The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-23

AT about five O'Clock in one of the rooms.
WheuY
suppose about sometime in January, 1897.
What did You collect those orders for?
To help elect direC ors who would keen the
then present corps Of teachers in their posi-
ions.
How would you help to elect them
BY bringing to bear all the influence pos
tbie to elect them ia AN honorable way.
What wa, the method by which you were
0 do that
We bad various matters to attend to in
Connection with cauvassing and getting the
,otc out.
How would you get the vote out?
Helping some Of the poorer people to pay
heir state and county tax and vote, and
airing teams.
You have that fund YETI
Yes, sir.
Where is it?
In my possession.
Where
At home at present.
Now that money was raised for the pur-
DOSE Of helping t. elect those i'm office who
would keep the present corps Of teachers in ?
Yes. sif
Mr. GALLAGHER sud the reason the money
vJe not used at tn" last election WI. thbt
here was no opposition
Why are yuu keeping j.?
We expect "lpsln 70 nrNt year.
Ilo" Sc ], iu ID" u.yt ''Nt spring IN case
tn 70 is opp s.tiWl?
Tho wit.css hr-it,tcd aud counsel for the
de ouse o jtctri,
For wiu pr,p-sr j. lhi, u.lry tuic
usti ~ tsNr JIigr Byclicj. aud The witness
an -'yerrd. Il Is Intended In be used 10 help
e|e . as directors uu"s who are not likely to
maze changes in the corps OF teachers, ex-
capt for cluse
Mr.. Whaleu How much money have you
On hand
500.
That was levied on 20 teachers9
Yes, sir.
Is your own ten dollars in that fund e?
Yes, sir.
Was it not a regular thing to collect annu-
ally from the teachers money of this amount
for the purpose Of creating a fund for the
purpose you have stated ?
No, sir.
How long have these men sitting here been
school DirectOrs7
From IA to 3 years.
Don't you know as a natter of fact that
money was collected in 1895 just the same as
in 1896 on these institute Orders2
Yes, sir; we teachers did the same thing.
For how many years back has that system
been in operation in that district
For four or five years prior to 1896.
We're you the treasurer each year2
Only last year.
Who was the previous treasurer
Mr.. NJ. H. Carey two years, I believe, and
Mr.. Brennan
What relation is NJ. H. Carey to Mr., Fer
gusOn2
Ferguson is a brother-in-law.
Was this fund for the purpose Of setting
mp speak easies near the polling places2
No, sir.
Or buying beer2
No, sir.
Asa matter of fact did yoa not do that2
No, sir.
Don't you know that you set up a place
right close to the Lost Creek school and we're
you not on the election board at that time?
To the best Of my knowledge none of this
money went for any purpose of that kind.
Don't you know that anybody who
wouldn't give up their institute orders would
not be reappOiuted?
know that that didn't figure at all in
their appointment. 1 know some who re-
fused to give and were re~-appointed.
But don't you know they had special
reasons for not putting those outf
/ do not.
Don't you know that the only ones who
did not were Miss Heaton and Claude Brown z
Last year there were only two?
Who were they2
Mr.. Brown and Miss Flanagan.
Who was Miss Flannigan2
She was just retiring from the profession.
She was retiring to get married and didn't
care whether school keep, or not2
l suppose so.
And don't you know Mr.. Brown is the son
Of the superintendent Of the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company?
Yes, sir.
And was not that the reason ? And don't
you know that was the reason he was moi
asked for his order?
Not that / know Of. He was asked for it
Don't you know that was the reason ht
was not visited with any punishment becaus,
his father was in a position at the c|ollierJ
that the School Board was more or less afraid
Of him?
/ don't know that that had anything to dc
with this arrangement.
Did any Of these teacher draw their wage
ami come to you and give you the money!
No, sir; as a matter Of convenience they
gave me the order. We didn't ask for thu
orders.
Did you get the money for these order
from Mr.. McLain?
Yes, sir.
Did Mr.. McLain say anything as to how
you Came to have these orders2
He did, He wanted me to write my uamJ
on the back Of them aud wouldn't.
Did you ever get any regular or ditferen.
orders cashed, except you Own2
No, sir.
The only orders of the teachers yor
brought to Mr.. McLain were the i~nstitut,
orders?
Yes, sir.
This mornings session opened with Mr.
Whalen continuing his redirect examina
ton Of Mr.. Gallagher, who said that some o.