The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-07-25


TILE WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL TN
JUsT TO DEMoTrE AND THE BOARD
OF CHARITIES AND REFORM.
Under the caption, The Delayan
Scandal, the Jearnal says:
/ The Board seenas to have been quite
/ thorough in its investigation, but in
it's conclusions there is ia decided weak
ness-an effort to make the case as
easy as possible. Tor some Of the accus-
ed parties. With the Principal, Mr.
Denote, the report deals lightly. Our
reason for this, statement is found in
| his own testimony. This proves that
he did,not, at all times, state the truth.
In the first place, he positively denied
| having kissed amy teacher or pupil at
ALL But, when put squarely to the
| test, owned up to- the fact that he did
sometimes kiss the1n, when by them
selves. Now, it is not SO much the fact
that he did kiss, o. teacher, that we OBJ
| iect to-, as to the fact that he did not
tell the truth about it in the first place
This conyinces us that there was some
thing impure, more than ''indiscreet,"
in. this k5ssi9aga The Board is wonder
fully easy in its conclusions in regard
to- Ma DeMotte..
What authority has the Journal for
saying, that DeMotte I'D the first place
positively denied having kissed any
teaoher or pupil at all. There is no
such denial in. Denotes testimony as
reported by the Board Of Charities and
Reform and published by the Journal.
And.as the journal says:
In this papen Will be found the en-
tire report or the State Board of Char
tiles and Reforms, to the Governor, as
the result and conclusions of it's inyes-
LEGATION into the, charges made against
certain persons, connected with the In
stituta for the Education of the Deaf
and Dumb. Weinyite especial atten-
ton to this document.
And as it does not say that De
Notes testimony is not all embraced
in the report Of the Board it is a fair
Inference that. if it cannot be foundin
the report as, pNablished in the Journal,
| it can not be found anywhere. And
to show that it is not in DeMotte's tes-
tlmony as. repogteS, by the Board and
published by the Journal we give his
testimony entire, promising that Miss
Mary Stillweu had testified that sha
saw from the hail MI. De Motto kiss
one Of the female teachers in the re-
cep3ion room, and also that she SAW
him kiss Miss, BOSNIAN, q pupil.
We quote from the State Journal
even to the use of A. in place of Bl;nre-
ceding the. first question.
principal w. II. De Motto haing
|sWorn, testified as follows:
4 x Il 4: i;
Ak OIL heard the testimony of. Miss
Mary StillWell at Madison?
| Az es, sir.
Q.-Fron your best recolIaetion,
| what was there in the "parlog. scene
Esle described?
Al have recollections of. aGthing
more than ordinary social freedom,
Isuch as would be proper amGng Ladies
and gentlemen associated as, we are
here.
Q.-What may we understand by
! the term ordinary social fsaedom ?"
A.-Such as would not la. offensive
in the best society.
Q.-What is your idea of social free
dom? Would it be praper to kiss
female teachers with whom you are
associated?
Alt certainly would. not be proper
| Q.-Haye you ever indnlged in the
practice Of kissing female teachers?
| A.-No, sir.
Q.-Have you ever INDUCED in the
practice of kissing feaaale scholars?
| A.-No sir; not ina single case over
ten years Of age.
Q.-Have you ever kissed one of
the female teachers?
Al have occasionally when they
were leaving, and perhaps when they
returned to the Institute; but never
limpurely Or criminally.
! Q.-Did you ever kiss a female
teacher in the reception room OF
any other room in the Institute when
no one else but yourself and the female
teacher were present?
| Al never did in the reception
room; have occasionally, at least
once, elsewhere, as above mentioned.
/ * 4 = 4 y s.
! On examination by Mr.. Valentine
his attorney, Mr.. De Motto testified as
|folloWs:]
| Q.-The question was asked you il
you ever kissed a female teacher in
the reception room or any other room
of the Institute when no one else but
the female and yourself was present
in your answer you said you never did
in the reception room, but have occa.