The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-06-15
TucI1er again RemOved-TheI n-
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A short time since Capt. J. c. Tucker wa.
removed from the Office of Superintendent
of Education for Kinds county. and Prof
w. G. White appointed in his place. At the
last term of the Circuit Court Tucker was
reinstated by Judge Brown. The State
Board of Education thought their rights
were being trampled upon. and yesterday
they proceeded to remove Capt. Tucker In a
very substantial manner, preferring charges
that had not been previously specified
through desire not to wound the seusi-
bilities of any one.
ORDER OF REMOVAL.
1t appearing to the satisfaction OF this
Board. as well from the statements. ac-
acknowledgements and confessions of John C..
Tucker himself, as from the certified copies
of the orcers of tie Board of Supervisors OF
Kinds county, now present before us. that
John G. Tucker, Superintendent of Educa-
ton of Kinds county, has. since his appoint
ment to said Office, been guilty of fraud.
eNtortiOn and malfeasance In his said Office,
in this, to-wit:
That the said John C. Tucker, superinten-
dent as aforesaid, on the 18th day Ct Febru-
airy. 1871, and~On the 18th Of April, 1871, did
fraudulently and knowingly demand, take,
collect, and receive from the Board of SUI
pervisors OF said county of Kinds, two al
lOWduGtSv AIl 10 %aUh the same
being done under color OF his Office, and un-
der the false and fraudulent pretence that
he had, as County Superintendent as afnre-
said, at the rates of five dollars per day for
such days as he had been actually engaged,
served sufficient number of days between
the 2lst day of October, 1870, and the 3lst
day of March, 1871. to bring said county of
Hinds in his debt for per diem. as aforesaid
in the sum OF seven hundred dollars; where
as, in truth and fact. said Tucker, Superin-
afO l. 4 n
not rendered said service, nor was said sum
of 500 due to him but that during the
same time, he, said Tucker, had pretended
TO serve almost every day as Secretary of
this Board at 50 per day for so many
days as he might as such Secretary be
actually engaged, and under color of sa id
last named Office of Secretary of this Board
had fraudulently and knowingly demanded
taken, collected and received. and was at
the same time demanding. taking, collecting
and RECEIVING. and up to the LIST day OF
April, 1871, did continue TO demand. take
collect and receive by allowance of this
Board, as he pretends, and through the
Auditor of Public Accounts of this State,
a large SUN of money, amounting in all to
the sum of $6l5. all under the false and
fraudulent pretence that he, said Tucker,
had been actually employed all that time as
Secretary of this Board, thus drawing the
full legal compensation of five dollars per
day as County Superintendent and three
pei udJ OccTtJdTy OF Luls BOARD
for the same identical days, and that too in
the face of the fact that ii. X. Pease, State
Superintendent OF Public Education, had
certified TO the Auditor of Public Accounts
that said Tucker had during the samecime
served him, said Pease, as clerk, whereby
said Tucker drew a still further sum OF
1924 "a for said last named services between
the 18th day of August, 1870 and the LIST day
of April, 1871.
And it further appearing that said Tucker.
at the last meeting of this Board, to-wit on
the last day of May, 1871. in the office Of this
Board, and at its council table, did make a
wicked, violent and malicious assault upon
the Rev. James Lynch. a member of this
Board, and then and there, In attendance on
said Board, in the performance OF his duties.
and did then and there In n rude, angry and
violent and threatening manner, abuse, de-
nOunce and defame said James Lynch i'm the
Office of said Board, and i'm presence of all
the members thereof, contrary to law and
in such manner as to render himself liable
to indictment and imprisonment under the
criminal laws of this State.
Wherefore, and by reason of the premises,
and this Board being fully advised in the
premises, it is considered, ordered and adj
judged by this Board, that said John G.
Tucker, be and he is hereby removed from the
said Office of County Superintendent of Ed
ucation for said county of Kinds, to take eff
feet from and after this date.