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one of the other little girls. She tried very
hard to getup when he was whipping her, but
she could not get up. because be was sitting on
her so tina. she could not get up she was on
her belley on The chair. holding onto the lower
round OF the chair, aud the teacher had hold Of
her hair crushing her doWE onto it. The
teacher told Barbara she ought not TO have gone
to The Ragged School, Aed whipped her for go
ing to the Ragged Sunday School he called
her up on the floor for going there, and Whipp-
ed her for that. When Barbara went TO her
seat, after the master whipped her, she could
not eft up straight because she got such whip
ping on her back, and Barbara said It hurt her
to-sit up. School commences about o'clock
we have to go to church first. and Barbara was
whipped soon after school commenced. am
going on twelve years Of age. Barbara has not
been to school since she got her hard whipping
at the school. The master used to whip al
he scholars as he whipped Barbara, previous
TO her whipping, but be has not whipped them
SO since Barbara was whipped.
ALSO Mary stryksr who being duly sworn !;
depOses and says:
am 8years Of age was at school the day
Barbara Forman was whipped by the teacher /;
saw all Flinda Hicks saw at the school house
when the master whipped her. and Flinda tells
the truth about it. He whipped Barbara on
the left shoulder and on her back; he also whip
ped her on the head with his cane, the master
said he whipped her for going to the Ragged
School, or Sunday School. came home from
school with Barbara the day the school-master
whipped her, and she cried all the way home :;
and Barbara said her head was very sore, and
her back was very sore, and she could not sit
up straight because she said her back was very
sore /; it was four weeks ago On Monday that
the teacher whipped Barbara, the teachers
name is Mr. Bower the little girl that's in the
coffin up stairs was the one that was whipped
by Mr.. Bower Mr.. Bower used 10 whip the
other scholars as he whipped Barbara, but be
has not done so since he whipped Barbara.
also Mary Schwnd. who being duly sworn.
deposes and says
was at the school on the Flats when Bar
bara Forman was whipped the teacher took
her and laid her down on the chair on her bel
ly and whipped her on the hack he whipped
her with stick having crook on the handle
about the size of a walking stick, strong and
large and about foot and half long be
struck her four or five times once he struck
her real hard about the shoulders three or
four times be struck her on the back, then he
seized her by her hair and dragged her to her
seat and jammed hel down on it. She tried to
get up from the chair when he was whipping
her, but he jammedher down again and struck
her again with his stick. The school ol-master
said to Barbara that because she would not
90 to this (our) school, and because she went
to the R R,gged School. be woull whip her, and
he di dwhip her for that. 1t was about four
weeks ago that Barbara was whipped, it was on
Monday the teachers name Is Mr. Bower
When the teacher threw her down on her Sc
she could not sit up. and Barbara said she had
such pain in her back she could not sit up /;
the little girl up stairs in the coffn is Barbara,
the one who was whipped BY Mr.. Bower, our
teacher. Our teacher. before he whipped Bar
bara, used TO Whip the other scholars in the
same way he whipped Barbara, but he has not
done so since he whipped Barbara. am now
in my fourteenth year. After Barbara was
whipped by the teacher, she kept putting her
hand on her back and said she couldn't sit up
because her back was so sore.
Also, W. N. Prentice, who being first duly
sworn. deposes and says
am physician, resident Of Cleveland, Guy
ahoga county, Ohio. Ihave made p ost NOR
ton examination Of the body of Barbara For
man, deceased, and have found the result of
disease on portion Ofthe left lung--.the back
part of the lung also, enlargement Of the liver
and spleen, resulting from disease. There was
the appearance of an injury on the left side of
the shoulder Of the deceased. The injury up.
on the surface corresponds with the diseased
condition OF tho lung, so far as the locality is
concerned. There was also mark upon the
lower portion of the spine. down over the sa.
crum. On the hip we're two other marks which
was at loss to determine, whe her it was the
cause Of disease or was occasiOned by external
bruises caused by violence. An injury such as
the one found upon the left shoulder, might
have produced such condition Of the lungs as
above stated. Such condition Of the liver
and lungs is sufficient to produce death. All
the other organs, SO far as examined, we're in a
heslthy condition. lconsider tie appearance
of the injury found upon the left shoulder Of
the deceased as presenting the appearance of a
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