The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-03-16
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AND MOB TAM ksAGED IN M. 4
9. UNDCLY \ssSsySFD NASH.
Opposed acher
Who was acquitted by Supreme
Court and reinstated by Hoard of
Education, they threaten to- take
reins of law in their own hands. sd

Louisville. Ky, Mar. 14th.-It is re-
ported here that some of the Nash
willie "colored race" are about to for
felt the confidence the public has had
heretofore in their good Judgment aud
regulations. .. =: ::
Last year George Waters was found
guilty in the Criminal Court Of CONF
mitting a serious moral offense. Tie,
woman in the case" Was a fifteen,
year-old girl. FIe was sentenced to
five years in the penfteritiary. His
lawyer carried the case to the Supreme
Court of Tennessee where the verdict
Of the lower court was reversed and
Waters given his liberty. Judge Buch-
anan of Supreme Court in reversing
the verdict of the lower court in con-
victing Waters of violating the age OF
consent law said that he thought that
the trial judge had erEed ir$ his Jury
charge and that the testimony of the
female was inherently weak as mani
tested in the record-that her testi-
mony had no such support, inherent
force and convincing power as war
ranted the Jury IN finding Waters
guilty. "..N
Upon the facts and evidence, he,
said, in handing down his opinion,
1--WE think that this jury should have
found this defendant not guilty and we
feel that this statute. while its policy
is good, is one which is susceptible on
being made an instrument of, great In" "
to lend themselves to that kind sof ef-
feet or operation OF the statute We
believe that this man Is innocent and
therefore the Judgment Of the court
below will be reversed and the de-
fepdant discharged!,' ~. -.
When the case of Waters was Thus
settled in the courts, the Superinten~
dent of the Nashville Schools followed
the path of duty clearly before him
and restored Waters to his former no
sition as teacher in the Knowles
School located in North Nashville near
Fisk University. ~,
The family of the girl belonged to
the Missionary Baptist church and the
teacher displaced when Waters was re-
stored to his former position. was also
q baptist. Some say she belonged TO
the Sunday School class of Henry. AL
len Boyd in Mt. Olivet Baptist church
OF which c. II. Clark is pastor. Clark
ls Chairman of the National Baptist
Publishing Board. The Nashville
Globe is a Baptist organ, although it
Is said to pretend not to be- Boyd owns
1t. The editor who has some sort of
3eb -ih-the Publishing House, of course
has to please ''the people" at the pub
llsh1ng House. That possibly explains
the FAITHFUL manner IN which the col
umns Of the little Nashville sheet have
been devoted to the persecution of Wa
ters, since the Tennessee Courts ended
'helr prosecution in a way to unset
baptlst traditions and hopes among the
NASHVILLE sisters and brothers.. II
may be proper to state that the really
intelligent Negroes of Nashville GRO
SAID to have nothing to do with thist
satisfied -te-f,a,,c,-;t-
ScCtieh by the Board Of Education as
us members think fit and proper.
Inc Baptist Publishing House
Nro"o as they are sometimes called
oy the Nashville citizens, has brought
ltSelt completely into "the Iime]ieht, 80
latter day specialists in Good Morals
ana Gentle Manners. They are said
10 be working the racket over tima io
seeking their rights and privilepes,
DF setting at naught the verdict of the
supreme Court, the good sense Of tho
superintendent of Schools. as well as
'ne wisdom Of the Board of Education
ana hnally supplementing their attack
upon the law and school authorities
with silly insinuatiCns about the pood
general character of the teachers in the
Guy public schools. They want to do
'he recommending act. James G.. Ma
pier and Robert F. Boyd, a physician.
ana some other nota0ies have had a
hand in the reference work" hereto.
fore. SO they were informed by the
superintendent Of Schools. May,
Nay, said the Baptist Publishing
House Crowd. Napier has no chit-
oren. and Or. Robert r. BoyT~ Is not
even married man, inferring II is
| supposed that Napier and Boyd for
the reasons aforesaid are not eligible
10 recommend anybody in school mat
ters. The school superintendent In
| formed the prr)t1pmen that hn had dnon
his duty in the matter as he saw It.
Then they retired Backing out and