The San Francisco call., 1898-02-21
Charged With Unprofes- siOnal Conduct and
 Worse.
His Accuser Raleigh P. Hooe, Who Makes a Vigorous
 Arraignment.
CHARGES ALREADY FILED.
Text Of the Document Awaiting Action by the Board of
 Education.

The merry war recently inaugurated within the Board of Education of the City and County of San Francisco blds fair to furnish some sensational de- Velopments in the near future. One of the initial skirmishes in the cam paign will consist of the case of Prin- cipal E. c. Fitzpatrick of the Business Evening School, now under suspension pending charges of very serious na- ture.
 The formal charge against MT. Kill patrick was filed last Saturday with tile president of the board by Raleigh P. Hooe and 1t is understood that 1t will be taken up at the next meeting of the board.
 Following is a verbatim copy of the document in question:
 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1s, 1898. Honorable Charles L. Darlington, Presi-
 dent Board of Education, City and
 County of San Francisco:
 Dear Sir: Raleigh P. Hooe, citizen of the City and County of San Francisco, do hereby prefer the following charges against MT. E. c. Fitzpatrick, teacher in the San Francisco school department, and (previOus suspension by your hon. orable board) the principal of the busi- hess evening school of this city and county.
 These charges are based partly on in- formation and belief and partly by per- sonal knowledge of the matters alleged hereinafter.
 The substance of these charges will be unprofessional conduct, specifically enum> erated as follows:
 First-That said E. c. Fitzpatrick did obtain from Director Samuel L. Waller, on May II, 1S97 a letter written by said " aller and addressed to School Director Thomas A. Burns, asking the latter to aid KilnatriPk a of investigation before the rules commit tee, which was then under consideration, and which involved the said Fitzpatrick Having received the letter, said Kilpat- rick dld willfully pervert the use of this letter, lnasmuch as he had a duplicate copy made and certified to before a notary public before he delivered the orig inal letter to Director Thomas A. Burns The purpose Of obtaining said duplicate was practically Tor the purpose of black mail, inasmuch as he was to use the letter as a threat to hold over Director Walters head and compel the latters friendship during his term school director. The letter, having been given in a friendly way to Fitzpatrick by Wal lfr, should have been delivered to Direc- Er Thomas A. Burns, undsturbed, but if fitzpatrick had discovered anything in the letter which he thought might lead 10 the exposure of anything irregular or illegal in the act of any school director or school directors his duty was to have notified the proper authority, either the president. of the Board of Education in good faith, or the Grand Jury, then sit ting. His action in this matter was clear " unprofessional and unworthy the con- duct Of teacher in the school depart ment.
 Second-That said E. c. Kilnatrtck during the months of October, November and December, 1897, and January 189S re- ported to President Harrington a story that he would~soon have School Director Dr. D. E. Ragan under his thumb, inas- much as he, Fitzpatrick, was possessed of information concerning an alleged agree ha Tlr ! D. E. Stanton, substitute teacher in the Business Evening School, all of which has been stated and sworn to by c. L. Bar rington before notary public in and for the City and County of San Francisco on the 3d day of February, 1898. Said action 96rs 9n the part of od Fitzpatrick saIP was not per use his information for the purpose of blackmail instead of furnishing such in was upprofessional on the part of said E: c. fitzpatrick
 Third-That on the - day of February said Fitzpatrick did. at the rooms of the Board Of Education illegally sign a de- mand giving to Substitute Teacher D. E. stanton five (0 days extra salary for being contrary to the rules. When his, kilpatrtek's, attention Was called to this illegalty by said R. P. .Hooe. he. Kilpat- that 1t is not right, but Stanton told me that Ragan has said it would be all right" Further. said Fitzpatrick informed
 
 idea of involving School Director Dr. D. F. Ragan in some illegal proceeding. All of which Is unprofeSsional- and such con- duct is unbecoming teacher in the de- | partment-
 ! Fourth-That he has, from time to time during the year 1s97-9S, been guilty of un- professional conduct toward teachers in his school in plotting and planning to have them removed in an illegal way and detailing said plots and plans to other persons.
 Fifth-That his general conduct as principal in the management of the Busi- ness Evening School has been unprofes- 6ional to the highest degree. inaSmuch as he has maliciously circulated false and scandalous reports about certain class teachers, to the detriment of these teach CTS, and that at no time, either in writ ing or in person, did he request in the any officer of the board. any assistance in seeking an honorable transfer of any teacher from his school. Sixth1That he, during the month of in requesting a pupil In his school, one John Savage, to act as his spy and fur nish him with adverse reports as to the conduct of Miss G. G. Donovan, class 1 teacher in his school, etc.
 Hotel Savoy. city. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of February, 1898.
 CHARLES W. WEIGH,
 Secretary Board of Educati tion Above charges received by me Febru- |
 CHARLES L. HARRINGTON Mir Hooe, who is assistant secretary | of the Board of Education. was seen at | his rooms at the Savoy Hotel last night | regarding the charges formulated and | filed by him, but he very positively de- cHned to discuss the matter pending |