Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1906 — STATE SUPERINTENDENT HERE. [ARTICLE]

STATE SUPERINTENDENT HERE.

Accompanied by a Representative From Attorney-General’s Office, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Fassett A. Cotton, accompanied by a representative from the attorney-general’s office, in the city yesterday by previous appointment to take up the matter of the appeal of B. N. Fendig in the revoking of his teacher’s license by County Supt. Hamilton recently because, as alleged, of the said Fendig’s gambling—poker playing. The hearing was held in the circuit court room and was of an informal nature. Mr. Hamilton was represented by attorneys Irwin and Hershman and Mr. Fendig by attorneys Baughman and Foltz. No subpoenas were issued, the evidence submitted being of a voluntary nature. The hearing was on the general reputation of teacher Fendig as being adicted to gambling and the evidence was about the same as has been published in the papers heretofore. Officers Parks and Vick and Supt. Hamilton were the only ones examined at the time of the Democrat’s going to press, the hearing being still in progress. The general opinion of nearly all who attended the proceedings was that Supt. Hamilton would be sustained in revoking the license.