The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-08
SUPERIOR coUxr-PAzr SECOND.


tu. e--7hom1s Dorian John Anderson. This suit u
brought rec damage. an assault committed BY
defendant plaintiff The I'D January, 1856. The
plaintiff alleges tina. upon that date he was pupil A.
tending ward school No. 81, in Monroe street II inns
city. which the defendant principal and thA' n'
defendant, acting 10 such capacity inflicted upon ~
cruel and savage passhneIt-stsuek him rrpe"Seu-s
the had and body 9th rattan; dashed ns mead soc
body against q desk, and sicAed aud noSseo MN In
mott brutal manner thai the effects OF this attack
plaintiff suffered lines; was tor time deprived
n hs r.sor and hss NOT vt recovered In mind body
Palntf is - sse ana claims 500 DANA
gss The defendant pleads Tia paintn was uoruiy and
that he inflicted upoa him mild, proper and necessary
IN. naintia,s eOuusel-Messrs r. w. Huntington and
John Fogsrty-:s several Of ths boys who were
then Ia hir school, who testified the
plaintiff with d other poya hal been sent from
other class rooms 10 the Diving room In which they
TO Be whipped by dspoaut each boy then
received rom the daot bio the hand with
fused 70 hold OUT HE and saan which the oefena
ant logged him with rattan. sod then seizei by
the neck and psntspon- rsised him up and aaag him
his head and breast with mach force upon the
where be sgnln hogssc nim unts, he wrtthed on aud
.n on the floor between c,eks that The defendant
then kicked him frequently and beat him the floor;
and having again picked MN up and aung him the
deck before, proce-csd ior fifteen twsnty mi
nutee hog him win astan; lao then con6aed the
plaintiff until ?. N yisatf bacAme deiiei,us and
exhibited Tor many symptoms Of insanity when
ever be hesrd Toe ieeuiant'a game meotionsG: his
bodily health has been gee ~ IMPAIRED his mind
entd aud bis memory eni ~ ruined from the efscs Of
this beating; he attended b. nr John a. Whitaker
OF the foimer CT these gentlemen his statement
ceived BY consent tes pr Mott testified in
roboEati N of Dr. Whit asa.is stat ,ule1t
James Mahsr testified ID Of January 1855 h
attsnC ed school Ne 81 hish defendant head teach
were In the dinner at ~ o'clock the dinner
room the usual place where the boys took their dn
ners and were whppeS rnder teachers did not whp
boys bu, sent them = he tteher; plaintiff
sent IN by Mr. Berry. dirn cold plsuf hold
DEFENDANT then ordered d I'D his baud ag iin
but he refused he go s. much the boys;
the defendant then strucs aim III . rattan toe head
and back great many times, than lifted hi With his
two hards and fung siD eo<n n he desk; ne kicked
him the back he EEL pom his face ana breast TIRE
defendant then logged hin until he ie down between
the desks the defendant beat him while the door
him kick him ha - a Ii feet he then struck bun
on the heed and back; 20 or IS minutes ggi'g
hum be then picked h'n ur, and mashed him dogn
and ne let him g. back "a nis desk there
were Two whipping: hrween them pain u went
to bis seat and Apcer-on Gsid &c would whip hin
again; plaintiff did aoy sancnsss; he was goiog
home. sod the defepd.as tooh him hack ard whipped
him; BE- then eondaed ho II ar Aces room t III es
c'coct: saw him come "h NJ !cosed red in the face
and walked lame; h- uever lame before; while de-
whipping pa'atid did nothing he old
broke his finger again, h desk while viii pping him.
o.Eer witnesses tied the acts, sod 70 tue
caused BY the Of plaintiff e head sgeine,
the deek.
FEB. The case wa resumed this morning by the
exADiI ation Of Dr.. vaenipe Mott Sho depcsed Il have
pisintif teors ut nr WhittsSer's house; he
under Dr. Whiraker's are. end svored get plain
statement from the by himself, bat his uitd
such TO prevent bisa giving shy iuciG statement
of his cate; saw evt,encs II what WAS stated
TO to the injuries Tor at that aiztarce Of
time did not examine personally; directed nay at
tenurn to the edec' 90 lie bog il state Of grsA.
aide na ion OF miod, M - cgn1scs two WORDS his
brain greatly f.e-d srch a. have often seen
result ffom blows and iojIfen tbe head; Should
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