Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-24
LBINGHAM SCANDAL.
Hiss Geneva Lincoln, a School
I.aCl.l Wants Heavy DAMAGES
scnooLunrsrEEs AsprrESDlSrs.
SERIOUS Allegations Set Forth in
Complaint til,d this Aftsr.
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Tho g1oi people Of bingham are
much excited at this ums over little
local scandal which has cropped Up In
lhuir Dilat, uui whi.h, according to
thu present 0Itlolf. will uo sllll further
aired before a Judicial tribunal.
a young lacy ielgHsr named Geneva
Lincoln be- greatly periutbcI 90 con.
.cqucucu % the bad treatment which
che alleges shv haH mot with nt the
hauls1i tlr thrcssgblIl trustees % the
oj.h iiotust0. salt Lakccluuty, uamo
ly, Mcssrs. D.. I. Cushing, A. BowIlrb,
AMI n. !. Gfugou1n, VINO are tf,ro.
fore male tho defendants in three .rr-
nratu suits iilri THE afternoon 800 her
behalf 10y Attorneys Richard, d Rich.
arls, VI This city, m tho rhird district
court.
Ia the hisi case proceedings are Ia.
siiiutud against all three Of the gentle
men named tor dam ,srs Ia the sum
90 sll.l, Tor breach oi contract Nilts
Lincoln alleges iu this connection
that Uu December 2lsi, 1898, shu was
engaged by thu then trustees, under
written agreement, % teach the
"miNud' school OF shat district for a
period % ten months ending June 10,
1875. ut alhry Of $50 Ter month ~
four weeks, She states that, although
nll her dulles since that time had been
faithfully Performed, nu she had con.
formed 60 au lhv required rules aad
regulations, the trustees On February Z,
without cause ut notice, and Boz viola.
| ton Of the contract, dismissed her from
l her position; aul % b. ny reason oi this
"mulIC iuus aud wautlun proceeding
/ tuut she brings this action.
The HrC lnd suit Do Logged against
] MuiHfs. B1wiich aud Gtuscuon aud
] contains charges Of FAR mufr srrl1|H
| nature. Ia short, the lady debates
] that about January 10Th OF this year
] the defendants, ia conjunction with
/ their COLLEAGUES Gushing, "malirilusly
/ c0uitdcralcJ, c0uspirul, agreed And
| c0ntHyod together 10 wf0ngfuily,
/ AMI without cause or iusti.
/ huntion, discharge the plain.
un," ami 10 'lrjute dcfame
anu Islander her by falsely publishing
that she bad committed the crime OF
Iofnicauou." Further. 1t IL ALLEGED
that, ut the instance Of the two trustee.
Cushing, "in the presence aud hear.
Ing Of suu1ty prrsuns," wfongiully
iutimaitd that the plaintiff was guiliy
OF such ofirnsr, by avrfring that Mfs.
Snyder HAD caught Aliss Lincoln aud
two men named n gers und Gray IN a
i c.muf0 mlslug . siliOn tn toe plaintiffs
bedroom. Another aud even
more serious allegation Of sim.
moral anu crlmiusl conIuct,D ~
affecting the morality Of her mails
scholars, 10 set forth In the complaint
ne having emanatcd from the same
source, For this damages 10 tho
tuuv Of $4,000 anu costs are demanded.
The dot u male " thickeu by the
lhirl complaint, m which +. l.. Cusn
lug h alone named ~ defendant An
Their $4,000 IL ASKED from him
making grand total u s2l 900.
l La this ease tho allegations set forth
are substantially tue same ~ those
] named iu the suit against B0wdich
ana drrEut-0u, Ia reference 20 tho
utlrctoas upon the young lady's fair
name.
! Miss Lincoln, who IL graduate OF
/ the State Normal School at Greeley,
| Colo, was teacher In ono " the
]
] about year prior 10 going 10 Bling
/ ham. Sue h the p0ssess0r OF some
splendid testimonials and her scho
work nj Bingham during the short
! time she was employed there has been
/ referred 10 la complimentary terms in
] the columns VI the Bin Cham Bui'stW
| ON more than ono occasion. Her
! attorneys hOlI no fewer than seven
Riildayits maize by Bingham residents
! bearing testimony 10 her uprightnesB
I VI conduct, aud one OF these
l includes the statement OF Mrs. Snyder
before referred 10, which goes
wholly 20 dispTOve what has been
! attributed IN her rs affecting the plain,
tlil's reputation.
Miss Lincoln Gays she h determined,
at all hazards, 10 push thu matter 10 TIE
bitter end, In OtJer 20 vludicato her
character,