Arizona republican., 1904-06-09

books he found that warrants had been issued to McDounold for his salary for the months covered by the orders. These then, in the possession of MT
 F'ickas were duplicates.
 The first one bore the names Of T. F.. Dalton, Emory Rays and O. H. Chris ty. Some of the later ones the names of O. II. Christy, Ricardo E. Miner and Emory Rays. Others had the names of the grammar school trustees signed
 to them. A comparison of the sigma lures of the duplicates with the orig
 inals showed that the man who made
 the signatures of the former had facil- ity in the use of the pen.
 Since the departure Of McDonnold it has been learned that he had got deep ly into debt within the last year and it was also learned that many of his transa ctions had been crooked. It was brought out that his baggage was att tached the night he left Phoenix. He owed F.. M. DePew So, a balance on the purchase of a bicycle. He had been frequently asked for it but he put off paying by one excuse or another There was an understanding that he should pay on a certain day, but on that day MT. DePew received a note asking for leniency and stating that he would pay in a day or two. Mir. DePew learned the same day that Me DonnOld was going to leave town that night and he went to his room to see him. He ascertained that he was in the room, but MT. DePew was unable to gain admittance. That was along in the evening and Mr. DePew caused an attachment to be issued. It was done hurriedly and the sheriff found McDcnnold at the depot and attached his trunk. McDonnold settled the matter there by the payment of the claim and costs, amounting to more than s20. He had a roll of bills as big as his arm and all of them were of large denomination.
 As soon as the warrant for the arrest of McDonnold was put into the hands Of the sheriff an attempt was made to find out which way he had zone Not withstanding the supposition that he had gone east there was a suspicion that his immediate destination was San Diego. That was based largely cn the fact that a young lady who spent the winter here with her mother and to whom the professor had been so at tentive that people talked about it, had just left the city for San Diego. Telc- grams were accordingly sent there and to other points on the coast, but no replies were received last night
 IL is believed that the publicity given to his alleged forgery will develop oth- CT things not to his credit.
 Professor McDonnold came to Phoe- nix two years ago from Paducah. Ky. to take charge of the Phoenix schools. He bore recommendations from cduca- tors in different parts of the country and his management of the Phoenix schools bore out the good things that were said of him as an instructor. The schools progressed under his manage ment as they had never done before and if any fault was found with him 1t was on account of a lack of business ability. He was popular in social cir cles and was more or less active in church affairs. Tn fact he was re- garded as a sort of an educational jewel until the latter part of the las, school year when a schism was c.eated in the schools. A party was formed against the professor. but nobody be- lieved that even his enemies could say anything against his capa abilities as a teacher.
 They endeavored to separate the the management of the high school from that of the grammer school and though they have not yet quite suc- ceeded they endangered the position of the superintendent. McDonnold was Reelected superintendent of the gram mar schools for the coming year. but there was doubt as to his acceptance of the office unless he could also be re- elected superintendent of the high school.
 Whether when he went away he iT- tended to come back is a matter Of doubt If he had committed the Ior- geries as charged, he was not after all running great risk. for he could have taken up those duplicate orders. No one knew of their existence but he and MT. Fickas and MT. Fickas would not have suspected their fraudulent character if it had not been for the other things he had heard about the professor.
 Professor McDonnold is thirty-three years old. He is a native of Tennessee. He was educated in one of the colleges of the south He was married but his wife died not long before he came to Phoenix. He had two small children, but they were left with relatives in the south.
 The departure of Mir McDonnoId leaves vacancy in the commencement exercises of tonight at the Tempe Normal school at which he was to de- liver the principal address of the ev- ening
 It is curious fact that one of the men who gave McDonnold his excel lent position in the Phoenix schools and who was among his most ardent supporters was the late E. A. Fickas.