The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-26
CLOSE OF INQUIRY
1t OGDEN SCHOOL
testimony All Taken Now in In
vestiaation of State Indus
trial School.

d frve=ffeatluu came 10 al emu last
s-'''' - statement on the part Of Mrs.
a-sH IIr1fard that Miss Lucy Van Colt
haiss lake City had "tlunked, ana
81 Cement boz his own defense by gu
s.a'--{erf III II. Thomas. Pressed Tor
parnttss.3-51r of .'nmked," Mrs. billiard
ai4 aid make a promise and then not re-
dssm l s,,5 Miss Van Colt had inspected
ss.booI and then volunteered 70 make
ll7 s--5siff0n of conditions as she FOUND
az Ap--5vi5irg a mass meeting was ar
tlt-n, f9r the purpose. On this under
rang Mrs billiard and other club wo-
s1L1. -'--57sugad a mass meeting for June
men +bs weber academy, and at the
romeut Miss Van Colt anSolutely
80 f0 make a statement she also
It--5I +o apuear before the investigat-
;s- c5rnittee although urged to do so.
As testimony Yesterday was strongly
s--or sf Thomas and his management
.ba school IL was COlored, however
o. he fact that II came largeiy from
lives and others under the influence
lr-e1r7ss one man who testified was
p t--gad June ] and re-emplcyed by
.9 one week after the investigation
I'm This man admitted the use OF
100 and whisky, as well as to swear
Nm the presence Of the boys Most OF
i.5 ri5erre FOR the prosecution, on the
s-5rked strongly of resentment.
AZ me close of the night session IT was
-,urrsd that any other testimony or
-srsrg could be presented tuesday, and
~ attorneys would then pe peIHllIeu
e. make their summing up There VIII
ts M .urther proceedings in the case
rrfl / o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Printing Inspector on Stand.
The defence had a good inning at the
,-7rring session. Witnesses testlfled as
tl tFs work done by the boys. the care
Of the sick ana the allehllou paul u Sam
rarv conditions.
prfrs r. stevens. instructor in print
inc from Feb. J. 1906, to July =, 1908,
gri- because the school undertook 70 do
,ararrmrnt printing and the Iyprographl-
5sI union got him job outside at bet
ion wages. His brother now has his old
-,si+for I'm the school. He had a detail
m seven boys on the average and did
rrinrirg every day. Printing was done
En- The state. He knew of boys being
wb.Dped in March, 1906 for loathsome
asf- he knew of Roswell Hudson being
bt six times with the paddle; he knew
ftsT how named Fogleberg was whipped.
H. saw his back when another boy tore
Ills shirt ouen wrestling. Superintendent
Thomas was as good as any man he ever
saw. he greeted the boys kindly gave
them fine talks and good advice. Some
standard in his opinion.
Facilities were not good when Mr.. Stew
ems entered the school. Compared with
he present it was like comparing "a
testa with a palace he said.
Stevens. on CrOss-eXamiuatiOn, did not
remember telling one of the guards that
Che punishment at the school was cruel
and beyond reason He was At the
school only during the day. He saw boys
IN the cell for insOlence and chewing
tobacco They were also padded by Cap
Asked about an article in the school
paper. The Industrial School Advance,
written 10y one of the boys. Censuring the
system of sending boys OUT of the school
20 work Mr.. Stevens could not remem-
har He could not rememb Der Superln-
tendent Thomas telling MIN IL should not
occur again. His mind was a blank on
tie subject The numbers of the pa
per were sent for to be put in evidence.
Mr. Stevens saw two boys in the cell
ABOUT a year ago. They went downtown
TO have their teeth fixed and bought
pound Of tobacco. Wells, another boy,
went with them and informed on them.
He was not punished. The witness ad-
mtted that he used tobacco at the
school He both CheWed and smoked,
but he maintained the bows never knew
q this. He had tobacco in his mouth
an dsy long he said. but the boys never
knew Of It, He did not know that this
vas a violation Of the rules of the school.
but he knew il was not right He saw
no rules. superintendent Thomas eX-
planned the rules when he first entered
The school. He never met with the ST
perintendent and other instructors for
conference. He said he never chastised a
boy In his life
Mrs. cOlvin's Testimony.
Mrs. Mary Colvin testified that she was
d q
Slice Dec. o. 1915. and was still employed
tnere- She nursed the boys sick with
SCARLET fever in the fan OF 1905 when
there were twenty sick, and two died.
ene mad twelve in the hospital at one
Tine Dr. E. r Smith and DR.. L. NJ.
Sonroy were In attendance. She had the
heip OF one man, and the boys who were
lot down with the disease. but who were
ID quarantine, helped. Doctors called two
or three times a day. Superintendent
lAomaS ana Mrs. Thomas gave all the
euehuon possible. Witness prepared the
When not nursing Mrs. Colvin dished
ep food for the boys. ~The food was
-tIsl class, she said. Once in a while
lere was shortage OF some particular
-l-hg but the bill Of fare was followed
lnlte OF four gentlemen cooks left
S4e SAID oQSplaining that Mr.. and Mrs
tnoHAas wee toe particular about the
-yyl LOT the crowd Of hOOdlums in the
e-Iool- She maintained that the su-
PslhJendent and his wife were both very
.l-e 10 the boys they didn't talk nicer
To- their own children.
enoef Illumination Mrs. Colvin
s5lu SIZE came 10 testify at the request
e- superintendent Thomas. She could
t. remember the name OF any cook who
LAG, lal spoken Of the inmates as hood
~, ,-.ls They had lady cooks" part OF
Mrs Cofvfn attended, voh.-+ --,,-,,.-
- len he died of scarlet fever. He vas
~ -11t N ler charge at II a. m. Monday
~ 4eI tuesday night She followed
s- u-.lor instructions, she said. and
40 ,.-lns possible was done to save the
M superintendent Thomas ordered that
l4pehse Pc spared DR.. r. b Beatty
$3.50 or the state board Of health
+. $500 lne school at the time and said
va remarkable that so many of the
80 were saved. He could suggest
t..s tAaJ was not already being done
l-NeF Gideon stirred up a hornets
r-;.s ttns To get the witness to reDeat
sb-Slls on the mana cement of the
,NGol she was reported To have made
= .le presence Of Mrs. Chat11nd I n
80 ana Mrs J. NJ. BishoD called at
ra- 40 4se last Saturday, she said. to
.sT ~ 10 come TO the Investigation.
o--- t'7s GOT TOO fresh, and Z fired them
aid aalu. Git UP and hike I
- 20 them, and YOU bet they ala or
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