The New York herald., 1870-05-10
Love AVID LEARNING.

How a school Trustee Was ssBuzzed'' by n
Young Lady with Love Leiter-Trial of
John X. Hennessy, School Trustee Of the
Seventeenth Ward, for Bribery.
The case OF John r. Hennessy. School Trustee Of
the Seventeenth ward, who is charged with having
received q bribe, fee or reward of 500 from Miss
Mary E. Cannon for securing her an appointment as
teacher Evening School No Q, was brought Oh for
trial yesterday before special committee Of the
Board of Education, consisting of Commissioners
Gross, Sands and Lewis The matter was first
brought to light by gossiping conversation be-
tween Miss Cannon and Mrs. Kerr, and finally
The Committee having assembled. with A. J. Van
derpoel counsel for the Board, the defendant ap
peared In person and the proceedings were COM
menced, IN the absence Of his counsel, Mr.. Harnet
by the examination OF
Mr.. Mills, VINO testified that he had heard Of the
transaction, and in his. Official position had for
warded q complaint to the Board.
Miss Mary L. Cannon was then examined by Mr..
Vanderpoel, and stated that she lives at 9S Third
avenue and was introduced to Mr. Hennessy by
MI oehe grocer doing business s,n at the GO corner %
him that she was poor Cir! and asked his in
fuence to get her situation; in October, 1863,
teentn street; about two weeks after l COM
menced lteachlng gave him present; l enclosed
fifty dollar note two twenty dollar notes and ten
him In the street. saying, 'Here, Mr.. Hennessy, Is
love letter; don't open 1t unth you get nOme;" met
but that lay in his drawer saw hun afterwards and
never SAID anything about the money. witness tes-
titled aso that last Friday week Mrs. Hennessy sent
she saw the respondent, who used very violent Ian.
guage towards her; he said he had the power
TO PUT ANY MAN IN STATE PRISON,
and that he didn't know but that he would put her
there; he said had o great deal OF brass to make
such an accusation, and that he would forgive me II
would write q letter to the Board saying the whole
story fabrication, got up Tor political purposes
by Harvey Wood, Mr.. Mills and Mr.. Kerr; was so
frightened that said would, but changed my mind
when got home; In that interview Mr.. Hennessy
offered witness 500. saying he was worth $4,000,
and could afford IL; this was refused; /
have written to him at Albany about getting
me situation; he has replied by letter
acknowledging In substance the receipt OF the
800. Letter put in.) Mr.. Hennessy-I deny that
this is in my handwriting (Laughter.) The letter
produced was given me by his wife; believe he
wrote 1t; received tho 500 from my aunt. The
defendants counsel arrived just as Mr.. Hennessy
had begun the sexamination OF the witness, and
recess was taken to enable him TO look at the ev-
dence. The cr0ss-examination was resumed and
the witness gave her testimony very clearly and
distinctly, without tmparing her direct examine
ton. From her answers 1t appeared that when
evening school broke up she took the place
or sick lady teacher In School No. 13; Mr. Rochelh
the grocer had said to her aunt that II she had about
5000 to give he could get her niece situation her
aunt said She would give IL, and the Introduction to
MIR. Hennessy took place; OH Hennessy promising
her situation Miss Cannon spoke Of present, but
Mr.. Hennessey emphaticaly refused 70 receive one.
Witness had spoken Of the money givea Mr.. Hennes-