Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-24

He desired me not to resign said
the treasurer. He was going away for
a trip of few weeks and desired that
I withhold my resignation to the trus-
tees until after his return. ] had
shown my resignation to Gov. ROBBIE
and other members of the board OF
| trustees. personally.
After the trustees met Mr. Macom
| Der came to me and desired that /
should not present my resignation al
that time. This resignation was to take
place the first of June 1911, after the
1 Legislature had completed its labor.
About this time the discussion of rules
and regulations took place and ! told
the superintendent that the rules and
regulations adopted in 1898, drawn up
Iby DIR. II. b. Hills, former assistant
superintendent. We're inconsistent and
did not conform to the statute. lie
said, Well, if they do not conform to
1.-THE law we will have the law changed
The law has not been changed.
informed DR. Sanborn of the fact that
they were Inconsistent and he stated In
reply, Campbell, you md | Will not
have any trouble over this and for
II wears we did not have any trouble
lover the differences between the sta
tutes and the rules and regulations
MIR. Campbell then went on with de-
,scription of the investigation short
time after, when two auditors and four
stenographers were declared by them
Ito have passed a period OF five weeks
in work at the hospital. under direc-
|tion of the legislative committee OF
1911.
AT the conclusion of that inVestiga-
ton he said, "A printed report OF the
procedure of that committee was
adopted unanimously by both branches
If the Legislature. Copy of that report
is herewith submitted. Conditions were
growing more strained at the lnstitu-
ton between the superintendent ana
the trustees and of course as they had
been legislated out of Office and were
gnjng To retire, the FIRST of july the
snperintendent had no special regard
for their action, because they were go
ing aut of Office. At any rate the trus-
te IS took action by the following Ntte.
.s.At the meeting of the trustees of in
sane hospitals held at Augusta May ma,
1911 and continued until May .,fd at To
A. NJ On motion il was voted mat Or.
II w Miller be notified that his services
as SUPERINTENDENT will not be required
after June sth. 1911, and that three
and that Mr. NJ :. Campbell be asked to
resign as steward and treasurer To take
effect January LIST, 1872.
Ask Ousting of Miller.
DIR Miller di0 not recognize this
vote and the trustees went before Gov
ernor Plaisted and the Council and
stated their position ana made formal
request for the removal of DIR. Miller
Three members OF the present board
were also members ol the board at that
time. namely. Dr.. Gordon, Mrs. tony,
and Mr.. White. No action Was taken
By the Council The first of July a new
| board of trustees was appointed ana
| after looking over the ground lew
| weeks they effected reinstatement OF
| Or. Miller as superintendent. copy
of that reinstatement is hereon append
| ed in the form OF Il letter 10 myself
| from the president of Tie board oil
| trustees. Dr. Gordon, to Wit:
| " .Fryeburg, Aug. IL, 1911.
To Manning s. Campbell, steward and
Treasurer. Maine Insane ASYLUM Au-
gusta. Me.
| Dear Sir:
| Al a meeting of the Board of Trns,
tees Of. the Insane Asylnms =, and seheo
West Pownal. il was unanimously voted
That we recognize that Henry W
/ Miller, NJ. D., was dulN ana legally tltct-
| ed by the former Board of Trustees OF
the Insane Asylums, as Superintendent
| of the Asylum at Augusta, ana invested
| with fun power. as defined by the Rules
| and Regulations governing said Asylum
| and has charge of the government oil
said Asylum and control of all officers
and employees of said Institution. That
we confirm the acts of said Board and
require all subordinate officers and em-
ployes to obey and respect suen au-
| thority. That the present boar. will aid
on 4 iat hx oil
in enforcing the provisions of the present
Rules and Regulations, which merge all
power and authority in said Superntend-
ent.
Very truly yours,
President Board of Trustees Insane Asy-
lums and School for Feeble Minded
Again Attempts to Resign.
September 10Th. 1911 the trustees
met and told DR.. Gordon of my pur-
pose to formally resign. On that same
day DIR. Gordon, president of the.
board of trustees advised me that it
was the unanimous wish of the board
OF trustees that remain in the service
of the institution, expressing apprecia-
ton of my service in the past, and
that they wanted me to remain
stated to him that | would take the
matter under consideration, but that
should have 10 be treated as a man anG
not as boy, not as a servant but as
an associate officer of the institution
with the superintendent. He advised
me that that should be done and that
he would talk 10 the superintendent
and he did
Now this was under the fullest as
surance of confidence EY the board of
trustees and after conference with Gov.
Plaisted and his request that | remain.
The special Legislative investigating
committee of 1911 followed about that
time with a more thorough investiga-
ton of the work of my office covering
over period of seven years.
upper Briggs Investigation.
Assistant Attorney General Upper
and Charles Briggs of Portland spent
from five to seven weeks in my Office
going back over a period of seven or
eight years in full inquiry and inves-
tigation of my accounts. This investi-
CATION was held and a typewriter re-
port submitted To the Governor and
Council and in that report there is
not any charges of inefiiciency, dishon-
psty or dishonorable transactions.
Declares Virtual Tyranny.