The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-12
GLENN-ROGERS CONTROVERSY
Clash Between state and County
school OmciaIs.

school OfiiciaIs.
Sandersville. Ga. Nov. ia big
sensation was developed to-day when
it became known that Sheriff English
had gone to Atlanta for the purpose
of arresting State School Commissioner
Glenn upon a warrant charging HIM
with criminal libel, Hon john y. Rog-
;. ers, school commissioner of Washing
ton county, being the prosecutor. The
cores pondence between the two COM
missioners, which has led to this Gull
mination covers a period of eighteen
months, and is in reference to the en-
ployment and payment of T. ]. Elder
and his wife in a colored Peabody In
stitute. This couple has had charge
of the Sandersville colored school for
many years.
In a letter dated April Is. 1900, Mr..
| Glenn wrote Mr.. Rogers as follows: I
| will engage the jackson sisters FOR
you, and will try also to make such
| terms with them as will allow you TO
have s25 for the employment of the
local teachers mentioned"
( on July IS, 1900. he wrote: II have
not yet received the money from DIR.
| Curry for the Peabody Institute. AS
soon as it comes ! will send you a
check"
| Jan. 10, 1901, Mr.. Rogers notified Mr..
| Glenn that the money for the Elders
| had not been received. On Jan. 20 Mr..
| Glenn wrote that the institute money
had been paid out long ago. He said:
| Il gave the Jackson sisters the full
appropriation for the institute held at
| Sandersville."
Under date of January rs Mr.. Pogers
reminded Mr.. Glenn of his promises
| and suggested that the matter be l0ld
| before Dr. Curry, the custodian OF the
| Peabody Fund Mr.. Rogers then wrote
| to Dr. Curry explaining the situation
| The latter referred him to Mr.. Glenn.
After waiting until Septembe% H.
| 1901, Mr.. Rogers again wrctel1to Dr.
| Curry in which he said: fhls is no
personal matter with ile nor cid IL
| tend to intimate that you were amiss
or indifferent to the interests that had
| suffered If you wish the facts you
| can easily get them by asking Mr..
| Glenn for the payroll of the fund for
the past two years and communicate
| with those whose names appear IL Is
| impossible for me or any cltlzen 70
| find out what amount Mr.. Glenn had
| at his disposal, but If 1t was only the
| amount disbursed he surely acted very
unjustly in promising 10 pay to so
| many more than the fun1 warranted.
| October 9 T. j. Elder acknowledges re-
| ceip' of $65 from Mr.. Glenn after walt
ing so long and patiently for the pay
| fo- the institute work, ana says ne
exrects more for his three works work
in Savannah as he received only go
| for that work
Under date of October End, Mr.. Glenn
| wrote Mr.. Rogers a very abusive letter
and intimates that the latter is only
seeking. to compass my defeat in the
| next election" He calls him fool.
"knave," "treacherous hypocrite," etc.
| He also wrote to each one of the five
members of the board of education in
Washington county making insinua-
tions against the character and hon
esty of Mr.. Rogers which need no re-
futation among the people who know
him, as he is a man whose character
bears not even faint of reproach.
Among other things in his letter to
the board Mr.. Glenn SAYS:
THE man has fallen so low in my
| estimation that / should now fear if
you appointed an expert accountant
whom he could not control to examine
his books, you would find him crooked
| III his accounts
The county board met October IA to
consider the accusations. In a digni-
fled letter the board replied to Mr.
| Glenn, saying: I'VE do not think the
letters Mr.. Rogers wrote justified the
intensely severe attack you made upon
him. The slack methods that have
been permitted in some counties in the
| distribution of the school fund have
made us doubly careful in checking up
Mr.. Rogers accounts through expert
accountants and committee of our
own body. We are prepared to refute
any insinuation of the misapplicat ton
of funds or embezzlement of the
same"
Under date of October 16 sMr. Glenn
writing to the Board of Education.
among other things, says: Il do wish
to recall the reference l made in my
letter to you questioning Mr.. Rogers
accounts. I.had no right to mako that
reference and regreat having done So
} Upon the charges and insinuations
made in the letter to the Washington
county Board of Education Mr.. Rogers
based his suit against Mr.. Glenn Tor
criminal libel. He has employed ;he
law firms of Evans & Evans, RawI.ns
& Howard and T. W. I[ardwlek to
prosecute Mr.. Glenn. Mr.. Glenn vol
UNFAIRLY came to Sandersville this af-
ternoon and gave bond before Judge
Richards. He will be tried before the
; City Court Nov. rs.
AtidHld, NOV ll.-State Sch0Ol COM
missioner G. r. Glenn was not ar
rested this morning by Sheriff Eng
lish of Washington county as was ex-
pected. The sheriff was at the Capitol
early this morning with his warrant
charging criminal libel, and waited
around some time. when about IL
O'Clock he was informed that DR.
eileen had gone to Sandersville of his
own motion to answer the charge.
DR.. Glenn held consultation with
some friends about the matter early
this morning and decided to forestall
the action of the sheriff. He took the
early morning train on the Central and
was well on his way to SandersviIie
before the sheriff knew what had hap
pened. DR.. Glenn's friends charge that
, the issuing of the warrant was a DO
ntical move on the part of County
, School Commissioner Rogers of Wash
, ington county. and assert that moth
, ing whatever will come OF IT,
They say IL Rogers had wanted IA
, resent the letter written by DR.. Glenn
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