The Coconino sun., January 13, 1900, Image 6

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THE COCONINO SUN.
CLARK TO THE TRUSTEES.
To the Board of Trustees, Flagstaff
School District:
Gentlemen: In your "resolution" of
December 29, 1899, you stilted that
certain charges preferred by mo on
December 21 against M. Dimmick con
tained gross exaggerations and certain
details without foundation in fact. I
append hereto for your consideration
two atlidavits, and there are others.
Hither these allidavits are untrue or
jour "resolution" embodies a false
hood. I incline to tlio latter opinion.
Yours respectfully, K. S. Clahk.
Terhitohy of Arizona, I
County of Coconino. f
Frank h. Heal, first having been duly
sworn, on his oath deposes and says:
That he is a resident of Flagstaff, Ari
zona, and has lived in said town eight
een years; that he has a daughter .
named Ruth A. Heal, of the age of 1U i
years; that for several days prior to
tlio 18th day of December, 1899, his ,
daughter had been ill and continue) to I
her home; that on the 18th day of Do- J
cember aforesaid she attended the
public school in said town of FlagstalT, j
where she had been a regular pupil ; I
that on the morning of said 18th of I
December, an order had been made by j
the principal of said school, M. Dim
mlck, prohibiting the pupils of said
school from throwing snow. That be-1
cause of her sickness the said Ruth!
Bcal had not attended chape) on the
morning aforesaid, and did not know
of said order; that at noon on the said
18th of December, as the children were
forming in line to enter the school
building, she picked up a little snow
and threw it at .John Doyle, another
pupil of the said school, being innocent
of any intention of breaking any rule.
That her action waH observed by the
said M. Dimmick, principal, who Is a
very large and muscular man, weigh
ing nearly if not quite 200 pounds. Ho
immediaiely commanded her and her
alone, although other pupils were at
the same time throwing Know, to step
from the ranks. As she ap
proached Dimmick he grasped her
by both arms and shook her with great
violence and brutality, for a consider
able lime, injuring her so severely that
she has been unable to attend school
and lias been coutined to her home
nearly all of the time since. That one
sleeve of her dress was torn nearly olT
during her ''chastisement." That the
muscles of her neck, back and arms
weie severely strained, so much so that
she was conlined to her lied and suffer
ed great pain for two days. That her
treatment has been characterized as
shameful by the physician hom aillant J
found it necessary to call on account of
her injury. That she has always been
an obedient and tractable child and
ready to obey any rule or command of
which she lias knowledge.
That on I lie 19tli day of December,
1899, atllunt informed .1. C. Grim and
T. K. Pulliam, trustees of Flagstaff
school district, of the occurrence afore
said, but that neither of them nor the
said board took any action thereon
further than to advise him to "see
Dimmick," and that judging from the
attitude of t lie board and its indiffer
ence to the complaint made by affiant,
It apparently sanctions the treatment
alllaut's daughter has received from
the said Dimmick. F. L. Heal.
Subscribed and sworn to before mo
this 10th day of .January, A. D. 1900.
My couimissioii expiies Feb. , 11101.
SEAL. E. S. CLakk. Notary Public.
TEKItlTOKY OK ARIZONA, I
County of Coconino. f
i Mrs. J. W. Greenleaf, first having
'been duly sworn, on her oath deposes V
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