The Washington times., 1922-05-14
Boys SCHOOL HEAD
ANSWERS CHARGES
0uehay Declares Discharged
Farm Superintendent Only
Trying to Make Trouble.

Formal denial was made last
night by president Of the board
OF trustees of the National Train.
ing School for Boys F. H. Duehay,
OF charges preferred last week
against the school by E. T. Toner,
fDrmer superintendent Of the schools
farm.
The charges made by Stoner in.
volved Superintendent Stirling,
charging him with improper con.
duct and alleging improprieties by
the guards in the presence OF the
inmates.
There were charges OF drunk,
Illicit liquor traffic on the part
of certain employees named, and
favoritism by the superintendent
for certain guards and officials Of
the institution who, It is alleged,
were in with him in the general
Of the school.
The charges, covering forty-nine
counts. were filed with the board by
Stoner through his attorneys, Frank
j. Sloan and Harry A. Hagarty, who
requested hearing before the board.
The board was informed that evil
dence substantiating the charges
made in the sworn statement filcd
with the board, was in their posses
sion.
Despite this. attorneys for Stoner
assert that a hearing is being denied
them and that they have not been
granted the requested investigation.
Stoner Demands Hearing.
Our charges filed with the board
specifically ask for a hearing" At.
torney Sloan declared last night.
The reply received today from
President Duehay, head Of the board
entirely evades the issue, and he has
refused to, hear the truth or falsity
OF the charges made against the in.
stitution
In replying to the charges Presi-
dent Duehay declared that the board
has already heard all the evidence,
in a series OF hearings held last Janu.
ary. and that they would shortly
make their findings.
1t il alleged that Stoner. charac-
terized by Superintendent Stirling as
a 'sorehead who was fired for in.
subordination and his inability TO get
along with his fellow employees or
the superintendent" was given an
opportunity to appear before the
board and testify, but refused.
"On April 22 last, as president Of
the board Of trustees OF the National
Training School for Rcys. ! addressed
letter to Stoner asking that he put
his charges in writing and, submit
them to the board. This he has never
done" Mr.. Duehay, president Of the
board. states in his re3iy.
"On April 2S Mr.. Stoner paid a
visit to me at my office and I placed
in his hand the written charges made
by the superintendent to the board of
his misconduct OF the school, together
with the statements of two eye-wit-
nesses to the alleged assault. NJ
Stoner promised to reply to these
charges the next day. but so far has
failed to do So"
Pack OF Lies"
The whole list Of charges made
against the school have been char
acterized by Duehay "as n pack of
lies with not ten words OF truth in
the entire eight pages Of closely
typewriter matter"
In an open letter to the board
last night, attorneys for Stoner
and other employees and former
employees of the school. who state
they are acting solely on the
motive Of Cleaning up the dis.
graceful conditions" at the school,
said:
while you admit having had MFR.
Stoner and the other witnesses be-
fore you on previous occasions, we
are convinced that the boarl has not
made as thorough an investigat ion
of the alleged charges DIS the nature
of the same demand. and we. there
fore, urge and insist, that your
honorable board grant q public