The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-25

At LAST.
Commonwealth Closes in the West Nah.
anoy Township Case.
JUDGE BECHTEES MEANING WORDS
He Gives Notice That an Important Ruling
on the Indictment and Evidence May
be Expected Friday Morning.
u Report Of Yester-
days Proceedings.

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Oh the case was reached at $3.50 yesterday
afternoon. w. A. Mari, Esq, of Ashland,
one OF the counsel for the defense. proceeded
to open the case for the accused School Direc-
tors and spoke for about half an hour, after
which Judge Bechtel announced that he
would adjourn court until $3.50 O'Clock on
Friday morning, Following this announce
ment Judge Bechtel made remarks that CON
urn the hints thrown out by the HERALD in
It's issue of last evening. These remarks
were to effect that in the opinion of the court
a considerable portion Of the indictment in
the case is in such a position that it will re-
qulre some disposition of them to be made on
Friday morning before the defense begins to
submit its evidence. THE court is not pre-
pared to say now just what the ruling will
be- said Judge Bechtel as he gathered up
the papers on the desk before him. 1T is a
desire to first compare the indictment with
the notes on the evidence, and will have that
done by Friday morning"
The taking Of testimony for the Common
wealth yesterday, in addition to that pub
llshed IN last evenings edition of the HER
AID, progressed as follows
MAGGIE DEANE
called and sworn, 1 teach school and get S35
a month. / gave my institute order to Mr..
Dixon, the principal. L gave $40 willingly,
although | knew | could give what 1 pleased
and there was no coercion or cOmpulsion.
ROSE DEANE,
a teacher, called and sworn. l gave nv in
stitute order to Mr.. Brennan, principal of nv
school. He explained to me that the teachers
had decided to raise a fund to help elect
directors who would keep them in their
places. He suggested that | could give $40,
or the institute order. The next morning ]
gave the order to Mr.. Brennan, after endors-
ing it. l am getting S45 a month. | never
got any Of the institute money back.
Mr.. Wadlinger: Did Brennan say you
could give, or not, that it was optional9
Yes, sir.
No Director told you to give a contribution
and you gave it willingly
Yes, sir.
Mr.. Whalen Why didn't you tell me that
Mr.. Brennan said you could give, or not, a.
you wished
You didn't ask me.
Did you ever tell Mrs. Cavanaugh, or any.
body else, that you were opposed to giving
this money!
No, sir; l never did.
NAM MURPHY,
teacher in Colorado school, next called.
gave up my order to Mr.. Caufeld. There
was no compulsion. / gave it willingly.
Mr.. Mari. Speak a little louder, Mis-
Murphy, we ave a lot of bad boys in from.
here and can't hear you very WE'LL
Mr.. Whalen Whom do you refer to, tn,
bhu bpJh oAlllAE Dculiu you dSkeu MT
Whalen, looking at the School Directors.
Among the additional witnesses examined
yesterday were Miss Josie Grihen, p. f
Dugan, J. ]. Garfield and Miss Bridget Gil
roy, all teachers. All got institute order
and turned their orders into the campaign
fund. They did so without compulsion, etc
MISS ROSE
was recalled by Mr.. Whalen and asked WIN
she did not wan her money back when shl
found there was no contest. The witness re
piled For the simple reason that l did no
want it,"
Was it not because you regarded it a matte
Of danger if you insisted upon the none,
being returned q?
1 gave it and l wanted to let it 20. 1 fel
that these gentlemen gave me a school, tn.
first ! got, and they were not related to me
II was the only thing | gave. l thought tina
if it could do any good it was not enough
for they gave me a school.
f. GALLAGHER
was recalled by Mr.. Whalen and examined t
fix the dates ON which the institute order
were drawn and issued by the School Board
received by the teachers and turned over b.
them. He also testified that Secretary r. /
Flanagan performed service as truant office
and got from him, as supervising principal
the names OF children whe should atten'
school and we're absent.
P. j. coYLE,
called out Mr.. Whalen. The mention q
this name caused a little stir, as Coyle was
witness from whom many of those inteleste
in the case expected important DEVELOPMENT,
1t can hardly be said that the expectation
were fully realized.
Mr.. Coyle said he was formerly a schoC
, Director in West Mahanoy Township and hi
, term expired in 1895.
Do you remember how the $3.50 that yes
was paid to Mr.. Gallagher2
No, sir.
In 18e42
Yes, sir.
, How was that
got the minute book one day and saw a
order was drawn for $3.50 in his favor g
supervising principal.
! We're you opposed to thatf
Yes, sir.
Did you make any protest to the Board ?
l did.
Was any action taken?
. Mr.. Flanagan said that it was paid OF
{ and couldn't get it back.
Was there any arrangement that year thi
S Mr.. Gallagher was to get S75 per month
No, sir.
Was there any action taken by the Boar
. that his salary was to be S752
No, sir, 500 per month.
Do you know what that $3.50 was paid fol
Only by the minutes-drawn in favor
t the supervising principal.
Do you know of Mr.. Gallagher coming b
fore the Board to protest against the salai
being fixed at $6O2
e No, sir.
! Did ne do that2
, No, sir.
o Were you secretary of the Board ?.
Yes, sir; during the term of 1915.
During 1894 or 1895 did you know of Gall
CHER making any protest against S602
No, sir.
State if in each year he received $50 ?
v In 1894 he received $3.50.
Was there any discussion about his sala.
for 1882
No, sir.
His salary was fixed the same-S6O p
month";
Yes, sir.
Was there any mistake in that year, or b
previous Year,
No, sir.
y Did you ever understand from any memb
n Of the Board that there had been a mista.
n made in the fixing Of his salary2
No, sir,
y Mr.. Whalen having announced that he "
10 through with the witness, Mr., Wadling
moved that the testimony given by the W
ness be stricken out for the reason that II
i'd ferred to $3.50 paid in the school year endi
DO 1894 and, therefore, the evidence had