Evening star., 1907-11-19
ATTORNEY SPEAKS
FOR CHANCELLOR
Creed M. Fulton Gives Inter-
view in School Case.
CHARGES TO BE ANSWERED
Superintendent May Not Be at Trial
in Person.
SENATOR GALLINGER TALKS
Order Issued Preventing Tempo
rarily the Searching of Board Rec
ords by Chancellor's Lawyers.
CHARGES TO BE ANSWERED
Superintendent May Not Be at Trial
in Person.
SENATOR GALLINGER TALKS

Superintendent William T. Chancellor
Will stand trial by tle board of education
next Saturday afternoon but whether or
not he viii appear in person his attorneys
are unwilling TO state. Mr.. LeCkie of the
f~rn Of Lec6ie Fulton S, Cox was at the
franklin building this morning for the
purpose OF examining the records of the
board Of education to aid the defense. but
vas denied access to them by Secretary
iiile. who said that before he could give
them oH. at the suggestion of Prot Bar
Ton W Evermann. he must await the
permission "f the president OF the board
or his attorney. Al three members of the
law firm mentioned are working upon the
ease. and II Is understood tat an attempt
VII be mad" % answer fully every speci-
tication in the formal charges filed against
the superintendent.
u this juncture statement made by
Senator Gallinser, chairman Of the com
2httee OF the Senate which reported the
present school law to the Senate. is caus-
lhS considerable comment. Senator Gal
linser sad:
i am extremely soiicitous about the sit
natlon IN on" public schools here. | would
b. very glad To cooperate in any way
mat Is possible to bring about d better
HnderStandins between the superinteud-
ent and the board of educa ton but
whether or not that is possible thing |
am not prepared TO say
MI. Fulton's Statement
Creed NJ Fulton. one of DR. CharceI-
ior attorneys. discussed the case freely
10 Star reporter this morning
LIT. Chancellor wants fair and i'm
partial board to investigate the charges
against him. said Nj Fulton, and to
pass Judgment upon him. He believes
that the present board is absolutely hos
Tile 10 him. which hostility he believes
has arisen by reason of the fact that he
mas protested against the boards violating
the law and against certain members
usurping the functions of the board itself
ana the board usurDing the authority of
the superintendent He knows that Ger
tain members OF he board have repeat
efly held secret meetings in violation Of
me IA" TO decide Upon schemes. These
meetings were held also without notice
to him or his krowedge
Tie public will readily see tht. tnfor1-
position in which DR.. Chancellor is placed
nF tne present board Of education The
board. being hostile to the superintend
fnt, has already passed Judgment and
decided what its dec~ee shall be II has
constituted itself into complaining wit
ness. into a prosecuting attorney into a
court and jury to pass upoa the truth
fulness OF its own charges
WIN the animus and bias that pos
sesses the board. the formality Of prefer
fing charges and citing him 10 trial be
fore il is really farcicai Or Charra,1or
desires the fullest iuyestisa ticn of ~
course and is anxious TO appear and an
s"eE any complaint III his own person.
Ready With Evidence.
He is ready 20 produce abundant owl
dence 70 establish in anv unpreiudiced
mind that he has DISCHARGED his dltiAe
faithfully and kept strictly within the
law; that the charges against him are
false, ridiculous and frivolous, and that
most everything which he actually did as
set forth in tie definite specifications of
the boards charts. were authorized by
the board
ne charges made against the su-
perintendent are so volurinOus that
we have not had time to formulate anv
oehnlte statement with respect to each
ana every one of them. but we will
ne s4ad TO give such a statement later
II desired.
Il Will say. however. that when the
result or the investigation has been
nnaIly made known TO the public in all
us phases and DR. Chancellor has been
eiFer faIr and impartial hearing, the
pubic viii know as it does not now
suspect what difficulties he has en-
coun'ered and what he has had to con
tend with since the first DAY lie ar
rived in the District.
In" public will also know as il does
not low suspect. how much several mem
b - of the boara Of education have con
trlbuted toward making it possible for
the superintendent of schools of this CITY
TO discharge his official duties to tl-
schools and to the people Of the District
and as required OF him by Law
Declines to Talk.
ASS slant United States Attorney stuart
McNaInara, counsel TO the board. would
not make any statement today with r.
gard I" the case. except to say tha, the
board would wait for the next move ~
DIT Chan"eIlor's attorneys IN the mean
time preparing To Suhstantiare fully IFS
CILarg-S against the Superiute erdet.t
II j. understood that Mr.. Mc%anlar.,
9onieinpiates calling as witnesses thosa
sch"ol "fhrials mentioned n the charges
made puo!i" yesterday. One II these. j.
Asst. Supt Perry NJ Hug hes
1t IS a so understood that the board re
aIizes. as well as Dy. ChanCellors atlor-
ac%s. the apparent anomalous situation in
"hich 1t is placed in having TO act as
complaining witness, prosecuting attorney
and court and jury in the case bat that
I understands the law 70 make this Abso-
iutely necessary