Evening journal., 1902-08-26
CENNURB FOR
BERNARD DONOHOR
Comes Under Ban Of Board
Of Education
Several Members Favored the Report
Of Committee, But We're Opposed
TO the CeHSure

Bernard Donohoe, member of the
Board of Education from the Second
ward, was censured last night at
board meeting for having charged that
the board had been swindled out Of
thousands Of dollars by alleged fraudu-
lent coal contracts. Robert c. Fraim,
chairman of the special committee ap-
pointed to investigate the charges, pre-
sented uhe following letter at the meet
ing.
Gentlemen: Your special committee
appointed to investigate and IL pOssi-
BILE. by sworn testimony, ascertain II
THE declaration and charge openly
made by Bernard Donohoe from his
desk at the last meeting of this board.
that the board had been robbed cut of
several thousands OF dollars in its con-
tracts given out or the supply of coal
| furnished by contract, to supply the
several schools in this city was true
or false. would respectfully report that
on the call made for the meeting by
Robert c. Fraim, chairman thereof,
each member of said committee was
July notified in writing by the secre-
tary of the board to meet in the board
room on Friday evening, August %,
1902, at o'clock, for the purpose of
ascertaining If said Bernard Donohoe
could himself, give under his oath,
duly administered by notary public,
any proof whatever that his assertion
made in reference to robbery of the
board for supplying the several schools
nthis city with coal for use as fuel
therein, or If he could produce before
the committee the sworn testimony
to la
board had been defrauded out of any
sum of money whatever by its coal con-
tract.
Due notice Of the time Of the meet
| ing of said committee was given in
writing to Mr.. DonChoe by Robert O.
F'raim. the chairman of the committee
And due notice in writing was also
given said Donohoe by the secretary OF
The board to attend said meeting al
the date and time above stated.
And in pursuance OF the call issued
for the meeting of said committee by
the chairman thereof, the committee
did duly assemble in the board room
at which meeting the said Bernard
Donohoe was also present The meet
ing was duly called to order by Mr.
Fraim, the chairman of the committee
at $50 p. m. Mr.. Fraim stated very
1 fully and plainly for what purpose
the committee was convened or tC
have Bernard Donohce, a member OF
The board. to produce sworn testimony
4 in writing to prove his declaration
made publicly in the board room. tina
the board had been robbed out of sew
eral thousands of dollars in its contrac
for coal. or otherwise withdraw th'
charge made that the board had bee,
SO defrauded out of several thousand
of dollars in its contract for coal, o.
that the board had been SO defraude'
( cut Of several thousands of dollars.
mr. Fraim. as chairman of tn
committee. very thoroughly interrrO
n gated Mr.. DOnOhOe to ascertain, if salt
Donohoe had any sworn testimony o
his own to present to the committee Il
/, prove that his statement made in opel
session of the board that the boar
had been robbed out of several thou
sands of dollars was true. In reply q
the question asked by Mr.. F'raim, tn
/, leaid DOnohoe said he had no such evi
dence to produce to prove his state
ment Mr.. Fraim then said: MI
DOnohOe, have you any sworn state
7 ment of any other person or person
l that the board has been robbed out O
amy sum whatever in its contract 70
. supplying coal for the public school
in this city at any time?' Mr.. Donoho
said he had no such sworn statemen
to present TO the committee. Mr.. F'rain
q Mr.. Baugh, Mr.. Burton, and MI
: and Mr. Morrow also asked Mr.. Dono
! hoe if he had any evidence to lay be
fore the committee. He replied tina
q he had no such evidence to present t
the committee.
your committee would therefore re
: port THAT the charge made in open ses
a sion of this board had been robbed OF
of several thousand dollars in its cor
tract for coal, is not sustained; tina
he. DOnohoe. did not produce lbefoI
. your committee, any evidence whai
ever, to prove the charge he made {
the board being robbed out of thoJ
/. sands OF dollars in its contract for il
r supply of coal. he utterly failed TO pre-
, duce any evidence, written or verba
= to prove his statements made in tn
Q board were true in reference to tn
board being robbed out of any sum {
money by its coal contract, and you