The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-08

inmates, Il is very probab Die that the dis
lllct attorney will be asked to prosecute
ihomas upon some serious charges. The
charges as were made substantiate those
that were made to press representatives
some months ago, but which could not be
investigated at the time, as the school
"as under quarantine for scarlet fever
Inc meeting was attended 10y about
sixty men and women prominent IN eluu
circles or the city. and great deal OF
FEELING was exhibited against those m
charge Of the reform school, Mrs. Kate
hillard presided. and the several speak
efs included former employees Of the IN
stitutiOu. as well as prominent club WO-
men Of the city.
At the conclusion OF the meeting the
following resolutions were drawn up for
presentation to Governor Spry.
AT meeting of the citizens of ogden,
held June Z. in the Weber Stake academy,
IT was voted TO request you to remove II.
h IhOmas from the superlntendency OF
the state industrial school because OF
manifest Unftness. The committee ap-
pointed by the meeting stands ready to
present the evidence in its fullness. At
tached to this are statements signed by
Mrs. d. T. Tracy, Mrs. Jackson and Mrs.
HoLstead for your consideration, which
the committee feels fully demonstrates
Mr.. Thomas unfitness.
MRS. J. NJ. BISHOP.
MRS. KATE billiard.
REV. n. s. ELDERKIN."
The resolution was passed as a subsu-
tute for a motion that called for the i'm
mediate removal of Thomas.
Among the speakers at the meeting
was J. II. Scott. employed for more than
ten months at the school as instructor in
manual training. He told a straightfor-
ward story and did not show any ami
mostly He first told of the very poor
food given the inmates and the poor san
itatiOn. In Furnishing children. Mr.. Scott
told OF one case Of a boy being whipped
D..
into shreds. He said that all Furnishing
was done under the direction of Superin-
tendent Thomas He also told Of the case
CT David Buck a young boy who died at
the school. He said that when Buck was
sick with the scarlet fever he tore the
bedclothes while out of his head. The boy
was punished for this and died shortly
afterwards. Scott said the boy was a
very good boy and did not cause much
trouble.
In speaking Of graft at the school, Scott
stated that he did carpenter work for
three weeks on Thomas residence in the
city and was paid for it with a salary at
the school.
AfFs. d. T. Tracy. former matron of the
giHfs' cottage, told of the brutal treat
ment of the girls by Superintendent Thorn
as; also of his asking them questions that
only showed the depravity of the man.
She recited one case of many where the
girls would attempt suicide rather than
live at the school. The most recent case.
she said occurred Sunday, when one of
the girls who had been promised merits
did not get them and attempted to take
her life by cutting her throat with sells
sOrS.
T. Blair, formerly employed as carpenter
at the institution. told of the brutal whip
ping of small boys by burly employees at
the direction Of Thomas.
The committee of three from the mass
meeting met Governor William Spry last
evening. who was i'm the city to meet for
mer Governor Buchtel of Colorado and
presented the resolutions and letters from
the meeting. The governor took the pa
pers and stated he would give them earn
est consideration when he returned to Salt
Lake City. and would take such action as
he deemed proper.