Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-03
81 want you to tell me-"

told him"
Il am asking you what DIR. Chancellor
did since the month of June. 1907, that
caused you to turn against him.
Il do not know just when I COM
.menced to lose confidence in him. I
had a degree of suspicion before he
made the statement to- me that he had
gone to Philadelphia with Capt. Nor
row, and found that after going there
he had received word that it was neces
sary for him to go to Cincinnati. and
that he had been sick in a. hospital
there, which was absolutely not So
Reasons for Change.
Now, the first thing he did after
June to turn you against him was to
tell you that he was sick in Cincinnati,
when you say it was not so?" Mr.. Full
ton asked.
Yes"
Let us take the next instance that
made you turn against him?"
was
Il have asked you to mention just
what DR.. Chancellor did after the
month of June, 1907, that caused you
to turn against him and refuse to sup
port him any longer. You have men,
toned one-that he represented to you
that he was in Cincinnati sick. Now.
passing over that one instance, what
was the next thing he did,?
Il think 1t was when he returned
here after receiving a telegram from
me and then left the city without no
tice.' President Oyster stated.
Now, what was there in that to turn
you against him because he came here
on the oath of August and lett again
on the 27th?"
Il think the telegram was sent him
Monday or Tuesday. about the time
of the telegraph strike. l received a
INV ,irn I1xrS Oft iah
was followed by a letter saying he
would be here Saturday. On Saturday
he reported about 8 o'clock, and 1 told
him what was wanted of him at that
discussed about getting the schools
started for the next year He said he
would see me that noon He telephoned
and said he was busy and could not
see me. Very much to my surprise,
Tuesday I learned that he had left the
city for Philadelphia. 1 was told he
was expected back Wednesday morning.
l Immediately telephoned the Commits
sioners Office. and found that Capt.
Morrow had not gone with Dr. Chan
collor, but that he had gone to New
Jersey to inspect some asphalt plants.
knew then, of course, that rumors at
that time were very much against DR..
Chancellor"
"All, then. that Or. Chancellor did was
to leave without your permission. or with
out your authority as the president of the
board of education? Now, what was there
in that to turn you against him.
Lack of Dependence.
Mr. Oyster went on to say that he be-
lieved in keeping an appointment and that
the superintendent should have kept his.
Apparently no dependence could be placed
in the latter's word. he said.
A wordy war followed between Capt.
Oyster and Mr.. Fulton, bringing from
Mr.. Fulton the expression, 1.-The difference
between you and I is that you know it
all and I know nothing
when I was made presiding Off
Ger of this board, said Capt. Oys-
ter. II remarked that we had not
had very good year. and that we ex-
pected different work from DIR. Chancel-
lor. or words to that effect. DR.. Chan
cellor left here the Goth of June. and moth
ing was heard from him definitely until
the 26th or 2Sth of July. when lle wrote
for his pay. When he was wanted here
the Goth of August it was hard to locate
him. 1 learned his address and wired him
there. He was truant, beginning the
10Th of August. In addition>to that, when
DR.. Chancellor left here he promised to
keep me informed as to where he was
At this point DR.. Evermann. who was
occupying the presidents chair. leaned
over to Capt Oyster and whispered some
thing.
Attorney Fulton Objects.
"I thought noticed DIR. Evermann lean
ing over and making suggestions to the
Witness Mr.. Fulton remarked. II GER
tainly must object to members of this
board making suggestions to Witness
II made suggestion to Capt. Oyster.
and l think it perfectly proper, DR..
Evermann stated.
in a court it would not be allowed and
the person so doing would he in con-
tempt" Mr.. Fulton stated.
I'm courts, during the trials. conditions
are different" Mr.. Mcnamara remarked.
1--WE ought to proceed in accordance
with court procedure" Mr. Fulton sug-
gested.
IF we did. you would be in contempt of
court Capt. Oyster said, addressing At
torney Fulton.
.sYou as president of the board, have
not fired me-" the attorney suggested.
II may do it yet the president replied.
The witness was next asked If he COM
planned of the absence of DR.. Chancellor
from August Is until September =. what
the superintendent could have done had
he been here during that time.
He had his annual report to submit;
it was due at the end of the school year"
the president replied.
Did YOU complain about it?'
N couldn't find him. Capt. oyster
stated. He also said that between these
dates it was necessary to make plans for
the coming year.
Illness in Cincinnati.
Can you mention the third thing that
caused you to turn against DR.. Chan
,cellor? If you were to learn as matter
of fact that you are mistaken when you
say that Dr. Chancellor was not sick in
Cincinnati what would you say" Mr..
Fulton asked.
II am inclined to think that he was
SICK" Capt. Oyster stated. Il received
call from a local newspaper, stating that
Chancellor had been taken to hospital
arrested or something-in Cincinnati, and
was asked what knew about it,"
II will ask you to enumerate one other
instance that caused you to turn against
Dr. Chancellor after June, 1907"
''of course you understand tn, that l had
afterward to be facts, about DR.. Chan
cellor's truthfulness, President Oyster
said.
At this stage of the proceedings Mr.,
Fulton read a letter from DR.. Foestinger
of a Cincinnati hospital, stating that DR..
Chancellor arrived there. but it was
dated December 4, 1907, and did not state
the time that Dr. Chancellor arrived. Mr..
Mcnamara objected to the letter being
the chair, sustained the objection.
Wants Additional Reasons.
Having now asked you to enumerate
the different things that have caused you
to turn against DR.. Chancellor, will you
give us another than the two you have