The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
SCANDAL IN
 THE SCHOOL
 DEPARTMENT
Director Rugun Accused of Selling Positions by
 Teacher Fitzpatrick.

under promise that Stanton would later on be given a permanent place in the department. Stanton denies that he had a conversation of that nature with Kill patrick and pr. Ragan says that his accuser is actuated by malice.
 the case stands and the Grand Jury will be asked to decide the controversy.
 The whole case hinges on the teSti- mony of Stanton, and he says very en- phatically that he refused to be a tool in the hands of Fitzpatrick. When in- terviewed last night, Stanton declined to make any statement other than what is contained in an affidavit sworn to before Notary Public Turner. T have nothing to add to what is contained in my sworn statement" said he, "and that tells the whole story"
 The affidavit referred to by Stanton is as follows:
 'I have been employed and am act ing as substitute teacher in the Busi- ness Evening School at the southeast corner of Bush and Stockton streets, which is part of the Public School Department of this city and county, since on or about the 20th day of Sep tember, 1897; that at that date and ever since E. G. Fitzpatrick has been and is the principal of that evening school; that on several occasions in the school, the first of which was some time in the month of November, 1897, Kilpatrick had conversations with me, in which he asked me whether or not I had paid money to obtain my position as such substitute. I told him repeatedly and emphatically that I had not paid any money nor any price, nor reward of any kind to anybody whomsoever for the position. He replied that that was all right to say so, but he knew better: that positions in the School Department were not obtained in that way; that they had been paid for; that he (Kil- patrick had paid $500 for his position, and he repeatedly urged me to say that l had paid for mine. I told him I had not, and that was the truth.
 Then he asked me why I did not get appointed permanently as a regu- lar teacher in the department I re- piled that l was doing my best to do so, but that there were so many others that seemed to have stronger influence with the Board of Education that I would probably have to wait He said that I need not wait; that if I would put up one hundred dollars he would fix it for me and get me appointed right away. He said that he already had five or six members of the Board of Education under his control. He intimated that he wanted fifty of the hundred dollars for himself; and he proposed to me to use the other fifty
 
 Director pr. D. F. Ragan and compelI- ing him to assist me in getting ap- pointed. He said that Ragan was bit terly hostile to him (Kilpatrick) and had been trying to oust him from his position ever since Ragan had gone into the School Board, and he wanted to get a hold on Ragan so as to keep him quiet that 1t would make him Fitzpatrick more secure in his posi- rd af let very materially in getting appointed as a regular teacher. He unfolded his scheme little by little on different evenings, apparently being afraid to state 1t plainly at first. His scheme for entrapping Ragan, as he expressed it, was as follows
 "He proposed that I should procure $50 in greenbacks and place them in an envelope, and with him go to the recep- ton room of Dr. Ragan's office, in the Donohoe building; that I should, just before going into Dr. Ragans private office, show the envelope and the in- closed greenbacks to him (Kilpatrick); that I should then enter Dr. Ragan's private office as soon as I could be admitted, and when the oppor- tunity was offered, I should place the envelope, with the inclosed $50, on the doctors desk; that he
 
 diately on my exit and we should to- gether Immediately go to a notary public whom he would have ready waiting, and I should be searched by the notary and the envelope contain ing the money should not be found on my person, and that he (Kilpatrick) and I should make full and detailed affidavit of all the facts, so as to show that I went into Dr. Ragan's private office with the money and came out without it. He explained to me that with this affidavit we could go to Dr. | Ragan and bring him to terms; that | Ragan would be afraid of a public ex- pose, and we could coerce him into | keeping his mouth shut; that he (Ra- | gam would not then dare to trouble l him Fitzpatrick any further, and I | would be sure to get the position I was seeking. When I fully compre- hended Kilpatrick's proposition I re- fused positively to have anything to do with it, and told him that I would not engage in such a conspiracy, and be-