Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-16
THE ISLANDER CASE.


Go on and state ablu' Hum Be
shore? A I said that wa her teach
tr could not appoh Mr. Esch tru h
ss'd he could not sppO Mt rsr either. DR..
| PipS said: "NoN, ltu ieheD, this IL n
trouble know | about, I have h, Ell her
adviser; she has beer ia the school Tor
year end she Is 8. Rooi woman" He
rose to his fe, aud said lhis. and added
she was as pure "a ice md r. chas IL g he
driven snow. 1 reached over 10
n he Doctor, and took him by The lapel OF
his coat and shook him little to yet hie
attention. l told him / kne1 sll about
her, and he knew that | kue il. He then
said that he wOuld turn her appli,a,ion
down. He did s., and sent it back TO her,
and she was never appointed. Then W.
welt on and nominated the I'D teachers
until we came 20 Miss Ellen S ephens.
said there was another teacher could not
support. Mr. Fschsirulh said he would not
support her DR.. Pipes spoke in favor of
her, urging her sge and experience she
had been teaching in Our ward for twenty
tge year -bUt We were persistent, and she
was turned down We said if the rpmors
were true she wss not f , person l., teach
In the schools, and we could TO. SUPPORT
her without viola,iog our caths
Q.-DOctor I, 20 back, what had been
told You before that time by DR.. Reed, or
DR.. John K Pipe, or Mrs Pip.s sbout
D.. Pipes goin- 20 Miss Greenlee's house
to visit hei? A-Mfs Pipes said to Ire
0a several different occasions that the
Doctor was IN the habit Of going over to
her house every two or three days and
spend an hour, sometimes one, or two, OF
three timea q week, and sometimes two OF
three times Ia one day. DR.. John Pipes
told NE the same thing He said the Dec
tor would sometimes say he was going
there and sometimes no., but generally
when he was out he could be found AT
GreeDlee's Dr. Reed told me the same
thing; had the same thing from all three
Dr.. Reed told me one day he had some
money to pay he had collected for the firm,
and went down to the house. Obi ection
and motion TO strike out; overruled DR..
Reed said that evening, wben he asked
Mrs Pipes where he was, he had been
over there an hour DR.. Reed was in
hurry, bat he sat down and waited an
hour, and then Dr. Pipes came in.
asked them al if the visits were profes.
siopal, snd they said he was going there
VIXEN che was not sick.
On your conversation with Prof
Crsgo. what, if anything, did Prof Craeo
say with regard to his satisfaction or dis
satisfaction with the relations OF DR.. Pipes
and Miss Grsenlee or D.. Pipes aud Miss
Stephens? [OhiectioB; Mr. Caldwell stated
mis- motive; OH C ION sustained
Q.-Wl n you stste whether or not you
bsve seen any act Of improper demeanor
between the plaintiff aud Mi s GTeenlee
IA the f ghth ward? objection; with
drawn A Yes, have seen.
Q.-Wheu? A.-Well, / can't Just say
tie number Of years $50; it's been, perhaps
nine or zen years ago,
Q-Stats what sort OF improper de
meanor you then saw between the parties?
Al was going up street on the occasion
It ferred TO Ii was one spriog morning
aid as / got opposite where DR.. Pipes lived
az thst time, II b, gan 10 sprinkle httle
and l stepped into q store right opposite
bis office, 20 get ont Of the rain;
bad no umbrella with me. Before /
went in. saw Miss Greenles pass
doTn the street, ca the other side Of the
street. ard another teacher on this side; the
teacher On ny side mad an umbrel a, bat
Miss Greenlte had none; the teacher with
tho umbrella crossed over to d.. Pipes
side Of the tract, and as the two women
pissed his office, Dr. Pipes came to the
door and saluted the women, and after the
women had passed BY DR.. Pipes partly
closed the door and reached OUT his han O
and becsoned with his inger. Mics Gresn-
lee looked hack over her shoulder, and
stepped f,om under the umbrella, AMI
went back and stepped mp into DR.. Pipes
Office. and a. she went in-Dr Pipes
Office door had large glass psnel in it-and
az they vert IN, saw her throw her arms
around DR.. Pipes sn6 they kissed; they re-
NAMED in aa embrace 3 good little while;
as soon 49, they get away from the door l
could no, see what they did; l soon went
on with my calls.
. Il will ask YOU wbe her at the time
You obtained names to the petitions, what
vas your belief with regard 20 what yOn
stated to I'll of those whom You asked TO
sigu tina petition with regard 10 Dr.
Pipes and Miss Stephens or Dr.. Pipes
and Miss Greenlee? [Ohjecuon;s sustained J
Doctor after you had this inter
view. Won three commissioners, and turned
down Miss Stephens and Miss GIeeniee
as you have stated, state whether or not
the nominations were reported to the
Board A They were.
Q-When was that? Any recol-
lection was it was made in the July
me citing. The reports were handed IN
then
O.-Was the report from Your district
unanimous2 A-There were two It
ports. NJ. Eschstruth and ! put IN one
report. Interrupted by Capt. D)venei
ordered TO q, on.
O-What teachers did You and Nj.
E4chstruth report IL favor OF lODectlon
/ by Mr. RUSSELL, SIR. Caldwell Interrupted J
There was an argument from Mr.. Cald-
well about the foolishness Of the painful q
objection, which induced Mr. Russell TO
say that Mr.. Caldwell had talked as mucn
during the progress Of the trlsl as All iha
Witnesses together.
The Cour, sustained the objection, cay
ing the report was the proper evidence
Recess for fifteen minutes to allow the
defense to &c. the reports.
r EDGAR HALL
When The session was RESUMED Mr.. Caid-
well said the report could not bo found
but Secretary Hall. Of the Board, was pres
ent 10 answer. Mr. Ii ,ll wac sworn. lie
had looked for the original reports from
Richie district, in 1887, but could not
find them; IS do not make point of ke5 p
ing them; the minute book would SHOW
there had hem a special Investigating con-,
mittee appointed by the Board; Mr.. Hall
read the MINUTES Of the July, 1887, meet
ipg of the Board, so far as it related to the
Richie district teachers; it showed MI
noIity report BY DR. Pipes. showing Miss
Greenlse's and Miss Stephens names DR..
Mccoy snd Mr. Eschstruth submitted a
majority report, with the nam's omitted;
The whole matter went to a committee OF
five. on melton Of DR.. Mccoy, the com
mittee consisting Of Messrs. D. @. Lust
Jr.. DIR. J. L Dickey, J. r. Aeker, j >.
Tsvlor and A. D. Work The committee
renorted 81 a special meeting, that the ma