The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-15
G.P. Cochran
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Cd by various aftidayits sworn to by.
persons acquainted With the facts,
which letter and answer "a a. follows: K

Cd by various affidayftE sworn n, nv
persons acoiiaifted WITH fbe facts.
which letter ana afisweri n n follows:
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Fairmor,t, w. Va, October 4. 1918.
Mr.. III. knight, 81 Z,
Post otfice Inspector,
Washing ton. b JCI
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In reply to your lette Of septennber
soth, 1915, wherein you have been
pleased TO Ale certain charges against
me as set forth therein. and comply.
ing with the demand therein contained
that j MAKE reply to them within Ave
days and show cause why j should not
beIremoyed from the service n desire
tofeplyi and stat al follows:1 NJ ls'
Replying to charge No. L, TO the ef.
N -. -.
feet that on May 8, 1908, I received
assistance IN passing the examination
held under the Civil Service that day,
being assisted BY some person who
supplied me with answers desire TO
say that u took the said examination
honestly and fairly and passed the
same on my merits, aud did not re.
ceiye any assistance from. any person
onlanyl sub eatI whatsosye and was not
supplied with answers to any cues.
lion BY any person, and i will refer
YOU tony affidavit which has been III.
Cd heretofore by Wilbur H, Brand IN
the matter Of the charges cd 4 by you
against him In the affidavit fled Sep.
ternber 27, 1915, also the affidavit OF
the said Brand himself, the AFFIDAVIT
Oh Harry e. Engle. the affidavit Of
James "A. Cochran, the affidavit Of a.
Z. b. Dudley and the affidavit OF Perry
D! Burton. all of which relate and gex.
plain how said examination was held,
and all have some bearing upon this
charge against me. Iideny said charge
asEitIis utterly false and without foun.
dalton, and now say to you that the
same can not be maintained or proven
for the reason that they are utterly
Untrue and false.
nreply to charge No. e, / desire to
say to you that i never at any time
told you that ]. a.. Cochran was mot
present when I took said examina.
, tion. / told YOU all members OF the
board were present as I have told you
In AFFIDAVIT OF September 81. 1915, that
alllthe board ppeared with the papers
before the examination began, and at.
ter the examination was over the
board departed with the papers in
their possession. During the course
Of ltfeiexamination i was busy answer.
ing the questions propounded, and
aid not sit and watch the board or any.
body else. / do not know what the
board did during the examinati ton, as I
was busy at work on the examination.
Ilknowl all were present when Sc began
and all were present when It closed,
and Ilpresume ali were present during
theSwholeI time, as they were In charge.
/ never told you that, J. a. Cochran
was not present, and any person who
saws that i said j. a. Cochran was not
present tells something that is not
true as Il never made any such state.
1nent 10 YOU or any other person.
James "A. Cochran is myfown brother,
and II know that he was present that
day. especially as / have stated before,
when the examination began and when
IL closed. During the course Of ex.
animation 4 was not talked to by any.
one and did not communicate with any
I,erson. and / certainly did not sit
thera and follow the movements OF the
examining board.
II,Vanswer to charge No, q, 4 desire
10 sayI that this charge number three
n utterly false. and that l did not
make a false statement az YOU have al.
legged in charge number three. and
imyfstatement which you have quoted
in charge number three was and Is
true
Is Replyinr to charge number 4. filed
Nv yon.1 rfiesire 10 saw sthat IN reply
tofanestions Contained In the applica.
fion 81 desire ia inform Won that I did
attond the IpubIic schools OF Fairmont
SorTeix wears and neglected 10 state
tSatsJ fad attended the ,Fairmont state
Normal school for four wears. When
Ifmade NV affidayit OF September 81,
1aiS T MT univ mentioned having at,
tended itbe nnbiic schools Of Fairmont
Tor ain wears bnt also set forth the
fact thaf lIThad attended the Fafrmont
stata Normal school for fonr wears,
whish q d., tr RTE, NV statement contain.
III IN AFFIDAVIT and application does not
am fict in anv manner whatsoever,
ssthofb M them are true and neither
asj tSsn, orc false I Aid mt make a
fa,ss statamant In e;ther of them !:
ti,ay ara hoth .trne and .the charge you
n,sIe ffhat 7 made fajse statement IN
enafor tbe ether IL certainly most Ttri.
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