The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-11-19
Special to EVENING HERALD.


PITTsAURG, Nov IS, 1870 p. m.-By per
sstent efforts on the part of the counsel for
Prof c. D. Bogart the Commonwealth has
at last consented to bring the case to trial
1t will be called the first thing tomorrow
Thursday morning, and the jury will be
selected from a full panel of sixty. The
counsel for the defense will, if necessary,
of challenge.
The friends of Prof Bogart have become
dissatisfied with the manner in which the
Commonwealth has delayed the case aud the
information received late this evening to the
effect that it would be called first tomorrow
was received by them with a great deal of
satisfaction.
This agreement was reached this afternoon
as a result of a conference between the al
torneys of both sides. The District Attorney
may be excused somewhat in the delay by
the fact that the criminal calendar has been
large, and that the Judges are anxious to
close the term this week. For this reason it
was thought that the Bogart case would go
over until the December term, but that has
now been avoided, and the trial will proceed
tomorrow. For this all parties interested
are devoutly thankful. The case will prob
ably occupy but one day, going to the jury
tomorrow night.
The HERALD representative has inter.
viewed number of the citizens of Knox
Vile in reference to the charges preferred
against Superintendent Bogart, and finds the
statements of Messrs. Price and Beddall, in
their report to the Shenandoah School Board
last July, to be substantiated in every parti-
cular. The five members of the School
Board of Knoxville are especially emphatic
in denial of certain statements made by the
other side. Whatever may be the outcome
of the trial, it is certain that Messrs. Price
and Beddall made true and impartial state.
ment to the Board. This your representative
has fully substantiated by personal interviews
with the parties concerned on both sides
III conversation with James C. Ewing,
member of the Knoxville School Board who
is a highly educated gentleman and stands
high in Knoxville, he stated to-day that the
only charge that can successfully be made
against Prof. Bogart is that of indiseretion:
that, in the opinion of himself and four other
members of the School Board, the Superin-
tendent was innocent of the charges pre-
ferred.
In this conversation Mr.. Ewing said
when Clara Yates made the statement to
her parents, Mr.. Yates was very indignant
and before reporting the matter to the Board
repeated the child's story in the presence of
outsiders. In very brief time exaggerated
and scandalous statements of the story OBJ
tanned circulation. Mr.. Yates appeared be-
fore our Board and, after thorough discus
sion of the matter by the members, requested
that the matter be dropped, and that no
further action be taken that his daughters
subsequent statements did not agree with the
first one she made ON the morning subsequent
to the evening ON which the supposed crime
was said to have occurred. This the Board
refused to do, owing to the story having
gained circulation. Prof Bogart, at his own
suggestion and that of some of the members
of our Board, rendered his resignation,
which was accepted owing TO the exaggerated
runners having been given such publicity
This action was taken, owing to the belief
that Prof, Bogart's usefulness here would be
greatly impaired by the reports as circulated.
with the single exception of Director
Bayly who had personal grievance against
Bogart) not one other member of the Board
believes the Superintendent guilty, l, for
one, would never have allowed him to re-
sign had we believed otherwise, but would
have dismissed him without ceremony
Prof Bogart is an exceptionally capable
Superintendent and during his two years
with us brought our schools from the second
lowest in the county to very high state of
efficiency, and we were 10th to part with
him. His character has always been above
reproach, and has never given US grounds for
a contrary opinion, Had not the enemies of
Mr., Bogart-made so because Of his rigid en-
forcement Of the school rules without favor
taken advantage Of these rumors and ex-
aggerated them, he would still be in our
Schools and for the good Of the schools l