The herald., 1897-11-20

and see what he had to say about it,
and then return and tell him what Mr..
McInerney said.
On the evening of the following day
1 went to see Mr.. McInerney the member
of the city board of education for the
Eighth ward, to whom Mr.. Adams had
referred me. Mr.. McInerney asked me
some questions about the Sentous school.
the number of rooms in the building
and the amount of salary. He said that
it was good job, and that there were
not less than twenty-five applications
for the place. He said that he hadn't
heard any complaints against me; that
Mr.. Phillips and Mr.. Axtell had recon-
mended me as being good janitor, and
that so far as he was concerned l could
have the job, but that I should see Mr.
Adams, and that whatever Mr.. Adams
said would be all right with
him. Mr.. McInerney then asked
me also if 1 had seen Mr..
Davis, the member for the Fourth ward.
told him that hadn't, that had un.
derstood that the janitorship work was
in the hands of himself and Mr.. Ad
ans and that Mr.. Davis didn't have
much to do with it. He said, with a
smile, lldl tildt was iDOut llSHl'
then returned to Mr.. Adams and told
him what Mr.. McInerney said. Mr.. Ad-
ans replied that they would see about it
and that l would find out about my po-
sition later. The next heard about the
matter was when Mr. Axtell called upon
me, as l have hereinabove stated. Be
tween the date of my last visit above
mentioned to Mr.. Adams and the time
when Mr.. AXtell called upon me as above
stated l saw Mr.. Davis, the member for
the Fourth ward, and he told me that as
far as he was concerned I could have my
job, as everything seemed to him' to be
perfectly satisfactory Mr.. Davis said
that he didn't know whether he could
help me very much or not, but that
could have his vote.
AfTiant further says: After the date
when Mr.. AXtell visited me at the Sen
tous street school as hereinabove stated,
and before the time that had my next
Interview with Mr.. Axtell las above
stated, I had a conversation with T. j.
Phillips, principal of the Sentous street
school, in which he told me that Mr..
Axtell had told him that he would have
to pay one hundred and forty dollars
for his position. Mr.. Phillips, however
stated to me at the time that he would
not pay, but would take his chances
with it, In my first interview with Mr..
Axtell above mentioned he told me that
he was afraid that the janitor at the Sew
enteenth street school would lose his job.
| And further deponent saith not.
e. Z. COOPER.
| Subscribed and sworn to before me
| this 18th day of November, 1897.
[SEAL.1 T. ]. WHIFFEN,
Notary Public in and for the County of
Los Angeles, State of California.
HOW HE WAS HELD UP
State of California, county of Los An
geles. S.:
Mark Keppel, being duly sworn, says
toned was a teacher in the public
schools of the city of Los Angeles; that
during the school year ending with June.
1897, he was principal of the Harper
school and is now PRINCIPAL of the Union
avenue school in said city.
| That during the month of June, 1897,
c. III. Axtell. then and now superintend-
ent of buildings and janitors for the
public schools Of said city, came to af-
fiant and stated to him that afiiant was
about to lose his place as principal in
the public schools, but that the matter
might be fixed, and advised affiant to so
| to j. F. Adams, then and now a member
of the board of education of said city,
and talk with Adams about said mat
ter: that pursuant to said advice and re-
peated urgings from said Axtell, affiant
held certain interviews with the said j.
F. Adams; that in said interviews the
| said Adams informed afiiant that affiant
was then in danger Of losing his position
as a principal in said public schools and
confirmed the assertions that had been
made by said Axtell; that afliant asked
the said Adams what could be done to
avoid losing his said place as principal,
and the said Adams told affiant to go
back and see the said Axtell saying that
1.-THE said Axtell had superior sources of
information with regard to the said
matter; that after receiving said state
lment from said Adams, affiant immedi-