The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-23

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others, important evidence had been Sc
cured. He warmly commented Mr. Jen-
kins for his diligence and his valuable
assistance and for the willingness with
which he aided the board. In fact, with
out his Willingness and aid It would not
have been possible for the information TO
have been secured. q Y 81 WI
Tries to Make Statement.
After the reading OF the preliminary re-
port of the committee, Mr.. Jenkins, by
counsel, desired to Make>a statement, but
action was first taken on the report,
which was received and ordered recorded
Thereupon Mi. Howard. attorney for
Mr.. McGilvray, announced that ne desired
to make an admission. Before he could
say more Mr.. Jenklns's counsel asked
leave to make a statement. After some
discussion as to the precedence Of the
two statements, Mr. Jenkins proceeded
to speak. He desired, he said, to submit
and documents. At the May meeting OF
, the board he had given testimony as to
| matters about which his information was
at thef time. Hcshal since then been able
to secure much additional evidence OF. the
existence Of which he did not know then:
He explained how and where he had found
! tho documents among some old archives
| of the j. l.. Hill Printing Company whose
business his firm had purchased. He sub
mtted TO the board for its convenience
certain indeXed papers, letters and memo
| randa found in old files
Mr.. Howard again interrupted. stating
| that If the board would hear his admission
on behalf Of his client It would probably probably
but the board permitted Mr.. jenkins 10
conclude his statement.
When Mi. Howard rose he held In his
hand a typewritten papers of omnous
| import. with brief statement that on
behalf of his client he desired to make
an admission. the attorney deliberately
and CLEARLY read an Admsso Ct FhGtS
Giivray. The reading was Listened to
with tense silence by the board and others
present. There was something almost APP
pallng in the atmosphere Here is the
paper he read:
Startling Confessions.
"Frst-It is admitted that ]. A. Nc
tendcnt Of public instruction. did re-
ccve d part OF the profits for the Yir-
ginia School Register, and that he
standing the fact that the same thing
had been done for many years by a
former clerk of a former superintend-
ent. But there was no agreement or
contract or understanding that the
said McGlvray should receive any par
ticuar sum or portion of said profits,
or portion, and frequently, declined to
receive and did not receive sums that
were rendered him., leaving that and
all a,II,d as to the cost Of print
and though he may have been some
| times consulted as to such matters
he paid little attention to them. and
| therefore he did not know until re-
| Gently informed by his counsel, who
has examined into the matter, exactly
what the cost Of the printing and
] hln ipr <Nf hn autC flt
"Second. That at the last meeting
| OF this board the said j. a. McGIlvray
| made untrue statements as to his
! Interest In the said register and, while
It is true that said statements were
made at time when the said Nc
GlIvray was III and unfit to be be.
| fore the board, and under most trying
circumstances, yet such statements
| deserve to be condemned.
"Thlrd. That ]. P. Thomas has
| made untrue statements In denying
that J. A. McGIIvray had received any
4 part of the money for the School Reg
! lister and that such untrue statements
deserve to be condemned, notwith-
standing the fact that they were
Ing a friend from a political attack,
and that the said Thomas exposed
himself to harsh erlc!sm fer pr ap ppe
! "Fourth--It Is not admitted. but
denied that the Board OF Ed,
| ucation or any member of said
board was 'trickcd' or imposed
upon or 'unduly influenced In
| the adoption Of the school register,
they having adopted the same as a
matter of course following former
| prccedents. 4
"Flnh--It is not admitted, but de-
MED, that the price of the register,
/ viewed from commercial standpoint,
| is eXtortionata or unfair. The price at
/ which the Hill Company first agreed
\ to print the register was eighteen
! cents, exactly what tho Stone Pub
/ fishing Company now offers to print 1t
for. but II was found to he too little,
and twenty cents was paid under that
contract, afterwards the price agreed
on for printing the registers and dis
irlbutlng them to the merchants was
twenty-five cents. All merchants buy
Ing over 100 registers got a discount Of
twenty per cent. for handling them
The Bell Book Company handled most
or them and got a further discount OF
I'VE per cent. for each. The register
is the basis of reports and statistics
FOR the educational department. of the
CeYes statistics from the State result
ing in State and national under
standing OF educational conditions and
needs In Virginia. and 1t is necessary
70 understand the requirements goat
Tered through many school laws IN
ordsl 10 make proper register. Com
4 IaTfa WITH the price of registers from
otler states. the price of tniS regis.
] lSIt commercially considered "a pnt