Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-11-07

lNHUMAN BRUTALITY IN CLEvELAND. -
The Cleveland Herald of the 2lst inst,
gives the particulars of one Of the most in
human murders perpetIated by Catholic
Priest Of that city, that we have ever heard
Of 1t appears that a little girl by the
name of Barbary Forman, whose parents
are German, died IN Cleveland on Satur-
day, from Allows inflicted upon her by her
ieacnei,. in the ST. Mays Oathoic sdIi22cci
in that city. The whipping was admins
tered on the 22d of September The fol-
lowing is the testimony of Flinda Hick,
little girl who belonged to the SCHOOL,
am acquainted with the deceased, Bar
bara Forman; have been attending the
same school with Barbara; during the last
month, Barbara had not attended school;
we attended school at the Catholic church
on the Flats, in the city Of Cleveland -
The teacher OF the school whipped Barbara
by laying her on chair upon her belly
and beat her with stick; he made her
take hold of the rounds Of the chair as he
whipped her; he makes all tie scholars
take hold of the rounds Of the chair when
he whips them; he used a piece of cane
having a crook on it; taking hold OF the
crook, he struck her about tho shoulders
and back, and struck her few times low
er down; cannot say how many times he
struck her; did not see him strike her on
the head; he took hold of her hair when he
was whipping her; she screamed and hal
lowed very hard and 1ldud when he was
whipping her; his blaws.-zDcfR reals; hssd,
and he made ugly faces while BE was whip
ping her; she cried real hard until recess,
when she went home with one of the other
little girls. She tried very hard to get III
t when he was whipping her, but could MOI
get up, because he was sitting on her SC
e that she could not get up; she was on hel
n belly on the chair, holding on to the lower
f round of the chair, and the teacher hat
: hold of her hair, crushing her down on Il
it. The teacher told Barbara she ough
It not to have gone to the Ragged School; h
v called her up on the floor Tor going there
o and whipped her for that. When Barbar
went to her seat, after the master whipped
l. her, she could not sit UP straight becaus
she got such whipping on her back, ant
IS Barbara said it hurt her to sit up. SchOo
" commences about . O'clock we have t
l. 20 to church first, and Barbara was whip
p ped soon after school commenced. ar
going on twelve years of age. Barbar
is has not been to school since she got he
ri hard whipping at school. The maste
le used to whip all the scholars as he whippe
in Barbara, previous to her whipping, but h
As has not whipped them so since Barbal
g. was whipped. r
Several other witnesses were examined
St all Of whom corrobolated the testimony
of Flindy Hick, and some of them testife
ut that Bower beat the deceased several time
of on the head. A Coroners Inquest W;
held upon the body of the deceased Q
he Sunday. A number of witnesses were c!
of amined, among whom were several OF met
at ical profession; who had examined the dcg
body After long and patient nvestig
to ton, the jury agreed to the following We
Id dict: ....l.. ... .... ..
bt "That the deceased came to her dea
at in consequence Of whipping and beatiI
of received from and by the hands of Frede
of ick Bower, on or about the 21st Of Sc
ed tember, A. d. 1856. The said whippil
of and beo,ng having beeutSoue with sti
cir or other weapon"
cir Comment is unnecessary. The on
to charge against the child for which she W
N thus inhumanly murdered, was, that S
nd had attended the Ragged Sunday Scho
ch The Priest has been arrested, and is ne
W. confined in Jail, to await his exaninaii
of and trial. .r,