Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-07
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

ciss occurred Of sufficient Importance, perhaps,
to demand correction. The name OF the re-
spondent 10 Plat II. Skinner. Mr.. Key II
represented a saying that " indenturss out
Of the District are not binding here. IL
should be " indsnturss made" TO-, 30. Again,
at The conclusion Of Mrs Raymond's evidence
the word "such" il required, she having really
said said she would not be on good terms
with such . man"
The following il o continuation Of the testi-
mony:
Miss Alice Adams dspossd that she went to
school, on the 18th Of September, 1856, and
coatinued'til the 10Th December; on the 18th
Of September the Doctor rode out with his
wife; Ann Ssymanoski came to deponsnt and
asked and obtained leave to 90 out; whilst ont,
DR.. came home, and when the child again
returned to the school room depopent saw her
face cut and bruised; she said the Doctor had
whipped her; he did IL with the horsewhip;
this 10 the only time she saw scars on her; the
Doctor often whipped the children, say two CT
three times day; had seen him on one COCA
sion whip with piece of pine about Q yard
long; he whipped the blind child on the hand,
her hand was very much bruised; the bruise
passed from the palm through to the back Of
the hand; tho child cried; does NOS think he
gave them food enough; they have for . meal
sometimes one large or two small potatoes;
sometimes they had pudding, made of ship
stuf; the family, which sat at the head Of the
table, were fed differently from the children;
the meals were two day; sometimes for
breakfast the children would have cold mush,
bu. IL was occasionally warmed; thought Dr..
SINNERS conduct to be generally cruel; on
the childrens' beds there was not near cover
ing enough; almost all the rooms had window
Panes broken out; deponent knows she felt
very cold herself; there was Ere in the school
sometimes, and sometimes not; there was not
suffcisnt covering OH the beds TO keep the
children warm; when the children went to
meeting they were clothed in the sacks they
have on DOW Gin court; they wore the same at
the exhibitions; the Doctor made them; when
persons came 10 the school the children were
sent up to put on their sack,;swhen the chill.
dren were not out or dressed for visitors, they
we're hardly dressed at all; deponent does not
think Doctor Skinner . eOmpstent instructor
OF mutes; deponent learned what she knows
Of the sign language from Mrs Skinner, Mr.
Olds, and the children; thinks Mrs Skinner
competent; she il q very fine woman; she
has no control Of the house, but gives up
to the Doctor In every point; dsponenI had Of
ten seen her demonstrate with the Doctor on
his severity, and would leave the room when
he began TO whip the children; for lunch there
was sometimes crackers, sometimes apples,
sometimes preserves; week or two weeks
would pass without any preserves; deponent
only recollected their having them about three
times the whole period she was there; the
horsswhlp which he used in whipping Ann
SzymancsH was about rs big round at the
large end as quarter Of . dollar; deponent
had never made any complaint to any one
ABOUT the Doctors treatment Of the children;
shs had herself left him because he treated
her In rude, ungentlemanly manner; depO.
nsnt had had no words with anybody in tie
house, except one evening with Miss Psulk-
ner; DR.. Skinner received SIS from Mr. Stick
nsy, besides the SIS from Mr.. Kendall; DR..
Skinner severely whipped Amelia Masters, O
mute, Of which she bitterly complained to de.
ponent, and showed her the bruises; he ki.ked
her also; Amelia Masters il Is or rs years of
age: when he punished the little blind child
tho bruise on her hand went from one side to
the other; her hand was blsok and blue inside
and out; whilst about to whip her he took the
ehiid's hand forcibly and twisted it; there
vas beef soup once, pork and beans twice;
these ware the only occasions when there was
meat; there we're chickens cnce or twice; Mrs
Skinner had nothing to do with the manage
ment Of affairs; the Doctor would interfere to
prevent his wife from doing acts of kindness;
thinks DR. Skinner q very bad man; the canal
pudding was N ade out Of brown stuff; il came
from Mr.. Edes's mill; there was also corn meal
pudding, without molasses; deponent felt sure
that the Board CT Trustees would get rid of
DIR. b. and that was one reason why she said
nothing; dsponent had never made any COM
plsin.-no, not even to her own parents; whom
she Was paid Of for her services a. teacher it
was not in money, but in furniture; when the
children went out 70 exhibitions and other
places people would give them pocket change,
but when they got home the Doctor always
took 1t away from thsm: he never gave it
back; On one occasion, on Saturday, thu Doc
tor bought some candy and gave them; at IN
a. I'M
oski had . S2f pioce given her, which the
Doctor tooa away.
MI. Burrows, ssorn-Hsd known Dr. Skin.
ner sbous year. was never at his house bat
once; the weather was very cold and tSe Their.
momster very low; saw Dr. s. and his wife
mp stairs in . room; he WAS next invited into
room with several childrsn-some six or ten
OF them there were two blind-one a large
girl and boy; the Doctor set the blind sirl
70 read, but the children were dancing 30
about the floor, and making such noise, de-
Ponent could not hear; the little child vent
towards the crate where the fire should be:
she was called to sing, but could not sing well;
deponent took her hand, and found n very
cold; the Doctor pointed to one of the beys,
which deponent supposed meant to tell him
70 get wood, but 10 wood or coal came; depe-
nent saw no IRE, neither did he feel any; he
feit the need Of it; some Of the children we're
at table. but heard them make no com.
plant; sdeponsnt told DR.. Skinner the chilli
vas cold; they were then clothed a. they are
new; the room was not Of o proper tempsra.
ture; IL vas between II and o'clock in thu
day; thsrs we're white ashes in the grats; The
little blind child whom the doctor Rent nal.
ing dance, did not want to do SO; depopent.
Who employed at Mr.. Edes's mill, had sold
shipstuf, brownstuf, corn meal, oats. corn
and wheat, To DR.. Skinner; the budding mo
Ken OF was probably made Of shipstuff which
Mr.. VIM. Ii. Weaver examinsd-Knev ID,
Skinner when he was at Mrs. Rsymond's
house; knew CT DIR. SIS whipping one Of tbs
children in the shed with q cowhide; denonsnt
heard the child's cries; deponent knows moth.
ing as to what the children got to eat; be fire.
quently visited the Doctor house after be had
gone to q street. saw Amelia Masters there:
her face was bruised, and there were marks
OF covhide from her neck down TO her fin.
gsrfi depOnent expressed himself pretty freely
on the subject to Mrs Raymond; after Mrs r.
lsft the Doctors house deponent thong hit it his
duty to inform the Board Of Trustees of these
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