The San Francisco call., 1910-07-28
FIERY ORATORY
ENDS HEARING
OF Van LEV
Attorney for Accused President
Calls DIR. Miller "Snake in
the Grass"
Hyatt Intimates That GiIIett
May Order Further Inves-
tigatiOn at the School

Lue olslulSSinS OF the charges Oh lls Dad
reputation. The testimony Showed
that his reputation was not good, and
on that ground I refused TO vote in the
firmative on that motion
However. as the matter is finished,
Il hope we win see the end of it. I
have no intention of pressing any
further charges personally. but of
course il Governor Gillett sees fit TO
lay others before US ! suppose we will
have TO hear them out"
Girl Not Believed
p. Trustee Il. A. warren-'rEvery man
= OF any worth has his enemies, and Doc
. tor Van Liew is no exceptions He
-: would not be the kind OF man to be the
head Of the Chico normal school had he
. not enemies. In communities such as
: this there are those who have no hesi-
fancy in profting themselves finan-
cially by teaching young men TO drink.
and this class Doctor Van Ihew has
fought and fought hard. He has
gained their enmity, and it was palpa-
bic that much OF the prosecution was
either forced by them or materially
helped by them. AS far as the charges
Of Ada Clark, 1 will state briefly that
/ did not believe the girls story and
neither that of her friend, Miss Mona
LindleN Therefore, not being able to
~ believe them, voted to exonerate Doc
tor Van Lew
tx OhciO Trustee HYATT believed
=. Ada Clark and her friend, Miss Lindlev
believe the girls told the truth. I
saw nothing to account for a 16 year
ola girl subJecting herself to such or
deals unless what she said was true
To the charges of drunkenness. did
not give much heed, as my chief objec-
ton to the motion was to the exoner-
aung Doctor Van Lew on the charge
made against him by Ada Clark ] do
not know whether / viii rest content
with the action taken by the board of
trustees or not. can not give any
statement in regard TO this until I
have consulted Governor Gillett."
Trustee }. II. CampbeII-'Tt was a
case of believing the girls story
against Doctor Van Liew's, and I oe-
heved the latter. I paid great attention
10 the investigation. and considered Sc
.riously all the testimony that was in
troduced- But when it was all in it
as po4pdDAg CAlQ6nI 10 me TlaI II
- himsy and insufficient, and ought not
to be considered. Accordingly / voted
Tor a complete eXoneration."
CROWD PACKS ROOM
When the hearing opened this morn
ing the place was packed from door to
door. Femininity OF all stages. from
students Of tender years to white haired
mothers and grandmothers, formed the
majority. Shortly after Attorney GEN
eral Webb had commenced his opening
statement applause broke out and he
made an appeal that il be discontinued.
lie was backed UP in this by the chair
man, and from thenceforward there
were no further demonstrations
It is impossible TO approach this sub
sect" began Webb, without recalling
the fact that a short time ago members
OF this board considered the same mat
ter which has been under consideration
by you for the last four davs. and that
on the previous occasion at least a part
OF The testimony heard by us here was
heard by you. 1t is impossible for YOU
TO free your minds from the fact that
you heard testimony offered by both
doctor Van Lew and Miss Clark as
-weh as certain other testimony bearing
on the case, at the time of which /
speak.
= Notwithstanding these facts, I ap-
proaeh, and i know you approach. this
investigation free from the belief that
the position taken by you on this pre-
Nlous occasion should be allowed to in
huence in the slightest degree your
opinions and attitude now The exam
1naton into the charges has this time
taken wider scope and the investiga-
ton has been gone into further than
before. At the beginning of the pres
ent hearing it was your duty to free
your minds absolutely of impressions
gained previously so far as they had a
bearing on the case in hand. IT was and
is your duty TO feel absolutely impair
tial toward Doctor Van Iiew on\ the
one hand and his accusers on the other
Always you should have in view the
best interests Of this educational fnsti-
tuition know you viii approach the
final deliberation of the case with the
idea Of doing your duty under the law
and IN accordance with the solemn oath
you have taken.
Mothers and fathers must feel that
their children are safe while attending
this institution. They must know thai
these sons and daughters, leaving home
Tor perhaps the hrst time in their lives, |
must bring home again the virtues
with which they left. They must feel !
their children viii find here a substi |
tute for their parental care"
MISERABLE BACKBITERs"
Attorney Yen. replying for the de-
fense. declared on opening that the
charges We're based on idle rumor. in
stigated by miserable backbitersH
THE charges are based" he declared |
"on these .rumors started by some one |
who dares not come out in the omen |
and fight like a man, but who has made /
use of the Rev. c Todd Clark and his /
sister to further his schemes of secur-
ing the position Of president of the
Chico normal school j am sorry for /
Miss Clark. She can never recover from
all this. and for many years to come |
she will be pointed out as the girl who
brought charges against the gray hairs |
OF the president of the Chico normal
school
He termed her story the whim Of a |
girl of il years, saying that it was so |
fiimsy and improbable that no reason
able man could accept it. He pointed
out that the alleged occurrence was
supposed TO take place in a public Of
fee and in a position where any one
entering would be able to see what was
going on Immediately on opening the
door few inches.
DOCTOR MILLER SCORED
He referred 10 Doctor Miller as a
snake in the grass. and branded some
of the witnesses as "scurvy scoun-
drels," miserable buns" and "despic
able personages"
Governor Gillett," said Yell. de
manded the resignation of DR. c. c. Van