The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-06-14
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State superintent w. NJ. Holloway
and the Southern Express Company Of
ficials have investigated 4 mystic
rious Disappearance Of a packtre con-
tanning the printed questions So the
June examinations. On the 27th Of
May Mr.. Holloway sent out to the
superintendents OF the various Acoun-
ties the examination questiNIs The
packages were put up unf BE per-
sOnal supervision Of Mr. owaw' g
Office force. Mr.. McIntos B chief
clerk, accompanied the janitot " u the
packages 10 the express office and de-
livered them to the agent, taking q re-
ceipt for each package. Mr.. King, of
the local force of the express company
went down 70 the depot on the express
wagon and personally checked the
packages to the messenger. George +.
Scott, superintendent Of public instruc-
ton for Bradford county, failing to
receive his package Of the questions,
notified Mr.. Holloway that they had
not come.
A second package was forwarded to
him which he has received. Mr.. HOl-
loway notified the authorities Of the ex-
press company and efforts were made
to trace it up.
In the meantime Mr.. Holloway was
informed that q negro, doctor Jerry, of
this county was selling sets of the eX-
animation questions to negroes of this
county for 500 n set At first Mr. Hol-
loway was inclined TO doubt the state
ment, but mis- informant insisted that
such was the fact and offered 70 get
copy Of the questions, which, upon
comparison, was found TO be a ver-
batim copy Of the questions sent out
from the state superintendent Office.
He had obtained the copy from a ne
gro woman who claimed that she had
paid this negro doctor $40 for them,
with a promise 20 pay him $l5 addi-
tional when she began teaching. The
theft Of the questions probably will
eause mr.. Holloway to throw out the
examinations, for all negroes in Leon
county, and may cause the entire ex-
thrown out. At present Il Is impossible
TO say whether the distribution Of the
questions 10 local or general. Every
any questions being stolen The print
ing OF them Is done at a different point
each year, and is kept secret. Mr..
Holloway has issued a letter 10 the
superintendents of the different coun-
ties, calling their attention to the theft
and requesting special care and vigil
lance in conducting the examinations.
At the investigation, sufficient evil
dence was secured to hold Jerry, and
waving examination, he was put under
bond TO stand trial before the circuit
court. Il is said that he has done quite
a large business in the examination pa
per selling operation through his allies,
one or more colored female school teach
ers, who il is said had q hand in that
business, and one of whom was over
heard TO say cit was easy enough 70
work Il, If you only knew how 20 do
it." The better class Of our colOred
people, with all white citizens, are de
nouncing this last piece Of trickery,
dishonest work, done by DIR. Jerry, and
all hope he will be discarded as a lead
err, teacher or example, for his race 20
look up to and follow blindly. The eyes
of the community are upon him, and
his helIsh work will not much longer be
put up with, for it is said he was driven
from the community ne came from 7ioT
just such antics as he has been cutting
up with and playing with here, and the
greatest perhaps that is charged up 20
him Is that he Is always persistent in
trying to stir up race hatred. Citizens
both white and colored, you all now
know him for what he really is, keep
your eagle eyes open and stop him al
ways in his rascality and throw the
laws clutches so strong around him
that he may do neither his own race or
the white people any more injury. He
IS working, living devil IN our midst
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Mr. George T. FOotman. the first of
the week, sent 20 US, little freak of
a small tomato, with the following
THE curious little tomato, Of the plumb
variety, was grown in my garden. II
had upon the top of it. perfect ''BEE "
Perhaps IL Is the bee that will buz out a
candidate for some Office from the
thrifty Charles neighbOrhOOd.
The many friends Of Mr.. W. r. Viii
son will be glad 20 learn that his con-
dition IL 50 FAR improved az 70 permit Of
his taking trip away for his health.
Mas Lima Gwinn was the hostess Of
q number Of young people on a driving
party toiake Bradford last Saturday
afternoon.