them was
hard and eNactinr.
w. r. saunders. 90 the Little Sisters
nf tha Poor. likewise tOld of tne pre-
NaiilnE uucleaullness which he alleged
to exist and charged inhuman treat-
mert
The most unpleasant testimony ems
.auat-d from Ga youuE woman OF the
name 81 Ursula Lane. who is more fa-
mllarly known CAS- "Ersle." She
charged that Mr. Buchanau's attitude
towards her was improper and SAVIOR
cd ot undue familiarity.
More testimony along this line and
also ara connection with the mismau-
Iagement ~ the Institution was offer
cd by Colonel A. Al. LOchwitzky. O.
mighty educated young Russian now
living in this city at IA West Cary
Street
Colonel Lochwitzky. who is a train
ed worker lu the cause OF organized
charity with excellent credentials. was
temporarily employed as an assistant
90 Mr. buchanan He liked not the
things he saw on certain occasions
and draws has own conclusions from
them.
Colonel Lochwitzky was employed
zen days last September az the head
quarters OF the institution He thinks
the inmates are far too mul. re-
strlcted in their movements ard was
distressed because mr.. Buchanan. on
"a certain sabbath. declined 20 lee him
take thirteen or fourteen OF the iu-
mates 90 church. or even Co let him.
a iayman, reading the Scriptures o.
them.
IL appears from what the colonel
a former officer ia the Russian army.
and later Siberian exile. saws about
Mr.. Buchanan's work that the latter
showed NO eageruess 90 adopt the sle-
sessions he offered. Du the contrary
tne Russian WAS ASS. -ned to minor
clerical duties which. Iu Dis opinion.
allowed no scope for tle ideas he h..
steamed from years OF experience Ir
russian cities. lie quiz after less
than two weeks service.
colonel Lochwit1Sy does not state
that lac actually saw air. Buchauau
90 anything amiss ln the presence ot
any OF the female inmates but f.
does claim % have seen him aIor.
with one Of them and t. have drawn
hls own inference therefrom. The
weight OF his testimony ou this point
VIII necessarily depend largely on the
bias OF his listener.
According 20 the young Russian. he
got no money for his work. bue was
Z allowed his board with the under
standing that ne could derive what
reYenue be needed from nuhlic- lac-