The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-01-08
That he had concluded to say nothing further

that he had concluded to say nothing further
about the matter
When this afternoons session Of the court
opened Prof Bogart was again called on the
witness stand He testified to q conversation
that had occurred between School Director.
/ Hunter, Grimes and himself i'm regard TO the
charges made in which Mr. Grimes said that
the professors usefulness had been so i'm.
paired by the publicity given to the circum.
stances that his resignation would be the best
solution Of tho difficulty Witness had made
a statement before the board in the presence
Of the girl and her father that nothing out OF
place had occurred and she was laborinq
under hallucinations. He said at the meet
ing practically what he testified here. He
had made an application for the schools at
Shenandoah prior to the charges
Judge White said that the case depended
ON the testimony Of the girl and the defend.
ant and such additional evidence as would
tend to corroborate or refute their stories
Mr.. Patterson said he wanted TO show that
Prof. Bogart had made arrangements to 60 to
Shenandoah before the date of the alleged
occurrences. He said he would show that the
prosecution was brought up by parties out
side of this county to crafty personal feelings
against the defendant.
Judge White said that the point was
immateriat. The Shenandoah School Direc-
tors OF any of them had a right he said, to
come here and institute this prosecution and
he would have to refuse evidence on this
point.
On cross-examination District Attorney
Haymaker asked witness why he went to
the school at the hour he did and said it was
to complete some work he had ON hand. He
again detailed the circumstances attending
the visit of Clara Yates to his office, such as
he had made in the direct examination,
pointing out on the diagram the location of
the desk aud other articles Of furniture in
the room and his own and the girls relation
to them at the time
Director w. J. Hunter was called. He
practically coToboated the statement of Mr..
Yates that Prof. Bogart had said that if
these charges against him were pressed his
usefulness was at an end Witness also de-
tailed what was done at the subseoueut
board meeting, which did not differ in effect
from the evidence given before He said it
was not an unusual thing for Prof Bogart TO
be in the school office at night and he had
often seen light in the building after dark.
}. f. Grimes was examined by Mr..
Patterson. He said he was a member Of the
Knoxville school board in 1896. Prof
Bogart had said to him t,o+ l,o ,,,a,,.,l a.,
matter dropped for II If bscan,e r,I,Iio L;o
usefulness would he at an end IL I'LL
the story of the hoard r,ooti,,,, Iii, 49,
essentially the same nc tbe forr,a- a,,a
the Board meoting proe - 5',t.l5 az
that the girls stacking Iad I'll,
ne had indiscrectly pulled it up, the same as
he might do to his own daughter
Board testified to about tbo COW, ~ ~,
preceding evidence
Director w. O Ouest rrosido,,. -
Board, said Prof Rogart ,ras ~ el.
suggest his resignation
Jennie Quest. a scholar in cqor, WI,
class, testified that the latter ON tba
after the assault was s,innosed T., -, Is
committed told the witness tbot che s,,,,i,,i,4
have dreamed it.~ Clara also said st, -
to school that morning TO see how Miss NJ.
ris liked her new position as princinaI
Kittie Jones and Lillian Sbool- ty,o ot1,.,.
schoolmates testified tbat Clara Vatos e,aSi o,Si
the same statement to them oo,.roIolti,-
the Quest girls testimony CIara w.. Ia5
previously denied that She had - @ .'''u
such statement. any
Expert testimony was then nrodrcod .lo,,,
ing that persons troubled with C6oroa ~.
Vitas' dance) are more or less spbiect 70 ~
sanity, in many cases fully davoIo,,ad
There are two periods in life Iiatle -
larly to mental disturbances. one Of then
being at the age of 13 years.
The atiidavits of Clara Yates. her father