The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-04


came necessarily from some one who
was on the Board A telegram from
the Charlotte Observer has been print
ed to the effect that it did not receive
the news from any one connected with
the college, which is true, so far as the
paper is concerned. But Il part of the
| process was disclosed at the meeting
here on July 18TH when Rev. n. Nj.
Jurney stated that Major Jas. w. Will
son told him Il preacher had told him
| CWilson) and he was going to have it
| published i'll the Charlotte Observer
| Mr.. Jurney said Major Wilson did not
have it exactly correct, and he gave it
to him straight. SO we have an au-
| thentic statement of the threat, and the
resultant proceedings, for Mr. Jurney is
not only Il member of the Board who
voted for the resolutions, but he is
travelling agent in the employ of the
college, and so a member of 1.-THE adj
ministration' that was endorsed. Who
the preacher was who first told Major
Wilson, and who had not told it exact
ly straight, according to Mr. Jurney, L
do not know, but he must necessarily
have been a member of this board, or
have gotten it from one who was.
When it is published that any one has
been requested by his associates to re-
sign. no matter from what kind of
board, it is a stigma land this publica-
ton was so intended and calls for ex-
PLANTATION. To the reporter who called
on me for an interview, | gave the cor
rcspondence, including my letter to Mr..
SOuthgate, in which l said that if l had
been asked in proper manner for my
resignation, it would have been cheer
fully given, but that it was unheard or
to try me in my absence without no.
tice; without opportunity to be heard or
submit evidence, and to condemn me
and publish that, and that my resigna-
ton had been asked for. l said further
that the Board had no jurisdiction to
try its members for their individual
views, and if it had, why had the Board
not tried and condemned him South
gate) for his speech condemning public
schools, which was calculated to be far
more Injurious to the college than my
unpublished views as to DIR. KilgO.
And especially why did they not try
! DR.. Kilgo. for whose views the Board
is responsible being the employee, for
his excessively laudatory speech to Mr..
| Duke. of the Cigarette Trust, which was
dedication of wealth. / spoke of his
reputation as a wire-puller in South
| Carolina, and that he had not reformed
| in North Carolina, and mentioned that
a clergyman in Tennessee had said he
was Il scrub politician. Mr.. SOuthgate
replied, saying among other things, L
had not been on trial, only DIR. kilgo,
to which / replied that if l was not on
| trial then the condemnation and SEN
| tence passed upon me was still less
| justifiabe.
DR.. Kilgo then came out i'll an inter-
view. | could have answered him very
concusively, but believing that the in-
terest of the church and college could
not be served by Il continuance of the
controversy, at sacrifice of my impulse
and to my own injury possibly, l was
silent. The other side having had the
first article in the paper, and the last
the opening and the conclusion as it
were. it would seem the incident was
/ closed"
But since | would not further reply,
Dr. Kgo had the ingenuity to reopen
the fight and selected his own ground.
He asked for an investigation of him
self by this Board which had just en-
dorsed him under threat of losing his
valuable services if they did not, flor
Mr.. Jurney said the article containing
that statement had been corrected by
him for Major Wilson, and summoned
me as a witness. l received the follow
! ing letter.
Durham, \. c., July Z, 1898.
Judge Walter Clark, Raleigh, n. O.:
In YOUR recent letters to me given to
! the public through the press, there are
| accusations against the President OF
| Trinity College. which require investl-
CATION by the Board Of Trustees. AS
! DIR Kilgo is an employee of the Board
! this investigation which will be con-
! fined to him, is not in order,
| but is necessary for the protection
of the Trustees in their purpose to EN-
ploy no man in any capacity, whose
| character is not worthy of the fullest
confidence.
/ Among others your attention is called
to your statements that DIR. hllgo WISH
| ed to evade the evidence you had against
him; the speech which you quote him as
making on Mr.. Dukes porch and other
references as to this speech; his reputa-
ton in South Carolina; his residency and
reputation in TennesSess and his record
in North Carolina.
The Board will meet Monday, the
18th inst. in the Benefactor's ParlOr, of
the Duke Building Mt O'clock p. III.
1t is earnestly desired that you present
to the Board at the mentioned time ami
place in person or in writing all the evil
dence you have which will go to estab-
lsh these accusations.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) J. III. SOUTHGATE,
President Board of Trustees Trinity
College.
In obedience to that request l attend
ed here on the 18th. What then hap
pened and how | was received are fresh
in your memory. Rev. DR.. Oglesby,
pastor of Mr.. Dukes church and chair
man of the committee which had con-
demned me unheardD was appointed pro-
secutor and | was required to give the
names of my witnesses to him and time
was given both sides till Aug. 30, to get
up the evidence
This brings us to the evidence submit
ted here on this occasion. This resume
has been necessary to it's better consider
alton. Before | enter upon it, l wish to
call attention to two points in Dr. Kill
gos interview which | refrained from