The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
WOODLAWN SCHOOLS
IN GOOD CONDITION
AUDITORS REPORT FOR PAST SIX
YEARS SHOWS AN EXCELLENT
FINANCIAL SITUATlON-OFFl-
GERS ARE coMPLIMENTED.

The Woodlawn Board of Education, in
regular monthly session Thursday night,
heard and received the report of II. D.
Wood, auditor, on the books of the board
for the last six years, covering the time
from July 1, 1900, to March 81, 1906. The
report was complete. 1t showed at the
outset a balance on hand of Si39.73, with
ar outstanding note of $500, and balance
on hand March 81, 1906, of $9241S9, with
no outstanding accounts.
Auditor Wood stated in connection with
his report that the board was to be con-
graduated upon having such efficient men
as secretary and treasurer, the books be-
ing almost hawless. He stated that it was
seldom his good fortune to get his hands
on books that were half so well kept.
The time covered by the report also
covers the rise of the present school sys-
tenn. which at the beginning employed
,, only five teachers in the white schools
and now has a teaching force of seven
teen teachers.
The Board of Education has turned the
auditors complete report over 10 the City
Council with the request that it be placed
with the auditors report on the books of
the council, a copy of which will be placed
in every house in the city.
to him. Thomson dropped the matter
after that and said he never thought that
Robinson would take 1t up again. and he
so expressed himself to the chief.
Robinson's Statement.
hopihsoh maze the loiio"ihs statement
| IN lhe city jan YESTERDAY alterhooh
esterdaN AFTERNOON hAo sonie 'roupie
with 'old jack one OF the negroes ABOUT
wrench whlch had mace arrange
ments with warden staggers to furnish
| me, as needed IL III my Work' inc
| negro Kept 1awing at me ana told MN
| to shut up. lie had peen foolihs with
the negroes in my gang. fhey mad made
! hime stevedore and asked them to re-
move hln' as ne gave SO ihuch tfoupie.
After awhile the negro kept on paw
| ing and struck him; then pulled my
J pistol and hit nm over the head. Ihofp-
| son grabbed hold of my arm and told
! me not to do that and said all right
| Mr.. Thomson; then climbed on the
wagon and Staggers came out. told
] him what I had done and told him that
he knew he had made arrangements to
let me have the wrench and that had
returned them every day. He said was
beating the negro Tor nothing.
"Then Thomson told me to shut my
mouth and ! asked him who he was that
, he could come around telling me 10 smut
up. He said he would arrest me and
carry me down. | told him all right and
started to climb off the wagon. AS
put my foot on the single tree my pistol
slipped from my hip pocket. which was
shallow, and fell to the ground 1t was
In the pocket without a scabbard as
my scabbard was sewed to another pair
of trousers ] had taken OFF.
Thomson then reached up and grabbed
me- threw me on the ground. put his
knees on my chest ana snook me. When
he got up | told him he ought not to
handle me that away. He said he was
going to send me down in the wagon, and
I asked him who he was that he could
send me down, and told him that could
make bond"
Ibid you ask Thomson not to send you
down as you would loose your job?'' was
asked of Robinson.
= dia NOT; re lurneu ne ioose anu
~, 10 ,yorlx heard ar night that Thorn
80, 10 ae,ad about What no was going
80 do and that no was going ia make
q .gnn-nlav, went to him fhls morn