The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-27

on his feet. While began to cry and fell
down again, having hurt his ankle. MIR
Andrews then had two boys carry her son
| into the school house and put him on a
sofa In MIR. Anurews's Office. Mr.. An
drews kept the door OF the ofiice closed
and went Of and left her son there alone.
He had a brother In the school In the
first class room, but Mr.. Andrews did not
tell him that Willie was hurt. The acoi-
dent happened az ths recess at half past
ten O'Clock. Mr.. Andrews left the boy
there and did not notify her, send for q
doctor or send the boy home. Willie
staid on this sofa from half past ten
o'clock until half past one, when she
heard OF the affair and went TO the
school mouse, There she saw Mr.. An.
drews, who had just returned from
lunch. Mr.. Andrews said: MRS. Coyne.
IL am sorry this thing happened. i
pushed him little and he fell and hurt
himself" Mrs. CoyDe asked Mr.. An
drews why he didn't send Willie home,
and he didn t answer her.
Then she asked him why he didn't get
a carriage and send the boy home when
he found out he was hurt. Mr.. An
drews said he would go and get one now
and he did Willie was carried TO the car
riage and from the carriage to her house.
When at the school sne sent for DIR.
Thompson and DIR. Bradford came in his
place. He found that the boy had
sprained ankle. Since then Willie has
been in bed and IL would be some weeks
before he could get out Of the house.
He had suffered great agony for four
nights and neither she nor the boy had
been able to sleep any. She wanted the
school board to investigate the case as she
thought Mr.. Andrews had used her son
with unnecessary harshness and had done
wrong In not notifying her he was hurt
or In not sending the boy home.
Mr. whiEehouse summed the charges up
for Mrs. Coyne as he understood them,
as some OF the members OF the board
thought it would be best TO have them In
writing.
1t was then suggested that the three
boys who were witnesses Of the accident
to Willie Coyne be allowed to testify. MIR.
Peabody said:
81 don think this is the proper tribu-
nal to hear evidence
''rhat's what you have been hear
ing,'' said the Mayor.
Mir. Peabody-"Ths proper thing to do
is TO refer this matter to a committee
Tor investigation as 1t Will be impossible
TO get all OF the witnesses here who viii
be required, as this board has no power
to summons witnesses
MIR. Heseltine-"What is the matter
with the whole board nearing this evil
denoeY'
Mr., MoGowan-"I want a full and
free hearing on this matter at any time
and any place convenient TO Mr.. Andrews
and all parties interested. Hv wanted
the hearing in the evening, Then came
out the fact that 1t would not be so diiii-
cult to notify Mr.. Andrews Of the fact
that there was to be q hearing, because
he was present in the building, nor
would IL be too short o time for him to
get his witnesses as he had his only wit
ness with him. Mr.. whitehouse was told
by the Mayor to hunt up MIR. Andrews
and see If he were willing to proceed
with the taking of evidence now. This
MIR. Whitehouse did and Mr. Andrews
said he was ready to go ahead, SO the
board proceeded to hear the rest Of abe
evidence.
The lack OF proper formality In pro-
ceeding in this case seemed 20 trouble
the lawyers who are members OF the
school board, but the other members
seemed to think they were getting the
facts which they We're after for all
the lack of formality.
The first witness was boy named
Matherson, bright faced and manly
little chap. He told his story In
straightforward way. Mr.. Andrews had
told Willie Coyne not to keep picking"
on Walter Baker. Coyne had walked
away from the Baker boy and then
walked back again and said: I'm not
picking on him more than he Is PICK.
ing on me.'' The two boys wers not
a uarreIIing. but only fooling. Don't
you talk back to me-" said Mir. Andrews
and then, according to the Matherson
boy MIR. Andrews grabbed Willie Coyne
by the shoulder and gave him hard
push, and the boy fell against the fence
about six feet away. Walter Baker, the
boy whom Mr.. Andrews said Willie
Coyne was picking ON said, that Coyne
was not picking on him. but that they
were only fooling and not roughly at
that. Mr.. Andrews had given the boy
very hard push and threw him against
the fence.
Lester Smith told the same story with
slight variations.
MIR. Andrews now told his story.
81 have always had rule" said MIR
Andrews, "that the children should
not run, chase one another, touch one
another or quarrel in the school yard,
winch is small. This l have done to pro-
tect the children and have tried to enforce
the rule. AT this recess the Coyne boy
began TO run about the yard, told the
boy he must not run about the yard.
turned around and looking back saw him
with his arms around the necks OF two