The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-30

ing time and place If did.
Mo. truly yours,
(Signed) WALTER CLARK.
Presidents Office.
Trinity College, Durham, n. G.
Judge Walter Clark Raleigh, n. c.
Dear Sir; Yours to hand. Prof. Flow
ers did not tell me that he had had any
conversation with you on the matter in
volved. He simply stated that he had
heard that you made the statement to
which referred in my first letter. Rev.
\. NJ. Jurney, who had heard of your
making the statement, told me on yester-
day that he understood that you made it
to Mr.. j. G.. Brown. / have not seen
Mr.. Brown, nor have | communicated
with him concerning the matter. How
ever. the only matter which concerns
me is whether you impugn my motive
in making the suggestion to the board
of trustees to elect faculty for a longer
term. All this is very painful to me.
and | would be glad to have it cleared
up. Yours truly,
JNO. G. KILGO.
Raleigh, n. c., july 18th, 1897.
Rev. DR.. John c. Kilgo,
Dear Sir: Yours to hand. | wrote
that the party, whoever he was, had mis-
conceived what / said, but if you desire
to know what | said, | should state it,
if you would say who alleged he had the
conversation with me.
1t now turns out that Prof. Flowers
told you that he heard that Rev. Mr..
,Jurney heard that some one else said
that | told Mr.. JOS e.. Brown something
like it. This is too much like the three
black crows" Mr.. Brown and | are
feiiow-trustees AS such had a CONVEX
sation with him. | did not understand
that it was usual for such conversations
TO be repeated. In that conversation
/ did not use the language you state.
But if you are curious to know what
passed in a private conversation between
two members of your board let Mr..
Brown state, if he wishes, what it was.
Ii it differs from my recollection in any
way | will point it out and then you will
be in possession of a private conversation
and my personal views DIS fully as it will
be possible for you to get the informa-
ton.
When | wrote you in my first letter that
what [ had said was misconccived, and
when YOU discovered further that what
was said was not publicly but in a pri-
vate conversation between two trustees,
whose privilege it is to discuss the man
agcment of the college in the fullest
freedom and confidence. / should have
thought you would have seen the pro-
priety of letting the matter stand. But
if you wish to investigate private confer
onces between trustees. and Mr.. Brown
wishes to repeat to you, l shall give you
frn l. l,, full I
Mo- truly yours.
(Signed) WALTER CLARKE.
You are at liberty to SEM ii copy Of
this to Mr.. Brown if you wish to pursue
the matter.
Trinity College, Durham, y. c.
Judge Clarke, Raleigh, n. c.
Honorable Sir: Your last letter has
been received. / confess n great degree
of surprise at what you have to say i'll
this letter as well rs in your former let
tiers. do not think | am guilty of any
improperly in corresponding with You
concerning this matter. / am quite ca
pable of distinguishing between the bus
mess of the trustees and an impeach-
ment of myxpersonal character 1t is
not the function of any trustee under
acter by impugning my motives. This
is the question which has been at issue
and is still the question. | do not feel
that / am called upon to work under any
man or men who set so little value upon
my personal integrity as to charge me
with sinister motives. From all | have
been able to learn, / regret to say that
the original report has been confirmed.
Let me assure you again that | ain
not concerned with any discussion you
may have had, or may yet have, con
corning the business Management of Trim
ity College; but at the same time | as
sure you that / will never submit TO any
trustee assuming guardianship over my
personal character. | do not so under
stand their duties. | regret this whole
matter, and hoped in the beginning that
it might be easily adjusted. but you have
not seemed to be disposed to be generous
in your treatment of it. No doubt you
remember the time and place of your
conversation. / leave you to settle that.
At my earliest opportunity / will lay the
matter before the trustees for their de-
cision. Yours truly.
tSlgned JNO. G. KILGO.
(Here follows Judge Clark's long reply
to DIR. Kigo, written July 18th. 1897.
which was published in Sundays News
and Observer. 1t is not necessary 10
reprint it here.-Edtor.)
From this correspondence opportunity
| abundant was given to deny or rctract
and failing to secure either. the infer
ence was clear that you meant what
You said and said what you meant,
whereupon the president of the college
| notified you in his last letter that at his
| earliest opportunity he would lay the
| matter before the Trustees for their ac
| ton. In your letter of July 18th YOU
acknowledge this notice, enlarge and
emphasize the criticism. and plainly ex
press your views that there may be Nc
controversy as to what they are You
| were present in the meeting of the
| Board when the order was passed that
its regular meetings shall be held durina
| commencement week at the call of the
president, and the secretary of the
Board informs me that he sent to yol
in common with all the other members
of the Board notice of the June, 1898
Injecting, so that with your acknowledge