Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-04
BARBER MECHANIC
DISTURBS THE PEACE
WITH RUDE EPITHET
Calls Head of college" Impolite Name
and Both, OverexcIted, Forget
to Bring Witnesses
to Court

Several "mechanics'' of the Molel
barber college, 113 East Second street
were in Police Justice Austin's cour
yesterday afternoon to testify at tn'
trial of w. H. Brumley, charged will
disturbing the peace. The testimony
was amusing and the situations a.
| times ludicrous. At one time 1t looked
as If the complaining witness, u. w
| Haight, owner of the college, would pe
fined for contempt of court, when II
was intimated that he had ofrered to
settled the case out of court. His testi-
mony proved that he had advised the
defendant to plead guilty and thus es-
cape with a light fine.
The whole trouble arose over Brum-
ley leaving the college at o'clock last
Saturday night when he should nave
remained until 10. For this violation OF
the college rules he was fined his en-
tire weeks salary, amounting to $3.50
He objected to this method of discl-
pline, called the proprietor name not
generally used in polite society and
was arrested for disturbing the peace
Owing to the excitement of going to
court both the defendant and the COM
planning witness neglected to procure
any witnesses to corroborate their tes-
timony. Haight telephoned for wit
ness to hurry to the court and give his
version of the affair, and then Brum-
| lev decided that he wanted some one
to testify in his behalf, and an officer
armed with subpoenaes was sent to
summon the barber college "mechan-
ics." The officer returned and reported
that the men were not at the college.
It was learned later that in the alb
sence Of the head of the institution
they left off performing hairbreadth
scrapes and went to Long Beach to at
tend the Carnival Of the Sea.
The case was finally settled by
Brumley paying SIS fine.
When the trial had ended both men
gave their version of the affair.
ST live seven miles in the country
and have been a rancher," said Brum-
ley. at has been my ambition to be-
come an expert tonsorial artist. l en-
rolled with the college and paid $50 for
nv tuition. I made arrangements with
one of the instructors to be allowed to
leave the college at o'clock each
| evening, because two meals day in
town is all can afford, and I went to
eat the evening meal with my family.
Saturday nights the men are required
to remain until 10 o'clock, but an ex-
ception was made in my case. Last
Saturday night all but eight OF the stu
dents left when did.
monday morning, when we were to
receive our pay. which is 20 per cent
of the work we do. the president of the
college, Haight, gave orders to line me
INV weeks wages for leaving early. ]
refused to be treated in such manner.
spoke plainly to him and was arrested
for disturbing the peace"
Haight told his story of the AFFAIR
and said that one of his rules was to
fine the mechanics" las he termed
them. their weeks salary if they left
before closing time.
1--WE have turned out number of
mechanics, said Haight, land have
never had any trouble previous to this.
I was only enforcing one of the rules,
and Brumley used vile language in the
presence of my wife and had him ar
rested"
BARRIERS have been called many high
sounding names, such as knights of
fine razor" ''tonsorial artists" and
9shave specialists" but the title of
mechanics is quite new one. al
though the tonsorial ability of some
Los Angeles BARRIERS is on par with
that of ironmolders.