The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-21
TRIAL BY THE
POPULACE ACQUITS
Continued from pag. one,

was present ss such. J. G. Vivian. =
member of the division seeking Mrs
Herndon's dismissal was there and
eross-auestioned some of the witnesses
approximately half Of those present
were school children and to some OF
them the affair was a big froiic. vivian
objected TO their presence and the char
aoter OF the meeting
Nearly every teacher in the public
schools OF the city was in attendance
accepting every opportunity to show bv
hand-clapping appreciation Of Mrs
Herndon. large section Of seats was
reserved Tor the parents OF children in
the Irving school and there appeared to
be hundred and nifty 10 a hundred
and seventy-five in that division Camp
Fire Girls in costume acted as ushers
The board OF education and superin-
tendent Mcdaniel were seated at tables
in front of the stage. Three stenoEra-
piers were employed in taking down
everything said during the meeting. 1t
was one Of the most unusual meetings
ever held in Hammond
Col. LeGrand T. Meyer. attorney for
the board of education. named the
charges made orally before the board
against Mrs. Herndon. They were mis-
appropriation of funds. misconduct
cruel punishment. unsound mentality
and that Mrs. Herndon induced boys 10
purchase tobacco from those selling in
violation OF the law in order to prose
cute.
Whether Mrs Herndon was justified
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the prosecution of merchants. is also a
matter for the board to decide, but il
is evident the more serious charges
have been satisfactorily refuted.
Four boys. whose alleged treatment
had supplied the basis for the charge
Of misconduct. took the stand and testi-
fed that Mrs Herndon's interest in
them had been due 10 desire to break
them of the cigarette habit. These
bows were Frank Burley. Frank Res
seke. Frank Kjowski and Frank Allen
The eldest is IL years of age. They
said they had bathed themselves. Seven
boys who had been punished by Mrs.
Herndon testified she was not cruel
The boys answered the questions fine.
NV enemies have charged me with
impure and sinister motives" said Mrs.
Herndon. The boys themselves have
dieproved that. I have boy of my
own and my interest in these boys was
that Of mother.
The board of education announced ii
would give its decision Tuesday even
ing. The members of the board ex-
pressed themselves personally as be-
lieving in Mrs. Herndon's good char
acter
Mrs Herndon personally conducted
The Greek trial" 1t was shown that
Frank Allen. the boy who had staid all
night at her home. had slept with Van
Jones.
Attorney Never said that the boa I'd
considered the so-oalIed proof presented
70 them concerning Mrs Herndon as
hear say and gossip. Mrs. Herndon In
taking up the question of misconduct
said Another charge is that my little
brown bungalow is a place where i'm
rure acts are committed between me
and my boys" She then told how boys
had asked her TO cure them OF the Gig
arctic habit and said she acted accord
ing to ihe prescription she obtained
from the board Of health, which includ-
cd salts. hot baths, calomel and MOI
lemonade and was known as the ehmi-
NATION process" Calling on the first or
he bovs who had taken the cure Mrs
Herndon said. I'D like Frank surrey 70
come forward and tell whether AWNING
impure ever took place in the bathroom
OF my house,
Mrs. Herndon investigated escn
charge made against her thoroughly
calling on all the boys she had pun
ished or given the cure. Michael KOS