National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-20
COAL STEALING BY THE BAG FULL.
Macedonia Baptist Church-ENPuI-
sion of the JanffOr-The Use Of
School Undergraduates
of Teachers, &C., &c.

SrL.ypur,i t1ptig Eriaui TTus'rrSi
RrNTtENENi Your committee, to whom was 70.
TERED he communication Of MCssrs. q. W. DAVIS
ara Henry scott, together with certain AildaYits
rhafRinV The iahtut aud principal Of school No.
A. district with dspriyinH them Of tue use Of the
srturl building an the Bl Instant Whirh WAS
granted To- thptn hY order ul your board dated
TrrtuRfy 50, is1h. respectfully submit the iuIUW.
VIZ ihp iaBlt7f acknowledged 10 your rtm
HllirH IhHi No refused a. nphH The hHi1lHgI int
hr thd received your utdpf through The pflHHlptl
~ Hp tur ~ tArHsH Tor Hut opening the bHldiHu
Nht nat he dpmHbd 10 lWp dollars ~ advance
iuf ne services vac refused hlh ite had bHrh
WirIIutd that the president NJ your huaFh hal
Utrftd tbHl 10 thteld fuaeiyh tNn d0llHfs Ipf i've
tiI'Irtsr n appeared that ihp demand lnf iAy'
HtEI ~ pdkhIpu NHs unusual ~ tHiilHf hHdt
tItbs u bHd teen The nusl"m 20 pay ihu lihltnf
HntT he Performance Uul ~ lht Dinhhehs. WIS
demand HHt MT made 81 Npstfs, bhNls ~ hunllt
aId lHufu gentlemen HstuThl your committee
ILaI II vac thuiT intention ~ pay ne lanltufr and
IIHl 10 would have been paid,
huruId, lLdl there vac lhaIllnulhd ~ lhe prin'
,II ri ~ uuiusunuhlu Indifference and neglect In
al trrIuv thai ~ building was upuHnd IN con-.
II''nc' ""h Jour order a. ssM.rI,
Laid over WITH tho next meeting ul tho buaFd
In ruuuCciiuR With the report tho following pur.
I,Id alIuRY'G we're syDlnllt0i
THE PRRNIr.
EHiUtGiHmfm PfTmH
OrrluEur rmE CnHHIsrrUNrHsI
~ lHE bIstHit 90 CuIJ HnlA,
WAtuINGiuS, March g. lAb,
ItFnHGiOn 10 hereby given 10 u PITS GhuFun
Hilitdale, ID, g., represented by Henry Scott, 10
give an entertainment ~ school building, On the
IuIFd DAY Of March, 1874 on condition that tho
EGiEI tIeriFom DO used Tor religious purposes.
JAMES CAMPBELi, for Secretary
WhsHINGTnN, -, e., FrhruarV 2, IT'.
No. A'EF. .Sc"m ""d u"r"sli"s w. Ddris' NUS
8ESTLFNrN: At a special meeting OF the county
fLb-board O. school trustees, held this day at the
Cfnce O j. 5. brown, esq, your communication
a. tie 10th instant, BsHinE Tor the use Of school
building No, 3, at HlilsdRle, In the seventh dis
uIcI, On the evening OF March 3, 1878, for the pur-
pose Of public concert TO be given by the jubilee
Singers o. Virginia, tor the beneht OF the Hills
dale Baptist church and Sunday school, was re-
CFiyed and permission granted as requested, pro-
weed that the proceeds or said concert, less the
necessary expenses Of the singers, shall be given
kT the bEneht Of said church and Sunday school.
Eclose herewith letter TO the principal OF said
board.
Very respectfully, b. F. PACKARD,
Secretary County Sub-BOard.
IT, J. Sa,no%s, tsy PPiacJaI eeo 0 ! bis7:
SIR: The county sub-bOArd have this day
granted peFniss on 10 Rev. Henry Scott ana Mr.
{. W. DaI s, representing the Hhlsdale Baptist
church, 10 use tie school building under your
charge on the eve ing of the Sd prOxlmo, for the
Singers OF Virginia, for the benefit of said church
and Sunday school connected herewith. You
will please notify your lantOr that he may govern
himself accordingly. Very respectfully
b. F. PACKARD, Secy Go. ub-BOard.
THE AFFIDAvITs.
HILLsD1.E, D. c.. March G, 1879,
Sarah Chase, OF HIllsdale, ID. e., doth depOse
and say that she heard Mr.. VIM. ]. Simmons say
would not Gpea it unless they gave me s. in
stvanee il were you; but don't let on said any
ling TO you. SARAH CHASE.
Duly sworn to and subscribed in my presence.
JOHN A. Moss, Notary Public.
HILLsDAIE, d. c., March 4, 1875.
Emanuel Hewlett, Of Hills1ale, ID. o., doth
tePose AID say that Mr.. VIM. J. Simmons,
the abovcnamed lliage, did, on Saturday, the
25th ttwenty-seveDth) DAY Of February, A. ID.
lEg5, tell Mr.. John TAYLOR 1.-THE anitor OF the said
buiiding) that he would not open the building on
tie evening Of the Sd Of March, IL he was he un-
lsss be was paid - in advance. These are the
words be used Don't you open the building IN
less they give you 81 in advance, Il wodld nOt,)
but don't let on that told you not TO-"
Duly sworn to and subscribed before me this
All cay Of March, A. ID. 1870
Notary Public, Dlstric; OF Columbia.
HILL,pALE, ID. c., March 4, 1875
James IlcOd, Of Hillsdale, ID. O., doth depOse
aud say that he was, on tine Sd inst, directed by
proper authority Of the church to walt uDUn
John TAYLOR OanitOr Of the school on the Asylum
rad In the abOye-nRmed ylllage) and notify him
10 open the building for the purpose Of holding q
oCECert by the Virginia singers, on the evening Of
the FAme day. This is what transplred: Up N
bClLg asked whether he uhs said Taylor) In.
tended 70 OIen the building, he TAYLOR replied
that he would not open the building unless he
was paid g In advance. Taylor went of: said
he was going to see simmons, and returned and
said he would not open II unleEs he received A.
IN advance. and then ended with You hear me
don't you" Mr.. Simmons was the last perTon
VITO came out Of the building, and then Taylor
locked the door In his tSImmons) presence.
his
JAMES \ FLOOD.
marx.
sworn TO and 'uh,crIDOd before me this 9Th day
81 March, a. u. ikfj. JOnS A. Moss,
Notary Public, District Of Columbia.
WAsIuNUruS, %. O., March o, is7j.
!. {, W, DnVi1, do horoby SOlOmnly swear that
fT,t IA u IaEf
stfStt. IN the city above named, Immediately
after the adjournment Of tho rub board OF trustees
for the county schools, Mr.. Solomon a. brown, n
member VI said board, did say In my presence 10
EmALutl a. Hewlett. "DOni rejoice too soon /
have not ordered the building opened a. YET
subIerlhtd hEd sworn before INC this oh DAY Of
March, 1915. THUNAB q. DoREOILY,
Notary Public,
MEETING oy THE BOARD YEsTERDAY.
a meeting Of the Eub-boATd was held yesterday
al the ONCE OF J. \, Brown, on Seventh street,
between j aud q streets, 20 hear the report OF
the committee, consisting OF MeHHI. q. g. Smith
and ;. q. Brown, appointed at the last meeting
against John Taylor, lRnitOr OF Hillsdale school,
district No, l. for stealing cUal.
There were present At the meeting MeSsrs. J.
5. Brown, 5. q. Brown, b. J. Packard and U. d.
Smith.
The committee, through Mr. Smith, presented
49, HiLLsDALE, d. G, March 10, Is75.
Sub-BOdTd County School Trustees:
e.
ieTTed the charge against the anitor OF school No
3, Seventh district Of Rppropriating to his own
use the coal belonging TO the school connection
with the ahldRYit OF Miss Ellen Johnson, eXecItcd
the 9Th Instant, met at the school building on the
evening Of the 10th instant, previous notice haY.
presented themselves.
Mr.. Taylor, the Janitor, was first called upon
who stated that he was employed as jauItOr eight
months last year and to the present time this
year; IL was his business to kindle and replenish
all the fires, eight in humber; does not know how
much coal lie consumed; has never had any author
1ty TO borrow any coal belonging 70 the school:
never did borrow any or carried any from the
building; has often carried sacks, but never car
Iied coal; denies ia toto the allegation in the a
daVlt Of MISS johnson; never set a sack down in
front Of Mr.. Rankins store.
Miss Ellen johnson stated that she lives in
Hillsdale, near what is called Mount Lion; she is
the person who made the affidavit which was sent
to your board; Mr.. Moss desired her TO make Il;
Il was since the refusal Of Mr.. Taylor to open the
stated what she had seen, and she was desired by
him TO make affidavit 10 1t, and did 30, and it was
tue; the affidavit was read to her, and she made
her mark; did not hear it read Ibis mark" had
seen MT. Taylor come from the school building
with a bag Of coal; saw him one day at 10 O'Clock;
can't teIf what day it was; told her father
mother, and all at home about it; can't
tell what day the bag set down in front
it was after school was let out; told Mr. Scott
Mr.. Flood and her father about It; believes the
coal came from the school building; saw Mr. Tay-
Ior take up the bag and go towards his home with
it; some school children saw It also: have seen
him good many times go 10 the school building
and take coal away.
Mr.. Henry Dorsey stated that he had heard
there we're suspicious Of Mr.. TaylOr's using the
coal belonging TO the school, and passing M and
down bF the school bulldingI had seen Mr. TAYLOR
20 out Of the building with a bag and something
IN il: standing one day at the forks Of the road
near the school building, saw Mr.. TAYLOR come
out Of the building with bag and Something like
coal In IT; he passed by me with the bag: Judged
II was coal from the appearance; It appeared on
the outside like Jumps Of coal within; did NOT see
any coal, but It appeared like coal; do not know
what day IL was; have seen him out of the build
ing with the bag twice; did not inform any of the
school authorities, because might be said It was
for prejudice, and was not sufficiently certain ID
was coal: have spoken Of It to some friends Mr.
Flood and Mr. Barnes; from the appearance Of
the outside Of the bag judge it was coal inside
Miss Anna Davis, aged ID: Lives with Mr. o.
W. Davis, three houses from the school building
church; the day Mr.. Douglas lectured here Feb
Is, she went home from school at Il noon, and Cd
going round the corner saw Mr.. Taylor at the
window where the coal Is put in; the window was
open and Mr.. Taylor was putting coal 10 q bag
with spade: as passed the window / stopped a
moment with another girl and looked at Mr.. Tay-
IOr should judge he put about bushel in the bag:
the name OF the girl with me is Julia Beckett.
talked with Julia about it, and said thought
it was wrong. ! told Mrs. Davis abOu; 1t. Mr.