St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-01-03

suggested gong tor the doctor rs l fear
ed he was going into lung fever. A few
moments after she said | might go fer
the doctor and 90 quick. Mrs. Dickin-
son said he was in worm tit. l went
for the doctor and when l returned he
was dead. The child had black and
blue spot Oh his left temple, produced by
falling down the bank when picking cher
ries. When wife whipped him up stairs
he threw himself on the floor and by
mistake the switch hit him on the face,
making black and blue spot. The
child had done a dirty deed and then told
a wrong story about it. she had often
tried to break him of it. The first that
knew that the neighbors were watch
ing my wife was when Mr.. Moves and
Mr.. Pierce came there and said the child
had been abused and wanted TO know a.
bout it. There were no marks on the
child except that made by the switch.
told them the child was used as well AZ
Il child could be used and Mr.. Pierce
said he thought they had better let the
matter rest, but Noyes replied he should
not let it rest and ii Pierce did not pros
ecute some one else should \o7es felt
unkindly toward lis on account OF diff
Guilty about his sign. My wife spent a
good deal Of time with the boys clothes
and instruction. She was not in the
habit OF circulating or mixing up with
her neighborS.
Mrs. HELEN RANDALL.-lIavc been
married TO Mr.. Randall year last No
vember. Eddie came 10 live with us
the Sunday following the 4th of July.
Ny husband was most of the time in the
shop and | had the entire charge of boy
| lie was at first very difficult to mind
lad been living with his grandfather
and been INDUCED too much. Would
often say Il slan't'' and Il WORT"
punished Inn with a switch sometimes,
sent him into q room by himself and had
Two or three times put him into led and
kept him there half a day. | once pun
ished him severely for doing a nasty
thing. which he had often done, and tell
ing wrong story. My first punishment
WAS to put him in bed after hc had his
breakfast, next | whipped him. bu, very
slightly. The time | whipped him se-
verclv he came down with his person i'll
thy. He wanted his breakfast Told him
he was in no condition 10 90 to the table
and 10 90 back up stairs. He refused, 81
| spanked him. lie still refused and |
carried him to the head of the stairs and
sci him down there. | then got Z switch
went up stairS and talked to him and
gave him n severe whipping with cher
~ withe upon the les and back. and hv
his THROWN" himself down hit him by
mistake on the face, making Il mark up
on it. Took NV handkerchief and tied
his wrists lo%ath"r ami ,i"l him 10 slat
over hl- head. DID tins because he threw
himself around 81. The boy was well
al this time. Tho punishment partially
broke linn 81 hi> dirty habit. though not
iaiiv. til" black eve spoken OF w.~ or-
casioncd when the boy and were pick
in" cherries. u basin broke. struck him in
the face and "" both rolled down the hill
together. lie had Il cold -.veral DAYS
before hc died ANA the day OF his death
'o''''' ''e''i'e Will u'''icu''y'
Mn, HoANN E"mE. Live in the
hnu-r next 10 Randall AMI one morning
the la~t of October heard the boy erwin"
over AT their house M stairs Ny Dick
in~on, with no children. al" reside. in
the house. The ciiid seemed like one
I,iu,~ ,yl;rrrJ Heard th,. child -,y
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