The Washington bee., 1911-04-15
Statement Of Attorney DAVIS.

Statement OF E1ANOAAASJ O0FAo'
Attorney Henry t. DAVIS spoke OF
the Injustice done to Messrs- Gregory
and Washington by the hasty and ill
advised action of President Ihirneld,
an action based upon an anonymous
letter. He therefore asked that all
preyious action be vacated and that
tke matter be reopened. This re-
quest was not granted, and the young
meH were called upon to make their
Statements.
Contents of Anonymous Letter.
Ia the meantime the anonymous let
ter was exhibited. It contained the
following charges:
I. MIR. Gregory had not received
degree of A. B., and therefore a dl-
ploma from Howard College, in 1910.
This charge was proven to be abso-
lutefy false by the statement Of Dean
Kelly Miller, who testified that he had
personally communicated with the
dean of Howard (Mr. Wells) and had
found that Mr.. Gregory had regularly
graduated with his class in June, 1910,
and had received his diploma.
2. Nessrs Gregory and Washington
had entered a saloon. had become IN
toxicated had been disOrderly on the
street and in the street cars, had vOm-
tied and been disOrderly IN Martin 5
cafe (IIth and u streets nOrthwes),
anG Mr.. Gregory had had his goatee
shaved off while thus intoxicated
Statement of President Thirkleld.
President Thirkield then made his
statement as follows: He had re-
ceived an anonymous letter as above,
and had called in a teacher (Mr- Pol
lardl. who had stated that he had
heard that Messrs. Gregory and
Washington had been in a salOOH IN
the CITY: that he had called Mr
Gregory in on Thursday evening, and
that he had stated that he had enter
ed a saloon, had drunk a glass OF
Whiskey and a glass of wine, but de-
MED that he had been in the least IN
+oxicated. When called in Mr. Wash
npton corroborated this statement.
The president further stated tha
the teacher had seen them on the cal
and that they had entered colore'
saloon.
Statement of Mr.. Gregory.
Mr. Gregory then made his state
,,,ent IN substance as follows: He
Mr.. Washington and Mr.. Pollard ha'
breakfasted at 1890 on Saturda,,
morning at Martins cafe, after whlc.
Mr.. Pollard had returned to the Unl
yersitv, while Mr.. Gregory and MI
Washington went to the Carnegie Ii
brarv. and thence to Saks clothln
store: that at ahC-., I 80, III lookin
for place to get lunch, they wer
directed to Busch's blaCe on + stree
(white and not a cOlored place, a
stated by the president), which the
found to be a saloon, with an unlr
viting lunch counter in the rear; tha
they therefore decided to return t
Martins for dinner, but that on leaN
ing they each had a small tOddy INC
water, lemon and whiskey, and not
glass of whiskey, as stated by the pre-
ident. and a small glass OF Port wine
that they then went in some store
on Pennsylvania avenue, and at aDot
2:3o they boarded an Eleventh sire,
car. went to Martins cafe and wasl
ed in his regular bathroom upstairs
that they then went to CoStInS pa
Der shop, where Mr.. Gregory VIZ
shaved by Mr. Costin; that they the
returned to Martins at about So
had supper, where they met Mr.. COT
and Mr. Ford, and that they wei
with the latter to DIR. Henry s, {
You street, and that later $500, the
all went to Ford Dabney'S movlr
picture show, and that upon leavlT
that place at about 1890, Mr.. Gre
0rv and Mr. Washington returned
their rooms. Mr.. Gregory stated mo
Dositively that neither he nor NJ
Washington had been in the least
toxiCated.
Mr.. Gregory stated that he W
called in by the president, and tn
DO fha ohnyra Cf1tRT1lP
to the president, believing that
would be dealt fairly with The pre-
den. stated 10 him that he had t
utmost respect and confidence in
character. and that in every respt
his work at the University had be
highly satisfactory, with the exec
+iOn 0f this one instance, and that
(the presidenO would personally
willing to overlook the matter,
that there were those who were 70
inc him 70 take some action; Il
the students knew all about the
fa;r. that the alumni knew about
and were forcing some action, a
that the community IN general kn
about It
Early on the following morning
Gregory called upon Dean Mill
who stated that he thought that
could at least remain until the end
the year. Mr.. Gregory again S
Dean Miller at 10 o'clock, and
Dean advised him TO resign upon
grounds that the committee wo
not accept the resignation and t
he would fare better in the end.
1910 he saw Dean Cook IN his
fee, and was advised by the D.
that he (Mr. Gregory was a VIC
OF circumstances, certain other Il
that had occurred some time ago I
ting the University IN an embarr'
ing light and forcing them to
some action now.
At II o'clock on Saturday MORN
Mr.. Gregory and Mr. Washing
were summoned to appear before