The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-11
FATHER MAKES Y.
A STATEMENT.
Denies the Story Told by
the Ghost.
WILL FACE THE COMMITTEE
Wants the "Ghost" to Ap-
pear, Also.
MIR. Fatzlcr Rcitcrates the State
ment Made In the Outset and De-
nies the Story Told To the School
Board Monday Evening.

Fred Fatzler. the janltor of the
Onley avenue school building, most
emphatically denies the assertions
made by the so called ghost" who
appeared before the board of edu-
cation at its meeting Monday even
ing and explained his presence In the
school building. of which Mr.. Fatzle.
has charge at en unseemly hour
late one evening two weeks ago. Mr..
Fatzler states that only one word
of truth was uttered I'm the explana-
tion and that concerning the fact that
he had been trapped by the janitor.
When seen regarding the matter
today the janitor stated that the
evidence in the case points to the
ghost" entering the building on the
Saturday evening before and disturb
Ing the public property, He says
that foot prints were found in the
rooms of the building on sunday morn
statement that the party in the build
ed and that all things point to the
same as the one who entered the build
ing on the Saturday evening was tho
same as the one who entered the build
ing on Tuesday evening and was
found there with a part of his cloth-
ing removed
Fatzler states that the per
son whom he found in the building
near eleven o'clock was there with
his shoes and stockings off and with
his coat removed. From the fact
and from the condition of the build
ing on the following morning 1t ap-
pears D the janitor that the parties
were the same and upon ascending
the identity of the party he was as
sured that he knew the guilty ones.
Asked concerning the story told
by the ghost" in which he related
of the relative whom he sought to
watch the Janitor said: "Why should
i let one person in the building at
nights when no other person is ever
allowed there? Know nothing of
his relative and did not know OF his
plans. I never gave him permission
to enter my building and to no one
else had l ever given permission,
never assisted him in making key
with which to enter the building"
Fatzler declares that at the"ghost''
made his appearance at the board
meeting last Monday evening in a
very sneaking way and that he1should
have manfully come before the board
at time when both parties were
asked to be in attendance. Fatzler
happened toe be out of town on the
Monday evening and so was not az
the meeting. He says he will not
come before the board when the
other party Is absent unless the board
On l., 10 tx..~ a.
any questions which the mysterious
person may place at him and answer
them in the presence of the board
members
II am ready to come before the
committe at any time" says Mr.. Fat
zler. II am anxious to get this matter
Strengthened out"
Concerning the question of Presl-
dent Spaulding of the board as to the
statement that Dennis Gompf. a son
in-law of Mr.. Fatzler. had been exepc-
torated upon with tobacco spit on
that evening as he stood outside wait
ing, Fatzler states that this is entirely
true. The man accused of entering
the building declared that the news
papers had made up this story and
that as the windows were closed this
was impossible.
Regarding the smell of liquor in
the building Fatzler states that he
has so far been unable to learn its
source bull declares that Is was very
disagreeable.
At meeting of the committee on
buildings and grounds dUring the
coming week the matter will be thor
oughly threshed out and the matter
must be given careful attention by
by the members of the committee.