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

ASSAULT BY A SCHOOLMASTER.

The following' story will be found to-day in our
Shoreham Bench report :—A little boy, named
Henry Jones, -wha is the son 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 mother 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 George 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-
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, love, and charity, poor little Henry Jones
was called up to' hold out his hand. The lad, seeing
a stick in the grasp of the schoolmaster, instinc-
tively recoiled, 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,-andr" about forty
blows " were adniinistered ON the body of this 'help-
less child by the " man." 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 uehoolboys went to
God's house to hear the solemn service performed,
led 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,
141 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 obtained 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
can
such a penalty ; or had he taken a hare out of a
wire, he would have been imprisoned. Fort
poor,
d
it is for George Wright that the boy is po
has no father,; or: the outraged feelings of a parent
would scarcely resist the temptation of inflicting a
similar punishment on him.— West Sussex Gazette.

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