Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-15


at Said that she paid $40 for 81
glass lid for the coffin WI tn the hope
that she might see his face before he
was buried hut this was denied her.
Stated that al the time her grandson
was Ill THAI there were nine pat tents
to be looked ftei and only one nurse
was employed for the work
E The third witness was Mrs. Maud
aMa1an who cnflpborated the testi-
3inony of Mrs: Halstead; that her daugi-i
ter Hattie Malan had been in cell
seven days pending an investtga ton of
% diamond that had heall lost from the
ISneasss home. Tint, the floor OF tho
cell was covered with water and she
had 10 walk on a plank to get TO her
bunk and was fed on bread and water
for seven days.
Il Mrs. D. T.. Tracey, until the last few
months n1atron of the school, coai-
separated milk also said there was no
discipline because Thomas would not
allow her, to correct the girls without
consulting him or under hisSown di-5S
rection. ~ u 8tl
The charges of the compliments was
made il, the 70 loWin communicating.
Ogden. Utah, JnneS51t 1909.
Hon. Harry jose PHI, Chairman of the.
Governors sstigating Commits
tee. 5 Ell
4 Dear Sir We, the undersigned citi-..
zeIis Of Utah. hereby at the request
OF your COMMITTEES and under. the state
S1neat on the part OF your COMMITTEES
that you Wsuid not hear evidence
against ssupt. H. II. Thomas Of tho In,
5dustrlal school unless such charges;
We're reduced to writing and specifically
specifying the grounds upon which the
committee Is asked tor take testimony.
hereby charge the said Hebe,' H. Thorn.
as, superintendent of said school, with
sincomp etencY and IA being rlRft to hold.
ouch position upon the following
grounds. viz:
That in his dealing with he inmates
of said institution he has at various
times been cruel and treated the In
mates in a cruel and inhuma,l manner
In this, by confinement In the solitary
cell: by unnecessarily without any;
sufficient reason conflning thesnale In
mates in what is known as the cell and
feeding them only bread and water
thai the condition of the cell and the
condition of the buildings where food Is
kept has at various TINES been unsani-
5tary and not properly cared for; that
he has in his dealings with the girls
confined in said school been guilty of
Slsrorounding unnecessary and Indecent
questions, and that the questions pro-
pounded required, if they had been
complied with by the inmates. acts on
the parts of the girls which no gentle
man would have asked or required ofS
such inmates. II 81. ig5s,
ssS We further charge that M 4. Thomas
by temperament, and which has been.
iabundantly demonstrated by his
is an unfit person 10 have
charge OF such IN institution. and that
his mann cement of the same has mt
at all tended to the betterrnent or ele-5
Walton of those entrusted toehis care,
and 4 hat for the institution to continue
under such mana cement Is q refection5
upon the whole state.
We submit as citizens that we should
not be limited to any technical ru;esf
IN presenting these charges. and Wa
hereby state that If Mr.. Thomas Is
taken by. surprise by any evidence
which may be produced before said
committee, that he ought to be given
such time MS will enable him to get
witnessesEto refute such testimony, with
the like privilege given to us in pre-
senting any testimony; and we further
submit that owing to the nature of tile
institution in question, that it ought 20
have and should have the very best
talent. alticulally tilted for such work,
as can be had.
The communication was signed by
Rev, Noble S. Elderlsin, Mrs. j. NJ
Bishop. Irs. Kate ii Hard and others.