Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27

opened up again, or words to that ef-
feet. -
Miss Wagner, stenographer to Assistant
superintendent Hughes. was the next
witness. She identified the manuscript in
DR.. Chancellor's handwriting. which is
held as the basis for the article in ques-
ton, as the article which she wrote on
the typewriter at Mr.. Hughes request:
Since that time, she stated. this original
draft has been in her desk and In that OF
Mr.. Hughes until recently.
The minutes Of the meeting Of April "a
last. at which DR.. Chancellor Is said to
have denied the authorship Of the article
In question, were next offered In evidence.
ings was identified by Secretary Hine.
Attorney Fulton objected to the Offering
OF the records in evidence as not prov
Ing what transpired at that meeting. but
Assistant United States Attorney NC
Namara maintained that the authenticity
Of the minutes as offered had been suf-
fcienf1y proved.
: Objection overruled." stated President
Oyster. In his usual manner Of sustaining
the advice OF the boards legal adviser.
Minutes Offered in Evidence.
The minutes, as offered in evidence,
were as follows:
Mrs. Mussey: I want to call to the at
tentton OF the board certain articles
Review rejecting on our school system
to Investigate and report to this board
Capt. Oyster: Have you anything tan
grille? II reference Is to Dr.. Chancellor.
want to ask him q question. Are you
responsible for any Of the articles?
DIR. Chancellor: ! am not responsible
for writing 4ny OF them.
Mrs Mussey: Did you know Of the
pu6ncatIon of this article for April be-
fore It was published?
DIR. Chancellor: knew nothing what
ever shout this article. directly or iadi-
rectly. 80 -
Mrs. Mussey: Can you state who wrote
the arttcies7
DIR. Chancellor: do not know.
Mrs. Mussey: Who Ii responsible for
the earlier article?
"Dr. Chancellor: I know nothing about
IT,
Evidence in support Of the second
charge considered yesterday was next Of
fered. This was in regard to the alb
senee Of Or. Chancellor from the meeting
Of the board August % It which, II 10
claimed. he had been told to be present.
Secretary Hine of the beard was the first
rwitneas. He testified that DR.. Chancellor
was absent from the meeting IN question.
summoned by Telegraph
: Capt: Oyster, who was called upon to
testify next. said that as the time passed
to the latter part Of August after the
expiration of DR.. Chaneellor's leave, he
learned that the superintendent was IN
Chicago. and wired him that there were
mattera here which required his atten-
ton DR.. Chancellor. he said, in response
to the telegram. reached the city the
day. August %. President Oyster talked
briefly on that day with the superintend-
ent on the matters that were pending, It
was testified. ana he tod the supertntend-
ent that the matters would be decided at
the Wednesday meeting. Dr. Chancellor
was absent at that meeting. he stated,
When the superintendent did return, the
witness continued, he told President Oys-
ter that ne left Washington Monday with
Capt Morrow on official business; that
he went to philadelphia. and that from
there he went to Cincinnati on private
business: that he had been taken sick on
the train and had been conveyed to q hos
pttal in that city.
When asked regarding the matters
pending before that meeting, from which
DR.. Chancellor was absent, Capt. Oyster
said there was a question at the District
building. another with the controller and
others in the matter Of textbooks for
the schools.
Mr.. Decatur. a teacher in Howard Uni
versty. was next called as q witness.
His testimony was regarding DIR. Chan
ceilor's whereabouts at the time of the
meeting August ~. He said that during
the month of August last he was a stu
dent in Chicago University, and he iden-
titled q catalogue of that institution.
Lectured in Chicago.
That catalogue. offered In evidence.
showed DIR. Chancellor as q member OF
the faculty of Chicago University during
the month of August. as a teacher OF
school supervision. Witness said he took
DR.. Chanceilor's course Of lectures and
that they lasted from the last Of July
to the last Of August. He saw DR.. Chan
cellor many times during August in Chi
cago.
WAS he present during the week .ot
August 25?' the witness was asked.
Part of the week." he replied.
WAS he there to lecture August 2S?
This was the day Of the board meeting.
''Dr. Chancellor was present at the lee
ture that day and announced that he
was going to leave, but would be back. -
was the reply. He had call to &c
lieve, and he did not know which he would
answer"
Corroborative Testimony.
w. A. Joiner, a local teacher in the col.
ored schools. the next witness. gave ties.
timony of similar nature. He was q
visitor to DR.. Chancellor's class in the
University of Chi cago during August last
he stated. and saw him there many time:
during the month. He did not remembe,
whether the superintendent was thers
August %, but did see him there August
% and 80 the two days after the date OF
the board meeting in question.
The board adjourned at this point. hav.
ing completed the testimony in support OF
the charge noted. It was ordered that q
regular meeting of the board be held al
1 o'clock today and that the trial be ~
sumed at 2 O'Clock this afternoon.
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