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


What became Of the orders drawn in your
favor for your pay while in attendance at
county institute2
Messrs. Wadlinger and Mari made a vigor-
GUS fight against this question but Judge
Savidge allowed the witness to answer She
said: zone institute order / cashed and re-
ceived the money one 1 never saw and two
| endorsed and sent to a teacher"
To what teacher2
Mr.. NJ. H. Carey.
How did you happen to send them to Mr..
Carey2
received note at one time and at another
a message from the teacher
What was the message?
! One don't remember; but something con-
cerning campaign fund WAS in it.
! Whose campaign fund.-
! For the election Of the School Directors.
And you turned in your two orders for that
purpose at the request of Mr.. Carey2
Yes, sir
What became Of the order that never
reached your
suppose it went into the campaign fund
from conversation ! had after with Mr..
Carey.
What did he tell you?
Something about this campaign fund-that
they were giving the institute orders to it.
On cross-examination by Mr.. Marr Miss
Burke said she remembered talking to Mr..
ONcill about the matter.
Do you know, of your own knowledge,
that any director got any of your institute
orders?
Only a remark Mr.. Coyle, director, made
to me. He told me that McIain told him to
write out the institute orders-that they
wanted them.
Didn't Carey tell you the teachers wanted
to get UP campaign fund to take an interest
in the election2
don't remember what he said I remem-
ber something being mentioned concerning
a campaign fund and the election of the
directors l am a sister of Mr. Burke, the
counsel for the township, and sster-in-law of
Director Coyle. Mr.. Carey, the teacher, is
brother-in-law of Mr.. Ferguson.
Mrs. Ella Cavanaugh, of Gilberton, was
the next witness. She taught school in West
MahanOy township eight terms.
Mr.. Kaercher' Before you were appointed
did you know Director McTain?
Yes, sir. EIJT
Tell us how many times you attended
county institute2
l attended every year I was teaching
eight times.
Tell the jury whether you received the
orders for your time in attending institute?
The last three terms / didn't.
Once Mr.. Carey called me to his school and
asked me if l would endorse my institute
order-that they were having campaign
fund to help the directors out; that the di-
rectors had been spending long enough l
paid money to Mrs. McLain, wife of one of
the directors
Was Mr.. McLain in the room at the time
To the best Of my knowledge he was in the
room when paid his wife S45.
You received school after2
Yes, sir
Was it in consideration of Mr.. McLain Sc
curing you schOOlf
Yes sir.
Did you have any conversation with Mrs
McLainY
To the best of my knowledge I said to Mrs
McLain that gave her S25 and l might as
well give her the S45.
That made $40 in all2
Yes sir. endorsed three institute orders
and gave them to Mr.. Cary Miss Noon and
Mr.. Gallagher. My 1895 order l gave to
Miss Noon a sister Of one of the directors.
Did Miss Noon ask if you were willing to
contribute?
Yes, sir.
Judge Savidge: You were in politics?
Yes, sir; it was necessary.
Mr. Mari: And you were willing to help
the side win that would give you an appoint
ment2
Yes, sir.
Miss Rose Reilly, of Brownsville, was next
called to the stand. She testified that she
taught school for six terms and attended
county institute each year. She testified
that she received the orders for her pay, but
not the value Of them.
What did you do with them?
gave them to the collector.
Who was he2
don't remember. There we're two. The
last one l bSHSVo was Mr.. Gallagher, the
principal tesoheF.
Tell Us whether or not Director Donlan,
one Of the parties present, didn't tell you
that you WerO refused . school because you
WSrO not liberal enough Objested 60 and
objection sustained
On oroa8-eKAminatiOn the witness was
asked II abe endorsed tho institute orders
willingly and said the last time she didn't.
The principal reason for her unwillingness
on the last occasion was that the directors
had no opposition for election that year.
She told the collector that they could keep
the money they held for two days from her,
but she objected to giving the order for the
institute pay.
Do you know what Gallagher did with the
money!
suppose it went into the campaign fund.
The next year / didn't get a school. /
taught first in 1889 and for six successive
years. For three years 1 gave the orders
The last year l objected.
Richard @. Joyce, called TO the stand testi-
fed that he was a teacher in the West Maha-
noy township schools six years. He stopped
teaching in 1895. He attended the county
institute five years. Didn't attend in the
last year. He received institute orders TOR
the FIVE years he attended. He gave up the
last two orders he received, one to NJ. H
Carey and the next to James F. Gallagher,
Both were school teachers and representatives
Of the School Board.
For what purpose did you give up the
Orders2
To further the election Of the School
Directors-to get them in office.
Tell us what happened with reference to
the last institute you didn't attend for
which no order was drawn?
l was asked TO contribute ten dollars. !
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