The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-23

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motion the exoneration list as presented by
the collector for 1894 and 1895, be accepted
with the exception of those marked held by
the School Board"
Mr.. Whalen then offered in evidence stub
of order No. 4s1 for $75 to II. +. Flanagan
for attending to school supplies and truant
officer"
The defense objected, but the court allowed
the stub to be put in evidence.
PRINCIPAL GALLAGHER.
The star witness of the day was James r.
Gallagher, supervising principal Of the Lost
Creek schools, and his testimony put more
ginger into the case than it has thus far had
Mr.. Gallagher was called to the witness stand
by Mr.. Whalen and the volley Of questions
went off in this style
Mr.. Gallagher, You are a teacher at the
schools in Lost Creek ?
Yes, sir.
was your salary in 1885,
S75 per month.
What was it for 1894.
It was a little better than $40, I think.
What was your salary fixed az i'm the
beginning of the term2
1t was underst cd to be SIS per month
There was an extra allowance Tor attending
to the distribution Of supplies.
Was it not $50 per month";
The understanding with the board WIS
Never mind your understanding, but an
swer the question-what was your monthly
pay2 What did you receive 2
Mr.. Wadlinger objected to the witness be-
ing pressed in Mr.. Whalen's way and the
latter replied that he proposed to show that,
under the 99th count in the Indictment.
James H. Gallagher, one of the teachers of
the West MahanOy Township school district,
was employed to teach the High school at
Lost Creek at $50 per month and that he was
paid $3.50 in addition to that without any
warrant at law, or right upon the School
Board, making the total amount received
$50.
Messrs. Wadlinger and Mari insisted upon
their objection, but Judge Bechtel overruled
them and Mr.. Whalen continued Don't you
know that in the beginning of the year 1894
your salary was fixed at $50 per month-an-
swer yes or nor
Yes, sir.
What salary did you receive during the
term-every month
/ received $50 per month and an additional
sum on account of an understanding at the
beginning of the term of SIS to average S75
per month.
Did you receive 500 per month {?
l received SO.
How much did the orders call for.
Ten of the orders for $50 each.
Didn't you get an order each month for
500,
Yes. sir.
And that was your salary, was it not?
No, sir.
Don't the minutes show that?
l dom know what the minutes show.
And at the end of ten months, and when
the term was over, you got $3.50 of an order2
Yes, sir.
How did you come to get $3.50 after the
end of the term
At the beginning of the term l appeared
before the School Board meeting and told
them that the school and the duties con-
nected with D it were never done for less than
] G76 and that 4 uvo1ld NOT do IL fnr 1acg aud
they gave me to understand that it was an
oversight to write $50 after my name in the
original motion, and that they would make
my salary average SO; and with that under
standing l took the work.
Don't you know that you had no under
standing at all until the end of the term?
am positive that l had at the beginning
of the term.
Why didn't you get your pay every month?
1t didn't make any difference, for we
teachers were not paid regularly for the rea-
son that sometimes there was not enough
money in the treasury.
But you got your orders regularly
Yes, sir.
If you were to get SO per month why
didn't you get your order for that amount
every month 2
didn't insist upon it then.
When you didn't get $40 the first month
why did't you complaint
l took the assurances Of these gentlemen
that 1 would receive SIS.
And instead of getting SIS a month you
took $50, and at the end of the term on the
LIST of June, 1895, you got an order for $3.50
Yes, sir.
What was that $3.50 for?
To make my salary average S75 per month
That was always paid for that school.
Why?
Because it was worth that, and more. 1t il
considered the High School.
Don't you know the principal teachers il
all the schools got $50 per month 2
Yes, sir.
What kind of a certificate did you have?
A permanent certificate.
What kind did Mr.. Brennan have2
Permanent.
And you were the only one of all the prin
cipal teachers that got extra pay
Yes, sir it has been that way all along il
that school.
Don't you know that J. Claude Brown wa,
the principal of the Brownsville school2
l was the principal of the Lost CreeI
School and supervising principal of all the
schools.
You were not appointed supervising princi
pal?
Yes, sir l was LAST ear.
, You just got the appointment for the High
school at $50 per month";
No, sir my understanding
l am talking of the record.
l don't know what was upon the record.
DO you mean TO say the Board agreed Il
f give you $50 per month in the beginning?
Yes, sir.
If the Board agreed to give you SIS pc.
/ month in the beginning, how does it com,
that you only received orders for 500 pc
E month ?
received orders for $50, but I knew m
salary would be made up TO the average a
! the enc of the term.
Mr.. Whalen continued his examination OF
\ this subject for some time and finally turne,
the witness over to Mr.. Wadlinger for cross
examination, which consumed much les
time than the direct. The witness said h
I had been teaching school for fifteen year
p and principal of the Lost Creek school abou
eleven years. The salary of the school ha
never been less than $40 per month, an
a sometimes more. His predecessor was M. 4
/, Gallagher, who received more than SIS an.
q that gentlemau's predecessor was A. j. Ga
q lagher, who got a salary of 800.
q 1t is alleged in the indictment that you rC
a ceiyed $50 that year, did you receive it ?
No, sir.
What was the amount you received ?
$3.50 less deductions for time lost, except a
to the institute orders.
Finally Mr.. Whalen got the witness /
hand again. you are a kind of right han
man for the School Board 2' he asked, am
Mr.. Gallagher answered that it was necessary
in the pursuit of his duties, for him to atten
the Board meetings.
Then Mr., Whalen stepped upon the grOun
( which has been q tonic of more or less Olsen,