Evening journal., 1896-02-26
THAT REPORT and BILL
Which DR.. Crumbaugh Wants
to Foist on the Taxpayers.
COMMITTEE ON TEACHERS MEETS

But Are Retiosnt As to what is Done.
Thoy Look Over the Report. However.
what Member OF the School Board
sR5s-Iu the Opinion OF an ON oial the
Bill Is an Imposition on the Tax-paSors.
The account given In the EVENING
JOURNAL OF the troubles exlstant In the
High school in which Dr. Crumbaugh,
member of the bard OF education from
the Fifth ward. Prof A II. Berlin,
a private detective. and an unknown boy
and girl are the factors. caused consider
able comment, aud on all sldas the astiol
Of Dr. Crumbaughiwas criticized pretty
freely.
Last evening the teachers committee
Of the Board Of Eluc alton held a secret
meeting Ia the board'e rooms at which
we're present Chairman Charles Baird.
members Morrow. Brilely, Shortlldge,
Carter, Pyle tand Prof. Berlin. DR.,
Crumbaugh was not In attendance. A
reporter who entered the room was
politely efoorted out and down stairs to
the street. after which the outside door
was securely locked. The session lasted
until after II o'clock. That II was an
Interesting one was surmised by the
reporter who from the outside could see
those present talking In an evidently
earnest manner and with gestures that
seemed TO mean much
After the meeting Senator John Pyle
carried home him with him a lot Of papers
which bore a strong resemblance to the
report filed by DR.. Orumbaugh as that Of
the detective. The members OF the
coterie were wonderfully reticsnt and
said that Il was merely dropin meet
Ing. thoroughly informal and at which
nothing WAS done but 4 aimple going
over the report. The tenor OF the dis
cusslon, was not stated, In fact that
there WAS a discussion was denied.
DR.. Orumbsugh Denies.
Dr. CrumbAugh emphRtically denies
that he was obtaining evidence TO be
used against Professor Berlin, and said
that such a charge was deemed by him
unworthy OF notice. He sRid that before
the detective was employed he saw
several members Of the board aud told
them that It would be best 10 make an
Investigation into the case Of the boys
suspected OF malicious mischief at the
High School. and suggested that II
might be best TO 20 out OF town
to get detective as the state
detectives were too we'll known
by the boys and would be able 20 get but
little information. That those members
agreed with him and that he then got
the man. He further stated that he had
spoken 10 Chief Dolan on the street about
sending away for a detec i've and that
Chief Dolan had commended u, saying
that an outsider might do better than
the state detectives.
The doctor further said: "The whole
story Is aimed at me. and the lies are
about me personally. and can DO me nc
harm, as time will show that the state
ments are false / know where the story
emanatsd. The whole matter. including
the reports OF the detective, are ia the
hands OF the committee to which they
we're referred by the board on Monday
night
Never Consulted Ohief Dolan.
Chief Dolsn was asked by reporter II
be had advised DR. Crumbaugh TO secure
private detective. He said that DR.
Crumbaugh had never even mentioned
the subj sot Of detective to him. and Llu
frst official notice he had Of any detec-
tive was when Rev. Mr. WAlling com
planned that the detective had been
annoying him and he did not want 1t
continued.
The boy suspected OF having committed
the alleged assault on the little girl at
the high School Is a member Of Rev.
Mr. Wslling's Sunday school end that
gentleman had every reason to belive
him Innocent OF the charge. but be had
been 80 annoyed by the mass visits aud
shadoWing that hs was forced TO obi sot.
AS for the matter OF bringing as outsider
here. Chief Dolan said that had the affair
been reported 10 him when 70 happened, f,
a solution would have bsen reached very
quickly There are officers on the force
who could have obtained all the nece1-
sary information very quickly.
The school Boys Were ooKnizsnt.
The denial OF Or. Crumbaugh that the
detective WAS not used to wAtcn
Professor Berlin is not substantiated by
an investigation made among the boys
themselves. They we're cognlzant OF the
fact that the man was shadoWlng the
principal and 1t was common talk among
them. To the members Of the investi
gatlng committee 80 whom the charges
against Professor Berlin were referred
and who ignored them, DR.. OrumbRugh
said that he would press the charges
before the board and would bring some
OF the boys as witnesses. The fact that
he was being watched and followed was
painfully we'll known to Professor Berlin
and was a source Of much annoyance to
him.
An Unfortunate A fair.
In conversation this morning with an
EVENING JOURNAL reporter a member OF
the board, whose name, for good reasons,
Is withheld, ssid;
"The affair all round Is an unfortunate
one aud am very sorry 1t should have
occurred. In the FIRST place think DR..
Crumbsugh is acting very unwisely
In allowing his personal spite to influences
him. BE and Professor Berlin may not
agree In the matter Of discipline, ETC.
but that is no reason for DR.. Crumbaugh
to try to overthrow Professor Berlin AS
to the charges, they we're reported un-
founded, and, while DR.. Crumbaugh has
the privilege Of putting them before the
board, shall certainly oppose bis bring
ing Mr.. Bird in as counsel to prosecute
those charges.
We are able to act without any
specious argument AS TO the bill for
detective hire II DR.. CrumbsuRh en-
ployed him let hin pay him. The board