The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-06-15
WHO RAISED THE BILL ?
A Sensational Case From the Eighth
District Heard by the School Board.

A considerable portion of the time Of the
meeting of the Board OF School Commissioners
on Tuesday was consumed in hearing a
case Of bill raising which for some weeks
past has been exciting considerable comment
in the Eighth district of the county. 1t seems
that in March last slate black board had
been purchased in Philadelphia, for the use
of the public school at Rowlandvile Of
which Mr.. John j.. Crothers is teacher. The
board was received by freight ut Conowingo
station, where Mr.. John Il. White, the School
Commissioner resident in that district called
on March 18th, and paid the freight on
amounting to 81 cents. The black board was
delivered at the Rowandsylle school and
nut in its place by James Wilgis, aud about a
month later, April 18th, two bills We're received
through the mail by Mr.. Crothers the teacher
of the school, one n bill Of $3.50 due Mr..
WiIris for setting the board, and second
biII of freight, for 81 "a, the two bills amount
inc to 54.34. These two bills had been en-
closed without any accompanying letter by
Mr. White to Mr.. Crothers at Rowlandville.
The freight bill contained on its face i'll the
column, Il statement of the weight of the
hlarl, board 2SO lbs, and in an adjoining
,ol,,,,,, tha rate Of freight per hundred 30
,.o,+s tha correct freight charge for which
was 81 cents On closer examination Mr
Crothers found, that the figure !, and the
dollar mark-5-had been added to the bill.
another shade of ink being used, and that the
. ,r,ount of freight as charged on the bill was
II ii instead of 81 cents The next day
oe,.,- tho rnreiut of the raised bill by Mr..
1r,+Iors he in company with Mr.. Lewis T.
To,an drove to the house of Mr. White,
some three miles distant, when Mr..
rr,rhars handed his school report to Mr..
'A.bit.. ruid him the full amount of the
yil,,is hin. - 80. and the full amount of the
raised hill. n total of - 81. the payment being
made in the presence of Mr. Logan
-. +i,,,., +l,a. story. nf the raised
.l'.,,.....i,, ,f rba nni,lborhood
.,,r. y...,,r. ,,,rin,r if rai.,bt proiu,iir.
.....p.., Dan,.it and had an inter
...,. A.. r,,.,f.f the President OF th.
'.', ,,..,, .I,. r,i.nI hilI IS we'll ms the
v-.,.... lin b.,vino in 1bo meantime
,,,'u.,..r,..i, ,. vouchers with Mr.. Croth,rs'
NJ nilIla th, school EX.
~. rr,tb,r- also emuIovrd as
- ,r,..n. If Uainr. and Albert
'..lt,.,I ,I,, ..,-,.. ,.ur,n M for a hearing
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,,,.,,.,.,,,. ...,l tl,,. ease WAS called. Mr..
,l.,,, bis. ..,i,nt Mr. Crothcr-
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,,.,--i,J,, rarn.tion. or sus-
.t,...,..,,.,,,r rba ,onrrs in the case
~. ,,.,+l,,.r-, ra,,ort with II a
-, .,,.I ,,..,r, ,,r,,I,,al and
,,,'..,,,...l III. different color ink
,,,,l ,,o,,.,,,n.hn, showing plainly that SOM
,,,,,.t.,I ,.,,,,,,,.rna with tb,. bill
Mr. T,hn 7. rrothrr, was the first witness
o,ll,d If. -vorr that he had received in Il
Iat,,,. ero,, Mr. White thed bill of Wilgis. - 50
,,,l,, NM of II s4 for freight ON the black
r.,,.rl il, ,,,,,-tin,, which had been put up in
r;a-..b,,I That an rareiut of Mr.. White
,,,..I,.,,,r, of rho two bills he had ouened the
..,,,...,,,,,, ia ,ba ,ost-otfinp and that both
AR rauri. Y Io,nn and Charles Death had
,,,, hin, ,,,,.,, IL and with him had detected
.b ...,is.,,,,,Ii Thai this WAS on April Is.
1so, rbo+ rho nnvt morning he went to