Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-06
LOCAL NEWS.

CORPORAL PUNISHMENT In TRR PUBLIC
Having yesterday read the com municstion OF
Dr w. q. Newman Published In your issue ui
the Sd instant, along with that of the IN otner''
OF Walter Bastaple. the boy whom Miss, ).
Brown, public schooi teacher, was charged
with having ''cruelly beaten" on the 2Oth ult,
think II due to myself, your reporter and he
pubic to make the following correction of the
statement above referred to: In Dr. Newman s
communication of the 29th un L am much
surprised TO read as follows: II did not say the
puniehmentfnnicted on Walter Eastable was
not cruel, no such question having been asked
me TO my knowledge" Now, have no hest
tation 10 declare that DIR. Newman did testifg
substantially when under examination before
me that, although the marks on the boys per
son showed him to have been vereIy beaten,
be did say that the boy was not cruelty beaten
And. although my statement conflicts with
that o. Dr. Newman, 1T Will be confirmed by
animation, whose names and affdayits will be
furnished TO DIR. N should he feel disposed TO
call for them either publicly or privately.
Or Newrnan's recollection has egregieusly
failed him in regard TO his testimony L re-
peat that il is within the recollection of the
persons above referred to that put the O ues-
ton distinctly, 'sDid you consider, after ex-
.crueIly beaten'?" and the Doctors answer
was in the negative. Besides let me ask the
Doctor whether. if he knew and believed that
the boy had been .'crneIly beaten" as charged
In Jusuce Drurys warrant, (which was read
to DIR. Newman.) he did not consider tt hts
duty as a witness, sworn s.to speak the tru tn
and the uhoie truth, TO testify what he belle red
ana knew OF the effects CT the corporal punish
ment upon the boy. q -. 2
1 am quite willing to add that told the
mother of the refractory boy that l did not
near miss Brown complImented by gentlemen
on her success in putting down the turbulent
and disorderly conduct of her pupils. 1t Is,
however, due to truth and candor to state, thg 4
other persons of character and yeracity who
were in the Office, after I had dismissed the
case, have informed me that they heard such
complimentary remarks addressed TO Miss
Brown. f-tE. . = ~
L am still Of the opinion that the corporal
punishment in fiicted IL this case was very Sc
we're, especially for q boy only ii years OF age;
put never said, as published by the boys
mother, that 1t was s'unnecessarfy severe" 1
VIII also express my opinion, that it would
have been better, in my judgment, for fne teach
er TO have dismissed the boy or caused his ex-
puision than to have whipped him severeI
fender, such as he was described TO have been,
shou1d not have been allowed, BY his bad ex-
ample and persistent misconduct, TO injure the
discipline OF a public school or any other simi-
lar Institution. = =
/ am reminded by this double punishment
OF the 1ad-fsevere whipping and ex puIsioa)-
of the story of the black drummer who was
logged IN the British army, nearly a century
ago. Tor being frequently drunk while on duty
The colonel of the regiment being pressit
when poor Sambo was receiving his punish.
men'. ordered the fiogging to be stopped while
he fectured the offender on the enormity Of his
ohence- When The colonel had finished his
lecture, which IN fact wasa severe reprimaud,
poor Sambo piteouslyg exclaimed: ''Uh, massa
II You foggee. fioggee, and If YOU preachee
preachee; but no foggee and preachee too Is
Sambo 10 be united and the corporal punish
ment was RENTED. ..f
lam your obedient servant,
w. THOMPSON. J. p.