The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-15
Gle Gattetlfgetl1er,
TMAT SCHOOL InoUnLE.

A Gard from OnS OrIhe Parties Interested
BRSwoop, W, Va, January l2,
ELTON lnlshgsReeT.
lhaye been drawn into this Benwood
school controversy against my will, and
since such is the case, l feel that Justice to
myself impels me to give my reasons for
sending Communication to the Nars.Lt
isr stating the causes aud circumstances OF
the trial OF enc Of our teachers for cruelty
and neglect Of duty, 1t was rumortd
among the friends Of the prosecuting party
that inRtigAted the note written by Miss
Osborne to Mrs, H, 7, Ford, after the pun.
ishment Of her daughter. The rumor was
false in every particular, as l had not spo.
ken TO MisS Oaborne from the time Of the
punishment until alter the note was writ
ten. Alter hearing this IumoT and all
the circumstances Of the punishment
from good authority, remarked that
there were no grounds upon v hich to bare
trial Tor cruelty u remark that has PlnCs
been verified by the action Of The Board
and oil the parties prosecuting. The Board
has declared their faith in Miss 0sborn's
innocence by generating her aud con
tracing with her for the coming term,
and the prosecuting party have with
drawn their charges, thereby declaring
that their cause was not sufficient to sus.
tain such charges, My communication to
the NetrI Ltl : was prompted by q remark
made by II. I. Ford, and echoed by his
wife, that It was on my account they were
prosecuting Miss Osborne. When | had
satisfied myself that H, I. Ford had do
Clared that 1t was on my account that the
prosecution was being carried forward, Tor
words TO that eGeCL) felt that 1t was
persecution instead Of a prosecution, and
announced my purpose to stand By
Miss Osborne to the end. l appeal to
any honest man to say whether
could have done otherwise, In ius.
tice to friendship and humanity, than
10 declare my sentiments end work for
heraCquIttal. When H. T. Ford, presid
Ing over our Board Of Education, prostitu.
ted himself to the malicious and revenge.
tul purpose Of getting satisfaction GU. Of
me- by wFonging an innocent woman, il
was time Tor true man to raise bis voice
against 1t. TWAS my only hope to do her
efficient service and did Try TO impress
the public mind through the columns OF
the New Letter that Mis8 Osborne was be-.
Ing unfairly dealt with by the prosecuting
parties, and my reasons Tor so doing were
these:
First-H, 7, Ford, a party 10 tho prose.
Cution, presided over the deliberations oil
impeachment OF the teacher,
SeCond-H I. Ford declared to Miss
Osborne that no cha. esshould be brought
against her.
Third Miss 0sbornc was not notified
until Monday morning Of u meeting OF this
Board on the previous Saturday, IN, which
meeting charges Of cruelty and neglect Of
duty, were brought against her without
bearing (tbe privilege that Justice always
glVes), The charges were acted upon and
the teacher requested to Hesign.
FOurth-The language used 10 Miss
Osborne In her school room was maliCiOu,
and abusive, and dth, and greatest Of all,
ID. L. Ford and wife expressed thensUlye,
ss prosecuting Miss Osborne on my ac
count.
ln yesterdays issue OF your paper ap.
peared communication from ]. Sinclair.
stating that the Board Of Education had
passed q resolution declaring Csrtail,
statements made BY mo In the NeuS Letter
mtschteviOus and libelOus, and that mS
being the author of this communication l.
known by the testimony OF good and 10
liable witnesses.
II may not be known, 1t certainly could
not be understood from this CommunCa
ton, l) That this same j. Sinclair IL
brother. in'law 10 H, I. Ford; (2) That II.
T. Ford presided over the meeting In
which this resolution was passed (3) Thai
the Board Of Education wns imptessinp
the public mind with villainOus false.
hood when they declared that It wuk
through the HRenCy Of Witnesses that any
antho,ship OF the communication 10 the
NtpS Letter was made known, when j.
could not have been discovered bad no
given my willing Conpent to II, by inform
Ing Squire Mel ilton, Miss Osborne's coun.
eel, that | was tho author aud that would
appear before the board and deCltre my
sell the author Uhe slfch a revelation
would be any advantage to Miss Osborne
squire McJlltoD, with the understanding
hat u would be satisfactory to me, de
Clated 10 the board that was the authur
leetesd o. declaring that Miss OsbOrner
notification that r meeting OF the boa d
would be held on Saturday TO considerable
charges against her, was mailt d on Satu,.
day, would cay, that (which must be fal
lees CredItAble 10 those iniefes,td), Miss
Osborne WAS not notified officially thai
charges would be brought against her and
was not officially notified Of meeting OF
the board until the Monday following
Instead OF tho expression, "She ought
to have struck you over the head with the
poker" ! would substitute II would have
brown the poker at YOU" or words with
the Ralna malicious import.
The Board Of Education through ignor.
snCe, and To crafty the purposes OF H. r.
Ford, who for professional and revenge.
fnl motives alone, began the fight aRainst
me In the first place, have passed this rcso.
luton declaring my article misChievous
and llbelous.
They have without any cause, (ior
have never questioned the integrity OF the
Board In any communication publiEhed),
gone outside Of the duties Of their office to
brand me In malicious way with false.
hood. Such an act without any cause and
condemned by their own act In exonor.
atlng the teacher from all blame by rein.
stating her, indicates that they have
no opinion oil their own, and have allowed
Themselves to be uGed by q man who
would punish the teacher to get revenge
ont OF me, t,RONARD FRKkY