New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-02
BARTHMAN DOESN'T GET HIS SEAT.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION LAYS HIS CREpEN-
TIALs ON THE TABLE.

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION LAYS HIS CREeEN
TIALs ON THE TABLE.
Mayor Chaplin gave hearing yesterday to the COM
mittee OF the Board Of Education which presented TO
him the protest against the return Of William Barthman
10 the place in the Board from which he resigned two
years ago. The committee included John X. Creevey
James Weir IT,. John MCNamce, and J. 4. Swanstrom.
Mr. Creevey presented the objections. The Mayor
made public this paper which Mr.. Bartlman presented
TO him as certificate of good character from his former
fellow members:
To all whom IL may concern;
We the undersigned members OF the Board OF Educauoh
OF the city OF BROOKLYN certify confidence in the hon.
esy and integrity Of our late felow.member william
Barhman and hereby declare that would have voted
against the adoption OF the Investigating Committees re-
port Mr. Barthman rc-ncd before the same was
acted upon q. II. Dlckey. John r. Thompson. DR. H. c.
Mclean, Louis Lehman, c. Sims l.. NJ Winter j. H.
Drummond John Ilarrigan, NJ. D. James Sweeny, hugh
r. Lavclle John Weber, Ebcn Miller, Philip A. White
Nelson j. Gates, John Flynn. T. T. Simmons. James b.
pouek A. C. Aubcry. John Y .-ulyer John X. Powell.
John Griffin VI. D.. J. Ia. Swanstrom John GuilfoyIe
Arthur Il. Jarrett NJ. D. William p. Ferguson and Fam
vel GoOd5t.!n.
Tie Mayor also said that the report OF the committee
which Investigated the charges against Mr. hartman
did not accuse him Of directly prOhtng by the purchase
Of property The committee said that the report hai
been drawn mildly for the sake of Mr. Barilmans fam
ily as he was about TO resign from TIE Board. MI
In the Board lie had secured the signatures to his eX
oneraticn In the solemn promise to use 1t only for
the benefit of his family. some of the members had
said that tears and entreates secured their signatures
"stn1 said the Mayo, "hc did not put a pistol
to their heads and compel them to sign. 1t wasn't
horse-trade."
The committee said that man lacking in integrity
should not be In the Board and the Mayor said that
the matter GU; OF his hands, FOR he could not re
woke appointment.
Wien the Board of Education met later in the day
the secretary read letter from Mayor Chaplin
ing the appointment Of Mr.. Barthman. John Gull
foyle presented his credentials and said that Mr. Bar
man was present and ready to take his seat and re-
aested that he he seated pending the report OF tho
committee on credentials. Mr.. Hardness moved TO
Law the credentials the table. The motion was
ried by a vote Of 20 TO s. Those voting " no" we've
Nessis, Black Eouck, DrummOnd Gnilfoyle, Lynch,
Powell stewart and Winter. After vote. Mir.
Rarthman who had been in the vestbule, hastily left
the building.
When asked what the effect Of the tabng OF the Gre
dentIals was Mr. Hardness said that Mr.. hartman
coud not take his seat until the credentials had been
rebcrI1 upon By the committee. and II the Board kept
them on the table fol- year he did not see how
ne could be seated unless he obtained writ OF man.
damus compelling the Beard 10 seat him. Mr.. Gull
foyle said That Mr.. hartman would probably secure
n mandamus. II Is likely that the members OF the
Hoard will contest the matter instead o. rcsgnng In
body.