Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-08-17
TAYLOR SCHOOL
TRIAL CONTINUED
Court Was Called to Order Wednesday
August 9, at Nine O'clock
Judge Falkner Was On The
Bench.

trouble started some several months
ago when some of the principals want
ed to issue several thousand dollars
worth of bonds. They held an cleo
ton and those in favor of the bonds
were in the majority but there was
a flaw in that the election was not
advertised sufficiently. Another ell
etcion was held and the issue was de-
feated but several men went before
the legislature and got them to vail
date the bonds. 1t is claimed that
they did not tell of the second cleo
ton. In the meantime the people
divided themselves into two factions
for and against the issuance of the
bonds and at an election of the trus-
tees of the school, Mr.. d. T. Nit
chell was elected for three years, Mr..
E. NJ. Taylor two, and Mr.. Hardin
one year. Fraud being charged in the
election Mr.. Smith the County Super
intendent of Education appointed F.
H. Under to the three year term,
this being the one that is causing the
big trouble. The court is to decide
which of the two sets of trustees
shall hold power.
This question has caused high feel
ings among the patrons of the school.
Each set of trustees have elected diff
ferent sets of teachers.
Judge Bates, of Holly Springs, as
sisted by Hon. L.. c.. Andrews of Ok
ford, the attorney for the defendants,
took the stand asking that the hear
ing of this case be continued to the
regular term of court which begins
the second Monday in September.
Judge Bates stated that he and Mr..
Andrews had not been engaged up
until a few days ago and that they did
not feel that they were familiar
enough with the case to do it justice,
He said that they had hardly had suf-
ficient time to talk with any Of the
witnesses and get their point Of view.
Then in q case of this Importance in
the future of the Taylor Con-
solidated School it would be necessary
for the Court to review the statutes
the school laws and the
issuing of bonds. While at present
the feeling between the two factions
at Taylor is pretty high, it was his
belief that if few weeks was al
lowed to intervene that it would quiet
down considerably.
The Hon. Harry Bryan represent
ing the plaintiffs in the case came
forward and stated that the patrons
of the Taylor School had held an cleo
ton and elected Mr.. Mitchell to the
trusteeship for term of three years.
Notwithstanding this Mr.. H. I
Smith, the County Superintendent OF
Education appointed Mr.. Sanders to
serve in his stead an drefused to ac-
knowledge him as such. He went so
far as to go to the State Board OF
Education trying to get them to sane
ton his actions and that they said
that they did not consider Under as
a trustee and that Smith. had done
wrong in appointing him. They rec
ognized Mitchell because he had been
certified to them as such, them not
knowing if the election was legal.
Mr.. Andrews spoke next, saying
that the term of j. G. Knight ex-
pired and that the election that was
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held was not legal. That only the
friends of Mitchell were present and
that many people voted that were not
qualified. Some of them not even
having children in that District, Mr.
Smith acted for the benefit Of tht
school when he appointed Mr.. Lin
der.
1 Mr.. Bryan arose and denied, fol
i Mr.. Mitchell that any crooked wori