Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-10

other formal oomplaint-resnecting it must
first be made
open session and infpzhedi tGen. Boynton
and Gen Harries of tyr Inclusion. Gen.
Boynton submitted TIN haftes OF certain
witnesses whom he desired to call. and
they. with others whom Ire suggested later,
were summoned and examined The Com
missioners also summQRed erery one who
was suggested in the testini6ny or in any
other way as having any knowledge on the
subject, and examined1n au4lS witnesses.
In the matter of summshing lind examining
witnesses and administering oaf7s the Com.
missioners proceeded under The provision of
the District of Columbia appropriation act
approved July l, 1902, Gi!horizing them to
Ask for Lega1-Advice.
AFTER examining Ueryo witness who
could be produced, and receiving the argu-
ments for and agains8 thgs accused, the
Commissioners asked the corporation coun-
sci. A. B. Duvall who had been present as
their professional advises to review the
testimony from legal point of view. which
that upon consideration of 1t he was
satisfied that the charges were dfsproved.
Thereupon. and after q careful examir,a.
G f,on OF the record on JANUARY 10. 1908, the
In re the examination and Investigation
or charges against George Fl. HArries. q
member OF the board OF edacation:
erred ne Gomn1ssS o have duly consid-
matter. and they find and declare that the
said charges are disproved; II is. Therefore.
this 18th. day of January. AID 1903,
Ordered. that the said charges. be- and
they are hereby. dismissed,
Inc Commissioners desire to record these
views as to that portion of the inyestfra-
Ion which began on October %, and was
had under the powers conferred upon the
commissioners 10 Of of Y,,l~,
First-That the Investigation was I'M
usually thorough and vigorous, no less than
Iio witnesses being examined, and the re-
strictfng rules of evidence being disra.
sarded in the desire to have a full inouirt
Wnlcn would result in either vindfcation or
concentration. The necessity for this in
vestisation was manifest in view of the
persistent circulation of rumors rejecting
upon the parties.
Second-That the testimony failed To ra
veal single instance discriminating either
OF the parties. The fact that Gen, Harries
f nsssted :. MTs. , Myers during the spring Of
tnat upon one occasion he used a latchkey
to enter the house is denied, and. being re-
solved into question OF veracity between
Two persons, the benefit Of the doubt must
Dc given to the accused unless there Ia cor
rooorative evidence to prove the likelihood
OF the story, which. in this case. does NOT
exist 1t should be remembered also that
tne testimony concerning this alleged epi-
sooe was given more than four years after
1t IS alleged to have occurred, Further
more. the evidence shows that other school
omcials, including Supervising PRINCIPALS
cage ana freeman, Principal Riordan and
others. visited Mrs. Myers in the same
spring (of 1889, and were received by her
during the evening In the same room in
which she saw Gen. Harries. not a he'd
room, but reception room. The visits of
these other school officials were not made
the subject of comment, and we are con-
WINGED that except for certain jealousies
which were aroused. the actions of Gen.
Harries would never have been called into
question.