The herald., 1897-11-21
ADAMS DENIAL :
He Is White Hens Chicken and
"Never Done Nothin'

This brought Director Adams to his
feet and in tone which showed that HI
was not In the most amicable frame of
mind he said: II guess it's about time
FOR me to say something about this
matter. I deny everything. 1 court a
full investigation. I don't want it to
stop until we get to the bottom. Their
we will see who is to blame Here is my
statement"
He then presented the following which
was read by the secretary:
Los Angeles. Cal. Nov 20, 1897.
To the Honorable Board Of Education
OF the City of Los Angeles.
Gentlemen: Having read certain
charges filed with the secretary of this
board and made by Messrs. Conrey and
Davis; also certain aff1davits attached
thereto. I request. in justice to myself.
as we'll as my many friends, that thor
ough investigation of this matter be
had.
ALLEGES ANIMUS
At said investigation, I propose to
show that Messrs. Conrey and Davis
have, for the past six months, been in
Quiring of every teacher and employe of
this department, whether they paid for
their positions, or We're asked to do so.'
That out of five hundred employees in
the department, the only ones who claim
to have been approached are five that
these five are the only ones who remem-
bered having been approached, after re-
peated urging by these gentlemen. That
anything said to these parties was SIM
|ply a matter of pure friendship on my
,,k tt1axv n I,~a,
my language into an attempt at extor-
ton. That these aff1davits were die
tated by N. P. Conrey, read over by the
various afI1ants and interlineations
made, and then signed. That the jani-
tors in the respective wards are ap-
pointed solely by the ward members,
whose privilege to do this has never
been questioned.
That c. c. Davis, member Of the
board from the Fourth ward, was re-
quested by ]. c. McInerney, chairman
of janitors' committee, to furnish a list
of the janitors whom he desired ap-
pointed in his ward "a copy Of which re-
quest is hereto attached) for the coming
year. and in response named, among
others E. e. Cooper, who was at that
time holding the position for which he
was then applying. That the appoint
ment was made in accordance with
Davis request.
TRUMPED-UP CHARGES
That never at any time claimed any
influence outside Of the ward which ]
represented In regard to the appoint
ment of teachers. or otherwise, and that
the teachers committee consulted its
respective members in making the sew
eral appointments. That all Of the par
ties mentioned in the affldavits and
charges hold positions in the ward rep
resented by Mr.. Davis, and in which
wrong-doing is alleged. 1 therefore
claim. and propose to show, that these
are trumped-up charges and for no
other purpose than that of malice. That
the rules of this board (see section 104)
are explicit in regard to complaints in
matters Of this kind. and that the
charges should have been preferred six
months ago, at the time it is asserted
the attempt was made to extort from
them money in order to enable them to
hold their positions.
That the aforesaid members, Messrs.
Conrey and Davis, they being in the
minority on this board, have made a
business Of soliciting complaints against
me, although II any such existed 1t was
their duty not only as representatives
Of the common people and members of