Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-06-20
HAROLD JONES HELD
TO GRAND JURY
But Luster Scott Is Dismissed at
Examining Trial On Selling
Question Charge

three students OF Eastern hcn-
lucky State Normal School in
connection with the sale and
procuring OF teachers examina-
ton questions, in return for their
evidence in prosecution Of others
was admitted by attorneys for
the prosecution here Tuesday
when Harold Jones and Luster
Scott were arraigncd before
County Judge John D. Goodloe
for examining trial. Jones was
held to the grand jury but Scott
was dismissed at the conclusion
of testimony. Jones gave bond
in the sum Of $500.
The three students who testi-
fed in the cases and whose own
cases will be dismissed are W.
NJ. Spurlock, OF Clay county,
Jesse Lay, of Knox county, and
Albert Smith, of Owen county,
All other trials except the two
heard Tuesday morning, were
postponed to Tuesday, June u.
The court room was crowded
when Judge Good!oe called the
school cases. New warrants
were sworn out against Jones
and Scott by County Attorney
Chenault, charging sale of ques-
tions and trial was had upon
these.
Jess Lay testified that he had
intended taking the Teachers eX-
animation and was asked by
Harold Jones if he would like to
have some inside information"
and how much he would give for
such information, which was the
questions. Lay said Il will give
YOU $25 for the questions" Lay
stated that after all the questions
had been given to him he gave
Jones a check for the SIS, butt
dated the check June 19, so that
in case these were not the cor
rect questions the check wa snot
to be cashed. He said that he
hid the questions in a field after
he thought it was known that
copies Of the examination ques-
tions were out. Lay testified
that he does not know whether
the copies he had were of the
original examination questions
or not.
w. H. Spurlock.2O, also a stu
dent at the Normal School, tes-
tilted that he paid hy check tol
Harold Jones 25,for the use Of |
the same copy of the questions
which Lay had in his possession.
He dated his check June 19, as|
had Lay. Both testified that
they did not know whether their
checks had been cashed. Spur |
lock stated that neither he nor!
Lay took the examination, altho
no one told them that they would
not be allowed to take it on ac-t |
count Of what had happened.
B. F. Edwards, County Super
intendent Of Schools, testified hei
saw George CoIvin. in the office |
at the Normal School, open the !
registered letter which contained |
the examination questions, mail |
ed from Frankfort to him to be |
used in the teachers examina- !
ton June 10 and II. He stated
that the outside envelope was in
tact. The ends of another en-
velOpe contained in the large one
was torn as Mr.. Colvin opened
1t. The questions were in small |
envelopes i'll the second envelope
and were in perfect condition.
Albert Smith, Is, Owen county, |
student at the Normal, testified
that Harold Jones offered him
the examination questions at $3Ot
but finally agreed to give them
to him for SIS. He dated his
check June II. Smith stated
that Jones gave him questions at
two different times and was
about to make the final deliveryt
on Wednesday night, when they |
learned they were suspected. Hell
said that Luster, Scott was with !
Jones on this last evening. When
they were told that some one
was looking for him Smith said, !
Scott told Jones to make Smith
give back all the questions which
he did, and Jones tore up the
check which-Smith had previous
ly given him. Smith stated that
Scott did not sell him the ques-
tions or have anything to do
with it other than witnessingi
the return of the questions and
the tearing up of the check.