The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-04-25

GOING DEEPER
lconlInuei from rafe onoi

tconllnued from RAGE oncl
eeruinr him, ana no t,ntsd that Miss
Sandy vac fond of BIN. ] told Mi
Richmond that such maitrrs were OF
more consequence 90 o woman than o
man and had long talk with him ON
Tho matter ] thought that, as ! was
lpraetically an engaged woman. should
not receive the attention OF any man.
I may be wrong IN my IDEAS, but at
any rate did not think that NJ. Rich.
mond was In any danger Of being hurt
by his affection for me -
"There had been no trouble between
the Misses Allen and Deyo, and my.
self" stated Mrs. Compton 10 Judge
Z Stanley.
"Then why" asked the Judge,
" should Miss Deyo come here and say
that you were angry about Superin-
tendent Pope not visiting yoar class
room, and why did you talk about inn
lmoralityi"
~ saw Mr.. Gibsoh,v said Mrs.
(, Compton, and told him that I had
better resign and catch the Wilhelmina
TO the Coast. / also remarked to Mr.,
: Gibson th2t thought the safety of
the High School girls was in danger"
"Fight Like Dogs"
, Pressed by Judge Stanley as to the
cause of the friction between herself
, and the other teachers, Mrs. Compton
: said that she thought Miss Deyo was
sincere in what she had stated but,
that one of the first things Richmond
. told her, was that there was friction
) all the time between Miss Deyo and
the others. Then added Mrs. Comp.
ton, g Mrs. Lewis said, Yes, they are
all nice to one another on the surface.
but they fight like dogs all the same
81 told Mr. Richmond.' resumed
Mrs Compton, "that ] thought that
Mrs. Lewis was the cause of lot of
/ he reported all he was aware of to the
authorities, Miss Deyo would have to
: resign"
'fwas there ever any trouble be
tween you and Miss Allen7' was the
: next question from Judge Stanley.
!. The reply was: " Miss Allen is great
a friend of Mrs. Lewis, and she never
: was nice to me; our relations were
! unpleasant. It is not true that ] spoke
n insolentlytto Mr.. Richmond. There
r was . trap laid for me, but controlled
Is myself I think that Miss Allen is
lunder the thumb of Mrs. Lewis; Miss
Allen always attached herself to Mrs.
Lewis. ! make no charges against
): Miss Allen g character I think that
: mean little insinuations have done me
e harm. i"
!. Richmond asked Mrs. Compton if she
n did not know the meaning of the ex-
!. preston "nothing doing" as alleged
n to have heen used by him, in con
!! nection with Mrs. Lewis. "WOuld il
h not suggest something improper when
4, used between man and womanf'
h. he asked. sit might, replied Mrs
= Compton
y With reference to the episode il
y which a servant girl was mixed up
- Mrs. Compton was asked to write wha
- she had to say about the matter OIL
81 paper and hand it around. This wa
"A not done, however. and later on in tn
he evening the whole incident was re
N lated.
"a "a No Insolence.
,r- With reference to the charge OF in
al science made by Mrs. Compton, Julii
~ Nathaniel was called as a witness. Sh
nt said that Mr.. Richmond had called T.
Mrs. Compton to come out of her room
NJ. Mrs. Compton had replied: ''Not now
Mr.. Richmond, L IN busy with m
NO class Julia insisted that there wa
q. nothing insolent about Mrs. Compton
n manner.
~, Edwin Maby, a High School lad ties
q. titled on behalf of Mrs. Compton, an
n he told about the serenading Of tina
NJ. lady He saw nothing insolent
M Mrs Compton's manner.
no Maby said that Mrs Compton di
re not tell the children to 60 on strike
pr indeed. she advised them to go hacl
NO according to the boys statement.
nj. referring TO the petition that said ths
injustice had been done Mrs. Compto
NV in mspending her, Naby said that ii
as. pupils saw nothing wrong with her.
'ra Jananese girl gave similar evidence @
he behalf of Mrs. Compton. and the inve
tigation of the charges against tn;
a.o+ lady were then ended. The meetir
adjourned till eight clock that mig
and then the charges against Richmor
were taken up.
Claimed Richmond Drank. .
Mrs. Compton, on being asked to t,
what she knew about the charges s.
nv had made against Richmond, first TOT
Nh up the drunkenness story: "Mr, Rie
IuN mond is a drunkard,'' she said, 'ai
he has been found lying on the rot
by Miss Allen and Miss Sandry.
Ne. at one time, had to take jug of wi
of from him I have stayed in the hon
! a playing cribbage with him in order
~ keep him away from drink. He drai
Ia TO excess and Miss Atkinson had
way help him home one night. He W
the what might be called 'still drunk
neil quiet, end generally in bed early
,ma night He used TO make absurd m
and takes when playing cards and wor
,eiI make ten and eight equal twenty ty
M with silly laugh.
and Half-Dozen Drinks.
the Judge Stanley then took a hand a
D Of he cross-examined Mrs. Compton
TO length. After lot of questions, /
the fact was elected that, on one occasi