Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-16


to the school for robbery, with violence. With
two other boys, Carney and Miller, he made
premeditated and unprovoked assault on an
officer, striking him with his fist and partially
stunning him. He was so violent that he was
put handcufied into the lodges. The hand
cuffs were soon taken off, and he then tried to
dig through the brick wall, and was again
handcutied, In spite of this, he again at
tempted, almost successfully, to break down
the wooden sides of the lodges His charac-
ter is desperate. When visited by his fond
mother, who besought him to pursue better
course, he refused to listen to her, and used
most violent and prOfane language. Mr.. Sta
pies, the Jailer at Concord testifies that Nourse
often boasted during his confinement in iail
that he intended ito make a second Mike
Martin" This is the lad whom the report
describes as "honest, blunt, though stub.
born"
John Carney. Age 10. Committed to tile
school for burglary. Ran away from the in.
stitution, and was brought back by the police,
after committing various offences. He assault
ed an officer on two occasions, once with a
large pitcher and once with heavy stick He
was committed a few days in the lodges in
handouts, and was the "remanded" 10 the
house Of correction. His character was hope
less.
Joseph f. Milder. Age 20. Committed to
the school for burglary. His character was
very bad, both before and during his commit
ment. He made violent assault on an officer,
for which he was confined for few days,
handcuffed in the lodges and was then re-
manded, as incOrrigible, to the house of correc-
ton.
a prominent witness of the committee was
Edmund Roach, age II. He was placed in the
lodges for deliberate conspiracy to burn the
building, for which purpose he had obtained
matches AS he did not try to break out, he
was never handcutfed, though the committee
assert he was. Such are the offences that the
committee characterize as "venial."
As it is limited throughout the report and
expires ly stated at the end, that the trustees
have been grossly negectful, it is proper to
say the laW requires that each trustee should
make but eight visits annually, being a total
OF 06 visits from the whole board. Whereas,
during the last year, the trustees (who serve
without compensatory have actually made
go visits, no number having made less than
II, and others from go to rs each. And this
year forms no exception to the general rule.
Once i'll every two weeks a thorough examin-
alton is made of the institution in all its de-
partments, by trustee expressly appointed
for the purpose, and his written report is re.
corded. During these visits it is the invari-
able rule for the members to go among the
boys, converse freely with them, and receive
and carefully consider all petitions or COM
plants
Judging from their sense of the attributes
Of humanity" and "mercy," the trustees do
not admit, nor do they believe that any punish
ment worthy to be entitled "barbarous," or
"cruel, have been practiced upon any boy or
boys under the administration. Obedience to
the regulations of the institution must be en-
forced, and when boys rebel, and persist in re-
bpliOu order n no FRI TO
them to the house Of correction, so that in
brief period they may again prey upon some
discussed ; their liberty was restrained under
buildings afforded.
OF their fidelity to the high trust confided to
them in the management OF the State Reform
School, perhaps 1t does not become the trus-
tees to say more. The annual reports for the
three years during which majority of the
the board has served, are in possession OF the
public and of the government of the common
wealth. The principles which underlie and
control all their plans have been repeatedly
set forth, and the result attained are known
With the blessings OF God ON their efforts, and
those of the superintendent and officers in
charge, eghty.three out Of every one hundred
OF the boys subjected to the discipline of the
institution hare been SaUed. Let this record be
their witness.
FARLEY HAMMOND
SIMON BROWN,
1IOS. A. GREENE.
JOSIAH H. TEMPLE Trustees
HENRY w. CUSHMAN,
JUDoON ). BROWN,
THEODORE LYMAN,