The morning news., 1889-05-31

the club and squeezed out Of the
gate still holding it, when two other
policeman caught him and thus NED
the Scufie Mr.. Stamps did not know that
he had struck Chief Joyner, but claims that
! ne was forced 70 use lis club in order TO
| protect t1e ladies, as he had been told 10 do.
| c iaf Joyner makes this statement: He
| was on his wav Ou; after the show, accom-
! panied by his wife. her two sisters, her
| mother and his little boy. There was such
q jam from behind that the chief sire ched
bis arms out a1d brace1 himself back to
| protect them as much as possible. On near
| ing the gate he saw the policeman waving
! his club and calling cut for the men 10 stand
! back From the reckless manner in which the
| policeman was waving his club the chief
| feared some Of the ladies' would get hurt.
| He reached OIt his arm as he drew Eearer
and pushed up the arm OF the policeman to
keep him from striking the ladies. AS he
did 50 the officer wheeled, raised his club
and struck the chief on the top o. the head,
aalf stunning him and making an ugly
scalp wound on his head. The chiefs story
IS c5rroborated nv several gentlemen who
witnessed the affair. The police commits
sloners will investigate the charges against
Mr.. Stamps at an early day.
Two days ago, Prof. Francis of the At
lauta university reported 70 State School
Commissioner Hook that through some of
the students Of MS school he had learned
that copies Of the list of questions prenared
by Commissioner Hook for the examination
Il c0loret applicants for places in the pub
lie schools Of the state, were being hawkad
about 81 81 each. Witnesses we're pro-
duced who had bought copies Of the lists Of
tlequestiOns. Both stated IN writing to the
state school commissioner that they had
procured them from a certain negro
man for 81 each. This negro said
that he got the lists from a w2ite man
who claimed TO have paid SIS for a list OF
the questions and had made a number Of
copies which he re,alled at 81 TO persons
desiring 10 stand the examination. The
negro als1 said that the white man who
was spoculating in the examination ques-
tons iIFet 10 Augusta Ths questio15, how
ever, were printed in Atlanta and vera
sent to the various county school commits
,ionars Of the state for usa in the examiua-
tion Of colore9 applicants for places in the
public school Of Georgia which took place
on Yesterday. On Tuesday State School
Commissioner Hook issued ami mailed tie
f0llowiCg circular t. the school
commissioners Of the state: ~ re-
ceived information yesterday after
noon that satisfied my mini beyond doubt
that the questions prepared for this present
May examination have been obtained BY a
certain person or persons and have been
sofa % various parties VINO WISH 70 stand
the examination, that they might be ready
for it. II had received the information a
few days sooner l would have revoked the
order ana held the examination a month
later, furnishing entirely new questions
IS il is the examination must proceed. hut
| want eacn Of you to note every fact or
su-piciOus circumstance that NAV have
come 70 your attention during the progress
Of the examination indicating yroba-
bic knowledge on the part Of the
applicant for examination and teach
er,' license, Of the contents Of tle papers
before examination, and write me fully
about i. Such gross fraud as this must b.
ferretoi out and the guilty parties properly
dealt with. The July session of the general
assembly wiz be asked for legislative ac-
ton in the premises amenda5ory OF the
present law; which viii properly def re the
crime and fully punish it. Meantime no
stone viii be left unturCed BY me L find
the guj " parties, and | invoke your earn
est. cordial aid IN the matter. If this theft
Z our papers and brokerage business in
them is to 20 OG-Our examinations viii be
q farce. aud perhaps mainly benefit those
wuo are unworthy to bear the honorable
license Of the honest, worthy and truly
competent teachers