The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-11-18
BOGART'S CASE HANGS FIRE
A Trial Tomorrow Now Appears to be
a Certainty.
THE ACCUSED'S LAWYERS ACTIVE
They Tried to Have the Case Taken Up the
First For Trial, But For Some I'm
known Reason the District
f. Attorney Took Up others.
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PITTsBURe, Nov 18th, Ga. m.--The case
of Superintendent c. ID. Bogart, in which
the citizens of Shenandoah are so greatly
interested, and which attracts considerable
attention here, was fixed for trial yesterday by
agreement of counsel on both sides 1t was
delayed for some reason by the Common
wealth, and the indications at this writing
are that it may not be called up before
Thursday.
The'defense represented by Messrs. Mar
shall, Hunter and Patterson, of this city, and
SchalCk, of POttsville, were ready for trial
on the first day and requested District
Attorney John HaymakeT, to call the case
the FIRST one, but instead Of doing so a murder
case was brought up, and further delay was
occssioned by following this up with a
homicide case, thus taking "a Of the 80 jurors
impaneled.
Attorney John Marion is representing che
minority members of the School Board of
Shenandoah, and will make an aggressive
and determined fight. "Me-too" Smith is
greatly in evidence, and appears to be the
! leading spirit and confidential adviser. Of the
! Commonwealth. Detectives are employed
band are plying their avOcation in the corridors
of the court house and the hotels where those
interested in the case are quartered John
Yates, father Of the girl Clara Yates, who is
supposed to have been assaulted. is Swallowed
continuously by "Me-too" Smith. Whenever
seen in conversation with the friends of Prof
Bsgart he is Immediately called away on
some pretext, or other.
There may be some startling developments
| if the information received by the attorney S
for the defense. after further investigation,
can be fully substantiated, which now seems
certain. The nature of this information is
withheld from the public at this time for
obvious reasons, but will probably develop
itself as the trial proceeds and, if true, will
certainly implicate others besides those now
accused
| Money is playing an important part in the
case, so far as the prosecution is concerned.
There is no disguisingth the fact that the people
in charge of the prosecution have taken ad-
vantage of every opportunity, and left moth
ing undone that would be to their advantage.
On the other hand. the friends of Prof
BOgart, both here and at Shenandoah, are as
actively at work. Especially is this true of
the counsel. If he fails in establishing his
innocence, it will not be their fault.
The influential and leading citizens of
Knoxville, including the five members of the
School Board of that place and Miss Norris,
the principal, are here in the interest of
Prof. Bogart and from conversation with
them it is plain that not one of them be-
lieves the superintendent guilty, They
substantiate every statement, with more
emphasis, made by Messrs. Price and Beddall
in their report to the Shenandoah School
Board after an investigation made here, and
which has already been given to the public
The charges against Prof Bogartar in two
counts, The first is statutory rape and the
second attempted assault with intent to rape.
The prosecution will likely abandon the first
charge, and the defense has no fear Of the
result as to the second.
STILL DELAYED.
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PITTsBURG, Nov. is. s p. m.-Superin-
tendent Bogart's case will be called up for
trial tomorrow morning, at $3.50 o'clock.
There will be Il full panel of jurors.
The trial of the case will probably occupy
one day. Superintendent Bogart and his
friends look upon the outlook as very bright
! Prof. Bogart's lawyers have fought hard to
get the case on trial as this week closes .he
criminal court term and had the case drifted
over until Friday or Saturday it would in all
probability have gone over to the December