Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-25
EVENING SESSION.

When the meeting Of the commits
sioners was called at o'clock last
evening the matter of immortality
charges came up, and Inspector Glib
son stated that Mrs. Compton told
him that Richmond was a drunkard;
that Miss Allen and Miss Sandry
had picked him up drunk in the
street and taken him home; that she
herself had taken liquor away from
him and played cards with him night
after night to keep him from drink
ing: that Richmond had Travelled
across the continent with Miss San
dry; that immoral relations existed
between him and Mrs. Lewis; ana that
Miss Sandry had been caught In Il
criminal position with Richmond In
the school laboratory.
When Mrs Compton was question
ed on these points by Judge Stan
| ley. she said:
81 believe that Mr.. Richmond's in
decisive policy In school work was
due to drink.
81 have played cribbage with him
many afternoons and evenings to
| keep him at home, for II he went out
on the street he would disgrace him
self and the school.
81 took jug of wine away from
| him at one time.
Il believe he takes what Is called
still drunk
81 make the charge of immoral re-
latiOns between Mrs. Lewis and Mr..
! Richmond"
In regard to the charge against
| Miss Sandry and Richmond, this was
| hearsay, as the matter happened at
the last commencement and was told
her by one of the pupils.
Asked for proof of the charges OF
drunkenness, Mrs Compton said that
| frequently at the table at Mrs. Lewis ,
Richmond had been under the influ-
ence of liquor, extremely laxative,
| etc.
81 saw him drink half dozen times
one afternoon while | was playing
| ! persuaded him to give me the jug
of wine"
Questioned as to how she knew
Richmond was taken home by the two
| teachers. she said that Richmond him
self had told her of 1t.
I Asked further, Mrs. Compton said
that Mrs. Lewis told the maid in the
home that she thought she Mrs.
Compton, was drinking upstairs with
Richmond and CONFESS, the latter OF
whom had brought home beer on one
occasion, and he and Richmond had
drunk it.
Stanley-FrOm your knowledge OF
Hilo, do you think it would be pos
sible for Il man in RichmOnd's posi-
ton to be a drinker?
Mrs. Compromises; there are many
things in Hilo which are not gener-
ally known.
Then the matter of immortality be-
tween Richmond and Mrs. Lewis was
taken up.
Mrs. Compton-In the first place,
was sitting upstairs and the maid
was cleaning my room while | sal
at Mr. Richmond's desk. II Is pos
sible to see from the desk into Mrs
Lewis sleeping room. Mr. Richmond
was scuiiing with Mrs. Lewis
After the sCulile, the noise up.
stairs aroused them and Mr. Rich.
mond went from Mrs. Lewis room
to the bathroom. This happened al
about 4:3O. From Mr.. Richmond's
desk he could look into Mrs. Lewis
room and In II mirror could see her
dressing, for she left the door open
! saw this myself once, when | went
to Mr.. Richmonds desk while he was
sitting there"
| Mrs. Lewis was always Dragging
about her form, according to Mrs
Compton, and told of how the dress,
makers would not believe 1t was real
until they had seen her stripped, OF
practically 50.
Here laugh was caused by Judge
Stanley, who had just asked II the
other ladies' had no chance to talR