The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-12-17
THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETS.
A Resolution Puts Mr.. Hanna on His
Metal.
AN INJUNCTION MAY FOLLOW
The Secretary is Instructed by the Board
to Turn over All Papers Bearing on
the Bogart Case to the Solicit
tor-He Refuses 10 Do SO.


an hour longer than the other business
brought up required.
The directors in attendance were President
Price and Messrs. Hanna Trezise, Morgan,
Baugh, Edwards, Lee, James, Higgins
Dewitt and O'Brein. The meeting opened
with the reading of report by Truant officer
Brown to the effect that he had looked after
az truancies from the day schools and AZ from
the night schools. The report was accepted
A communication from Edward Z. Davis
was also read. Mr.. Davis is janitor of the
now White street school building. He is get
ting a salary of S35 month and complains
that the labor attached to his position is
worth $50 per month The matter was re-
ferred to the committee on building and re-
pairs.
After report by the committee concern
ing Improvements required at the new White
street school building and action on the
special election, Mr.. Trezise arose and read a
preamble and resolution that caused quite a
commotion among the minority members of
the board During the discussion that fol-
lowed Secretary Hanna openly charged that
the object Of the resolution was to either
suppress or destroy certain documents bear
ing upon the Bogart case. President Price
called down" Mr.. Hanna twice during the
discussion once on the ground of personal
reference as bearing upon thes Solicitor and on
another occasion as being too general and
dragging into argument matters that did not
bear upon the motion.
The paper that caused the furry was as
follows
SHENANDOAH, Pa. Dec. II, 1896
To the Shenandoah School Board:
1T is probable that when the time arrives
for our next regular meeting some of us will
be called away to attend court at Pittsburg
and will, therefore, be unable to attend the
regular meeting of the Sceool Board, which
should be held on January 6th 1897 There
are some papers in the possession of the
School Board which may be required at Pitts
burg, and to expedite matters and as we
desire speedy elimination of the trial, and
to have nothing withheld that will tend to
delay the case, would Offer the following
resolution
That our next regular meeting be held on
the first Monday of January, 1897; that the
Secretary of the Board turn over immed-
ately to our Solicitor for temporary use at
the trial, all correspondence received by the
secretary of this Board from c. d. Bogart
prior to June, 1896; also any letters which he
may have directed by the Secretary to C. ID
Bogart but returned as not delivered; also
the afhdavits of the Yates family and of Mr..
Bailey concerning Mr.. BOgart; also two sets
of testimonials received from Mr. Bogart
and that the Solicitor procure copies of the
telegrams bearing on the matter from the
telegraph company.
Further resolved that in the absence of
our superintendent Mr.. j. w. Cooper take
charge of the schools temporarily, and that
Miss Cline have charge of the High school,
and substitute whom Mr. Cooper may select
hll Miss Cline's place; and also that Mr..
Cooper take charge of the school supplies in
case of the secretarys absence.
"W. T. TREzIsE"
AS soon as the resolutions were read by
Mr. Trezise, Secretary Hanna arose in
spirit that betokencd suppressed agitation.
He objected to the consideration of the reso-
luton on the ground that the board had no
right TO take the books or papers out of his
hands until his successor in office should be
elected. He claimed to be the custodian of
the property and declared that he would not
them. He said the adoption of
such resolution would place him in con-
tempt before the court at Pittsburg, as he
had been subpOenaed to produce all papers
IN his possession at the trial Of the Bogart
case and intimated, in fact charged, that
should the documents be turned over 10
Beddall, they might be destroyed.
He said Mr., Beddall had been, from the very
and not of the Board.
Solicitor Beddall said that the Secretary
was the servant of tho Board and was COM /
PEELED to do anything the Board should order.
Mr.. Hanna disagreed with the Solicitor
ana said that he was not only the Secretary
IF the Board, but duly elected member of |
.he body. He also declared that it would be |
Illegal for the Board TO order him TO deliver .
N IN, al. Il.
and that should the resolution be adopted he /
would be obliged TO appeal to the county .
court for an injunction.
Solicitor Beddsll, upon being called upon
or advice in the matter, responded with the
question, Suppose this Boaid should have u
dispute with the contractors of the new
chool building, and should direct that the
contract, which is in the possession of the
be handed over to the Solicitor,
would that be legal2'
Mr. Hanna arose and said he was justified
n stating that the intention was TO get the
'apers aud either suppress, or destroy them.
President Price said that was only matter
Il opinion and the Secretary was not justified
n it.
Mr.. Trezise said the documents of the
'oard had been carried out to Pittsburg
without its consent and the sole object of the
esolution was to determine whether or not
he documents should be taken to Pittsburg
{ the approaching trial, and who should
axe them.
Mr.. Hanna moved as an amendment that
he resolution, so far as 1t requested the
chool Board to direct the Secretary TO turn
Yer papers to the Solicitor be rejected This
notion was an incentive for quite an argu-
mt hu.sfe .t.l.