Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-15
CASE
GROWS HOTTER
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH PUT
UNDER FIRE
GOUDGE DECLARES HIM TO BE
THE REAL DEFENDANT
Pages of Notes on Hardness and Con-
sumption of Wine and Liquor
by Attendants Put in
Evidence

| II do not understand the import of that ques-
| ton. Is the commission to understand that
DR.. Jones is on trial here?' mildly asked Dr.
John R. Haynes last night during the con-
tinued hearing of the library investigation
Yes, sir; yes, sir, he isl Numbered Attor-
ney Herbert j. Goudge, counsel for the defense
when he comes before this body and charges
that the young of the library staff
have embezzed money from the city by taking
pay for work they did not do it is proper for
to ask this witness what he did to earn
his salary. He has played spy and pri-
vate detective these young women, and
made copious notes of their comings and
goings. When has he found time to do all
this?"
Il place myself under the protection of this
commission. 1 need to be protected from this
attorney who misrepresents grossly,
cried Dr. Jones.
The dramatic denunciation of DR.. c. ]. K.
Jones by Attorney Goudge one of the
most interesting features that has occurred so
far. DR.. Jones concluded his direct testimony
about 10 o'clock last night, after having been
on the stand two sessions Attorney Goudge
declares the director of study and research
has given enough testimony to keep him busy
in cross examination six months. But this
time is not likely to be taken if DR.. Jones'
direct testimony is as easily broken down in
cross examination as was the portion of it at
tackled by Mr.. Goudge last night.
Took Copious Notes
One of the charges against Miss Gleason,
who is the real defendant in the case, although
her name is mentioned less IN connection with
it than that of any one else, is that she has
failed tc maintain discipline. In support of
this charge DR. Jones introduced copious notes
showing that some of the attendants did not
reach the library until after o'clock. Mr..
GoUdge showed that DR.. Jones did not know
personally Of these arrivals, but that they
were reported to him by some, one whose name
he did not give He showed that DR.. Jones
did not know when these attendants were
scheduled to appear at the library, whether
they were on the night shift day duty.
An expression by one of the commissioners
gave the impression that body did not attach
much significance to these notes.
When he first went on the stand last night
DR.. Jones began his testimony where he had
left off last Thursday morning. He made
on the point of hardness in arriving at the
office. Miss Pearl Gleason is clerk of the IL
hrary board; is not the person against whom
charges are brought, and is not related to Miss
Celia Gleason, the assistant librarian, who is
the defendant in the case.
Wines and Liquors
When the commission fully understood this
DR.. Jones was stopped in the middle of his
notes. He then declared he had heard wines
and liquors being taken into the lunch
room and consumed by the library attendants,
in violation of the library rules. He said he
had found an empty sherry bottle and taken
it to his room. Later he gave his key to Miss
Celia Gleason and the next morning the empty
bottle was gone. Whether he connected the
key given to Miss Gleason with the disappear
ance of the empty bottle was left to be infer
red
Attorney G. d. Munson counsel for Miss
Julia Blandy, who is the plaintiff IN the case,
asked DR.. Jones to tell the commission Of the
threats that had been made against him since
this investigation started. DIR. Jones declared
one of the library attendants had come to him
and declared that if, through him, the name of
her sister was mentioned in the proceedings,
there would be something doing" He testified
thai Librarian Lummis had shaken his finger
under his nose and declared he had the power
to take his place away from him.
MnnSOO declared Miss Celia Gleason
and the librarian in conspiracy against
Miss Blandy, and that Miss Gleason exercised
an undue power over the librarian.
The case will be continued this evening.