The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-06
lone CITIZENS INDIGNANT,
Brand as False the Statements
: of Ex-Employe3 of the
Reform School.
Addresses by Leading Citizens and
Adoption of Resolutions of
=. Severe Censure.

lone, CAL, April Sat an Indignation
meeting of the citizens of this town this
evening the statements of four ex-employes
of the Preston School of Industry. which
reflected on the management OF that insti-
!" tuition, were denounced as untrue The
statements were made to the San Fran
cisco Examiner, and were published last
Thursday.
= The meeting was called to order by J.
w. Surface of ]. w. Surface & Son, bank
ers. Addresses were made by J. W. Sur
face, T. r. Muir, Supervisor John Mar
chant, w. A. Newcum, editor of the
Amador Ledger, Judge James McCauley.
]. E. Barnes, editor of the lone Valley
Echo, and others.
All the speakers characterized the stories
told by Matthew Bridge, H. S. Martin, G.
H. Brown and w. F. Eastman as utterly
false; that investigation proves that these
men stretched the truth with regard 10 the
Preston School and its management; that
these four men did not find their Jobs sine
cures, with big pay and light work, and
have been complaining and trying to make
trouble for some time.
Nearly every voter in this vicinity was
present, but only business men made
addresses,
The following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted at the meeting.
lone, CAL, April 5.-The citizens of lone and
its vicinity, in mass-meeting assembled, do
resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Examiner of
Thursday, April 4, 1895, contained an article
headed "Ione School designations" said arti-
Gle consisting of reports made to the San Fran
cisco Examiner by ex-employes of the Preston
School of Industry, namely, Matthew Bridge,
II. S. Martin, c. II. Brown and w. T. Eastman,
said reports being wholly untrue, without
foundation and calculated to be of detriment
to the Preston School of Industry, and willful
misrepresentation Of the true facts of the case
therefore be it
Rescued, That said stories, as reported in the
San Francisco Examiner by said participate
thew Bridge, Fl. S. Martin, C. H. Brown and
w. F. Eastman-be stigmatized as false, with
/. out foundation in fact and utterly misrepre-
sentative of and directly contrary to the facts
of the case. and be it further
Resolued, That as these men above named
were guilty OF conduct unbecoming officers in
an institution such as the Preston School of IN
dustry, the management acted for the best in
tefests of the school when it dispensed with
their services.
RESOLVED That we censure said Matthew
Bridge, C. h. Brown and w. F. Eastman for,
while wearing the uniform of the Preston
School of Industry in a saloon in this city,
drinking and acting in such way as to bring dis
credit and odium upon the Preston School of
Industry and its management.
= RESOLVED That the city of lone and its vicinity
do heartily indorse the administration of the
present management of the Preston schools as
represented by Superintendent z. Carl Bank.
and that we most heartily and cordially invite
any and all investigation of that institution
and its methods
RESOLVED, That the SAN FRANCISCO CALL be re-
quested to publish these resolutions, and that
a copy of them be sent to Governor James H.
Budd.