The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-24
representative of the Taxpayers Associa-

representative of the Taxpayers Associa.
ton ?
No, sir.
DO you still claim that order No. 4s1 for
$40 to #. u. Flanagan was presented at the
meeting of the auditors2
Yes, sir.
wni You swear that that order was pre-.
scented at that date and Mr.. McLain was
allowed credit for it as treasurer
To the best of my knowledge it was.
Mr.. Whalen And there is no other order
to make up the 1915 shown as paid TO Mr.,
Flanagan in the recapitulation ina the audit
No, sir.
WILLIAM WILLARD,
Of G%irardville. called aud sworn. Testified
that he visited the Brownsville school house
yesterday morning at the suggestion of
Major 10. c.. Wagner and measured the plas-
tering Cox swoIe he had done there. For all
the repairing done, including the scanolding
and all material. hauling, ETC., he would CON
slider himself well paid If he got S65 for 10.
He could have done the work in one week
himself.
The testimony as a whole gave Cox's con-
tract a black eye and Mr.. Mari was unable to
rattle him. He made strenuous efforts to do
so, but finally surrendered and said, Mr..
Willard / give you mp" The witness and
Mr.. Mari shook hands as the witness walked
from the stand and there was general laugh
ter.
Mrs. Peter Joyce, formerly Miss Kate
Flanagan, was called and sworn. She taught
school in the township for IL years. She
didn't give up her institute order to the
campaign fund in 1896 because she was not
asked for it. 1t was not because she was
about to get married. She was married last
August. Her brother always brought her
money home from the School Board and gave
IL to her mother. She is a sister of Mr.. Fian-
nigan, one of the School Directors. Before
her marriage she lived at home with her
mother and brother. The brother always
brought her money nome because she didn't
want to travel from Raven Run to Lost Creek
for it.
MICHAEL H.
called and sworn. l am one Of the teachers
of West MahanOy Township. / was one of
the parties who got up the campaign fund.
Messrs. Gallagher, Brennan and myself
called the meeting of the principal teachers
TO collect funds to man the polls and pay
taxes. The meeting was called about A or 5
weeks before the election. The treasurer
was given the privilege to employ as many
poll men as he saw fit aud spend the money
as his judgment dictated. 1t was suggested
that each teacher contribute say ten. dollars.
l don't think the institute orders were dis
tributed at that meeting of the teachers. I
think the meeting was held before the
orders were given out.
DO you remember that when the principal
teachers met there were orders there and
they were distributed ?
There may have been, but / didn't get
mine. 1 got mine after and 1 turned my
order over about a week before the election
and turned it over with others / had collected.
II was an arranged matter between the
principal teachers of the district that the
institute orders should be handed over for
the campaign purpOse2
Not the institute orders alone. They could
contribute, if they wanted to, in cash.
Was it not understood that the institute
orders were to be the means?
Well, as that was an easy way of doing it
they suggested that way, if the teachers
wanted to.
And in pursuance of that suggestion that
is the way it was done?
l think to the best of my recollection it
was.
Did you ever make demand upon Mr..
Gallagher for your zen dollars
No, sir; l never did.
Don't you know chat the money was not
used for the purpose it was gathered to-
gether?
Mr.. Gallagher has the money.
What relation are you to p. j.. Ferguson ?
Brother-in-law
Did this Board, or body of teachers take
upon themselves to manage the campaign?
Yes, sir. The treasurer was given full
charge.
Did you inform Mr.. Noone or Mr.. Dixon
that you had this fund in hand and you
were going to pay taxes and furnish teams
and man the polls2
No, sir. We didn't ask Them anything
about their affairs and they didn't ask us
anything.
Mr.. Wadlinger took up the cross-examina
ton and asked, this association was formed
for protective purposes?
Yes, sir.
Is it not a fact that some years ago. when
you were disabled and on crutches, circum-
stances arose by which adverse directors
were elected and you lost your schools
And that fact prompted you to 90 into a
movement Of this kind to preserve yourself
in the future?
Yes, sir.
Is it not a fact that one of the sources from
which opposition was expected and which
this fund was to provide against was from
Dee, the prosecutor in this case, and J. ].
O'Neill?
Yes, sir.
Mr.. Whalen But they found that the
Ferguson party was so firmly intrenched
that they didn't think it worth while to try
to knock them out. In order to meet that
opposition you set to work to gather your
fund and munitions of WARP
Yes, sir; to give them a good shot.
sABINA FLANNERY
called and sworn. Testified that she taught
. ANHANNA 80 AhF 10Y NV AAAAN all AIHNNIN NE
order for $40 from Mr.. Brown, the principal
Of the school. He told me / was to give my
institute order TO the campaign fund. L gave
one before,
Did you understand you were to give the
order before the teachers met
No. sir; l didn't know whether they ex.
peeted them that year, or not.
Who did you give your order tO2
Miss Malta. She was going to give her
order to Mr.. Gallagher and / asked her Ia
take mine. ! did not understand what the
campaign fund meant, but Mr.. Brown ex-
planned it to me.
IL was for the purpose of e~lecting Directors
friendly to your
l suppose SO.
Did anybody tell you you had to give S1Oi
Mr.. Brown said you didn't have to give il
if you didn't want to.
Give what2
Ten dollars.
Did he say it had been fixed at STOP
No, sir.
How did it come you gave your STOP
order. "
Had you had your pay for the month OF
December ?
don't remember.
How long were you teaching school?
This is my third term.
Did Mr.. Brown ever furnish you with any
other order beside this institute order9
No, sir.
JOYCE
was recalled to the stand by Mr.. Whalen.
You swure when on the stand before thai