The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-13
PRESIDENT WARD OF THE SCHOOL
BOARD ARRESTED TODAY.
Teachers Rushing in Hurriedly to
Deny Giving Any Brides for Their
Observation-Disclosures Bar.
Der Standing Up to the MI
sic-Rcport That A. III.
Reed Has Been Sued
for Criminal Libel
Van Werden
Talks Plain.

PRESIDENT "A. IL. Ward OF the school,
| board was arrested yesterday morning
under the charges of accepting money
from teachers, or, as it is now generally
termed on the streets. 'boodling."
The warrant was put in the hands oil
Deputy Sheriff w. L. johnson to serve.
Johnson came down the street whistline
the latest solo and accidentally met Mr..
Ward.
You are the very man / am looking
for" said Johnson, as be served the war
rant on him.
Il have been expecting you all the
morning" said Mr.. Ward, "aud while
waiting l have been fixing up my bond
Mr.. Ward took his arrest good naturally
and was then ready 10 give bali. HIS
bondsmen were George w. Bennett, the
p!umber, and Fred Buckley of the Eagle
cornice works
i he preliminary is set for hearing be-
fore Justice Jones next Monday, and in
order to accommodate those who desire
to hear the evidence the common please
court room IN the county building will
probably he secured for the trial.
HOW THE NEWS SPREAD.
When the EAGLE appeared yesterday
morning with Lhe tuil details of tae affair
wild rush was made On the Office and iu
very short lime nearly all the extra
papers both at the ofiic- and the news
stands Were exhausted. Doodle" hung
on every tongue all day. Il was the talk
OF the TOWN from morning till night, and
the following was favoriJe remark when
an expression OF opluion was asked ::
Nv here there is so much smoke there is
some fire"
a. Ii. Reed called at the county at
toraey's Office in the afternoon, aud he
vonchsafed the statement thai 9S per cent
of the people Endorsed the prosecutions.
He said the people would stay by Professor
Barber and SEE that he is not made the
victim OF his own caudor III admitting
that ne paid money for his place. Mr..
Reed seems to think that the ladies of the
city who have childen going to school will
take hand in the matter.
PROFESSOR BARBER VISITED.
Professor Barber, the principal witness
for the prosecution. was at his sta ion In
the High school as usual yesterday. Mr..
Gold berg aud Mr.. Casey of the board
visited him aud desired him to state in
the presence of Principal Dyer whether
the statement in the EAGLE yesterday
concerulug him was correct He acknow-
ledged that it was and that he would
stick by ii.
Last night Professor Barber was seen by
a reporter for the EAGLE. He had just
returned from lit Is "trip Of investigation
on bis own hook. He had heard that Sam
Amidon is to be the attorney Tor the de-
Tense, and anticipating Sans method of
He minated That during his little trip
he ascerLained certain facts that are of in
t.rest in connection with this case. Il
never felt better in my life" said Profess
sor Barber, since l relieved my conscience
of that Doodle story. When it WAS my
secret it tronb ed me. / was delighted this
when j went t. school anG all
my scholars licked about me and COM
my action. 1t Was unanimous"
COUNTY ATTORNEY BUSY.
County Attorney Boone WAS busy all day
yesterday fortifylug tue side OF the state
for the coming trial. He secured some
twenty witnesses ald When he was seen
last night he spoke as if he was confident
of success. He seems to have some COM
binaton arranged, The secret of which he
viii not give away.
OPINIONS on THE LAW.
There seems o be scare among the vic
Tins of the alleged Doodle ring tha- they
W ould be arrested if they acknowledged
giving money for the purpose Of either
securing or retaining positions. on the
heory that the party who gives Is equally
H. guilty a. the party who receives.
4 reporter for the EAGLE saw n promi-
nent lawyer yesterday and he expressed
himself TO the effect that uader Certain
teachers would not bs
guilty of crime by putting up
money to members of the board.
IL they went 20 members and said
''rli give you 500 if You appoint
me as a teacher" they could be convicted
of br berry, but when they are Threatened
with dismissal if they don't put up a GER
tain sum. th-n | think they would be
guilty of no crime l. that case the money
would be eXtorted from them and there
W ould be no voluntary crime.
REPORTED CRIMINAL LIBEL
It was reported last night that one of the
members of tine board had instituted a
criminal libel suit against A III. Il ed.
The story went that the proce dings had
been commenced before county justice of
he peace for some reason. County Attor-
ney b 3one was seen concerning IL and he
stated that he had heard NOTHING about
criminal libel suit being instituted.
DENIALS.
The following are denials from the teach
ers ALLEGED to have been vlctimized.
To the Editor OF the Eagle.
The EAGLE III Yesterdays issue. in men
tioping names OF persons supposed to have
paid money to certain member of the
Board OF Education for the purpose either
OF securing or holding their Positions as
teachers mentioned certain names. among
them ours Permit US TO say that we have
never paid anything whatever. either di-
rectly or indirectly TO any person wbomso-
ever, for any such purpose. Nor have We
ever been approached with any such prop
osition.
LEIDA II. NILS,
LOLA GRAHAM,
ELLA q TAFT.
NJ. ELLA HIBARGER,
FLORENCE HIBARGEE,
CLEMINA FITCH.