New-York tribune., 1870-05-11
THE SCHOOL SCANDAL.
TRIAL OF SCHOOL TRUsTEE-HOw THE POSI-
TON OF TEACHER HAS BEEN OBTAINED.

TION OF TEACHER HAS BEEN OBTAINED.
The trial of John r. Hennessy, charged with
accepting consideration Of 500 from Mary H. cannon
for procuring situation teacher for her In tho East
Fourteenthst School, continued at the rooms OF te
Board OF Education before School Commissioners Gross
Sands and Lewis yesterday afternoon, AaronJ Wander
poel appearing In support OF the charges, ana JONI IL
Harnett on behalf Of the accused.
Miss Mary f. Cannon crOssexamincd by Mr..
Harnet and testified that she had received the money
from her aunt Mrs. Nugent, and had handed In an en-
yeope to Mr.. Hennessy; she had not retained IL Ior
dresses and the like because she had enough for tha
her idea to report this aar ana sne was hUs M
appointment and received letter from her husband,
which he answered in Mrs ss %eic Sno
ing the $40 paid for the position ,s Her Wss
mS sn 81 intmats M ehse friend had made this
for her sho taught from ouasy hS sg OF focwDs
sRe came to make the charge because she heard It
rumored about that the money had been PAID Nj Lane
told her il sad affair." ~ which she replied that she
supposed there was harm in It, she had understood
to pay for ate had IN bsem ssaced
from GO applicants; he told her twice and in such way
as to seem to remind her that great favor had been
Meanessy after he refused it, because she bad been in.
formed by Rochelle that II he was not paid Tor what
ton ne a She nc saw Mennessy after handing him the
envelope and told him the contents we're present rom
drawer vera and should be returned she called Mr. Mills
and was anxious TO obtain situation In day school
ence she could Hennessy always promised her posi-
tion in Mr. Hennessy has requested her to
refusal had used the most violent and threatening
language to her said ne was pioG shtbat man TnG bs
Prison and that would send her there that he Tas
worth O and would give her 800 II she wanted H.
and would forgive all had done II she would write
letter denying the whole thing that TINS conyersaton
occurred in his house. and that his conduct ana
abusive and threatening to such an extent tnat
she finally aresd & to W6 T nS h Ksrr Sad
induced her make the charge She had only written ten
%as s wrongt contained soo and she would MT object to
receiving such love-etters as that
on the redirect she testified that she had seen the en-
velope there produced before that it contained the slip
which was written Dear wife please give THIS TO
ss %as at that time in Albany witness
confirmed by the Board OF Trustees put sne was aiter
to she she of Miss
Cannon and had given her sl2 $40 OF which were paid
Hennessy for the situation had been informed OF the
disposition Of the money by Miss Cannon; MI Hennessy
non and on learning she out had left word for her to
call at his house on her RETURN in that conversation he
Henry L. Sote swore that Miss Cannon had been ap-
pointed a teacher Hennessys recommendation; that
he had attended the meeting OF the local Board OF Irus
tees in the Seventeenth Ward last Friday evening I'M
derstandng that this subject was to be advered to MI
Cannon had paid the 300 Hennessy for her situation
the charge being the same as that now pending ,nat
by Mr. Mills inurc him because he tennessy) had In,
troduced bill In the Legislature to abolish the once OF
INSPECTOR he very much excited lost complete CON
troll OF himself and used language, n the witness
opinion. highly improper. charging Mr. Mills with being
a coward "A scOundre; something was said about
money connection with his children, but the witness
could not swear positively what the remark was -
Geo. b. Stutzman attended the same meeting at which
the charges had referred to the Board Hennessy
had denied meeting that he received $780, and said
If any money had been given to hs children he was not
responsible for il.
Mr. Sloto stated that ne had forgotten one thing and
that was Mr. Mills had told him Of the rumor Of the
payment Of the $780, and of his intention to bring be-
fore the Board at the proper time This was as early as
December 23 1862 and before Hennessys measure had
presented the Legislature he further said that
Mr.. Hennessy had kindly given away to him once wheh
he (wtness) desired to appoint a teacher.
The EVIDENCE in support OF the charges here closed
and the Board adjourned till Monday next at y. m