The New York herald., 1870-05-24
THE EDUCATIONAL LAUNDRY.
Tho Seventeenth Ward Trustees Washing Their
Dirty Linen Before the Board Of Educa-
ton-Continuation Of the Case Of In
spector Mills w. Trustee Hennessey

tion-Continuation Of the Case Of In
spector Mills VI. Trustee Hennessey.
The case OF School Trustee and Assemblyman John
II. Hennessey. or the Seventeenth ward In which he
Is charged by Inspector Andrew Mills with taking
$lOO from Miss Mary e. Cannon for obtaining for her
position as teacher, has been before the Committee
on Teachers OF the Board OF Education some time,
and Its progress has, OF course, been noted In the
HERALD. The case was up again yesterday, and. for
tunately perhaps, Tor all parties interested, was con-
ciuaed--that Is, the taking OF testimony was con-
cluded-and the legal gentlemen on either side had
made their "few remarks" The committee room
was pretty well crowded. There were several
PRETTY sCHoOLMA'AMs
present listening to the case and deyeopinp the
nrtine propensites OF the nobby young clerks OF the
Board, poor fellows, who were most sorely afnicted
by colds IN the head, or whose incpient musraches
were so troublesome as to require frequent applca-
tions OF snowy kerch.eis There were several
members OF the different local boards
throughout tho city-mae teachers-who took
an evident interest In the matter, as they
themselves have had to suffer from the
Vaccinations OF politicians. and who were ready
to believe almost ANYTHING against office holder.
The accused, Mr.. Hennessey, sat near his counsel,
beside the members OF the committee, while oppo-
site them sat Mr.. vanderpne counsel to the Board.
The members Of the committee showed
A GREAT DEAL OF PATIENCE
in listening to the testimony, yet it was evident
that they had heard as much rs they wished and
would be exceedingly well pleased II the local
boards would hereafter wash their dirty linen at
home, and not worry them with trials which must
end in bacKening the reputation OF either school
Office q school teacher.
The first witness called yesterday was Mr.. Thomas
Sullivan, who knew both parties and who remem-
bered the time In question; Miss Cannon and Mr..
Rochell spoke to him and asked nm TO speak to
Mr.. Hennessey he spoke Of her to Mr. Hennessey az
POOR GIRL
and did not say anything about payment; she did
not say anything to him about paying Mr.. Hennes.
sev and
Mr.. HENNEssEY DrD NOT EXPECT PAY;
he iSuliiyan) told Mr.. Hennessey If he would ap.
point Miss Cannon rs ,hoo teacher he would be
doing good thing, and that she was an attentive
girl.
Mr.. James Tlmmony was then recalled and asked
II he remembered the day OF te clart r election in
Decenber last. lie did remember 10 as u clear day
and evening. He did not RENE mbes that
THE COLDE>T DAYS OF THE YEAR
were the first ten days in December. lie thought
there might have been heavy storm In December,
but he dii not remember.
Now, what all this had to do with the case # is
in December whether there was heavy snow
storm about that time may be immateria 1t is GER
tln, however, that the prosecutors or prosecu-
tors Of Mr.. Hennessey-whichese they may be-
are
"HEAPING GOALS or FIRE,
upon his official head. mr. Vandefnofi OF the Bow
cry Savings Bank, test.fied that Mrs. Nugcnt the
rls aunt, had drawn 500 out OF the bank ON No
vember Is and $3.50 on October 15 His COUNSEL ON
the close Of the case salI that he wound like to have
promise from the Committee tn At they would read
over ana careiuly consiher tne testmony and ne
| the same conclusion that ne had. He had been
! forciDly struck with che
| DISCREPANCIES IN THE TESTIMONY
OF the most important and most interested witness
! in the case, and he would rather the committee
should derive their conclusions than be influenced
Commissioner Gross, chairman, assured him that
ie COMMITTEES nm o, wou, creiay consider the test
| TO 90 ON and make any remarks they might see 1t
| upon the suOJec
| testimony Of Miss Cannon showed where she made
one statement and where she made
DIRECT CONTRADICTION.
He showed that size said she gave the envelope
containing the money to Mr. Hennessey Wnife walk
ing ON the Third avenue. and then she tod Others
gave it TO Mr.. Hennessey when standing at his own
door, Counsel reviewed the testimony in rsla ion TO
gwen by Miss Cannon and by Mr.. Mills, and con-
Guided that
MR. MILLS HAD BEEN IMPOSED UPON
and that the girl had degraded and dsgraced her.
sef He wondered that In all the confidential con-
versations she had had with Miss Cannon principal
of The school, sne mad never mentioned giving Mr.
Hennessey 500, and that size should 20
go into the apartments OF the janitor, which was
ordinarily an unusual thing for teacher to do, and
tell him all about 1t. He derded the idea that be-
cause the girls aunt had $3.50 from the bank at
time and $lo3 at ano. her, the latter amount must
have necessarily gone into the pockets OF Mr.. Hen
nessey. He characterized the whole statement OF
Miss Cannon as the
MOST INFAMOUS LIE
ever pc1pefrated on the community. Mr. Harnett
went on at some length in this strain, making as
strong an argument as possible in behalf OF his
client.
Mr.. vanderpoel, counsel 10 the Board, replied to
Mr.. larnett and stated tnat the evidences OF decara
tons
THE WEAKEST KIND OF EVIDENCE
that coRld be used. He rebuted the statement that
no mention had been made 10 Miss Cannon, because
the conversations alluded TO took place before tle
money was given to MI. Hennessey. He said it Is
not attempted to be denied chat Mr.. Rochelle re-
ceiyed the twenty dollars for his part IN the ransac
tiOns. and
THE PLAIN STORY
is that the envelope had been handed to Mr.. Hennes
sey containing the$l00. Tnat when Mr.. Hennessey
said afterwards he cOnld not receive H. MISS Cam on
sad IL was present from her aunt to his chde en-.
the testimony, and that the facts had not been
changed by crosse Examination IN any particular.
Mr.. Nanderp0el then said that the effect OF the Op-
posing counsels remarks against the young lady
would be that no young lady would want 10 come
before the Board again TO testify in any matter of
this sort.
Mr.. Gross, chairman of the committee then de-
cared
TIE CASE CLOSED,
and said tiat the committee would consider the tes
tlnlony and the entire subject carefully and would
report to the Board at the next meeting II possible,
or at ali events at an early day.
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