The Washington times., 1908-01-04
CHANCELLOR
WON'T APPEAR
BEFORE BOARD
Superintendent'S Attor-
ney Says His Clients
Dismissal IS Already
Decided Upon.
Fulton Quits Trial at
Refusal to HaYe Ply
SicianS Make an EX-
animation.

O4SLOllO ltlQhC al Ia
animation.
Attorney Greed u. Fulton, represent
! ing Superintendent Of Schools ChanceI-
| Tor. who last night dramatically refused
| to participate further in the trial be-
/ fore the Board OF Education, alleging
unfair treatment said today that he
I had no intention whatever OF appear
/ ing before the board when the trial Is
! resumed this afternoon. The board on
| the other hand has announced its de-
/ termination 10 conclude the hearing to-
| night. regardless Of the absence Of the
/ superintendent or his counsel
Instead OF appearing IN person Mr..
/ Fulton viii have delivered 10 the board
as soon as il convenes letter in which
/ he renews his request Of last night,
made before he left the board room,
/ and which he VIII insist the board today
/ act upon. This letter sets forth that tbs
/ superintendent demands being heard in
person OF by affidavit in his cvyn be-
| half, and renews the demand that the
| beard appoint physicians to examine
! him If they are not satisfied with tie
/ statements Of Dr. ChauceIlor's physi-
! clans.
Sends Physicians Certificate.
! Accompanying the formal protest ofAIr.
/ Fulton. which is sent cor the purpose
! or requiring the board 70 show its
] hand is a certificate from the superiu-
/ teHdents physicians that he Cannot ap-
pear today.
M. Fulton enters formal protest
| against all the evidence offered by the
! board yesterday on the ground that IE
( IS not rebuttal and Is improper, all 4
I which tends 10 show that the attorneys
/ for Dr. Chancellor are anticipating fuHs
! ther action after the board closes the
| case tonight, probably in the courts or
/ Congress.
I have not abandoned this case BY
| any means" said Mr Fulton, but T
have abandoned the hearing before the
| board. We presume hat the b0aro win
carry out its prearranged plan tonight
and discharge the superintendent.
Twice Revealed Plan.
/ This intention has been twice signI-
! fed by Captain Oyster. once when he
/ said if the board acquitted the super
( intendent he would leave the board,
/ and again last night, when he apollo
( gized for the board. and as president
/ OF the board, TO the teachers for ever.
! bringing the superintendent TO Wash
| ington, and said the board would en-
! deavOT TO right the wrong for which
/ they prayed forgiveness. What's the
[ use to continue a hearing before a
/ board already Of one mind. for there
/ has not been dissenting voice TO any
| Of Captain Oysters remarks.
/ - -
/ will probably take such steps as may
/ be necessary These have not yet been
/ decided upon"
Chancellor Fails on Stand.
! Two intensely dramatic situations
marked the trial yesterday: one when
| DR.. Chancellor himself endeavored to
/ testify and left the stand in the state
/ of apparent collapse after answering
! three questions. the other at the night
| session when Attorney Greed NJ Fulton
! calmly collected his papers and in
| formed the board that his client was
/ not receiving a fair deal, and the farce
need not longer continue. A moment
! later he walked from the board room.
the goodnight Of several Of the
! board members emphasizing his de-
! parture.
NIr. Fultons withdrawal from the
| case followed the ultimatum issued by
the board yesterday afternoon that the
/ trial must be finished today, regardless
/ Of whether DR.. Chancellor appeared or
{ not. The immediate cause OF the sum
mary action of DT. CnanceIIOr's counsel
/ followed the action. or rather MONACO
I ton Of the board when Mr.. Fulton sug-
/ gested that the board appoint two ply
slcians OF its own TO determine whether
/ or not DR.. Chancellor was q sick man.
/ He had heard, he said. that since the
| afternoon session board members had
/ charged the Superintendent with simU-
; lating Illness.
/ The board declined to pass upon the
/ suggestion at that time and Mr.. Fulton
! after paying his respects TO what he
: termed the unfair attitude Of the board
! took everyone in the room by surprise
/ by abruptly quitting the trial. Mr Nc
I Namara then proceeded with the exam
] inatiOn of his witnesses, DR. Chancellor
I not being represented for the rest OF
/ the evening
Suggests Board Name Doctors.
1T has come to my ears since the
/ afternoon SESSION" said Mr. Fulton.
that the board. or certain members OF
the board, have accused Dr. Chancellor
/ OF Stimulating. which is a very grave
and unjus- fmputatiOn- Inasmuch as
! This board has announced its intention
4 TO cOncluQe IIlS nearing tomorrow, re-
/ gardless Of everything. ] am going to
make to the board a proposition, upon
which I want action. DR.. Chancellor
I is anxious to tell his story: ne is en-
1 titled to do SO, for upon it depends as
| much as could depend on a similar
statement. I now propose to add 10 my
former suggestion that Mr.. Mcnamara
and I take a stenOgrapher and take the
/ superintendents dispositions. just as
! soon as physicians state he IS able to
/ another ETIUUnEr10n
/ If the board is sincere. or certain
/ board members are sincere in their dec
| laration that DR. Chancellor is not a
| sick man, and that the physicians who