The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25
a Gard From MI. Pattie.


peared in your paper of September 20
card signed "B. Rust, Clerk of School
Board" which 1 have taken no notice
of, and again the same "B. Rust"
seemingly for the purpose of gaining
notoriety out OF the trouble as to the
Gilmer School, publishes another card
in your paper OF this morning, in which
he speaks Of this trouble as the "Pattie
imbroglio." The pertinacity Of this
man calls upon me for some statement
which will correct any false i'm
prsssions he may try to create.
On the 21st of Septem Der ] WAS sum.
moned to the police court of this city
upon complaint of this same "B Rust" to
answer the charge of disturbing the
public tree school on Gilmer street.
His honor who presided over that
court Investigated the matter thor.
oughly with the aid Of prosecuting
counsel, and l was acquitted and dis.
charged of any offense. The court
took the position that when my boy
came home to me with evidences OF
unmercitul treatment upon his person
that had the right to 60 to the school
Ind lnq uire OF the teacher the circum-
stances justifying such treatment. and
that anything which may have occurred
there WAS brought on by the action OF
the teacher, MIR. Miller. This was the
determination OF a court acting under
the solemnity Of an oath.
Immediately after this trial I was
notified by Mr. 7. 7. Fishburne TO be pres
ent on that afternoon Saturday, q. 4
o'clock at the office of the school board.
when they intended to investigate Mr..
Miller's treatment OF my son. / then
told MIR. Fishburne that I proposed to
drop the whole matter and had no
charges TO mako. He then threatened
to have my son and myself brought
there under process of law and I con
sentad TO come With my son Wiiho
being summoned When the chool
board met it was stated in my behalf
that L had no charges 20 make and that
my hildren had been Withdrawn from
the school the Thursday previous and
that l was not making application to
return them TO the school One Of the
mem bers of the board said then that
there WAS nothing to investigate, when
MIR. L. I. Fishburne insisted that should
make the same statement to the board
that l. had previously made. l did 30
and my sons person was examined. and
after statements by the teachers | left
the office.
The school board then adopted reso =
luton, as | am informed, that "O:ho
Pattie be- suspended indefinitely from
the public schools" If the purpose Of
the board was to investigate the conduct
OF my son why was / not notified OF such
intention and given an opportunity to
answer such charges as might be 10 ade
against him? Then "B Rust" who
bloomed forth 80 suddenly from obscur-
ity and insignif1cance to intendens
OF schools and 'clerk of school board"
ssys that upon examination Of my sons
person there was found to be not the
slightest indication of the punishment,
the flesh being without q blemish OF
any sort, such "a had been claimed to
be in the police court this morning"
The treatment OF my son by Mr..
Miller spoken of was Thursday noon.
The investigation spoken of by "B
Rust" was Saturday evening at S o'clock,
and while nearly ell the marks spoken
OF by me in my evidence had disap
peared, yet on Monday after reading
tho card above referred to allowed to
Mr.. W. q, Thomas, one of the sch COL
board, one bruise put upon my sons
back by Mr.. Miller, which still re,
NAMED, and that there were welts and
bruises OF an unmerciful character out
upon my child by Mr.. Miller
two responsible witnesses testified
before the police cours in addition to
what / said.
Let "B Rust" ask Mr.. c. w. c Wool
wine IL he wants tho truth, but after
he gatS it DONE let him tell anyone,
for his statement may be characterized
BY the same want of accuracy exhibited
in his card.
| have nothing more to say than that
this effort on the part Of "B. Rust" by
repeated publications to prejudice me
in the eyes OF my friends and neighbors
is as unjustiaable as his statements in
MS card are incorrect. j. s. PATTIE
Roanoke, Va, Sept. "a. 1895