The Washington times., 1907-01-24
Question of Night SEES
sion Brings Out Heat
ed Argument.
Taking of Testimony by
School Board Has
Begun.
Adjournment Taken to
Saturday, When Case
Will Close.

Aside from the testimony itself and
the numerous bouts" between counsel.
the most sensational feature OF the Car
dozo trial which began at the Franklin
school building yesterday afternoon az
2;SO o'clock, was the heated discussion
and vote among the members OF the
board as 20 whether night session
should be held perfect babel Of
voices ensued, the chair was over
Whelmed with motions and substitutes,
and the protests OF Cardozo and his
counsel, until finally Captain Oyster.
elevating his voice above those OF his
companions. demanded that the board
return at 1880 and finish the trial II IL
took all night.
i am. tired Of this thing" he said.
and it's been postponed long enough.
made the sacrifice 0f my lie IN conf
ing here today for / left the bedside OF
my wife. who is critically III I do not
propose 70 make such a sacrifice again
Tor this case or any other case. II Mr.
DAVIS hasn't summoned his witnesses. h..
had better get about T. for we are going
10 conclude this trial tonight" The mo-
ton was finally put end carried bv a
vote Of nve 10 three. Mrs. Mussey. Mrs
Terrell, and DR.. Atwood voting aRafns,
the night session and explaining thai
the accused should be given every sbov,
M Cook did not vote
A stormy scene took plsce a. -h.
motion was being pct. Attorneys Davis.
Cobb, and Mcnamara all attempting "a
be heard
Aou Will never 1nish the case To
night said Attorney Davis unless
you railroad me through. had nv
witnesses summoned 20 attend the ntzbt
session, but / asked Admiral Rafrs -
morning II a night session vvouId h.
held and the admiral said he fhorsbt
not. as some O: the members ~ tba
board did not care 10 attend. The al
mlfAl VIII bear me out In this STAT
ment I then dismissed nv ,ritnezses
uhth tomorrow and I cannot get tbe,,
together That's all there is to it,
Night Session Not Held.
portion Of the board reconveDed AZ
20 as per agreement, but after MAJ,
ing almost an hour Admiral Rsfrd g.
Iouhceu That some members ~ -
board did not seem inclined TO atts,.,i
AhotheT consultation was held ara 4,
"as agreed 10 continue the trial proupf-
y al room Saturday. with the uBder-
s'anuihg mat a night session vyoul5 h.
neld II necessary. thus giving Attornay
DAVIS ample time 10 summon UyitBassas
Tor Cordozo The members ~ d.
BOARD who did not return 10 the ,t---
session were Mrs. Mussey. Mrs nan
Ut Atwood. and Mr.. Cook
In opening the session yesterds,- .s-.,-
noon President Baird ssid tbst -.
board endeavcred to ger 81 ,he -
81 me matter and would be eoveTrs5 : 80 -
thelF consciences and Common $780,
la.heI tnan technical legal questions
a a ttSfney Mcnamara formally Tsrrats5
ne charge preferred AGAINST tssr5,-1
after which Secretary COunor 800 49, -,
iH Iuii accusing the respondent ~ 49,
ing violated rules p q 81 81 - =
OF ~ the rules and bylaws OF the bosrS
BeIoFe entering d plea. ATTORNEY De,,5s
demurTed 10 the authority ~ r. b[-s-s
"a suGh matters. COntending IL had NJ
jurisdiction. This bein JVerruied ~
entered a second demurrer 10 the sfFa.t
! S li5it the charges were vague and not
Mr. Davis explained when tbcse Dc
Inurrers were Overruled that theV nod
merely been introduced FOR record and
as a legal point He then pleaded
u a aTase
and specifications. N''1- . %
All testimony adduced yesterday after
noon related the the probable author
snip OF the anonymous letter. WhiCh
Cafqozo Is accused Of writing
Allen ID. Albert editnrlal VrItar IN,
me Ilmes' testified 20 having found the
letter on ais desk durins the month
OF September He was not positive as
had felt II his public dutv 10 seo5 n
70 uperintendent ChaneellOr rather
than consign IL TO the waste basket AZ
usual ~ such cases. Attorney Davis
vas quite insistent as to the date on
winch the letter was received bur IN
could not be fixed exactly either bV
Mr Albert or Superintendent Chaneei-
Tor.
caIdozO Pleads Not Guilty.
DIR. Chancellor was called and testi-
ned to receiving the letter from Mr..
Albert. He had Immediately sent Tor
Assistant Superintendent MONTGOMERY
and conferred as to its possible author.
Dr. Chancellor said that the writing
was very similar TO that OF Cardozo
and he felt justified in pronouncing
mony was that when first shown the
letter, CardozO said he did not agree
with the views expressed therein, but
later came back and said they were
his and he agreed fully that DR.. Mont
gomery was unit to act as assistant
superintendent The witness also said
that Curdozo admitted the handwriting
was very similar TO his and said thar
he could not prove IN any court ne did
not write II On being recalled later Or
Chancellor testified as 70 the fourtE
specification in the charges that Car
dOzO censured DR.. MONTGOMERY very
severely. He said that Il was under
stood CardOzo coveted Montgomery
place.
Anonymous Letter introduced.
CardOzo's oath OF office bearing his
the anonymous letter in ques-
ton. and several other documents in
handwriting taken from the files were
in evidence.
DIT. Montgomery was called and testi-
fed as TO his familiarity with Cardozo's
Examining the anony-
nous letter, he said: II am morally
certain this Is his writing"
Secretary COnnOr testified that he had
seen respondents writing frequently,
and believed this to be his Principal
Cromwell. OF the Banker School, said
that the style very strikingly resem-
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