The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-24

ments had been made to her regard.
ing him. She had been told that some
of the girls had gone to him for spe-
cial instruction and understood that
some of those experiences came to
the girls from that special instruction
Richmond also referred to the Rain
bow Falls incident but, on MIR. Aiken's
suggesting that that also be passed.
he acquesced.
The Wrecking Threat.
Mrs. Wilcox: when did Mrs.
Compton say she would wreck the
Hilo High SCHOOL,"
Richmond an the High School on
the occasion of my refusing to grant
her the exclusive control of the mu-
sic. That was in November, l think"
Mrs. Wilcox: mo witness?"
Richmond: mol She made it
again to me at Mrs. Lewis house in
the hearing Of Mrs. Lewis. She said
it twice"
Richmond denied that he said to
Mrs Compton, 'I'n queer you in this
town" He did not see the resigna-
ton which Mrs. Compton said she was
going to send in to Mr.. Pope, but
when Mrs. Compton left Mrs. Lewis
house she said she was going to leave
the school, He also denied discussing
with Mrs. Compton his relationship
with Miss Sandry; also that he told
RITA she lied" though he admitted
speaking sharply to the girl, as he
considered a teacher should speak in
such a case, knowing that the girl was
wrong
Alleged Marriage Denied.
| Mr.. Moir: II heard a rumor this
morning that you were married be-
fore you left Hilo to Miss Sandry. Is
that fact?"
Richmond: mo. It is not"
To Mr. Rice, Richmond said he did
not report to the Board of Education
Mrs. Compton's threat to wreck the
school because he knew it required
definite proof.
Mr.. Aiken: HAS she done any
thing to wreck the High SCHOOL,"
Richmond Scored by Board.
Richmond: "The events which have
happened indicated her leadership in
guiding them"
! Mr.. Aiken: Seems to me the start
ing of all this trouble, as far as we
are concerned, came from you"
Mr.. Moir; "The first thing 1 knew
of it was that Mrs. Compton was sus-
pended"
| Mr.. Moir to Mr. Richmond: 81
think that information of Mrs. Comm
toms threat should have been given
to the Board Immediately after it hap
pened so that it could have been in
vestigated. l do not think you did
your duty in not reporting that matter
right away. can not see any rea-
son for keeping that information back
from the Board"
Mrs. Wilcox: "WiIl you tell us Just
how that happened? She would not
go and say that to you without some
thing back of it,"
Richmond: at was following my re-
fusal to grant her exclusive control of
the music; l construed it to be a
threat which I hoped might be made
under great excitement and should
not be taken as meaning what it seem
ed to mean"
Richmond, in support of the charge
that Mrs. Compton estranged the pu-
pills, stated that there was a lack of
cordially on the part of many of the
pupils towards him.
Mrs. Compton: Have you seen any
thing to make you believe that l was
to blame for that lack of cordiality?"
Richmond: "Only by Inference.
have seen you in close conversation
with the pupils many times during the
consultation periods. l have gone into
your classroom and found you talk
ing to them and you have stopped
talking as soon as l came in"
He could not remember any particu-
lar time, date or class in this connec-
ton.
Julia Nathaniel, seventeen years
old, who had been two years at the
school, stated that she was present in
the class room about two or three
months ago, when Mr.. Richmond came
to the door and addressing Mrs. Comp
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