, 1869-11-13
THE SKINNER ScH1Dl AFFAIR
Investigation or ahc Chnrrcs
AGnfnNt MISS Adelaide
Ezcrrfck.
Teaimo1y Taken Before q Committee
Of the Board Of Education.
Evidence Of Children who Witnessed the
Punishment Of Willie Atkins
>ta,extut. sf Ph!s,eaasS Exassaatisn II
Nss. AtAlnx ard Mis- Hesfiek.
Report Of tho Proooed4uss.

The totpmissee appointed 1t the last meeting OF
:ae tasn. CT Education TO iasesaRs1e and inquire
.o:p the ehs1xc4 Of cruelty preferred ze1enst Mtsg
AdelAde ne,1t:k assembled yesterday afternoon.
al the rvomA ef the Goar1. on IASAIse s.scet tor
the rafrose Of taking testimony aud heas1oa frnm
eyrSltnrfeeS the true faets in the csee Th,s csse
+: vii lc remembered, has excited conaldershe
rah.sc a,sen'iop, and has provoked more or les,
,0n9ent iron. the ucwFrsrcr presA The iiu,e
<.t:!ta Of the sscsed tutuuaa treatment Of 4
eshoo+: :eache., Willie ADKINS, il now lying II The
l.oia: ot dea.h, there being bit faint, II shy,
ho1<s Of hts recovery. The PRINCIPAL OBJ
ect OF tie Fresent examination WAS to act =. The
trA !aets OF the Gaze, aAlde from A1l the popataI
runufS WHICH n4Fe been set s1oat and rive t!lch
:1t!Emcrt II the rtGm.>ea Us the facts would Tar-
fnn1. The Exa1o,ntuR Committee WIS compo4rd
Eup5an, = J. Hamilton, aol j. r. Bneg4, E F.
Rauthn acttt Is Chairman. TIE nEst witness
Who was ca!.ef WIS Dr. ]. r. Ros. tbr medical
attendant OF The child, xao rFuccc.ied to make
hA statement - fnl;ows:
er.1KxENr ar bn. l. r. RUS
base peen the family paYsician Of the Atkins
tIrc. toEerer, :acy AEeft in st 1ou,s. I VAS
c7::et tn ucat the infant chnd, which hxd been
on shc l::tn day Of tas: Oetot,cr. On m&k.ng III
y:-r on the tel1o1lng day, found Willie very
IL l. The mother Haa very anxious about hi.n,
std sfs'rd tbs: The evening hcsore he courla!oed
-
soau19E. at1 high ic1cr, WHICH had continued at
TIC uiIht aid Eotu,rE. / ordertq Z feyer mlx
lnre NJ d s hot foot bath. In The evening Tas
scus lcT aca!n - Willie VAS reported much vo.se
n e..gaxed a. lne t1mr tnd 5t-unes:ed tnr
rother, who cAlIesl Tor me, 10 cali On ~. Dan.
ftnh, aal worlA an IN The man.
!Ik The next dAy l called AMI fnnnd
both rti,Gsra n critical t,sgE. NII,ts ~
In Wild delsinm, ree1ieks, And fevefi.h, 4ad
I'd vomiting, eortuls:o.s, and de.lE1un, daring
that y E hnti cAtt Of brain feEer 10 dt..I mi
The 1otert non s;a:rl "a sre. tor TIC ara uuc,
ttat Willie had 1Fru kept tn after school. and
that Cc caEe 1ou:e holding bis head with holG
asnus. and cr,lpg with heaazche. &len Gsse
LIN superficial exanlnation. apsncleu'1y susuute.
an!. .s,asLs III external lnjurJ, and, Y injured II
81. y sss Internal The caAe nan ou for four or
ase ,tass, snn xett.e lnnsmuatosy symptona.
..af:cr which tstce DT. pauiorth Eas 1sAocsated
MA llr ID The ne'ttcal ca1c OF the case All DE,
lugaia ~*a utcc Or twice rsf'e4t tn oa consulta-
I en. Np'fouM was entertained ~ either one uf
us ~ fu tue nature Of the conplaint-h WIS
Ltslu iuulle. unftuX tbs tinIt the leading
sIurioms OF tEe cxtr were detir1pm, oocauvpaI
>.ttan.nE, contracted pap:a, eioattne Of tue lace
uoIl,,tT ssu the fOar;n auG Utth dass OF HI st.t
u,... ,vH7ar.i that he ha1 tiot s,ioweo hts night
am Ia l.c ecnred, at the ehouid+r i61tt, without
:M rrht usn sL.i x1.st ro0.defsoiy swollcr, and
ar:.. ~, :i'r rJ,tn AID ,erenth daIA tnr s,n,r.
'ru. ct III. t':.r rrrr 'nt.~r ani hops wcfe cn
49,. ne ca,,rt nt:,,a esre ot he M nat,rHt =
.,s.t. .tr.. cases IN. 81 d pio,.s Of !urrpvrucot
,ia,. ,,.r rs,rn, sncs into 1risr.e brcanc stun,S.
,rdret. rt1 IN tp,lrA apd laar. The pQulfs Of Ia
-,r- ft-~uc ,il!4,sy III, tsrty moitnle.a The H..
ft1,ts IL, o.utt1ys, lie ia sfi,l upco1scIoss an,t
ptN1r~-. AID tut: noy manifest alton oi III. Il
.ar.sin, !. '.rathIYv arf ahllHy 10 awa'lo LIQUID
1n ,.ssbrrn:s s,"t s,t,nka. have entertained put
ri" hn2" ot reeos.r!, and have given the tneuaa
ts:ll 1T l~ tnpc. :tttl DO not canslucs tho cast
-"w a.--'tute:g LoE +less-
VI. E"A.I,L you examined tho boy a han]
s,..t Arn-'.ii ,nu sre ary external injuries :"
t,- -. IT lid no., a. least those wnicu could
.t .r.t'n,En't' II rnch.''
1hr hr>: *1:L.-. ,ttci vHs 40 assistant med
hAl ttterI!xftt With ttf, Huss, lie pructetlf.] tt
4,t,,;, q. tol5uHs:.
-r.rkaxxr or III DAsE5zrn.
VIZ. ratIrti M sne ,4tn ns la,t mouth IN III
J.rnt II a,,out O'Clock. Dr. Ro.s hed be1.u inert
t.v. IL :a,e. 4'iIe .,oy rss Vti,l nh, ry,cnt :,
!a'"1,rs uts'tr 'trls.ua,. ur rns eu,i-xsur,uv tt
rsyt liz i.ch. ans IL a:tcndapca uu,Il the x9tt
tA.' s~a aa,s ef wv attendance. ~hrn he anf.at
~ Ia .rr,1G,r i st<erv.d ~, fuarks or wcuud.
ua ,nr hid. tememoxr ,ns. Tic atn. W. i.t1t
s,,i jr,t thr ,er,.t wsa NFaiteu, nEtrr then tnls
In'..tr,ct no etass.dA or rnn.os!oss OF anY. .kIna
r.mu st.on | ii ,hr tan. or tIs sDesntr.aea et tn'
ht.'u, or 10th Tho e!mpsnms wrtr ali wi
s...s "-' '" ''
T,:r ~ttnekA WIS followed bJ IN. T.. 6, lpgalls
aLo.f. nLrNIc4s asslttAnl, Who rruc.IeA 10 teas,
y ~ tnA,wk:
e1ATEArAr OF -pE r Il thaa1x.
Tr's ca.e hare eeeh twicc, ia cttroltattt'h III
tvn Ias : Alter tie nf-l s5mptpns nerc mAn!'cats.
1nr sA"t cAtl *as aa''tat ihIee Wteis hteF. Ta
....:l bR,1 The srtHataalce u hns'n1 iuustumatio
~ tue nYaip. at n!Ht. AMI whrD n+rl Aa~ II tt
.,r r.ru.s la'i rt.o2r'l but little. There ~as :
,,,.:or. " tic 1o.uiE Of in14mm4'ofJ sesiau. 4
i"e>. fpa! *rtss.a tho lax. .!s,c sAw shu cssilt
tL,. rtr ht hand y nj a little \ nj m This nj
A'a,.s III trat considered uanxlussL
Ttr nrxi mutrt.t4 cs]lt d = ert those schnla.
iC AZ. udacr NJ thu scpoul a: thu tulc f5c ntI-1,
ELt.hrrhl wa~ pstl tu have lak.t, ers. III
;rtI ri T.. Va, Taou AZ ~. llti3e tx,Y III ~
IL .r4,A vf xar. All u The II hn.fs = hu teat.1e
wttc ut,op: ne .u,ur arc, The tIt1t said:
erarxxrxr ~ rMru !. s,.tr
vi. t1.rrci toll tbe iot in s1t m Ind ,tnav nj
..srs,s,s, lie xul .,uwn N, tnu moor. 1na tn
srucs, r rhtot .Ltn st.I rfa.te NTH nj up agat,
~l,r also rci hin, tark IN h.s te*r, aud iuld n
F,ns 1f'rr nrhuHf. An III tue rt1cu, AnI ssz ID
~ltlr ii It. lh:s VA. II lac r,o1nlng, ntxt tn
.'.LttnH h"ar Of school.
sv isa; = !essox h1s1sa asre.. aas ae s.x
WE'tpCr:ug 10 aoosner boy. snen Mis- leil1c
h.s..'A hiH III! hr ettuck ac1p-a tie steatM rtre
N,.. .!tti"s AZ Ola shc puush hn hciore taEiu
sl:u GU. III iae seat ias nf1t us.E.'
;s,* ~. ,1.,s. 1,,a ,, re,. ut.. u.r,fcs ,un
WINES heaa Oh TIC uoor:"
.tn' mo. .,
Nr. H1c "Wnrfe Has Willie sHtitg ="
.4rs "He Va. sitting or Ice aecord sc:.t fru
...:., &C II s, - a.r III .h.s orea1fe1'r - ' 'e - ~
s1t1F*ESr ~ cu.SEI1Cs rATTES.
Ws!:,- Vas hs.tte bolse ~tth a. 1.ndA. whe
.! tie chatr lie clany 10 the cnall. aud .,
.rsstt i,tt:s asAto. Wnrn hr e'rnEk aFaiu.s II
s's.m ,:,es. lie lien NeRan tn CIT. She 10
h.u 10 f.ay alter ecaou}. This occurred IN I,
a.,rst a,>n .,ees+- lie xcnt home with h,a 1.a1
up,"h!. Ire4.. tnlt sa1 three or four SEA
asst, 4rrI *au:, t..e I'll tnat occu7et.
stA1EAEST uI wIli1k brLxEu.
r.,. u,,s~ a. ,h,. uua,se. W;lnlr -as na>ine
:so~c with III. r. nts, an! The tracher told hlua
Hn.~ When NI.ie wutllAu'A STOP the shook ni
Hteaaeht h.al of bis dt:tt with lslth Of ha hand
>o,i Fl. t4,u}.: Hot u,ate h'nl let 70 or bis no
81" ;H!e.1 h'ns. When he hudaeD1y let 20, and
1catL-t rte btpca oblf AT tNo or THREE ~
irnn' s.,s.: a7si shsnk thai cona1 see ~ tnst
rarrr.L vent hesIe At recess, and oil not 81
sl''. ssnse. "a aals. :. 49,, ,,.,.
,so to ,ctooi ' 10 S:a q sls1f,cx. n x.' ! Va. tt,
waen tas .sou,',s eceutrsa Wine h.a sesn u ..
If sn nS sc so mrSn III esc ~ a III u Of
.es1, Wien he anp;,ed ncd tell s9aips1 :ne sie
p'rts. Ml-. nerlick Rpoke 10 Wills to aror
na.r ksarose thr sl1n.or him, it,rvef wnsI
,h,s t,ah nlsct -" s,fn, =, .F1,, w.. "n'
e.. tH,,ns ss Di,. moi W,ts Htrrtcx pun
hin left.c puii,ns hin cat Of ills teas :"
.1ns. No"
,e1e ss.k,nr rtu - >N'
IT,. N.
aTtrrurx- xr11r rr71m
1roto tramnl u Ms, 1erriek. va. there
80 rTc n wis frr,1h,r ISnT Nfsa nernrf
mn ~ vs,sr. Sir nat tnnr what h. ma i,
dosna. sc .e!ktd olo euI q !ae sess ana !!
t,rueS aeatnsf 1he t,eafu ripek Alter Wltie L
HI. ,r.. h. turuet ou,te ante He didnr
ys IL + 5sss i ssst { S
wss nes neie:t = IL seat !, the scsosazs.
Stirc tta.rd thai M,sa Her7rt was mot ia
hai,r Ct pSntshInn her eehotssx. TO epotntr
;r1nea'af,, sue teriea 1aat Hiaa nt1z.cz dIa