The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-01-08
THE TRIAL Of
PROF. BOGART.
His Counsel in Consultation as to
Future Steps.
THE TESTIMONY GIVEN YESTERDAY
Prof. Bogart Denied All and Said He was
Innocent Of the Charges Against Him.
HIS Evidence Radically Different
From That ofered by the
Prosecution.
speeIal HrnA1p correspondenee.

case Of the Commonwealth against c. d.
Bogart was a surprise to the defense. The
consensus of opinion here is that the verdict
is contrary to the evidence.
Prof Bogart's lawyers spent tonight in
consultation as to whether they will ask for
new trial, or take the case to the Superior
Court.
The evidence Of School Director Grimes, Of
Knoxville, differed entirely from what
he stated to Prof Bogart and his counsel
when they were here at the last term Of
court
The Shenandoah delegation that attended
the trial will leave here for home tomorrow
morning.
Knowing we'll the interest the Shenandoah
1 people have taken in the case and that they
will appreciate as full report of the trial
as possible, your correspondent decided to
/ forward you the evidence as given before the
court to-day. 1t is more complete than could
be furnished by telegraph contemporaneous-
/ ly with the trial.
This morning John G. Yates, father of
Clara Yates, was recalled and told of-visiting
Bogart in his Office the morning after the
assault. He spoke in loud tones to Bogsrt,
who requested that they 90 to the home of
the witness and hold the conversation in the
presence Of the mother and daughter. Clara
there repeated the accusations against the
principal, who asked if the girl had not been
dreaming She said she had had horrible
dreams during the night, in which Bogart
and her mother figured unpleasantly. Yates
then said that the professor begged that the
whole affair be dropped and in return he
would teach the girl free Of charge under her
/ parents personal supervision. Yates at first
agreed to keep the matter quiet. Yates re-
cited the incidents as related to him by his
daughter.
Judge White had some difficulty in max
/ ing the witness understand, how and to what
he was to testify. His direct testimony
brought out nothing additional to that pro-
duced at the trial yesterday. On cross-ex-
animation by ID. +. Patterson, Vatesa Omitted
that Prof. BOgart requested an opportunity to
prove that he was not the kind of man Clara
had accused him of being
Yates, in reply to a question by Mr. Pat
tersOn, said Prof. BOgarts resignation had
been requested by the school board and that
the principal had not voluntarily offered his
resignation.
Clara Yates recalled. She again repeated
what she had told her father of Bogarts al
legged crime. She related how her cloth
ing had been dennged. She denied that
struggle had taken place, but admitted
that she did not know just how her clothing
had become disordered, and had concluded,
after going to bed that night, that it was done
while she was standiug by the professors
desk.
George W. Bailey, box worker, and
formerly Knoxville school director, testi-
fed that the board held meeting on April
"a, and sent for Mr. BOgart, accusing him of
immoral conduct, which he denied The
witness said the principal had confessed to
pulling up Clara's stocking aud taking pin
out Of her clothes that had jabbed him. but
explained that what he had done was only in
a fatherly way.
Bailey further testified that Bogart had
stated that he had had a tussle with the
girl and that she had slipped and fallen
on the floor. He also added that each men,
Der Of the board, in turn, arose and re-
quested the principal to resign forthwith, the
initiative having been taken by Manager e.
J. F. Grimes, of the Knoxville Land I'm
prOyement Company.
j. G. Ewing, another member of the school
board corroboated Bailey's testimony in
Prof Bogart made his statement before the
directors w J. Hunter thought it would be
wise to carry out the suggestion made by the
principal to him (Hunter) in the morning,
the substance of which was that his resigna-
tion would be handed in.
The Commonwealth then rested and Judge
White again reiterated that there was no evil |
dence to convict Of felony, but that YER
dict of attempting to commit misdemeanor
might be arrived st. Attorney II N. Hunter
then started the ontline Of the defense, after
which the defendant was put on the stand |.
He told of the botany trips of the Knoxville |.
school pupils, and said he had not seen Clara |
Yates at any time after she left the school |
that day until she came to his office that
evening. He had gone TO the building that .
evening to correct examination papers.
large drawing, showing the arrangement |
of the school and the principals office was
put in evidence, and explained i'm detail
Prof Bogart explained that he had ex-
pected his wife and daughter to stop at .he .
Office for him on their way home, and when
he heard footsteps he thought his little girl
had come He was much surprised to see
Clara Yates and asked why she had come.
He told her she could get her books and
on returning to the office after finding them
she asked assistance with difficult algebra
problem. She stood at his left and turning
about half way around, tripped on an open
drawer or some other obstruction. She tried
to catch herself The professor told how he
had helped her to arise, and tore his hand on
a pin which she had in her clothes. He de-
MED that he had taken out the pin on had in
any way interfered with the girl He had
not locked the office door, as she yesterday
testified. They went out Of the building
together he said, and he walked home with
her. Passing the Episcopal church, where a
festival was in progress, he told the girl he
had promised to purchase two tickets from
Miss Norris, one Of qhe teachers, and would .
give them to her for the following evening.
Prof Bogsrt further said he in no way had
touched Clara Yates criminally or had even
pulled up her stocking but had called her
attention to its being in a dennged condi-
ton. He had not in any manner, whatso-
syer done a single thing that could be con
strued as the least impropriety
The witness told straightforward story,
without being in the least confused He
described the interview in the Yates house
hold, remarking that the father said the
stories she told were so radically different