Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-02-28

Cildt she neafQ SO OF Iuey tolu Hoi' A"''
charge l have already denied in general
way. and in this statement, but pause TO
deny it again. L asked the
public to stop and think. In any legal tri-
bunal in the land, would such hearsay evil
dence be taken, recorded, and published TO
the wide wide world? Ii such dlabollcal
statement be true, there must be evidence and
conclusive evidence. The burden is upon my
accuSerS.
HIS WORD AS GOOD AS THEIRS.
NV word. as NV whole life will prove, is
certainly as good as any of theirs. I'm per-
fectly willing that it be weighed in the bal
ance with theirs before any just tribunal on
earth.
deny ever having offered Annie Riggs any
money. Ideny having said or intmated to heI
in any way, shape, OF lorn, what size should
say Or should not say coiicel ming this matter,
OF any other.
Her charge; are false from beginning to
end.
ANIMOSITY OF RANDOLPH.
AS to John Randolph. | have but little l.
say. L know him to he a soieheaded. dlsap
pointed applicant for positions. He enter
tanned an animosity towards me long before
my conduct at the Virginia institution had
been questioned. 1t is said that back of every
human action there is a motive. If the above
is not the key, and his motive is not revenge
and hatred, then l know not what impelled
his slanderous and false statements. In the
language of one highly respected, living in
Norfolk, Va, he Is man ''who thinks evil
evil, and tells it as the TRUTH
Randolph swears that l, while teacher,
put my arms around Ethel Blenkenship, now
his wife, while in class at the blackboard
during the session of 1875. His attention
was called to the time specifically, and he
was positive as to date. ! was not there at
that time, aad the records of the institution
will show it,
LETTER FROM TUCKER.
The next witness against ME is Arthur e.
Tucker.
This witness. according to newspaper re-
ports, "named several girls who sat on
Teacher Yates lap IN 1sSs-99' some of them
IS years old. When an investigation Of MI.
Yates was projected; Yates paid the way of
Michaels down to Luray to tell the girl who
was in Miss Riggs room when Yates went in,
what to say when the misunderstanding COM
mittee should see her. Yates at one time had
struck witness, and witness wrote Capt
Doyle about it, but Capt. Doyle only read
part of it. and ordered witness out Of the
raon.."
The above report of Mr. fuckers evidence
appeared in the Staunton VINDICATOR of
February 9TH.
The only further answer wish to make to
this is the following letter written me by this
same Arthur 6. Tucker;
Richmond, Va, November 80, 1892.
MIR Frank 3. Yates, Principal Arkansas
School:
Dear Sir,-On hearing that you have been
elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation OF your predecessor, VINO went tC
the Michigan school, L hasten to write this tC
congratulate you upon so excellent chance
as this.
Your long experience in the instruction OF
those who never hear human voice will
prove you to be a successful principal, is not
to be doubted.
You know why 1 say You were one Of the
two or more teachers at Staunton l have al
ways been considering as the best. While
am glad to hear of your election, l am sorry
to see you leave us and the State: whose loss
Of such a ard worker as you is another
gain.
l say this with all my heart; therefore,
believe there is now nothing unpleasant be
tween us, which has been so for some time
past. But | would rather like you to forgive
me for whatever I have said or done anything
uncomplimentary of you. This ask of yol
right and become once more a soldier OF thu
Gross. Let us shake as friends.
Difference Is here made to an act of insub
ordination of young Tucker in the classroom
for which gently slapped his jaws.)
Ask Michaels if he has heard from me
Regards to all who know NE, am, as ever
your true friend,
ARTHUR G. TUCKER,
Care Dispatch Composing Room.
STATEMENT FROM MIR. MICHAELs
Every deaf-mute in Virginia knows ant
honors Professor John w. Michaels. Tn
same can be said OF him here in Arkan
sas. All who know him know that he woul'
| never lend himself to anything mean or low
nor would he ever in any way protect scoul
drel AS to Mr.. fuckers charges, he nov
makes the following statement:
'Deaf-inute Institute
Little Rock Ark, February 10, 1896.
professor f. 3. Yates:
"Dear Sir,-In the Staunton Vindicator c
| a week or so ago / see it stated that Mr.. A
e. Tucker, IN his testimony before the Inves
Z, {la r:,,i, Cnhn
for the Deaf, said that Yates paid Michael
to go down to Luray to tell the girl what t
say, etc. This is mSstatement. and
wrote Immediately to Tucker, who is a warn
, friend of NINE to go before the said commit
tee and retract the statement; giving at tn
| same time the true circumstances why wen
to Luray and to see Mr.. Ritter at Louis
| Courthouse Va, but, as have not yet see
anything in the papers of said TUCKER max
ing the retraction, and as YOU are preparin
to send your evidence, wish to add my pos
tive denial OF the trueness of MI. Tucker
statement as to my going to Miss Ogden t
| instruct her what to say Or do, and to give, a
| far as can remember now, the ercumstaI
ces why | went to Luray and Louisa Court
house.
Il remember that you wrote me at Goshen
Va. to come to Staunton in the fall of 1881
| did so. and you there told me that you b'
lieved some of your enemies were preparin
same base charges against you, so as to hav
you removed from the school; and that Yo
had sent for me, as the president Of the vi
ginia Association Of the Deaf, and the vi
gina Institution for the Deaf, Dumb, an
| Blind, and that, as such. you wished ME
make an impartial inquiry into the matter
| cheerfully undertook the matter, with I'll
understanding that if | was convinced yo
were guilty of misconduct i'll any form that yc
| would at once vacate your place at the schoo
and, if | remember Alright you said you woul
/ certainly do so. | remember at the time