The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-13

DID NOT hun lbF IoAtb.
.I aid not run the board. as has been
stated in articles published. III anybody
,nirLs that Ex-Governor Mckinney, At
,ornev-C;eneral Scott. and Charles T.
o,rerrall are men TO sit with their fingers
a, thclr mouths and let me have my way,
tben that person don't know the gentle
mon I have never known three men
who were more careful or conscientious
ee N their duties than these men. There
uas no oral argument allowed by book
orents before or at the meeting In 1885.
This fact was known before the meetihs
was held. ! gave all who called TO see
me 10 understand that when the board
MOI we would decide as TO what books
should be adopted. according to our opin-
/ III, ~ which were the best books, from
he Information furnished rs. There was
ma discrimination against any publisher.
| c,ecimcn copies Of a great many books
y,oro cent TO me 10 inspect. My tables
! ,.ere nucd with them. At the nrst Doara
! Meeting during my term Of Office in 1880
! L commended Websters distionary In
Mace Of Worcester's. / again advocatea
! il I'm the meeting Of 1894. one reason why
! I preferred Websfers was because the
diacrifical marks used in Websters were
/ the same as the diacritical marks USED
/ in AfcGuffev's Reader. which latter book
I
schools. and the consistency Of the two
oided the children I'm their studies. Gov
/ ernor O'Fcrrall voted with me 10 keep
1Tebster's book on the list Attorney
General Scott preferred Worcestera, but
/ think he assented before we adjourned,
and that the adoption was practically
unanimous. / don't think that the entire
amount expended for the purchase OF
/ school books in Virginia would reacn
$4,000 I'm any one year. / think II aver
/ aces about 1900. This IS an approxima-
! ton on my part. however. What Is known
as the exchange price is the difference
between the cost OF the new school book
and the price allowed for the old book
which the scholar wishes 20 exchange for
the now one. ] think 500 per year is
liberal amount to cover tho difference
/ i'm the exchange price of books In this
State. Mr.. McGlvray Is considered the
custodian Of the books and minutes OF
the Board OF Education. / do not know
that any Instructions were issued to Mr..
Afr0ilvray as to refusing 10 allow parties
10 see the minutes or contracts.
wr. aYuD's ovrnrUnfs.
ANY statement that I refused 10 allow
ans one 90 see the contracts is not true.
afr Bvrd's statement Of his attempt TO be
rroscpt at the meeting of the board Ia
ls9i and my recollection Of IL arc entirely
different. Mr. Byrd came % see me, and
said ne wished 10 secure the adoption of
/ Tarhol's Language Lessons, and alluded
/ 90 the fact that au article had been pub
lished about me in the New York World,
and apncarel 10 wish TO be cOnciliatOry.
lie stated hc presumed that I wished TO
| make friends. and also alluded 10 the fact
| that AIr Flood had made charges against
me i'm Richmond. Mr. Byrd impressed me
with the opinion that he wished me to
adopt his book in order to conciliate my
enemies and make thcm my friends.
/ suurnel his attempt 10 secure the adOp-
tion Of his books In this manner, ana
told him that ] knew OF the charges al
ludcd TO in the New York World, and that
when such an article was published over
the writer's signature, the writer would
hear from me. Mr.. Byrd offered TO drive
me % Charlottesville and do other little
! fav0rs. but ] declined TO accept them,
telling him ] had plenty of cOnveyances
| Of nay own. 1 declined because / ala not
care TO convert my enemies in that way
The deposition Of Mr.. Francis b. Whit
ing was now taken up. MIR. Massey said
that he had on previous occasion voted
against Mr. Whiting Tor a position as
school teacher, that he had not seen him
since until he Whiting) appeared TO have
his deposition taken 10 be used against
him In this suit.
AIR. Nocy here alluded to the state
mont published in The Times to-day by
| request of Captain Wise. that his grand
child was in a charitable institution.
while there were thousands ia the secret
drawer under his llassey's) own affidavit
and asked Captain Wise TO produce the
anidaWt.
Captain Wise declined to produce IT al
If
Captain in his declinatiOn.
Air. Massey said his daughter had
made very unfortunate marriage. Hel
husband never supported her. She Ob
/ tanned divorce and went before the
board unknown 10 him, and secured the
order TO have her little daughter enter
Ell there. Mr. Massey here entered into
a euiogy of the Miller Manual School
that it was one Of the best schools in
Virginia; that upon being admitted &c
the institution the parents yield up al
right ana control the child untll it j.
OF age; that upon learning Of his daugh-
ters application he went 10 the Governor
and requested him TO assist in securing
tho certificate OF admission Of his grand
child 10 the school.
loan LOST BOTH ITSELF AND FRIEND.
Mr. Waddy T. James had pretended tC
be a warm friend OF mine. lie borrow
ed $40 from me while he was IN Richmond
on one occasion, and promised 10 return
| IL on his return home He did not re-
turn it, but tried 10 borrow 500 from
me. Could not lend him the 500. but die
send a cheek for so and sent with il q
| promissory note for him 10 sign for IN,
amount. which he signed and return
ed. l did not see Ny. James again unit
later session Of the Legislature, Wher
! called on him TO pay me the money
! lie claimed that no was In Strengthened
circumstances and could noL pay The
money then He did. however, pay th'
No and 10 is true that he has not paid
me the 50. II was later, and during
my candidacy for Congress that learn
cd that report was being circulated tha
l had attempted 10 hribe members O
the Legislature, and at a meeting O.
perhaps, 300 people, l stated that wheI
a builder got ready 10 build he usually
prepared his foundation by cleaning ava,
the trash"
Mr. Massey indicated the contents o
his speech on that occasion. during
which he called for the author Of IN,
report which called Colonel James to hi
feet that ne denounced Colonel james
as liar, that James then came 10 th'
stand and addressed the crowd, statini
that he (Masscy) had attempted 10 bribs
him by Offering him 500 10 vote for him
that he lMassey) stepped forward an,
again denounced the statement as false
that the crowd attacked James and bor'
witness away TO the hotel on their shOul
oefs. The crowd followed James an,
one OF them would have killed him will
a cudgel had the instrument not strucl
hammock as II was descending OF