Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-06-04
GUNSPULLED
SUDDEN ADJOURNMENT
AT THE HOME INVESTL
CATION,
THE STOCK BROS. ON THE
WAR PATH FOR THEIR
SISTER.
Warrants Out for Their Arrest
Last Night

Home management, began yesterday.
Messrs. Woodburn and MCGOWAN APP
peared as attorneys for Day. The Speci-
fications in the charges were a allure to
maintain discipline on the part nf the
Superintendent and Matron. Allowing
boys, inmates of the institution, to visit
the private apartments of the Assistant
Matron II seamstress at unreasonable
hours, and under conditions which caus-
ed the reputation of the Assistant MatrOn
to be questioned. until the affair became
common talk about the Institution.
That Superintendent Beebe knew of
this state of affairs and refused to put a
stop to it.
That various people employed about
the place We're discharged and false reas-
ons assigned fordoing so.
Chas. Day, the first witness. testified
that Beebe had said he would like to kill
Joe Moran and had stripped and beaten
aim until he was black and blue, after
which he had forced him to stand in a
tank of cold water for an hour.
He had also forced Bob Heritage to cut
ice until he dropped from exhaustion.
Had also reused him at midnight and
COMPELLED him to work until 6 o'clock
the following evening, and only allowed
him a bite to eat in eighteen hours. Her
itage had left with the volunteers.
He had also advised the boys to make
all the noise they pleased in Miss Moor's
room and lay her out or throw her out of
the window if she attempted to discipline
them.
Regarding the charges Of questionable
conduct on the part of the Assistant
Marion ne testified that ne had known
Valentine Stanton to go to her room Oh
the plea of getting mending done and he
was not back in his bed by l o'clock in
the morning and was found back again
III her room at > o'clock in the morning.
Several times the dCor had been foumd
locked while Stanton was in the Assist
ant MatrOn'S room and it would not be
opened for five minutes. Every night
in the year the boy spent his evenings in
the Assistant MatrOn's room.
Frank Lopez found the Assistant
MatrOn reclining in the boys lap.
Miss Smith nee admoniShed her re-
garding the boy. but she replied that
she loved him to sue All extent that she
did not care for public opinion.
Found boy in the room tanning the
seaalstress who was in bed. Beebe when
asked to regulate the affair, said he al
lowed 1t as a matter of politics.
Once Mrs. Beebe found the door locked
of the Assistant Matron's room locked
and said that she expected to find it
locked when Stanton was there"
Miss Keith and Miss Sullivan, teachers
at the home testified that the conduct of
Miss Stock and young Stanton had been
seriously commented upon by the help
as we'll as the children OF that institution.
One of the Lopez boys, who lives in the
valley, testified that a brother of Miss
Stock bad told him he would get hurt if
he testified at the investigation.
Mr.. Cutting in crOsS-eXamining the
witnesses was called to order bv Mr.
WOodburn and there was a lively pas
sage. Mr.. Woodburn asked that he be
asked to leave the room as he was pre-
JUDGED. The objection was finally with
drawn.
Recess until evening.
THE DEFENSE.
In the evening session the defense
opened by placing Mr.. Reed on the
stand. h witness was asked if during
his term of employment if he knew any
acts of cruelty perpetrated by the man
agement. He replied that he did not.
Witness stated that his successor WAS
Mr.. Day aud that he did not know what
t~ranSpired after his departure. He
noticed nothing wrong III the character
of Miss Stock He said that boys who
had damaged clothing went to the sew
ing room to have them repaired, but he
did not remember ofany instances where
boys visited the apartments during late
hours of the night CT at ) o'clock iii the
morning.
Mrs. Bccbee was the next witness
She testified that she had discharged
Miss Smith for Me ldling, refusing to do
as she was told, and falsehood, also using
improper language in the kitchen.
She had always found Miss Stock
faithful and competent and had the most
perfect confidence in her at all times.
She had discharged Ruth Heritage
for w~astfuiness and extravaganza. and
admitted having written her IA letter in
san Francisco last February telling her
her pay was cut down, as thai was her
understanding OF the matter from the
Board.
She had put up with all flesh and blood
could bear from Miss Heritage. Valcn-
tine Stanton and Juan Brambilla had
spent their evenings in Miss Summer
fields room as much as in Miss Stocks.
The sewing room was a public room
and there was no Improperly in boys
being there and she knew that no boy
was ever in the room at midnight or in
the morning. The door that was al
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