Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-06-23
RAKE-OfF ON SCHOOL RI GlS7ERS
Thomas SAYS He Told a Lie to Shield
His Friend Mceilvray, But Would
Not Have Done So if He Had seen
binder oata-scandal Is Now All
Out in the Open.
tspeclal TO the Daily Press

charges made by J. T. Eggleston Jr.,
candidate for State superintendent of
education, that the State board of edu.
cation had been tricked or fooled into
handling the school registers nj an .eX-
orl'itant price, resulted today in the
designations of j. \. McGlvray. sec.
ond clerk to the present State snperin.
tendcnt. and Julian Thomas. principal
of the Richmond High School, along
with confessions of guilt In that they
together shared the profits resulting
from tic eXorbitant prices placed on
the books
The confessions and designations
were inevitable. because the subcom-
'ni,tec Gf the board. consisting uf
Mesals. hndci son. West and Tyler, had
secured letters from Thomas to }. L.
Hill, of the Hill Printing Company.
printers of the book. which show that
tbsre WAS an understanding between
McGilvray and Thomas as 10 their
shares; In the profits.
he sensation was due aid it ar.
rived at a ripe time for Mr.. Thomas, us
he-wae tn have come up fer re-clectiun
us principal of The High School In the
meeting Of the city school board to-
morrow night. AS scon us his counsel,
Hill Carter. unc of the most eminent
men nj the bar In Richmond had turn
ed i'll his statement; he sent Il ooIrmu.
nicatirn TO City School Superintendent
Fox asking the privilege of withdraw
ing his application for another term.
That meant resignation and was Il
tacit admission that Mr., ThoWas cx-
pectcd dismissal or Il turn down.
Lied to ShicIc Mc1iIvray.
MI Thomas is taking the matter
With con. Darativc GOODNESS. His plans
for the future arc not yet made AMI i.
is probable that lie will find in mallng
them much concern. because ne has
heen cohncctct with the Richmond
school system SO years. and has Eeel,
Principal of the High School fifteen
years. 1t will be difficult fur him to adj
Just himself to any other business 9th.
Ell. than that of educating.
~ was responsible for bringing. out
Mr.. McGilvray as a candidate for the
State superintendency," he said this
afternoon. lie and have !Iecn
friends for years, and my affecticnate
friendship for him and the fact that
had been the means of bringing him
into this race. together worked to tic
result that went in The investigation
by tile board and told an uDtruth
sacrificed everything in his behalf.
would not have made the false state.
meets ,;ndcr oath. but there was no
oath administered and simply told
what vas not true to save Mr.. Nc.
Gilvray'
Messrs, McGilvray and Thomas, ac.
companied by their attorneys, Over.
ton IIcward and Hill Carter, appeared
before the State board this morning
in inc Old Marshall home. at Mint,
anu Marshall streets
Confessions Submitted.
The meeting was to hear the report
of the subcommittee and to act finally
en- the. Investigation of the charges
made by Mr.. Eggleston. Counsel for
the two men put in their joint state.
inGnt or ccnfe ssion and after a few
moments Of deliberatiun Messrs
Thomas end McGilsray and the law
yers asked permission to withdraw.
Mr.. McGiIvray was particularly an
cbjert OF pity. He has been in i'll
health for some time and with his
caEilaisn fer Stnte superintendent of
cltcaticn al its height, his confession
anu resignation meant far more in
actual disa strous results than 10 Mr..
Thomas. He left the historic home
of:the famous Virginian wreck mer.
tally and physically.
The beard remained in session for.
several htiTs after, the filing of the
documents offered Ivy counsel for the
t'fc men and adjourned until four
o'clock this afternoon after appoint.