The Washington times., 1907-11-29
CHANCELLOR ILL,
ONLY THREE GIVE
TESTIMONY TODAY
ClaShBetWeen Attorneys
Follows Motion For
PoStponement.

Because of the absence of DR.: Chan
cellor. who was too il TO attend the
hearing before the Board Of Education
this morning, only three witnesses were
called by Attorney Mcnamara. These
were Ralph A. Graves, newspaper
man; NJ V. Cox, and Mrs. Mussey, both
members of the board.
The nearest approach to a sensation
came shortly after Greed NJ. Fulton, at
torney for DR.. Chancellor. asked that
this mornings session be postponed be-
cause OF the inability of his client to
appear. He offered a doctors certificate,
which was closely examined by Mrs.
hTussey and Mrs. Hill. but passed by
the remaining members. He said that
Il would be impossible for him to cross
question the witnesses without the aid
OF the superintendent. because of his
lack Of knowledge of the details.
Wants Plea Granted.
Mr. McNsmara suggested that tho
board grant tho plea, and In closing said
that he trusted that the counsel would
act in the best of faith in the matter
since it was the desire of all 10 conclude
the case at as early a date as possible
Mr.. Fulton took exception TO what nc
termed an implication that the super
intendeSt vas not acting in good fal,h
- IN asking Cor a postponemOnr, and
termed the remarks OF Mr. Mcnamara
as being decidedly Inappropriate and
uncalled for"
The nrEt witness. Mr. Graves. WAS
questioned concerning the interview
published in The Times Of December Is,
1906, in which DR.. Chancellor severely
criticised the decision Of Judge Andcr-
son in his ruling in the CORDOBA case.
Evidence showed that tho article had
been printed with the full knowledge
and sanction Of Dr. Chancellor and that
u was correct in it's entirety.
Mrs. Mussey was then asked about
letter she wrote to different members or
the board regarding an article which
appeared in the Educational Review
last February
Didn't Suggest to Board.
It was brought out that Mrs. Mussey
did not call the attention OF the board
to the matter until she had ascer,ained
that the members would take any &C
ton she might suggest in order to pre-
vent q recurrence Of the act
In his cross-eNamination, Mr.. Fulton
attempted TO prove that the opinion
voiced by DR.. Chancellor was similar 10
that held by the majority of the men,
bers OF the board. Witness said that al
though she agreed sometimes with DR..
Chancellor. she did not always, and this
was one Of the times.
W men dcht0 il the opinion ltlu nl III
Chancellor in regard to the reversal Of
the decision of the board In the CORDOBA
case by Judge Anderson was similar TO
that held by herself Mrs. Mussey said:
Il thought that the decision was cor
rect and tsgt the article Condemning his
decision was very improper coming from
the superintendent"
Board Was Patient.
The testimony Of Mr.. Cox Vas con-
corning several minor details
When asked why the board had waited
nearly a year before preferring charges
against Dr. Chancellor after the article
which appeared in The Times Of De
cember %. 1897. he said that the board
had been long suffering and patient and
had repeatedly given the superintend-
ent another trial"
The counsel for the defense also at
tempted to prove through Mr. Cox that
Dr. Chancellor had not been guilty Of in
subOrdinatiOn by absenting himself from
the meeting which was held shortly after
the now famous luncheon at Harvey's
which was attended by Captain Oyster,
DR.. Chancellor. and Mr.. Cox The lat
ter said that while Captain Oyster had
not demanded that DR.. Chancellor be
present. and that the superintendent had
not said that he would or would not
IT was his (Mr. Cox's) opinion that 1t
was perfectly clear that DR.. Chancellor
was wanted at the meeting in question
Mr.. Fulton then tried 10 bring out
the fact that the board had dictated and
domineered I'm the appointment Of teach
ers, and that the members had done
much to harass the superintendent in
the discharge Of his duties
The testimony OF Mr.. Cox was the last
taken and Il was decided that the meet
ing adjourn TO convene Monday after
noon. An effort will ne made TO con-
clude the testimony Monday, and for
this reason an evening session will be
held.