The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-23

night turned up another symptom
of hostilities and likewise lot of
testimony derogatory to Prof.
Cloyd, the man on the rack.
The session also disclosed the
fact that the hearing will drag
along until all the teachers and
pupils of the high school have had
| their say, either for or against the
accused principal. From the
course the investigation has taken
it seems altogether likely that all
the likes, dislikes and opinions gen.
orally prevailing in the faculty will
have been aired in detail when the
inquiry is finally ended. The
board is admitting any sort of evil
dence offered in the hope of finding
its way through maze of charges
and countercharges that mark Prof
Cloyd's incumbency of office.
The witness who furnished the
thrills last night was A. Reuter-
dahl, formally instructor in physics.
He related attacks on his character
alleged to have been made by Prof.
Cloyd and became SO much in earn
est that he demanded Cloyd re-
tract and apologize then and there.
Reuterdahl was angry enough to
fight, but recovered himself and
was leaving the room when the as
founded board called him back to
learn the name of the teacher to
whom Cloyd made the attacks. The
witness named A. M. Ostness, who
was later called to the stand. Reu-
terdahl's grievance was belief
that Cloyd warned Ostness against
associating with him, the warning
being accompanied by hint that
Ostness might jeopardize his own
position by doing so. Cloyd told
Ostness. according to Reuterdahl,
that the latter was depraved and
not fit company for gentleman.
Reuterdahl caustically criticised
Cloyd as teacher and his attitude
toward the faculty, terming it bonn
bastic and tyrannical.
Mr.. Ostness on the stand cor
roborated Reuterdahl, but qualified
his testimony with an explanation
that when he called Cloyd to ac-
count for his attack on Reuterdahl
Cloyd denied such intention, de-
claring that he could not have said
such things and praising Reuter-
dahl.
This sort of testimony in which
the high school principal appears
one moment as an accuser and the
next as denying that he said or in
tended anything against parties in
is a feature of the investi-
CATION that has put the board into
a maze of mystery. Ostness said
Cloyd denied the attack on Reuter-
dahl lately when he came to see
Ostness relative to the pending
inquiry.
Another incident of the evening
was Prof. Cloyd's departure from
the room on the superstition that
Attorney Post had insulted him
when the latter asked that the
graduating class be called as wit
nesses as to Cloyd's character
Post said he never intended any in
suit, and Cloyd returned later when
the investigation proceeded.
Several other witnesses against
Cloyd were introduced, among
them being J. w. Rouse, a railroad
and his wife. Their son
had had some trouble on account Of
the junior class dance Cloyd OBJ.
iected to. They went to see Cloyd
and were told by him in the course
of the conversation of spies he en-
ployed to keep posted on what the
students were about. According to
these witnesses Cloyd said he hired
detectives to attend school as stu
dents. Miss Kate Reed and Miss
Inez De Lashmutt testified to their
troubles with Cloyd in substantial
ton of previous testimony. Miss
De Lashmutt said she had gone to
superintendent Tormey, but had
been told to go back to work and
keep quiet or quit. W. w. Tolman,
a former member Of the board.
testified to his good opinion of
Miss Corinth Crook, one of the
teachers involved in the charge
against Cloyd. Roy Lowe, pupil,
told of being suspended and given
a bad character to his mother for
scuffling in the hall.
From tho numher of witupsSac