The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-22

| son displayed the piece OF work as his
| own and Professor Robbins openly de-
| clared It to be the work of one of his
| professors, who had left the city some
| time before. Professor Mcpherson de-
! MED the charge with come heat and the
| matter rested there ever since until they
| met in the poStoffice.
When seen Professor Mcpherson stat
| ed his version of the affair as follows.
Tuesday afternoon L entered the post
| Office and found Professor Robbins there
| talking to Mr.. Arnett. Professor Rob
| bins came up TO me and stated that he
| desired TO speak to me about a little
matter. | consented and ne Immediate
~ brought up this matter concerning a
| piece of my pen work which he alleges
was not done by myself. / can prove it
to be my own work by all the students
| in this school.
The piece OF work ne refers to is q
card with a bird sketcnef at the top,
with a Few Zines Of busienss writing at
! the bottom. Professor Reppert once
mace Tor me a card but not like this
| one The bird on his card is facing an
other way, the scroll does not cantain
my mama and the business writing ct
the bottom has not my signature at
tached to it. IL Professor Reppert would
execute a fine piece Of writing and sign
another mans name 10 it. would il not
finpiscate him in being party to deceive
the public? The work which I exhibit
| ed at the fair was executed by myself
and the design was original with me.
Reppert was not at the fair and how
does he know whether the work was MS
or not He wanted 10 know what he had
ever done dishonoraDle 10 me and told
him thai no hal heca nv
unfair means 10 obtain students from
cur school. He asked how ! dare make
such an accusati ton, and ! replied that
two students had come to our school
from his and one had stated that he had
told several that they were wasting
their time in our school. and one Of these
two stated that he had offered him free
tuition TO return to his school. Robbins
then sta.sd that the student had lied,
and / replied that would be as willing
TO believe the student as I would him.
He thereupon struck me. and i defended
myself as well as / could and he did the
same. What followed was substantially
exactly as stated in the Eagles account
Of the affair
Professor Robbins was then visited
and his statement was substantially as
follows: 81 was in the postoffice when
up to him and told him that 1 desired
to speak with him. He and / had some
discussion over a piece OF pen work
which ne said was his work, and / knew
to be that of another person. I showed
him this DETER from Professor Reppert
who formerly was with my school.
Here he showed a certain part of a let
ter to the reporter which he stated was
from Professor Reppert. 1t stated that
he was the person who executed GER
tain piece of pen work. and If Professor
Mcpherson was displaying it as his own
work it was great mistake. THE con-
versaton was then turned upon what
was TO be done about il. Mcpherson
stated that he did not intend to do any
thing. He then accused me of being
dishonorable, and stated that l had been
doing a Clishonora bic business for some
time past / then put my fist up into his
face and warned him to be very careful
about what accusations he made. He
then acted in much the same manner as
stated in the Eagles account. He seem |
ed about to open fire and struck him. 1t !
was then a lively little scrinrmage until |
struck him the last lick in the breast. :
He then picked up his hat and we both !
left the building
Professor Robbins also accused Pro- |
ressor Mcpherson of using vulgar Ian
guage bait did not say but little about |
it. He stated that he was not struck at
all by Mcpherson. unless it was once up
on the forehead and that was by his ell
bow Neither one of the aggressors ap
peared any the worse for the encounter
except Professor Mcpherson, who had a
very Slight cut upon his right temple
The affair has created quite a furore in
circles ard it is hoped that
it will go no farther. Professor Rob-
bins is principal and proprietor Of the
Wichita Commercial college. and Pro-
lessor Mcpherson is teacher of penman-
ship in the Wichita Business college.
They are rival schools and the rivalry
has increased steadily ever since thew