The record-union., 1895-04-17
4RUCKBE SCANDAL INVESTIGATED.
Report of the Board of Education
Committee.
Is Considers Miss Lizzie Bernard
Innocent of the Charges Made
Against Her.

The City Board of Education held a
special meeting last night to consider the
report of the committee appointed to in
vestlgate the charges made in the Truckee
Republican regarding Miss Lizzie Ber-
nard.
Director Driver presented the report,
which is as follows:
SACRAMENTO, April 16, 1895.
To the Board Of Education Of tie city Of
O-GENTLEMEN: Your COM
mittee to whom was referred charges
made to the public against Miss Lizzie
Bernard, a teacher in the school depart
ment of this city, by the Truckee RepU6-
tGc07l, report as follows:
Your committee organized by the elec-
ton of Director Driver as President and
Superintendent Erlewine as Secretary.
Your committee then proceeded by get
ting a statement from Miss Lizzie Ber-
nard, j. y. Porter and Fred Remele, all
of Sacramento; then went to Truckee for
the purpose of taking testimony OF the
people Of that town, and making thor
eugh investigation into facts of the case.
STATEMENT OF LIZZIE BERNARD.
'Ileft Sacramento on March 22d with a
party of friends for Truckee to take a
sleigh ride. We arrived at Truckee about
8 P. NJ. One of the men registered at the
Truckee for all OF US. Mrs. Tobin and L
were assigned TO room No. l. | do not
know the number OF the rooms given to
the gentlemen. l met Mrs. Taylor in
the hotel psrlor. lady whom I had
known in Sacramento. She introduced
me TO some people in the parlor. When
1 went to introduce her to my lady friend
had to ask her for her name, it having
slipped my memory. 70 this noticed
nh Talf nd for rHr.5 TaIf
sorry. Knowing this woman to be
somewhat gossipy, l jokingly re-
marked that 1 will have to have
brother in this crowd. Then Mr.. Farm
ham drew line through his name, and
wrote opposite to it II. Bernard-so he
said; l don't know whether he did or not.
We were all very tired, and retired early
We got up reasonably early next morn
ing. Before we started sleigh riding we
had little fun snow balling in the yard
near the hotel. We started to take a
sleigh ride about 10 A. NJ. We returned
about P. NJ. Arriving too late for lunch,
we partOOk OF some lunch ! had taken
from home in our room, No. l. About .
P. ". we took dinner. At this time
we met Fred Remele of Sacramento.
We invited him to spend the evening
with us in the parlors of Mr.. Moody, a
gentleman who bad known Mrs. Tobin
and myself from childhood, and who had
train time, which WIS about 10 P. NJ
We spent the evening with Mr..
Moody and his nephew in singing
playing the organ, etc. The train was re-
ported late, but time not given. Some
time after 10 o'clock we went to the par
lor OF the hotel. Mr.. Remele went out
and bought some tamales, and we went
into the dlning-room to eat them. Mr..
Remele then went out and got three or
four bottles OF beer. l cannot say posi-
lively whether it was all drank or not.
During the evening we all walked across
the street TO a drug store for some medi-
cine Tor Mrs. 1obiu's headache, and
someone bought some gum. This was
before we lett the parlors of Mr.. Moody.
l suppose we did make considerable
noise while in Mr.. Moody's room, as the
door was open. l can say, and the in
vestigation which have asked for will
prove, that have done nothing while in
Truckee that L am ashamed Of"
FRED REMELE.
ST arrived at Truckee from Colfax
twenty-four hours later than the parties
from Sacramento. l was making a Dusi-
ness trip. l met the party by accident In
the dining-rOom of the Truckee Hotel,
was invited TO spend the evening with
them in the parlors OF MIR. Moody, with
whom l was well acquainted. We spent
the evening there very pleasantly, sing
ing and playing the organ; during
the evening we went across the
street to a drugstore and got some
gum. The only drinks brought to
Mr.. Moody's rooms were Shasta water.
About 10 o'clock we went to the hotel
parlors. Learning that the train on
which the party were going to leave was
late, bought some tamales and beer and
we went into the dining-room and ate
tamales and drank the beer. l drank the
most of the beer. Between II and Y
o'clock, learning that the train would not
arrive until about 4 p NJ. we all went
to bed. l saw nothing in the conduct of
Miss Bernard unbecoming 4 lady at any
time. l left the next morning on the
East-bound train on business"
]. n. PORTER.
"I went with party to Truckee on
March I'D to take sleigh ride. The party
consisted Of Mrs. Tobin OF Vallejo, Miss
Lizzie Bernard OF Sacramento, Mr. Farm
ham of San Francisco and myself. We
lett Sacramento on the 1928 P. NJ. train,
and arrived in Truckee about P. NJ. Mr.
tarnham registered Tor US all. The clerk
assigned me to room IS, MI. Farnham to
room 80 and the ladies to room No. /. We
all got up early next morning; we had
some fun about the hotel snow bailing, etc.
Started on our sleigh ride about 10 o. clock
returned about p. M; took q little lunch
In the ladies' rooms; took dinner about 8
z. NJ; were joined by Mr.. Remele in the
dining-room, who spent the evening with
US in the parlors of MIR. Moody. The
train by which we intended to return
should leave Truckee at 1920, but was
reported late. About 10 o'clock we went
down stairs. Mr.. Remele bought some
tamales and three or four bottles of beer,
and we went into the diniDg-rOom and
ate the tamales and drank the beer.
drank no beer. We learned that the train
would be delayed until about a. NJ, so
about 1880 we all went to bed. We ali
had good time and made some noise but
no one got drunk nor did anything that
was wrong. l have known Mr.. Moody
for many years, and have known Mrs.
Tobin from a child, and think it an out
rage to attempt anything like scandal
with that occssion."
HON. c. F. M'GLASHAN.
81 do not know Miss Bernard, and did
not see her nor any of the parties that |
know of when in Truckee, but when /
heard OF this matter 1 made thorough
investigation, and satisfied myself that
there is absolutely no truth in the report
of their misconduct whatever. / am glad
you came over, and hope you will make
thorough investigation, and | will lend
you any assistance in my power to go to
the bottom of it. Isaw the article before
1t was published in the Truck ee Repubit-
can, and advised Mr.. Calkins not to