The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-01-13
THE SCHEWERS
SMOKED OUT ]
The "Herald'S" Position Sustained by
the StenOgraphlc Report.
PREYARICATITG NEWS SCRIBBLER
The Files Of Their own Paper Turned
Against Them as Evidence That They
Published Testimony Of n Side
Of the Bogart Case Only.

With the indulgence Of our readers, we are
compelled to refer briefly to the school
trouble. The Coal street sheet, in a weak
and pitiful effort to cover up its own tracks,
accuses the HERALD Of publishing garbled
reports of the Bogart trial. We deny this
statement, and our readers will bear us out
in the assertion. We gave the testimony Of
the witnesses for the prosecution, including
Mr.. and Mrs. Yates and their daughter, as
full and correct as was possible considering
the distant point at which the trial was held.
This testimony appeared in the HERALD of
Thursday and Friday, emitting only that
which is deemed by all self-respecting pub
fishers as totally unfit for publication and
which no father or mother would desire nor
permit to reach the hands Of their children
and which the Coal street sheet, true to its
base sensational instincts, is r~eveling in to its
own satisfaction. That the public appre-
ciate the course of the HERALD in this re-
spect is fully shown by mutilated copies of the
above mentioned sheet lying on the streets
aud the expressions of condemnation by the
people of Shenandoah in general because Of
this base disregard Of the proprieties of
journalism.
In our reports Of the trial we gave as
much, if not more space to the prosecution
than to the defense, the correctness of which
is clearly shown by the fact that it is corrob-
GRATED by the stenographic report and that
appearing in all the Pittsburg papers, with
out a single exception. Whatever may be
the outcome of the trial, the HERALD has
the satisfaction of knowing that it has
treated its readers fair in giving them the
facts as testified to before court, without
garbling it to satisfy the tastes or desires of
others.
We are truly sorry we cannot say as much
for the Coal street publication. 1t is only
necessary to select one issue, that Of Thurs
day last, to show that they misrepresented
the case and put words in the witnesses
mouths that they never uttered. 1t lies in
stating that Director Ewing corroborated the
testimony Of Mr.. Bailey, and basely mis-
represents the accused when it says that Mr..
Bogart denied that he attended the meeting
of the Knoxville School Board" and that "he
admitted that he had removed the pin from
Clara Yates clothing and had pulled up
her stockings" Their own witnesses
testified that he had attended
the meeting, and the stenographer's report
shows ne denied both these charges. This
shows conclusively that the Coal street sheet
is guilty of disappointing facts, and makes
the charge against Others only to cover up
their own sins. They publish the statement
of Mr.. Bailey that the Board demanded
Bogart's resignation, in italics, but leave out
the testimony of all the Directors in which
they testified that the defendant first sug-
gested his resignation; and their further
testimony that Mr.. Yates appeared before
the Board and wanted to drop the matter, as
he saw it in a different light now.' This they
entirely omit, and the sheet has not yet told
its readers that the charge of rape, which it
has all along contended was true, was struck
out by Judge White for insufficient evidence.
If they published these facts it would vindi-
cate Messrs. Price and Beddall, the committee
investigating the case, which the paper will
avoid if possible.
Our readers can readily see who is garb-
ling the testimony, and further common is
unnecessary to prove this.
The indignation of the good people of
Shenandoah over the publication of the OBJ
scene testimony, in the sheet on Coal street,
knows no bounds. The HERALD anticipated
this just condemnation by the fathers and
mothers Of the community when it decided
to obliterate it from its report.
We have no reply to make to the display of
spleen on the part of the self-styled ''irre-
sponsible" who represents in Shenandoah a
Mahanoy City paper. From his wild vapor-
ings it is evident that our correspondent of
yesterday knew what he was talking about
when he stated that the two sheets had
entered into a secret compact to attack the
HERALD on general principles in order to
counteract the just charge of sensationalism.
The editorial our wandering" friend COM
plains about and which in his pomposity
thinks referred to him, if it will ease his
conscience any, we will condescend to in
form him that he is barking up the wrong
tree. In the first place, the HERALD is not
cunning for small game; it's after bear.
What the Americans Shenandoah cores
pondentmay say or think cuts a very small
figure in this town; a circulation Of less than
a half hundred papers is hardly deemed
worthy of notice, even if we had conde-
scended to refer to the gentleman whose
grief apparently knows no bounds. But, then,
the fact that he assumes himself to be at
tackled may be part Of the secret compact
these two papers have entered into, in order
that the person at whom the HERALD's darts
were aimed may be shielded from the just
criticism he received at our hands. No, Mr..
American correspondent. when we have oc-
casion to pay our respects to you, it will not
be necessary to draw differences you and the
public will know il. But, apparently, the
shoes fits you, judging from your efforts to
wear it.
We refrain from further comment on this
matter, and would notnow call attention to il
only TO show the inconsistency of certain
publications, in that they are guilty of thai
which they so freely charge others with
We leave the whole matter in the hands OF
, the school authorities and the courts; allow.
ing those who delight in obscene literature
r and banquets, to reyel in such delights and
gloat over the downfall Of mankind. Tn,
HERALD has a higher motive, and will for
bear the baser instincts of human nature.
Charles Fowler, an employee Of the News
called at the HERALD Office this morning am,
= requested that we publish an affidavit deny
! ing, as asserted by a correspondent in thesI
; columns, that he said the News would pub
: fish a communication signed Protestant,
We refused publication for the reason tina
Mr.. Fowler's denial is immaterial, as he doe
. not, in his affidavit, deny the material point
at issue, namely, that the conversation wa
held and that the two papers entered int
4 the compact as asserted. We informed him
however, tina we would publish a statement
4 from him, oouched in proper language, an
he left with the remark that he would pre-
pare such = statement and present IL for pub
LEGATION this afternoon. Up to the hour O
Il going to press we nave neither seen no