Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-23

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braided them for their conduct and thu
humiliation of being placed in Jail. Blu
! their reply was what else could we do
| you never came to see-us any more, the
| letters we wrote you We're NOT answer
| ed and we knew there was something
i the matter and as we could not reacf
the outside world the only thing left fol
| us to do was to make an outbreak ane
thus attract attention from the outside
AS I did not consider that the in
/ hibition from visiting the school a
| Mitchellville applied to the Polk county
Jail / was a frequent visitor to the
girls, carrying them fruit, and hearty
welcome was always extended 10 ms
notwithstanding the request of Cover
nor Carroll TO keep away from the
Mitchellville girls.
Now as to the charges Governor Car
roll made and.on which my resignation
was demanded.
AS to the Cattle.
That in regard to the shipment OF
cattle from the Glenwood institution
is simply contemplate. The cows had
been tested by deputy state veterinar-
ianS and had reacted TO the tuberculin
test. Two of them had been slaughtered
at the institution and one that gave the
greatest reaction was found after
slaughter to have only a single speck
about the size of a pin head on one of
the glands of the throat, all the internal
organs being in a healthful condition.
The second animal slaughtered was at
fected somewhat more in the glands OF
the throat, but nothing was found in
the internal organs and on the advice
OF the veterinarians both animals We're
used for food. The affected cows were
Isolated and orders given not to use
their milk, and as 1t was difficult to
keep them apart from the other an
iInals ana as it was absolutely neces-
sary to have milk for the almost 1900
feeble minded children, the board OF
control determined TO ship the cattle to
Omaha, sell them. and procure with the
proceeds of the sale other cows to fur
nish milkj for the children, no other
means being available.
l Went TO Omaha, arranged with a
commission firm for the sale Of the cat
tie, went to Glenwood, assisted in load
ing the cattle and looked after the sale;
forwarded the proceeds 10 the superin-
tendenL to be placed with the state
treasurer 10 the credit of the institu
ton, and more cows We're purchased
that a supply of milk might be provided
for the children.
The nearest packing house in Iowa
was at Ottuuwa almost at the other
side of the state from Glenwood, and
Omaha was close by. and at that time
l was not aware Of any law prohibit
ing the shipping of cattle in the con-
dition these were out Of the state. And
Governor Carroll himself admitted
when told him that was not aware
OF the existence OF the law he had read
10 me that ne did not know of the law
until he inquired into the matter.
Everything that was done was
do1e with the full approval Of every
member Of the board Of control, for all
had advised tina. the cattle should be
shipped to Omaha, and have 10 apol-
ogies to offer for carrying out the
wishes o. the board ard procuring the
best price possible for the cattle, thus
protecting The taxpayers OF the state,
ard al the same line getting as many
more cows as possible 10 furnish milk
for feeble minded. helpless children.
But in the eyes Of Governor Carroll this
care for the wards os tire state was a
good reason for ny suspension from
the position Of member OF the board O.
control.
Charge a Wicked Falsehood.
The second charge that l rad used
improper language - Z girl IN he in
duslriaI school for girls at MiIchellytl.e
is wicked and malicious talsehood, OF
a par with number OF other charges
recently made by those who are Jealous
Of the friendship OF the girls at The
Mi-cnellyille school for ne, and would
fain blacken my reputation 70 justify
their own cruelty to these unfortunate
girls
No one can truthfullv state that any
word Or act Of mine toward any girl in
the school has been other than pure.
such as true father would give 10 his
own daughter. and any one VINO states
10 the contrary is a willful and mali
cious falsifer
The third charge made by Governor
Carroll that he had received a let
ter rroi1n a convict in the penitentiary
in which it was stated that 1 criticised
the action OF the board of parole for
not granting this prisoner a parole is
another deliberate falsehood without
the slightest foundation whatever. Two
Of the members of the board Of parole
count among my personal friends, the
new member I am not so well acquaint-
ed with. Can any one not actuated by
malice and absolutely devoid of truth
believe for a moment that I would
criticise the board of parole to a con-
vict, knowing as do the high character
of the men who compose that board and
with the knowledge of the case before
them, information that I could not
have. I repeat the accusation is de-
liberate and malicious falsehood, no
matter by whom uttered.
The fourth charge was that in writ
ing Superintendent Kirschner asking
board of control was unanimous in
making the request, when in fact Mem
Der Robinson was opposed to it and
it was plainly intimated that in so
writing / had falsified and this was
sufficient cause for my suspension.
AS to the facts in the case the mem
bers of the board Of control We're not
satisfied with the manner in which DR..
kirschner was conducting the hospital,
and. while large sums of money were
being expended the results were not
satisfactory. All the mem bers Of the
board had expressed themselves in IA
vor of a change if a suitable physician
could be secured. 1t was finally agreed
that Mr. Hamilton should visit the
sanatorium and unless conditions were
improved he was to ask for DR.. Kirsch-
ner's resignation as superintendent.
Following this understanding. Judge
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