The New York herald., 1879-12-12
GHOST, GOBLINs AND "NIGGERs." "

Is 1T TRUE THAT THEY HAUNT THE ACADEMIC
PREcINcTs OF GRAMMAR SCHOOL NUMRRR
FORTY EIGHT? = Ex-JuDaE wATERBURY's
CHANGES INVESTIGATED.
The Committee on Course of Studies of the
Board Of Education met again yesterday for the pur
pose of concluding the testimony in the OF ex-
Judge Waterbury against General Alexander Shaler,
Dr. Lordly and Christian J. Tietjen trustees of the
Twentieth ward. 1t will be remembered that the
trustees in An official letter the Board of Educs.
tion charged Mr.. Waterbury with sending agents to
parents Of graduates from the primary
schools advising them not to send their
children to Grammar School No. 4s in
West Twenty-eighth street. Sixth avenue,
and that Mr. Waterbury preferred charges
against the for uttering statements in the
said letter which. he alleges, false and malicious
The Arst witness called was Mrs. Zulsch of No. 43s
West Thirty-ffth street. who. through Commits
sioner Traud, who acted interpreter. refused
to be sworn, but after some difficulty consented to
affirm. She testified that her daughter was among
the promoted pupils; some one called upon her the
Friday before the opening OF the fall term; did
not know his name; he ordered her to send her
daughter to Miss Edmonds' school in Twenty
eighth street. near Ninth avenue. and not to send
her to Miss Clawson's school In Twenty eighth
street, near Sixth avenue. where there were many
boys; he did not represent himself a. o school
officer; had about dozen papers with names on,
and asked her girl If she knew the children whose
names were on the papers.
'.BELIEvED BE TRUE"
DE-. Lordly. one OF the accused trustees testified.
in substance, that when he signed the letter he
believed 1t to be true lac described the action OF the
trustees in making promotions from No. - to No.
overcrowded, while No. AZ, ON the cast side, not
overcrowded; he called upon the parents or chill
dren and heard from them that persons had advised
them send their children to the side school;
one gentleman told him that Mr.. Waterbury ut
the bottom Of it. and had sent his man Kenny
around for that purpose: he then sent the in
spector. Mr.. stadler, around to visit parents.
aud he made similar reports. From his mem.
the OF the persons who visited them
Among these representations wero the statements
that No 33 better school than No. AZ; that the
place for children; that the building was unsafe;
the building. he asserted. safe. the school No. 4
IL the best In tho ward aud the neghborhood Ii not
disrcputable, any more than where other schools
are located. He most einphatically denied that he
had any malice In making the statements contained
In the letter to the Board. On cross-examination
DIR. Lordly said benjamin +. Manerre, Of the
Commissioners OF Education. suggested that he
should be candidate tor trustee. He. Mr. Shaler
aud Mr.. Tietjen organized the Board from one po-
tical party aud lett Messrs Diamond and Marr the
Sanitation. A lively tit here TOOK place between
witness and Mr.. Waterbury q to the number Of
tines the former had visited Miss Ciawsons school
and the latter had visited that Of Miss Ednonds.
''wATEnBUpy's HKRLERs."
When he niarshalled the girls ut No. 2G to promote
tnein 10 NO. fos ue uiu 30 Dcchusc MIS- broWns inc
teacher, told him some Of "waterbury's heelers"
would be on hand. Later witness admitted that Mrs.
Brown did not speak OF "waterbury's heelers," but
said man had said he would be there to that the
children went TO No. 3D. Inspector Stadler testified
that learning that No. IS WAS ovorcrowded. while
No. AZ had abundant room for more scholars, he
recommended the trustees to promote from tho
primary schools to Grammar Scnool Nc. ~. Learn
ing that some of the children loft No. ~ after
being promoted. witness visited some OF the
parents to learn the and ho made report TO
the trustees on the subject. One parent said she
had been told that No. ~ was attended by many
negroes. Even his own children had been "houuded"
by man who told them the school was haunted.
General Shaler testified that he was influenced by
no motive other than desire to benefit the schools
aud he had no malice toward Mr.. Waterbury. Mr.
Tiotien gave similar testimony to his motive as q
trustee In signing the letter. The here
closed, aud tne committee will make their report at
Y future meeting OF the Board OF Education.