The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-09-07
PROCEEDING
DeSpOtic Step in the Persecution of Super
intendent BOgart.
He WAS RAILROADED TO PITTSBURG
Arrested by "Jack" Toole on oath of Jim
Smith, Who Repews the Yates Charge
"on Information Received" Great
Indignation Aroused

One of the dirtiest outnges ever per-
petuated against citizen Of the United
States was enacted in this borough to-day by
sthe railroading Prof c. d. Bogart, suporin-
tendent of the public schools Of the town, to
Pittsburg on the charges of which the ac-
cused was only recently acquitted by the
School Board of this place. A more auto
cratic act could not be performed by the most
despotic of governments.
At about $50 o'clock this morning Superin-
tendent Bogart was engaged in receiving
parents and pupils in his office in the High
school building when Detective Jack"
Toole appeared and placed him under arrest
on a warrant issued at Pittsburg and involv-
ing the charge of Clara Yates which the
School Board of this town fully investigated
with the result that it completely cxonerated
the accused man.
Superintendent Bogart was not surprised at
the step, as rumors had been current for
several weeks that the conspirators would
take him in nippers to Pittsburg" but he
was both astounded and indignant when he
learned that he would not be allowed to enter
bail, or sufficient time to make proper ar
rangements for his departure. He barely
had time to hurriedly close his office
and call at his home TO take leave of
his family. Jack" Toole was obdurate
Superintendent Bogart and host of
friends offered bail in any amount for the
formers appearance at Pittsburg at any time
the Grand Jury or court at that place may
require, and they had written opinion from
A. w. Schalck, Esq, the Pottsville lawyer,
stating without equivocation that bail could
be so furnished, but Toole's only reply was
'On to Pittsburg." He said he was under
instructions to accept no bail" Mr.. Bogart
and his friends then tried to persuade Toole
to delay the departure, so that the arrival at
Pittsburg would be made in the day time or
early evening tomorrow, and not at mid
night, but to this Toole also refused to
accede. Mr.. Bogart ventured to say that it
was evidently the intention to land him in
Pittsburg at midnight, so that he could get
no legal redress and would be obliged
to go to Jail until tomorrow. This
brought out reply from Toole that he
would treat him as a criminal if any insults
were offered. No persuasion would prevail
and Superintendent Bogart was obliged to
leave town with Toole ON the 11:O5 Lehigh
Valley train, less than two hours after the
arrest was made.
The affair aroused great public Indignation
and business men and prominent citizens
| from all quarters of the town were loud in
their condemnation of the autocratic act.
Among them was Mr.. Russell W. Stout, who
volunteered bail, and finding it would not be
accepted, he accompanied Superintendent
| Bogart to Pittsburg.
| Before the train left a HERALD reporter
requested permission to look at the warrant,
but Toole declined to afford him the privilege.
Justice NJ. j. Lawlor is authority for the
statement that the warrant in the case was
sworn out by Jim" Smith, Of this town, be-
fore James A. McMaster, an Alderman of
| Pittsburg.
Jim" Smith is the man who helped jack
Toole work up the alleged case against
Superintendent Bogart when an effort was
made to prevent Mr.. Bogart from receiving
his commission as Superintendent of the
| local schools.
An interesting fact in connection with the
matter is that Jim" Smith swears out the
warrant "on information received"
Refore taking his departure this morning
Superintendent Bogart said IF am accorded
the least quantity of justice l will return
here tomorrow" When asked as to what he
had to say he replied with GOODNESS, but great
firmness, 81 have nothing more to say than
that there is absolutely nothing in the case,