The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-05 00:00:00

ASSAULT BY A SCHOOLMASTER.

The Allowing story Will :he foUnd to-day in our
Shoreham Bench report :—A little boy, named
Henry Jones, who is the. OA of a .poor widow,
seems to have found employment at the early age
of twelve. Possibly his mother cannot afford to
lose the profits of.his labour, and he is sent to work
for six days, and at the expiration of that time he
brings.to his Widowed motller the small produce of
that labour. Anxious that her son should learn as
much as possible, the widow.sends him to school at
Southwick on the seventh day, there to be taught
by a schoolmaster' named. 6teorge Wright. The
lad was at school on the • 10th ultimo, and went
to church. He sat in his usual seat ; but shortly
afterwards the schoolmaster removed • him. For
what :purpose he was removed is not quite clear ;
but the lad diSliked to be moved-from his old posi- 1
tion, and walked out of. church. On the Monday
he went to his usual labour ; and this six days
passed over as other six days had done. On the '
Sunday he-again went to school ; and after prayers
had been offered- to teach the little children for-
giveness,iloie, and charity, poor little Henry Jones
was called tip to hold out his hand. The lad, seeing
a stick in the graip of the schoolmaster, instinc-
tivelyrreeoiled; and said he would go home to his
mother. 'Whereupon the schoolmaster caught the
child by the arm, swung!him round several times,
and commenced striking him. The poor little fellow
was at length hurled on the floor, and " about forty
blows " were administered on the body of this help-
less child by the " math" The boy screamed very
much and the schoolmaster then "asked him if he
had had enough, and If he wanted any more." This
operation being concluded, the .schoolboys went to
God's house to hear the solemn service performed,
Ica-by their ferocious master, and this lad was made
to sit upon a hard seat during the service, suffering
,great pain. The fatherless boy retired to his home
in the .evening to- tell his mother the tale of his
-sufferings ; and it. would seem that Mr. Fuller, the
surgeon, examined him ; and, says that gentleman,
" I have seen a great deal of hospital practice, but
never saw so severe a ,case of this kind. I could
trace about thirty weals on his back." Turn from
this sickening story and learn- the sequel. The
man, George 'Wright, was summoned before the
magistrates at Shoreham, and after the above facts
were given the magistrates retired, when Hugh
Ingram, Esq.,.the chairman, "thought the ends of
justice would be- obtain'ed by-inflicting a fine. of
ten shillings and costs," which. was immediately
paid. - Truly George Wright is a lucky man.
Had he inflicted such punishment on a donkey,
the Society for the.. Prevention of. Cruelty to Ani-
mals would have seen that he did not escape with
such a penalty ; or had he taken a hare out of a
wire, he would have been imprisoned. Fortunate
it is for George Wright that"the boy is poor,
has no father, or the outraged feelings of a parent
would scarcely resist the temptation of inflicting ii
similar punishment on him, West Stissex Gazette.

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