West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-12-19


the school without any notice. except as a
slur at noon. \. Danser said that after
they got through with the boy they would
try my case. told them that should
have five days notice and Il they went ON
they might put up with what followed. but
they went ahead and brought up every.
thine against me aud tried to prevent my
witnesses from coming out Tot me
| j. y. Danser would ask my witnesses
questions about the scholars disturbing
the school and they would tell him about
| the ones that had disturbed the school
and when they went on to tell thatI had
corrected them he would tell them to- an.
swer just what he asked them aud no more.
lie talked mean To my witnesses. aud went
so far as to jump to his feet aud start TO.
w'rd one ot my witnesses as Il he was
goinS To take hold OF her aud force her
away before She Got through with her evi.
dence. believe he would have taken
hold Other II IL had not been for some
others rising to their feet lie used a
great amount of mean and insulting an
euage toward me. lie also said that they
intended to throw me out of the school and
he said he was going to opcttiun me out aud
was not goiug TO let II come before the
| Board. lie said that Il the Board did nut
me back in the school they would throw
me out again. lie said IL did get pay for
the school II would cost nearly all would
make and had better give up the school
He said the reason that the Board put me
back IN the schocl was because they had
failed to prove that the school was the
worst at the last. I suppose he thought II
he would get before the Board again he
would swear enough to keep me out of the
school.
When objected to the other Danser
trustee being witness at the school house
| J. a Danser said that he knew them at
the court to take a man off the jury for
witness and let him go back on the Jury
ani help decide the case. After hc got
through with his mock trial he said that
they had decided to dismiss me
heard that J. a. Danscr got up a pcti.
| ton carly next morning and got a few of
his relations names on his petition. two
OF them outside of the sub district. and nut
one other mans name on with out his con.
sent. This man testified on oath that he
did not want his name on the petition and
hc was not at home when il was put on
Readers. does this took like the Danscr
trustees were doing their Official duty ?
got up a petition md got as many names
as ] a. Danscr got inside the sub.dis,rict
without anybodys name on without their
consent Some 81 the signcrs on my petition
were said to be some relation TO the Dan.
sers. The patrons on my petition had the
! majority OF the scholars I took my
case before the Board and il seemed as
as II J. A. Danser tried to prevent me from
| having trial before the Board and IL put
me to a great deal OF trouble and expense.
| by having to meet the BOARD so often The
| Board, trustees and myself met al the
school.housc. and the Board called me out
OF the school house, and we talked the
matter over The Board finally decided
To allow me for 81 days OF the time I was
| out oi school. and / WIS to finish the
school and the Board notified the trustees
to let me alone This was 4 settlement be
tween the Board aud myself concerning
! the school days. ] had mentioned to the
/ Board about tho damage the trustees
| caused me but the Board said they had
/ nothing to do with the damage and we lust
settled for the days J. \. Dauscr states
| In The Argus th1t tho trustees com.
/ promised the trouble with me with A
| specific understanding that this was for.
! ever to end the school trouble. aud that
| the trustees should not be responsible for
/ any damage I would claim This Is not
| true Tor did not compromise with the
\ trustrces about anything Therefore I
] no f.r IA a..
| fore a jury OF jurors before a justice Of
\ the Peace. The jury hung on the case
/ heard that one Of them WAS q trustee and
/ had thrown out teachef himself and he
/ hung the jury. heard that tho other five
wanted 20 allow me 5000 Then il was
| tried before another jury. and they allow
/ cd mc S3o co. n had settled for the dam.
/ age ] a Danscr could have proved il and
| ] would not have been allowed anything.
! The Danser trustees appealed the case to
| the circuit court. and ! was prepared to
/ meet them with several good witnesses I
/ can not sec any other way but II my wit.
/ ncsscs had been put on the stand. would
have likely gaintd the case
| one Oft patrons Of the school wrote
/ me. stating that J a. Ddnser offered him
/ & 90 watch the road and give me good
| beating. so I would leave the school and
| insisted that be should do So lie also
/ stated that u I came back he would give
| him g more 10 he would give IL to me so
I hot that would have to leave Hc also
/ stated that he heard mischief planned At
/ J. a. Danscrs Tor the children to do at
/ school IIc also states that Charley Dan.
/ ser offered him q dollar IL he would get Up
| petition and get him the school to- teach
out lie also stated some other things
! ] a. Danscr stated in The Argus thst he
/ rather wished me we'll Do you think J A.
Danser wishes me we'll when he publishes
\ SOD many slandcrous lies against mc2
have contracted 10 teach a large school
| this winter. not far from where / taught
I last winter. heard that some Of The Dan.
| scrs bad been trying to prevent me from
| getting the school but people there do
not seem Co believe everything that the
I Dsuscrs say would not believe !. A.
/ Danscr and some of the other Ddnsors on
oath
Readers IL th &C. is any doubt in your
| mind I wish you would ask the patrons Of
/ Rcd OAK School ,outsidc of the Danscr
conspiracyJnot only ihe patrons q Red
I OAK school but also the people Of The sur
I rounding neighborhood. as TO who is in the
| right or who is in the wrong
% Will take up too much space 10 de-.
scribe everything and heard some things
I tbai do not wish to make public YET
90 this is the duty Ola trustee
90 is what would not want TO bc
For Z would not want t1 serve dog
Like ia. Dsuscr served me
Ross LFoNARD.