The Washington bee., 1907-11-02

Mrs. Gibson to desist in her denuncia-
ton of him,
Attorney Mcnamara asked Mrs. Glib
son had she ever said anything to Mr.
Chase about a school
Mrs. Gibson.-No. sir; never in my
life.
Mr. McNamara-How did you know
that Mr.. Chase had any influence
Mrs. Gibson-I heard so from differ
ent persons.
DR.. w. Bruce Evans, principal Of the
Armstrong Manual Training School, tes-
tilted that he went to school with Mrs.
Gibson and knew her to be a worthy
and competent lady. Several Of her
friends recommended her to me, and I
knew her worth; hence l appointed her
Mr.. McNamara.-Was Mr.. Chase one
of the persons who had recommended
her?
Dr. Evans.-No, sir,
Mr.. Chase.-This closes my case for
the present
Captain Oyster-Mr. Bruce, do you
desire to make a statement?
Bruce-I know Mrs. Gibson and no.
ticed her name among the list of night
school teachers l informed DR. Evans
that I could not recommend her ap-
pointment because she had informed me
/ that she had paid Mr. w Calvin Chase
fifty dollars for obtaining a night school
-or her.
Captain Oyster,-Any gentleman wish
to task him any questions?
Mr.. Chase.-I desire to crOss-examine
him. Bruce, what you have testified 20
Is as true as everything that you have
written OF said, is it?
Bruce-Yes, sir.
MrChase-I have a letter dated Spe-
tember IS, 1907. written TO the Super.
intendent against DR.. Lucy MOten. Dc
you know anything about it?
Bruce-NO, sir.
MT. OudSC.-Lcl me ICdQ II.
Before Mr.. Chase had read FIVE line:
of the letter Attorney Mcnamara OBJ
jected to the reading, and Captain Oys
ter asked that he be allowed to see tht
letter.
Mr. Chase-I suppose you all would
like to know where I got it.
Captain Oyster.-No; don't care tC
know,
| Mr.. McNamara.-The letter has NJ
bearing on the case.
Mr.. Chase want to know if thi
letter he wrote against Dr.. Lucy Motei
is as true as the one he wrote agains
me and to attack his credibiliy as
witness.
Mr.. McNamara.-You can't test it il
that way.
Mr.. Chase (turning to the attorne,
for the Board) DO you mean to sa,
that a man who writes libelous letter
cannot be shown other libeIous letter
by him:
Mr.. McNamara.-O, yes! a man WI,
libels people
Mr.. Chase-You all don't seem L
want the truth. If you want to know
who has been selling schools, invest
gate the recommendations to the Higl
I School
Mr.. Horner.-Mr. Chase, I see in you
letter that you stated that the last ap
pointed your were instrumental in max
ing was for member of the presen
Board of Education.
Mr. Chase-Yes; it was for the hus
, band of Mary Church Terrell to tn
High School 1t was the last; and
prayed to God that I would make n
more, and I have kept my promise.
, Mr. McNamara.-Not under the pres
, ent administration?
Mr.. Chase-No; about ten years agc
I have not made any since.
This closed the investigation. and Cap
tain Oyster said that the committe
, wuold report at the next meeting OF tn
. School Board. The committee retire
for consultation.
u BRUCE CONFESSES.
= Roscoe Conkling Bruce, Assistant Su
perintendent of Schools, has confesse
4 to Capt. James F. Oyster that he va
! not responsible for the libelous lette
r that he penned against the Editor c
s The Bee, but that he wrote it at tn
I dictation of w. E. Chancellor, Super
e intendent of Public Instruction. 1t
I presumed that the investigating con
; mittee will reconyene and try Chance