Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-22
EWARk WOMAN
DEFENDS NAME
IN SCHOOL PROBE
Miss Helen Reedy Accused of
"Orgies" at School for
Deaf.
C.. H. SAMSON, OF THIS CITY,
QUESTIONED ON INSURANCE
School Board Member Said to
Have Sought Division
of Profits.

TRENTON, June Z2.-At the lnVeStl-
CATION of the conditions at the State
School for the Deaf, which was con-
tinued this afternoon, Miss Helen
Reedy, when recalled to the stand,
stated that she did not possess a copy
of the decree of divorce which she had
been granted more han eleven years
ago from her former husband, Mr.. VOL
ford. All of hr possessions were lost
in the fire which consumed a storage
house In Newark.
Miss Reedy stated that she did not
know the address of her former hus-
band because of the fact that he travels
and for himself. The witness did not
know that her former husband had any
permanent address. She had corre-
sponded with Mr.. Wolford through all
these years because there were chill
dren. The witness stated that even
though she should decided to effect a
reconciliation and again live with her
husband that she would be
Obliged to wait until she heard from
him before knowing where to address
him. Miss Reedy emphatically denied
that she had partaken of intoxicants
upon the night of the alleged orgies at
the institution.
~nfcu Befng Absent. -
Miss Reedy denied ever having been
absent from the institution excepting
with the knowledge of the superin-
tendent Miss Reedy stated that she
had heard through Mrs. Tindall that
it had been sal that an orgie had
taken place. The witness denied that
she had invited Wolford to t the
Sunday following the Saturday night
when the alleged disorder is said to
have taken place. The reason that the
reconciliation was not discussed Satur-
day night, Miss Reedy stated, was be-
cause of the presence of Miss Tindall
and Mr.. Worth. The witness stated
that 1t was impossible to discuss my
thing in any of the parlors of the in
stitution because someone was always
listening.
Miss Reedy explained her absence
from the institution for the past few
weeks by saying that she had been a
nervous wreck since the charges has
been brought.
Insurance Held In.
Evidence was submitted in an effort
TO show that C. H. SAMSON, chairman
of he building committee, had en-
deavored to hold UP the insurance on
the boiler at the school and that he
had e~ndeavored to have the policy
written in Newark, instead of being
renewed through the Office of Joseph H..
Wright, of Trenton.
A letter was submitted in which Mr..
SAMSON had stated that he would re-
member his friends when the time
came again for a renewal. 1t was con-
tended that Mr.. SAMSON desired to
place the insurance in Newark, n in
n letter specified that he considered
Trenton to be an open market.
Joseph Ashmore, of the Office of In
surance Agent Wright. of this city,
stated that in September Mr.. SAMSON
approached him in connection with the
Berler insurance for q division of the
profits. 1t was testified that Mr.. San
som would attend to the settlement of
the premium, which was long over
due. Mr.. Wright declined, stating he
could see no reason why he should dt-
vide his profits with any man. Mr..
SAMSON denied that he had endeavored
TO secure anything from Mr.. Wright.
Attorneys in Argument.
There was a heated argument CON
corning the taking of testimony be-
tween Attorney McDermit, of Newark,
and Josiah Stryker,. of the attorney
generals office, and Martin P. Devlin,
an attorney of this city. Mr.. Stryker
stated that perhaps his idea of good
attorney might differ from that of Mr..
McDermit. Following this Mr.. SAN
som took the tar and stated tina the
policy which had been written by Mr..
Wright had been sanctioned by his
predecessor.
DIR. Allen suggested that questions
which Attorney Devlin desired TO put
to Mr.. Samson be in writing go that
they could be kept from the public
print, If 1T was so desired, but Mr..
SAMSON replied that they could not be
any worse than they had been.
Mr.. SAMSON. in reply to the question,
stated he saw no wrong in Mr.. Wright's
paying one-half of the profit to the
Newark agency or anyone else. He
explained his position by saying that
Mr.. Howell had gone deeply to the liza
bility clause of the insurance. He
stated that the fact that he wanted
Howell to lave a share of the business
had nothing to do with the Withholding
of the payment of the Wright bill. Mr..
SAMSON saw no reason why Mr..
Wright's bill, If proper, should not
have beer promptly paid. He did hold
M the bill a few days. however, while