The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-11
A SHAMEFUL CASE.
How s Certain Individual Of the School
Board Acted.
Corruption In Our Schools

The following statement, from reliable
witness, relative to the conduct of an indi-
vidual highly connected with the School
Board, shows how corrupt some Of the
men are who are in positions where they
WELD great influence over the children OF our
citizens.
We omit the names for obvious seasons, but
if called for they can be given. The weak
and erring school gentleman, for lack OF a
better name, we have dubbed Beecher, as his
disposition bears strong resemblance to the
great pulpit orators.
STATEMENT OF MRS. ee-ee.
I arrived from Mobile about April 26, 1872,
to take charge Of the wardrobe OF the Earie-
ties Theatre. Being too i'll to climb up the
stairs to the room assigned me, got cham
Der in the house of Louisa Morris, on Gus
tomhouse street, near Dauphine. and there,
for the first time, met Mrs. --~s who
roomed over my head.
One morning as was going out met a
man at the door, who began delivering mes
sage to Mrs. Co, to the effect that her hus-
band had lost considerable money. She COM
planned Of her poverty, and asked me to nurse
her child. lived with her q year During
the whole time lived in the house Beecher
used to come and see her.
She represented that she was the wife OF a
Captain Of a United States vessel of war.
This she carried out for months, and acted up
to it well One day messenger came and
delivered her copy of a telegram stating that
her husband was then lying i'll in Washington
City There was a great show OF grief, and
she showed signs OF sorrow almost too great
to be natural.
This message was followed by another
this came she fell to the floor and tainted APP
parently, but Mr.. Beecher calling shortly at
forwards, so revived her that she seemed to
have forgotten her widowhocd. Mr.. Beecher
visited the house where we lived as often as
twice or three times a week. He would come
in acting as though he was at home, take OF
his coat, and Mrs. would battle bis
face and comb his hair, petting him at the
same time
He would extend his visit sometimes for
one or two hours. Beecher secured for her a
position, without an examination, N the street
school where she nov teaches. These actions
were kept up tor long time, Mr. Beecher
visiting SO often that his wife's suspicious be-
came aroused, upon which she hauled her way
ward husband over the ais for il.
No other gentlemen hardly ever visited the
house but Beecher, and when he came he was
always received with open arms. l made
inquiry about her supposed husband and re-
celved the following certificate:
"Rear Admiral there is inserted a name
like that claimed by her] died at Washington
City on the 18th OF July, 1870. No person of
the name of has since been on the
navy list nor is there such a ship i'll the
United States navy as the ---.
"PINCKARD,
"Com. of Officers"
New Orleans, Oct IA, 1874
She alleged her husband was the inventor OF
a celebrated gun, and that there was $4,000
awaiting her i'll Washington; this Beecher tor
a long time tried to secure for her, but at last
abandoned his efforts. Likewise she claimed
that there was very large quantity OF jewels
in her name at the capital, and showed much
anxiety to get them.
Beecher saw a certain Senator in order to
get him to take some interest in the matter,
but he backed out. l lived with her for a
year, and in the end was turned away with
nothing.
Beecher was a constant visitor, and his at
tentions were marked. / make this statement
because desire that there should tie public
examination of the affair, and because want
to see these two people, who are il situation
to greatly harm the morals of the children OF
our schools, discharged from their trust and
proper persons placed in their stead.
This has been going on for SO long that
can keep it no longer; l must speak. no mat
ter what comes; l have been promised, and
also threatened and now desire the public
to know all.