The herald., 1898-01-12
THE WEBB TRIAL
Summary of Teachers and Employees
Answers

called Attorney Oliver stated that a
large number of answers to the inter-
rogatories sent to the employees of the
. school department a week ago had been
, received. In order to relieve the board
of the necessity of going over all OF
them he presented the following sum-
mary of the answers and asked that II
be spread upon the records Of the board
We herewith submit affidavlts from
the teachers and janitors in the school
department Of the city of Los Angeles
The following we offer as a complete
synopsis of the results obtained from
said affidavits and request that the same
be spread on the minutes of this board
as evidence in this investigations:
Total number of teachers in the de-
partment 445.
Total number of affidavits of teachers
filed, 434.
Number of teachers who did not file
affidavits, 81.
Number of teachers who have testi-
fled and not filed affidavits, 6.
Number of janitors In the department,
SO.
Number of affidavits of janitors filed,
At.
Number of janitors who have not filed
affidavits, 6.
Number of teachers who were asked
to pay for their positions, 6.
By whom, ]. F. Adams and c. H. AK
tell.
Number Of teachers who paid for their
positions, 2.
To whom, J. F. Adams.
Number of teachers who were not
asked to pay for their positions, 436 out
of 442 examined.
Number of janitors who were asked
to pay for their positions, 2.
BY whom, c. H. Axtell.
Number of janitors who paid for their
positions, 2. One to J. s. Pitman and
the other to C. H. Axtell.
Number of janitors who did not pay
for their positions, 45. out of AZ ex-
amined.
Number of teachers and janitors hav-
ing business relations with members of
the present board of education during it's
term of office: Mathis, Z; Poor. l. Con-
rev. 2; Bartlett. 16; Davis, 2; Adams, 2;
Mc1nerny, 3; Webb, 6 (for calling cards
and for paper ~; Braly, T.
Number of teachers having business
relations with members of the board
OF education prior to their election:
Poor, 2; Bartlett, ID; Braly, 1.
out of 481 teachers and ianitors
sworn 4SO testified that they believed
their appointment due to their qualifi-
cation, and one testified that she be-
lieved her appointment was due to the
friendship Of Mr.. Conrey.
BUSINESS RELATIONS
AS soon as the foregoing was read, Mr..
Oliver stated that the defense had sum-
moned number of those teachers who
had answered that they had had busi-
ness relations with members of the
board, and that the examination of those
as to the details of the business rela-
tions would constitute the evenings
work. Several teachers were called but
failed to respond. Miss Frances ]. Whit !
lock Of the Seventeenth street school
was the first witness to answer. In re-
sponSe to questions she stated that a. few
weeks ago she caused Mr.. Davis to
transact some business for her. It was |
of legal nature and had nothing to do
with her election as teacher or with
her school work. Mr.. Davis promptly
explained that the work he had done for |
her was the settlement of a claim that
had been presented against her. 1t was
simple matter and as his family and |
hers had always been on most friendiy |
terms no charge was made for the seryy- |
Ice.
Miss Emma Thurston, the next wit
ness, stated that she had had business
relations with Mr.. Bralys bank and
with Mr.. Bartlett At the bank she had |
cashed her warrant for November but |
had transacted the business with the
teller and not with Mr.. Braly. She.
with several other teachers at the Gus
ter street school, rented piano used in
the school from Bartlett, but they had
transacted that business with one of
his clerks and did not have any direct
dealings with Bartlett.
Miss Clara Preston had negotiated a
loan from the Southern California Saw
ings bank in August Mr.. Braly did not
know her and at the time that the loan
was consummated he was in Alaska.
George l.. Leslie had secured the serv-
ices of Mr.. Conrey in drawing I'D GER
tain deeds to property out of the city.
Mrs. A. c. Gregory, formerly a teacher
in the schools, was called but did not re- l.
spond. There had been a number Of
teachers who had not answered, and the
oSAShSS "ohecu W hHoW WndL was the
matter. 1t was stated that the notices
had been sent out too late in the after
noon. With reference to Mrs Gregory.
the defense desired to refute an inter
view published in the Times in which II
was stated that she had lost her position
because she had returned a piano to
Bartlett. Her contract was offered I'm
evidence and 1t showed that she had
bought the piano in October, 1895, and
had returned it month later. It was
stated that this was before Webb or
Bartlett were members of the board.
The defense wanted Mrs. Gregory to
appear, and when it was suggested that
there was no means Of making her ap-
pear, Mr.. Meserve stated that IL she
was properly summoned and refused to
come she could be punished on a charge
Of misdemeanor. 1t was then discovered
that only simple request for her pres
ence had been sent. There were no other
witnesses present and the defense an.
nounced that it would probably close Its
case tonight.
THE sECRETARYSHIP
At the close of the session Webb de-
manded to know whether it had been
he intention Of the board to defer the
election Of secretary until the next
regular meeting. He said that had been ,
MIS- understanding and for that raa son !