Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-23

Of colored schools. In the sound discretion
and judgment OF these respondents as the
board aforesaid II was decided that the Of
tense of the said relator involved In me
charge and preferred by the written recon-
nendation of the said superintendent and
admitted by the said relator at the trial
and investigation on the same, was direct
ly connected with the aforesaid depreci-
ated condition of the said colored schools,
and that the further continuance OF the
said relator in his Office of supervising
principal would be detrimental to the ef-
fciency and welfare of the eolored schools.
Version Of Happenings.
The boards version of the happenings at
the meeting October IL last when MI Car
doxa was dismissed differs from Mr.. Car
doza's account OF the meeting. The answer
denies tn, truth OF the account OF the de-
posed principal and sets forth the details
Of the meeting as follows:
ION October II. 1906, these respondents
held a regular meeting at which there was
present the assistant secretary acting az
secretary to the board and the superinten-
dent of schools: the relator, Francis l.. Cor
doxa; the attorney and counsel OF the said
relator, Henry E. Davis, ESQ.,, and the
friend OF the said relator, one Jas. A. Cobb.
In the course Of the said meeting the super
fntendent aforesaid presented to these re-
spondents, as the board of education afore-
said, his written recommendation OF the
dismissal of the said reiator upon the
grounds and charges, first, of his, the said
relator, being disoyal to the colored as
sistant superintendent, the immediate su-
perior officer of said relator and secondly.
of the said relator being the author of
certain anonymous letter written and for
warded to one of the newspapers OF the
city of Washington. ID. C., wherein the
colored assistant superintendent aforesaid
reflected upon in a grievously inju-
rious and libelous way. At the same time
the said superintendent presented to the
board through the said assistant secretary
a letter of the attorney and counsel of the
said relator- to him, the said superfnten-
dent. demanding In terms hearing on any
charge which might be presented. The
said counsel of the said relator thereupon
addressed these respondents as the board
aforesaid at length concerning the charges
aforesaid and urged that the board accord
q full hearing to the relator before any ac-
ton should be taken on the said charges
The said hearing as so requested by the
said counsel of the said relator on those
charges these respondents denied, as the
said charges aforesaid in the said recon-
menda ton of the superintendent were
withdrawn and were not further before the
board The said charges, including the
charge of the authorship of the anonymous
letter aforesaid, were withdrawn and the
relator was no longer therefore before the
board with the same nor put on any trial
or under any investigation in connection
Herewith.
Preferred Different Charge.
And thereupon said-superintendent pre-
ferred a different charge against the said
relator contained in the written recommen-
dalton of the tenor following, to wit: For
the good of the service / recommend that
F. l.. CORDOBA. supervising principal Of the
thirteenth division, be dismissed to take eff
feet Immediately The circumstances are
that Mr.. CORDOBA has admitted to me fire.
quent acts of disloyalty to his superior, the
assistant superintendent of colored schools
''Thereupon the said relator requested to
be heard on the charge involved in the said
written recommendation of the said super
intendent. These respondents, as the said
board proceeded with the trial and inves-
tigation of the said relator on the charge
aforesaid and the said relator was inter-
rogated by respondent Everman. a member
of the board as to whether under any cir
cumstances he had unfavorably criticised
the said Montgomery, the assistant super
fntendent of colored schools, and In the
presence of the board and in response to the
question of said Everman. the said relator
admitted that he had at times unfavorably
criticised the said Montgomery, the assist
ant superintendent of colored schools.
Having thus admitted the charge in
volved in the written recommendation of
the said superintendent aforesaid the said
recommendation was thereupon put to the
board and adopted by the due vote of these
respondents as the board. and 1t was there
upon duly resolved by the board aforesaid
upon the written recommendation afore-
said. and the REALTORS admission of the
charge IN the said recommendation, that the
said relator be dismissed from his Office Of
supervising principal of the thirteenth di-
vision"
Mr. CORDOBA having, according to the re-
spondents, failed to show any right to the
Office of supervising principal or any inter-
est therein to give him the right to MAIN
tain proceedings In mandamus.i THE court
Is asked to discharge the rule and dismiss
the petition.
Attorneys H. E Davis and ]. A. Cobb
represent Mr.. CORDOBA.