Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-22
JANITOR USES HOSE TOOWELL
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 That there has been trouble be- tween the school janitor and teach CTS has been known for the past ten days. That the trouble had grown acute and spread so that it was be- tween the school trustees and the janitor has been known since Satur- day, il being stated that Janitor Cook had been discharged by the board and refused to take his dis charge. This morning the origin ot the trouble received its first airing in court when Mir. Cook was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Rice on a charge of battery upon w. R. Crowen, principal of the Highschoo!.
 It has been gossiped about town for the past ten days that Janitor Cook had tunred the hose on Pro lessor Crowell and photographer Han son in the patio of the grammar school building in the presence of some twenty-five scholars and half dozen teachers, thereby wetting clothing and seriously wounding dig nifty. So the matter was stood until it finally was acted upon by the school trustees, who ordered the dis charge of the janitor. The refusal to be discharked followed and then the county acted by bringing the battery charges.
 There was a crowd O. interested spectators in the justice court room this morning, for it had become known that the case against JanitOr Cook was coming on to be heard and amusing details were to be ex- pected. Judge Rice, however, quick fly suppressed any signs of levity or amusement at the first outbreak and the case proceeded decoriously. Not all of the witnesses were present when the court opened this morning, but those who were there were sworn and the case began with As sistant District Attorney Gung1 for , the prosecution and Attorney R. w. French for the defense
 The first witness called in the case of the territory vs. Cook was Principal w. R. Crowell. He stated that after obtaining permission from School Superintendent Lutz to have the photographs taken that were to be used in the Hornet" the com ing annual publication of the High school graduating class. the ser vices of a photographer were en- gagged and the party went to the grammar school building after school hours ended March 9, Four or five groups had been taken, according to Professor Crowell and preparations
 were under way te take another
 when the janitor came in and told
 him ito get out" He replied that they had the permission Of Superin- ltendent Lutz to take the pictures and Cook went away until after the
 next picture was taken. when he re turned and again asked them to leave, after which he took up the
 hose and turned 1t upon the witness.
 Here the crowd laughed and the
 court brought it to order. He told
 of being twice drenched by the irate
 janitor. The witness made no re-
 sistance. He told of the drenching of the photographer as we'll
 Janitor is Supreme.
 It was during the testimony of Professor Crowell that Attorney
 French made clear what his defense
 would be. That the janitor was higher in authority where the school buildings were concerned than the Superintendent He brought out that ! the pictures were being taken on the grass plats, and difficulty had been found in making the grass grow, but also that the pictures for two proceeding years had been ta- kent at the same place
 1 It was during the testimony of o. O. Hammill. secretary Of the school board. that Attorney French brough; out his claim that so far as care of the school buildings went the ianitor
 was superior to the superintendent