Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-11
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The Case OF Prin ipal NIattipgiy-
stolen Wilmington Team Rec

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The Case of Prin ipaI Mattiugiy-
stoien Wilmington Team Rec
covered.
sp c'ai correspondents cf Every Evening.
EbKroN, Oct. 10. The school commits
aionrre' room yesterday was the scene Of
an interesting trial. Il was M attempt TO
remove Georges. mattipRly, the principal
Of the North East public school from
his position This school has the largest
attendance OF any in the county, and the
scholars invariably take majority of the
prizes offered at the fair for public school
children. The case yesterday was an ap-
peal from the decision Of the school
trustees In regard TO charges preferred
against Mr.. Mattingiy by Miss Susie
cooper, former assistant teacher of the
school. The charges were that the prin.
Opal used insnl,ing and threatening lau-
gutRe to Miss Cooper in the presence of
pup Is, that he used improper remarks to
the children relating to the assistant
teachers, that he neglected his duties In
regard to the work Of the school compel
ling the assistant teachers TO do work
which did not properly fall upon them to
perform, and lastly that he collected
book fees which he did not credit in his
report.
William t. wartu,ton, ESQ appeared
as counsel for Miss Cooper, and Charles
o. Crothers, Esq, for Mr.. Mattingly.
The commissioner after the evidence
bad been token decided that the charges
had not been Sustained but that Mr..
Mattingiy erred in making improper re-
marks before the children to the assistants
as TO their duty; that he misconceiyed
his duty in Diminishing number of
children during school hours to rehearse
for Loyal Temperancs Legion enter.
tainment not connected with school work;
that he made grave error in hiring out
books to scholars and entering them as
finding their own books and in having
any special course OF instruction outside
of that prescribed by law, and his doing
80 was without authority.
A telegram was received here at 2 80 D.
m. yesterday from Edward McAlnstsr,
Of Christianna, Del, addressed to the
mayor as follows Stolen, Germantown
carriage In possession of two colored men
and one white man, sorrel horse, store
harness. Will arrive to-day from vii.
mington." The telegram was handed to
Edward Taylor, president Of the town
commissioned, who sent it to BailifF
King. just before the telegram was
handed to the officers the team had
passed him. He got In another and
started In pursuit. The stolen horse was
turned into the livery ysrd of
Mr.. Taylor and the white man
offered to trade buggies. Mr.. Tay-
.or recognized the team, and
Bailiff King, who drove up at this time,
arrested the parties. There were but two
In the team. The white man gave
the name Of John McOaull. BE ia about
1e years old Tho oolored man Is William
Evans, middle-sged end formerly of Elk.
ton. The team was taken while standing
at Second and King, Wilmington, the
driver being In the store at the time.
Evans claims that the other man merely
asked him to take drive and that he
had nothing to do with the larceny of
the team 1t belongs to Mrs Mary Rod
gers, near Wilmington, and was claimed
soon after the ,rrest.
| The Rev. j. 8. Willis of Milford will
address the Harrison and Norton Club Of
Elston on Friday night. Mr.. Willis has
preached ano leotured here q number of
times and will doubtless attract large
audience to hear him ss political orator.
William 4. warburton, ESQ will ad-
dress the Harrison and Morton Club of
the Ninth district at Zion on Saturday
night.
| Miss Morgan Beaston OF Uhesteriown,
who has been visiting the Misses Hall
herei returned home yesterday.