The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-24

session. He is secretary Of the board OF
trustees. Later he was employed as at
[ torney for Superintendent Thomas. and
has been coaching the accused ever since
Judge Agee displayed considerable heat
I in calling attention 10 this state OF al
fairs. What he parti Ularly objected TO
was the attorney for the accused coach
ing the president Of the investigating
committee.
Much of the afternoon session was
taken I'D In efforts of the opposing law
yers and Harry 5. Joseph TO induce cap
tain ". E. Kneass. the assistant super
previously made. Mr. Joseph took the
witness in hand, and by questioning
brought out the fact that there had IN
recent years been more or less improve
ment in the band, vocal music, the mill
Jary organization in the school. IN the
school work, in religious training, in the
observance of holidays. IN the canyon
outings. i'm manual training, printing,
ing, barbering. tailoring, gymnasium
work. farm work. horticulture and other
lines of work. Much of this was what
Captain Kneass called external improve
ment" due to recent appropriations from
the state. He said the general morale of
the school was better because the boys
were now placed upon their honor The
system Of parole was explained at some
length.
Indications of Graft.
When the witness was turned over to
Judge Agee for the citizens committee,
little sensation was created. The pay
rolls for September, october and Novem-
Der. 1901, were identified by Captain
Kneass and then placed in evidence. They
show that at the time J. II. Scott. direc-
tor IN carpentry at the school. " as doing
three weeks work on the private prop
erty of Superintendent II. H. Thomas out
in the city, William Wilson. a carpenter
from outside, was regularly on the pay
roll Of the school drawing 81 a day for
work done at the school. It is clear that
the prosecution will lay special stress
upon this showing, although Judge Agee.
in spite Of questioning by President
Joseph and other members of the com
mittee, to say nothing of counsel for
Thomas. refused TO show his hand until
the proper time.
Captain Kneass said he sent Rosetta
COyle TO the hospital I'm an open wagon
on a cold day when she was suffering
from appendicitis, and thai he did this
under the direction of Superintendent
Thomas, who suggested the conveyance.
This is the girl who died two days later
Witness said that Meyers and Griffin
were the only employees at the school
now who were there when ne entered the
school four years ago. He spoke of the
difficulty in securing good help because
Of the small pay offered, and said that
the instructors and Officers should be
above the ordinary I'm intelligence. He
said many were discharged because of
failure in their work and training. In the
case Of Evan Carlson. the blacksmith
he understood that he was discharged
because he talked on the streets about
the boys who were discharged.
Rule Books Lacking.
Asked if Superintendent Thomas ever
called his assistants and teachers to-
gether for conferences as TO how best
to handle the boys and girls, or how best
to conduct the affairs of the school. Cap
tain kneass said No" He said en-
plOyes were talked to privately when they
first entered the scnoOl. but no confer
enCes were ever held. The book OF rules
he said, was printed before he entered
the school. Since then the supply had
run out and that there never had been a
new supply.
Much time was consumed over the
questions put to a number of the girls in
the presence of the matrOn. the uues-
tons considered grossly improper. Cap
tain Kneass was present at the inQuisi-
ton. but did not remember the exact
questions. and could not be induced 10
say whether or not they We're improper
He said the question as to whether these