The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-22
TESTIMONY For DEFENSE.


those who were getting better salaries. And
thon didn't think it right that we should
give our orders and others not
You didn't pay ten dollars
No, sir.
What was the consequence
was not reappointed.
Tell us what you know about the changing
Of the order from S3.I6 to S3l62
James L. Gallagher told me-
Here counsel for tho Commonwealth inter
posed an objection against hearay evidence
and it was sustained
On cross examination Mr.. Joyce was asked:
"You say that because you wouldn't contr-
butte $40 to the campaign fund you didn't get
a school2
That was the only intimation had of il.
What director gave you that intimation?
No director
! Is it not a fact that within three years you
had been changed to three different schools?
/ Yes, sir
/ Every year a changer
/ No, sir.
Didn't Mr. McLain tell you there were
complaints about your
No. sir.
And that you were reported to the Board ?
No, sir.
And didn't you tell Mr. McLain that no
- -- - of a School Director could
boss you?
No, sir.
Why didn't you attend the county institute
the last year You taught2
didn't have any particular reason at that
time
why did you refuse to attend
Well, for one thing, we never got our in.
sttute order; but l had no particular reason
at that time
Amt it a fact, Mr.. Joyce, that it was on
account of your insubordnatiOn and on ac.
count Of the fact that you had been reported
. to the Board of Directors and complaint was
made against you and you were suspended
No, sir. l will submit that to Mr.. Brown,
who was the principal.
=. j Coyle was the last witness called to
the stand at yesterdays session. He testified
he was a School Director Of West Mahanoy
township i'm 1S92-3-4. He was secretary OF
the Board during that term. Miss Burke
was a teacher during his dictatorship.
/ Tell Us what you, as secretary, did with
these two orders for 1892 after they were
/ filled outY
Mr. McLain came to my house and told me
to fill out the orders that they wanted
them. That was right before election. Later
l asked McLain what they did with the
money and he said they had used it for poll
tical purposes. After the election Mr. Fer
guson handed me back Miss Jennie Heaton's
she had demanded the order
What do you know about the pay OF
McLaius son being raised from S35 to Si5?
At that meeting q motion was made to pay
the teachers the same as the year previous.
They had a tilt about salaries and ferguson
suggested that the names Of the teachers be
put down and the salaries; and Flanagan
asked McLain if they were going to raise
| MCLain's sons salary and McLaiu SAID he
might as well and he made it Sl5. McLain
was secretary at the time.
| What do you know about giving contracts
to the highest bidder during your term ?
] When | received the bids as secretary !
opened them and l read them at the meeting
and made motion that the lowest bidder
yet the contract and Flanagan objected. He
said it was not right because 1 had opened
the bids. didn't know. l had no expert
ence on the Board before Flanagan made a
motion to give the contract to Tim MahOney
/ for "a 800 and he got it.
At $3.50 Judge Savidge declared court
adjourned until 8 o'clock this morning.
ro-DAY's SESSION.
The O'Neill libel case was resumed at g:15
o'clock this morning, School Director p. J
COye resuming the witness stand. Mr.
Kaercher asked him it, prior to 1897 he told
any one about President MCLain telling
witness to fill up the institute orders and
leave them with him. Witness said he did
and spoke to Mr.. O'Neill but did not say
McIain wanted the orders left with him
McIan said he wanted the orders IIIv,. ,uu,
/ as he wanted them.
Mr.. Marr then continued the cross-examin.
alton and repeated his statement Of yesterday
as to the advance of McLain's sons salary
Don't you know he was advanced that yeaI
from one grade to anOther2
No sir; not from one grade to another
didn't know anything about that. He was
J not raised from one grade to another at that
| time to my knowledge lie was changed
] (1,1pradn N ngaueyillp Miss Aurpl y
was changed from No. 2 to Deausville. /
was not her advocate and she was no special
friend of mine aud didn't ask to have her
advanced from $50 to $50. At the meeting OF
september p 1898, Mr.. Dixon, deceased
s member, moved that the salaries Of the
teachers be the same as the previous years
but the motion was not carried. because il
was not seconded. Then Mr. Ferguson sug
gesied that the names of the teachers be
written down and the salaries marked Op
positc the names. Mr. McLain then raised
his sons salary from S35 to S45. The son was
not advanced to any grade that time, but
changed from one school to another. The
witness admitted that Miss Katie Maley, the
preceding teacher at the school to which
McLain was changed received S45 per month
! He could give no reason why MCLain should
not have received the same salary as that paid
At this point Judge Savdge announced
that the case would have TO be closed to-
night, as he was obliged to return to his own
court.
The witness was asked if he did not retain
the papers of the Board after his term as
| secretary and admitted it, but denied that he
| neld them to have trouble with the Board
He admitted that be did have trouble and
was prosecuted for assault and battery on
| one of the members. He said he was prose-
uute1, but not convicted 81 was found
| guilty, but pay the COSTS whatever you call
| that, l did not become angry because ! was
not elected Treasurer of the Board
| Mr.. Whaleu There was no motion made
TO Increase the salary of Mr.. McLain's son
from S35 to S45?
No sir.
DO you know Of $3.50 extra being paid to
James +. Gallagher?
Yes, sir.
What about that?
In the year 1893 and 1894 he was elected
principal teacher at $50 per month and at the
end of that term an order for $3.50 was drawn
for him as supervising principal. He did no
extra work for that and was never elected as
such.
NJ Marr then directed witness to read from
minutes of Sept. 3 1894, which he did as fol-
lows: Moved that James +, Gallagher go
around and classify the schools as nearly as
possible and notify the principal Of each
building that they are to govern old build
| ngs Carried - Witness said the
80 he referred to was paid for
the term ending in June, 1894. The
m nutes of June 1, 1895, were also produced
lud showed that Mr. Gallagher was paid $3.50
! for aaryrig4g in rpuulatiuu flp gphDOIg Mr.