The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-29
CHILDREN ARE LOYAL.
They All Declare Belief i'm Miss
Ayres' Innocence.
CHEER HER AT HER FAREWELL.
They Tell About Alien Pease's Insub-
ordination and Say He Had
Fight After Leaving school.

The children in Hiss Ayrss' class IN the
Cascade school DO not believe that she was
guilty OF cruel treatment OF Allen Pease,
for which she was dismissed ~ the board
OF education. and gave very practical evil
dence OF their belief in her innocence and
their loyalty 10 her when she appeared
IN her old room az the opening o. school
yesterday morning.
Miss Ayres reported as usual in the
morning 10 turn over her room, 10 her
successor, and when she stepped up %
her desk. after the children Tad taken their
seats. she was welcomed BY a burst OF
childish enthusiasm, such clapping OF
hands and stamping OF feet She thanked
the children kindly, babe them an affec-
Tomato goodoy and turned over the school
10 the temporary appointee. The scene is
sad 10 have been an unusually sad one as
Miss Ayrss passed out OF the door. show
ing plainly the esteem in which she was
held by her pupils. The regret at seeing
Miss Ayres leave the school was not only
expressed by the children. but by many pa
rents as WELL and several personal calls
were made on Mrs. Nickels. principal OF
the school, yesterday afternoon. ID see e
anything could be done 20 have Miss Ayres
reinstated.
In order 10 ascertain Just what happened
tn the room In the morning the boy was
punished and where he spent the interval
between the time he was sent home
az 1920 and 4 o'clock. when he reached
home a representative OF the Post-Intel-
lIgencer visited the school yesterday after
noon. and interviewed a number OF the
boys classmates. The first to be inter-
viewed was bevy OF boys standing IN the
street in front of the school. and they
were harder TO approach than railroad Of
ficials. What are you going to do, put our
names in the paper and have us sent 10
the reform SCHOOL, was a sample of the
questions asked. When assured that such
was not the case, the lads agreed TO tell
everything they knew about the matter.
joseph Sneab a bright little fellow of II
years. said: 'Peasie. he got TO actin bad
and Miss Ayres made him sit on the floor
with his back next to the blackboard
and tell YOU he didn't like II bit. He
Just sassed her good and said he was
a-goln' TO run out. When she took a hold
OF him to sit him on the floor he tried to
strike her with his fist. Peasse is bad
fighter. isn't he. boys? I didn't see him
after was let out at lunch. until the next
day, and then he had some marks on his
face Miss Ayres didn't hurt him while
he was IN the room did she, boys?
George Bauer. with whom Pease's
brother had fight on Friday. said: Il
didn't see Miss Ayres hurt that KID. You
bet he's a bad boy. Wants to tight all
the time I saw him about half-past l
and I think he has something on his face.
He said to me: You bet l don't have 10
go TO school Maybe he had fight
after he was let go at noon. l didn't see
him. No, his face wasn't next to the old
blackboard His back was next to IT. He
talk bad to the teacher, that's what he
did"
Almer Dow. Keith Neeley and Stanis-
iaus Schultz made similar statements.
Lewis TAYLOR was seen inside the build
ing and said: when I was go'n home 1
saw Allen and Eugene Pease fighting with
some boys on Harrison street. Yes, sir;
they were fighting hard"
Earl McFariane said: II saw Eugene
Pease playin' marbles with some boys
when / was goin' home and they began 10
quarrel and Allen Pease took his brother
part. and they all got in rough-and-tum-
BILE fight"
Tom Ford. a bright-eyed little lad said:
ct saw a big crowd Of boys fighting Eu-
gene Pease began the fight ana Alien
came TO help him. I don't know whether
he got hit or not"
Seven or eight children, who were In the
room when Miss Ayres punished Alien,
said he was very bad and used naughty
language. They also say he uied 10
strike her. aud would pay no attention
whatever 10 her. They positively assert
that the teacher did not strike Allen
while they were in the room, but made
him sit on the floor, with his back toward
the class.