St. Paul daily globe., 1894-08-17
i understand that Gen. Smith is in
possession of the originals?
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i understand that Gen. Smith is in
possession of the originals?
Did Someb ody Liea
Miss Taylor-Gen. Smith is not ir
possession of the originals. lie lied
when he told you he had them. Nobody
had them. One of the boys engaged i'll
the matter got possession Of ali the
notes. l went 10 his mother, and she
and tried 10 persuade him TO give them
up: but he was obstinate, and wouldn't
do it. Then | went to the guilty. Schol-
arS, and made them confess and ~site
out topics of the vile notes they mad
written. it is not fact that the last
note was written Dec. Is, Is stated by
Mr.. Gilbert anu Gen. Smith. Some
of them were written in January
and March. l took the. boy who
had the original notes, with his
mother TO Gen. Smith; but it was lm-
possible TO pursuade the boy 10 give up
the notes. Mind you, l reported this
matter about tie middle of December.
but the writing continued until in
March, | don't know OF my OVID knowl-
edge of any other immoral note writing.
But parents sending children 10 the
MadisoD school have told me that the
morals of that school are horrible. an d
that immortality exists from The primary
grades up.
Nillrich-WiIl you give us the names
of the parents who told you these
things. so that we may bring Them III as
witnesses?
Miss Jaylor-I will not. These par
ehIS don't want to go before tile public.
They told me these things in confidence.
Yanish-lf any parents have told you
such things. it seems 10 me That you
and they owe il 10 the cause OF moral
ity, 30 the pubic goOd aud 10 the good
of the chiidreD of these pareuts 10 re-
veal their names so that they may be
brought here ~ help US to get AT the
bottom of this thing. Who are these
parents, Miss Taylor?
Miss rsylcr-I will not tell you.
Shall not reveal their condolences. Gen.
Smith has told you about the boy OF six
teen being 50 penitent. That boy was
not peuitent. That boy SAID 10 me after
wa' ds: Il don't have TO stay in your
room; The principal says [ can 60 into
another roGm if l want to-"
Repeated efforts were made by every
school Inspector present to induce Miss
Taylor to reveal the names OF the parents
who ;old her OF the corruption in the
Madison school, but she perSistently de-
cliued to name them. She was also
asked how many there were OF those
parents, ann she fatty refused TO say
now many, remarking curtly each time,
IL won't ;eli."
~ iss MadiGan Interrupted
at this point to say that Mr.. Gilbert's
reason for dropping the young man
teacher in the Smith school from the
rolls was not drunkenness, but purely d
question of discipline.
Some way in the shuttle Miss Taylor
gUt lost from the witness stand. No one
discovered it, and so when Miss Taylor
asked that Frances Ii. johnson take the
stand. that lady was called, and Miss
Taylor was not further questioned.
Miss Iayior-Did you ever know Of
anything taking place i'll your school of
a grossly immoral character?
Miss Johnson-Yes. About a year
ago one boy was guilty of writing the
Vlltst note ever read. However, it
would be singular, as the world goes, if
III a school of over $40 scholars, some
ching of that Kind didn't occur once in
while. attended 10 that case myself,
and did not report to those above Inc. 1t
was very delicate matter, and l
thought ii best for US woman teachers
at th1at school TO dispose of 1t quietly.
Statement by Gilbert.
superintendent Gilbert asked the
privilege of making statement on the
stand, and was accorded the privilege.
He SAID:
l have been superintendent of the
schools about five years. About four
years ago Mrs. BlO0mqniSt, whose affi-
davit has been presented here, called at
my Office TO register kick about her
children not being promoted. She began
In very coarse and commanding man.
ner. She in effect demanded that her
children should be promoted at once.
replied that would consult the princi-
pal of the school where her children
attended. She said that wouldn't do.
She made ME angry. but / concealed my
anger and tried 10 be concilIatory.
She grew very abusive and
sent for the janitOr with the Intention
OF having her put out However, l did
not carry out my intentions in that re-
spect. Some days after the interview
l received a letter from George f.
Kuhles, who was at that time one of the
school inspectors. stating that Mrs.
BloomQuist had laid the charge before
him that she had found me in my office
intoxicated. Then began to look the
matter up. l had not remembered who
were III the Office at the time; but Miss
EuStace, one OF my CLERKS, informed
me that She was present at
the time of the interview. and
later on. Miss Darragh, one of the prin-
cipals, informed Inc that she was also
present. Both these persons say that
the story that l was under the influence
of liquor is false. Miss Darragh is
spending her vacation in California,
hence L shall ask for little time in
which TO meet this charge of drunken
ness. In regard to Miss Madigan's
charge that l was Intoxicated at the
Smith school. l will say that the only
time l recall of going to that school
twice in one day was once when l had
been informed that Miss Madigan. the
principal, had fallen into the habit of
getting to the school late in the after
noon. | went there to see if the charge
was true.
Gilbert Defended.
I. D. Merwin, sitting in another part
Of the room, and far away from Mr..
Gilbert, arose to say that he remem-
Dered very distinctly the time referred
TO by Miss Madigan. On that day he
had lunched with Mr.. Gilbert, and Mr.
sfilbert went Immediately from the
luuch to the Smith school. He was at
ahat time perfectly sober. not an indica-