Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-06-16
BIRD HAD FLOWN
WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVE
Man Who Started Teachers
Game Is Sought At Mt. Ver-
non-WhoIe Plot Exposed


When Deputy Sheriff Franklin
Deatherage and County Attorney
Joe P. Chenault of Madison coun
ty, went to Mt. Vernon Friday to
arrest Irvine Bullock, who is
charged with being the real
fountain head of the teachers eX-
animation questions which food
ed Eastern Kentucky State Nor
nal School this week just prior to
the state examinations, they
found the bird had flown.
The two Madison officers
phoned back here that Bullock
had been under arrest at Mt. Yer
non in custody of the sheriff. He
asked permission to go consult
with his attorney, which was
granted by the sheriff. When
the Madison officers arrived with
warrants for Bullock, he was not
to be found. The local officers
said they heard a rumor at Mt.
Vernon, however, that Bullock
had started to Richmond with the
father of Luster Scott, one of the
Rockcastle students involved.
That the original questions
which were put out" here came
from Bullock has been detcrmin-
ed beyond all doubt, Normal Off
cials say. They say that Bullock
sent the questions here to ]. L.
Jones and Martha Jones to have
them work the answers for him
SO he could pass easily at the ex-
aminations this week. W''ile the
the questions were here, Normal
officials claim that Harold Jones
saw them, and made several cop
les. The officials believe that
Harold Jones saw the Opportun-
ity for some easy money, so
quietly appointed several agents
to sell the questions, and was
really working up real efficient
sales organization, when some
one tipped off" Prof. Edwards
to what was going on. and the in
vestigation that followed gave
fhe whole thing away.
The Earlier Story
Arrest of nine persons on the
charge of having teachers exam
ination questions in their posses
sion illegally and of selling and
disposing of questions for the
teachers examination set for
Friday throughout the state was
announced late Thursday night
by State Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction George Colyin, at
Frankfort. Eight of the persons,
all students of the Eastern State
Normal School here, were arrest
ed in Richmond and one in Mt.
Vernon.
The persons under arrest are
Martha Jones, Harold Jones, and
J. L. Jones, all of Rockcastle
county; Albert Smith, of Owen
county; w. II. Spurlock, of Clay
county; Jesse D. Lay, of Bar
bourville; Alma Jones. of Oven
count; Luster Scott, Of Rockcas-
tie county, and Irwin Bullock, Of
Mt. Vernon.
Superintendent Co1vin granted
special examination to the
teachers of the Eastern Normal
School, The school was made |
responsible so President T. il
Coates appointed Prof. r. A. Ed
wards chairman of committee
to hold the examination.
A student gave Mr.. Edwards a |
hint that the questions were be-
ing sold on the campus and nam
ed Alma Jones as one who had
secured the questions. President!
Coates called Miss Jones into his
office and questioned her. She
admitted purchasing the ques-
tions and stated that she had
bought them from Albert Smith, !
agreeing to pay SO in case they |
proved correct.
President Coates recognizing
the gravity of the situation tele-
phoned Supt. Colvin the facts.
Supt. Colvin called Policeman
Maupin and ordered Smiths ar
rest. Mr.. Maupiii arrested Smith
and brought him to President
Coates house. Smith was turn
ed over to President Coates who
kept him in charge until Thurs
day morning. He did this to
save the boy, who is only Is,
green and inexperienced, from
going to jail.
President Coates says that
Smith confessed that he had sold
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