Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-05-24
HUNTER CASE ALYNCH-
INC IN WASHINGTON
THE VIEW OF A WHITE WOMAN.

-Four years ago a man named Her
man Ii. Moons came to Washington.
He presented letters Of recommends
ton which wore accepted at their
lace value by TO president OF Inc
board OF education ana by others i'll
authority, These iet.Hrs laced DR."
Moons us gentleman and scientist
+. OF such standing tha he was permit
ed to 80 into the schools OF Washing
ton, both white and 'colorcd to make
scientific examination OF the pupils
Ho was admitted not only into the
schools without question but he was
received in many OF the most cultur-
cd homes, both white and colored.
Last October this man was indicted
for having obscene pictures in his pos
session. The recent trial has proved
that tho possession Of obscene pictur.
os was the least of his effcnccB. The
hideousncss OF his crime could scarce
ly be credited except that Moons him
self has confirmed as true the testi-
mony OF these abandoned women. He
was tried, found guilty sentenced to
ono years Imprisonment with fine
of $500.
And this might be the end Of the
story as far as decent people are con
cerncd were ii not that Moons did
not restrict his acquaintance to the
r women OF the streets. He posed us
scientist and philanthropist,a sincere
lover OF the Colorcd people and in his
d low cunning, AS camouflago for his
s foul deeds he made the acquaintance
Il and through scrupulouSly guarded
Y conduct secured tho friendship OF
N one OF tho finest and most cultured
women Of the colored race. This wo
z Hmap l have known for five years.
Al have known her intimately rs II friend
Tor nearly f0ur years. During the pas
six months in which her name has
been so tragically linked with his De
cause OF her assistance in what she
& supposed purely scientific work | nav,
K known her Utmost thoughts. Upon
me lcil the pa.nIul Gu,y last Novcm-
Is Der OF opening her eyes to the char
acter OF this man. From THAT day
she severed all connection with him
1t is because OF my intimate
knowledge OF these facts because OF
!. my knowledge OF the very soul OF
n this woman that l could never agai1
4 in the sight Of God say that | love
justice If today hold my peace. With
full knowledge or the relationship
OF this imam Moons and Charlotte I
Hunter from the beginning to The
end OF that relationship l affirm il
this place and i'll all places where
my words m@y be read or heard now
and forever under oath ii it were 20:
sibie that there was nothing wrong
in that relationship, that, prior to my
revelations to her Charlotte Hunter
had not The slightest suspicion o.
hA l. NJ ..1 az ~
this man. And this even no has ha(
the dccency to establish. In the pre-:
ence OF a lawyer in my hearing ht
declared that he considered that hi.
private life was no concern of hers
One fact in this connection ough
to be given wide publicity. One mem
her of the board Of education Of thi:
city Of Washington is also a mem
Der of the Department OF Justice. Ii
his hands the Moons case was PLACED
some four years ago. Moons was in
dicted on the twenty--fifth of las
October every fact in the case being
known at that time to this member
of the board OF education.
And yet Charlotte Hunter held hcl
position as teacher Of history in tht
Dunbar High School for more than
five months after Moons indictment
At no time was she asked to rcsigf
but finally on the eleventh Of Apri
. due to the excited condition Of the
colored people which she believed ha(
impaired her usefulness in the schools
she handed in her resignation.
And here again my account might
end were it not for the degrading
and heartrcndering aftermath. If
were not at the present time a citi
zen of Washington who with my OWL
eyes and with my own ears have
seen and heard what is going on il
this city today I would not believe 1t
T. I was born, q northcrner,-noc cred
it to mc-without race prejudice
One of my first playmatos, my daily
companion on my walks to and from
school was darkskinned kinky
headed little girl. dimly remember
"kindly" disposed neighbors wht
dropped in to cnlightcn my mother
I clearly see my abolitionist mother
put on her bonnet cross the lot tt
make social call upon the child's
mother. Evidently she came away
satisfied for my companionship will
+ this little dark skinned friend was uT
disturbed. 7 was born without race
prejudice T was brought up without
race prejudice, I have lived for neal
ly four years in Washington, south
ern in its sentiment without race pre-
JUDGE. But, God forgive me during
these past few weeks I have come
perilously near knowing the meaning
Of those words.
And why? What ia It. I have seer
that has como so near to rpsettint