Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-07-12
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Mr.. Day testified that he Stanton
was in the seamstrees' room every night
for the last year while he and Miss Stock
We're at the Home. l don't think he
missed a night.
Frank Lopez a former inmate of the
Home testified that he knew of Day
sending his brother for Stanton to come
to bed at night many times.
Miss Smith testified that ION one
occasion Miss Stock came down and said
she did not know what Mrs. Beebe
would think about the big boys going
into her room, but she loved the boys
and could not help it." She also testified
that on another occasion when she Miss
SMITH went up to see Miss Stock MIR.
Stanton came to the door and opened it.
he was there tanning her; when I left the
room he was still there"
This incident was not referred to by
Miss Stock when she was on the stand.
Mr.. Day testified that, Miss Thomas.
Miss Smith, Miss Cation, Miss Moore.
Miss Keith and Miss Sullivan had made
remarks about Stant0n's conduct and it
was common talk among the boys: also
that some of the boys went so far as to
engage in a fight with pitchforks over
Miss Stock.
Hiss Cation testified that the conduct
of Valentine and Miss Stock was COM
mon talk among the teachers and en-
ployees.
Miss Keith testified hat there had been
good deal of talk in the Home concern
ing the actions of Stanton and Miss
Stock.
Cutting tried to make her say that she
told him in May that she had never
heard anything rejecting upon the
character of Miss Stock, but she says;
Nc [ do not think | did tell you so. Mr..
Cutting" She stated under oath that she
had heard talk of the impropriety of
Miss Stocks actions ever since she first
came to the Home, three years ago next
October. That Valentine was with Miss
Stock too much
Miss Smith testified that she came to
work at the Home in July 1897 and STAYED
until May 1898, and that she heard talk
about Miss Stock and Stanton within a
ulOnln after she am
Miss Sullivan testified that she had
been teaching at the Home a year last
January, and she had heard u~nfavorable
about the conduct of Miss
Stock and Stanton among both children
and employees.
Mr.. Day testified that when this talk
became common he spoke to the Super
lntpndpnt 3hOnt it Whom aSln1 If he
conveyed this information to Mr.. Beebe
his answer was:
Yes, L went out in the field with Mr.
Beebe, | said, Mr.. Beebe there is a matter
that | would like to speak to you about
in regard to Valentine Stanton going up
to the seamstress' room. did not want
to hurt any ones feelings in the matter,
but 1t was the talk of the teachers and
employees and the first thing he knew it
would be up town and would make
trouble, and l said you tell your wife and
tell Miss Stock, and that it was the truth,
and Mr.. Beebe admitted that he did tell
her and she did not tell Miss Stock"
Mr.. Beebe says he day did tell me
about Valentine and this trouble some
time in March last" He did not call me
into the room and speak to me himself.
l asked him to go in myself as | had
something | wished to talk to him about
IN a friendly manner | had heard a few
things that had been said that | did not
think necessary they should be said.
Irlt1ing things at table and packed
around the yard. | said be careful not
to talk these things before the boys. 1t
was quite a long talk and nobody mad.
He never told me about Valentines being
talked about in regard to Miss Stock I'M
til this time that | remember of. | never
knew that the teachers and everybody
around he place was talking about
these things"
Under redirect examination. Mr.. Cut
ting asked this question.
Q-"Did Mr.. Day ever say ANYTHING to
you rejecting upon the character of Miss
Stock before last March when YOU called
him into the office and talked about
thinks You had heard he said?"
Beebe made this evasive answer:
Al believe he was in the play room
and | went in there. The boys were in
school, we were alone. I don't thiA\
there was ever anything said about Mi .
StOcK-I d0u:t ramemher.'