The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-29
THEY PAY I OR THE HONOR
WHEN THE SOURCE Is LEARNED
WHAT WILL THEY DO
WITH THE DEGREE?
EPISODES IN DR.. BARRETT'S CAREER
tie Brought the Daughters of an English
Clergyman to Teach In His Ram
shackIe School, Figured
In Gold Brick Deal.

letter was recently received In Kal-
cigh asking whether there was an in
htitution located at the capital known
as Pee Dee Collegiate Institute with a
DR. Barrett rs president. The letter
went on to say:
This so-called university in North
Carolina has been comforting degrees
upon certain British clcrgymen in Eng
land and friend from there writes
me, making inquiries regarding it.
have written to DIR. Barrett, but can
get no reply. Can you give me the mum
Der Of students and the relative impor-
lance Of the said institution
The party to whom the letter was
written replied that there was no such
man and no such school at Raleigh. The
Wadesboro Messenger and lntellgencer
throws some light upon the ''Rev. DR..
Barrett" that will make those British
clergymen in England" upon whom de-
grees have been conferred feel that they
would be better off without the degrees.
1t would be interesting to know the
scale of prices at which Rev. DIR. Bar
rett' disposed OF his degrees. Our
Wadesboro contemporary says:
In the past few years The Messcngc-
and IntcIligencer has had occasion, at
different times, to call attention to the
dGings of Rev. \. NJ. Barrett, tcol), OF
Pee Dee. Barrett as is well known in
this section. is principal of a school ar
Pee Dee. this county, which he calls.
we believe, the Pee Dee Collegiate In
stitute 1t will be remembered that this
paper printed IN account, several years
ago, Of how Barrett and Dan Robin
son, also colored bucked the green goods
men in Jersey City and were touched
for about $500. This money was furn-
iShed by Robinson, who was persuaded
by Barrett to accompany him to New
York and engage in the venture. Or
course Barrett denied his connection
with the affair, but we had the entire
story from Robinson. at the time, and
there is no doubt of his guilt.
Another episode which shows Barrett
up in a very bad light. and which was
also exposed in the Messenger and in
telligencer, was the bringing of young
/ l1dy, the daughter Of clergyman OF
the Established Church OF England. TO
America for the purpose of teaching i'll
his school Barrett, who is a very slick
duck, had been III England begging con
tributions to this school and, probably,
80 NlOuSHt upon tuE lt6ItlSS vi llle
girls father that he permitted her to
accompany him to tins country in about
the same spirit we send missionaries
to China.
o''The girls arrival at Pee Dee, and
our subsequent publication of the facts,
as they came to us from a gentleman
to whom she told her story, ON the train
between Raleigh and Pee Dee, caused
no little excitement and there was talk,
in some quarters, of dealing severely
with Barrett. However, that worthy
was not molested but Mr.. George
Warburton. of Rockingham, who is
an Englshman by birth. went to Pee
Dee and rescued the girl from the
clutches of Barrett and carried her 10
his own home, where he kept her
until he could communicate with her
father and send her home
in conclusion, we viii say that any
person passing Pee Dee ON the cars
will see, if they look from the win
dow, large brick building which ap-
pears to be on the eve Of falling and
which is supported by Il number OF
prors. This is the Pee Dee Collegiate
Institute for the building of which mon
cy has been begged by Barrett all over
this country and England"