, 1869-02-04

tle0 thfh CHURCH neftr hau any thing TO CO
her Of women wearing .hscklts have sccn
old Mrs. Lake whipped rho vas an old grey
hplrtd wutnau she nut on btlnkot .ha i,
and be made her go sway aud take It oil The
rswllde WAS O 80 feet lot z II wAs braided
WHIP; bare lNen Ia tbe louls-housc The
know oi old hr. Moorc. Of chlltcn,pko. jy.
ing thoro have seen Church duck nv boz,
e nr years old Church put bim in head flrit,
tnls nv IN The Fnnfuer hc whipped my
hoy adKss severely to- rpuulnR over his 70 y,
tho hlnod started throaxa ,hc a}.ln be
whipped anos!lcF ot my toys. three 3cArt
old, Tor putting Sonae butter on ill& 20. Asoe.:
ChW ch cAEr along and t,ok thc boy BY ihe
Top OF Tie htnd, ind told him 10 ktcp Iiiic:
have 'ecn Church boot old Mr rlroap 70.
over man he booted him for putting hl'
fingers In Rrea.e Church bid in ihe but'ery.
and lttce came 10, aud Church stood III thf
1utttry until Rice got 10 tlr Slows hh1
!s,aket st the g7raac, nnd Church eaise and
iel1 Church told him 10 70 10 work. - sod
Rice told lin he could not; haw coafea
Kick old Hrs. Peterson; he would NOT allow
Les to 20 into the orchard, and thnfcn VEN
afler her ard s'hnts1ed" her back Win hls
foul the old woman fell, aud Iheo Eos up
RjiS nlnnt. ~, old man who was deaf 1 raw
INN whip Lib Smith for lying aoed on the
hooy be- brought up l!tilc rawhide and cut
some OF the girls around the should rs; hhc
saa not dressed yet, he hnE1iId them ous oi
he wrote inc cncc about ca1nioG, be came
and iook dIurer and tea Ills villa has ben
ih.rc; / rutlc around the square with him
once he took Laylna In und CAME around
thc square ; l never faw Church paylug tho
girls attention at the County uonsc; he
LIsstd nc once at nv home.
EVIDENCE or DELLA DEyA%.
Della Dcran sworu: reside In Pcterbor3
my aCu Is - have bcch.in county house as
an inulate-two years agu 10th Of last No.
yemt*F; VAS there two yearA; my maiden
nnme Wns 1lomp.0n was married to u MF.
Hines, and then 10 Nj. Deyan while there
had child have been shut up In a cell
the tirst time l Was shut up M, child was
four weeks old :; I WAS shut MP a.l one day
und over night, until forenoon Of the next
dny; don't remember what l was put IN
to:-,um. thing did or sid had the irons
put on me when came out, because some
enc told him was & ing TO run away; the
irons were kept on me Tour weeks; whiL. ]
wss In be cell my food was slice OF br. ad
mud bnt1n Il water three times q day
Know was pm. In the cell after ] had 1he
thacklts Cd some food and nothing else was
gwen me; h.1e Aus "eaLing my babf I
WAS shut up In my room from Monday nts sht
lii Tue day m0rplt e ; / tp1d Church onr night,
when he would not let nc oft. that wished
b. ptyer would let me cut: at this time
1,dMk my o.rn n,lk-1 mixed 1t tr,,m my
bress, into thu palm Of my hand acd drduk
Il; Will was 1T there asked Church % let
me- ont ard he aid he was ntver x iuE to let
the oul tor Whist / sud !; WAS thut up once !;
one eyeri, e they sent up Ihr.c-quast pail
ef bread and mix tsewed up together;
drank little ana the milk It wA+ sour :;
there WAS not enough 10 90 sround; there
was rome little milk IN the button OF the
pail spd l drank 1t: there was little cripple
boy In t1le hospiLs1; told The ~osuau Saevln,
| nnd Irish woman. TINT Ind no supper tacfe
was not enough; she vent aud saS Church.
and Chusch pm m. In cell; Church cane
right over TO the hospital sitter told the NO.
1nan ibis; Church said "come''-tba1 he
wou int me frto the cell until owned up
| Ihad fnuc supper 1hn1 Gad done 70 tu
lnskr a fuss he sai 1 had supper enough,
snd said he would keep int in The cell It'd
he 'saf" ee una ue kae ss 'nsa ms ners hui me au
nc.t morning, and he came then and asked
me If was r.ady 10 Own; the cells are
n the omen crazy T-Eouse :; the dark cell Il
AZ dark as dungeon 1t Is On the side oj
the building near the reservoir there arc nc
beds In the cells, only = masa Of straw tu!l o
there was no holc under the door where they
put In The pRn It was In the dark cell thai
was shut up. with my baby onl5 four week,
old; M,s Church put me1u the hight c.ll
told Church Nhcn be catne to me that hsc
no supper aud was lot rrRdy 10 own up
he said II wonld rot own up he wont
keen uc therr liz 1ncnths until did; did mol
own up he did not come asouId until tht
IT Qay, and asked sosnc questions; then
for the sake of getting out OF The cell. 1ltee
| u ll.a and said ] did have some SUPPER
Ind b"caa anil water to cat soucl tnc
half slice. sometimes d whole one-aut
| never eat them.
TESTIMONY or An ovEnsEkn.
Ph1.Inon Tucker sworn: reside IN Eatot
village; mn farmer; worked w. the poo
hnusc. IN tue tarm, In the years 1861, iron
March, 1865. to March, 1867 Church hat
eha,gr .! liz ,,oof house dusIax shc tlms !;
had charEc oI The paupcrs IL the field; thtr
were Two or three men, thought, tha
should rot have been Com PEELED to work
Church would generally start then, oat Il
work; Aarou Fuller was o. c, u man upnar,
welRla nl'oul 1Gu or lB5 he was subject l.
fits, aud often In bis flts would not kno,
what yuu told him he would hayc cts aycl
aGirR once In three or four weeks; the 1T
would lsst an hour or tvs; bis mind ruul
whn. brought on there fl's; he Nas pu
a. hoc,ng snd r'antEng ln The spring
knew Of his complaining OF At. Gu 1rch; /
the arrinr oi fMjU he va. tcnt out With oibc
mrn one cold day; hc tcc1nrd to be wltlou
anything: 10 do, ami 1 spLt htm 10 tho Aau,e
Church asked inc why sent h1m back. IN
iolu hin got l1r meat wiacn they culI~
for Il in Jls!v, whcn Church ordered II trJll
our Inble. there wttc Two casks and u ha
LETT; wllcn oksnK there was a had sicntn
between The u!llcc snd tho crazy house 4as
wing wh1vk teak.d IRON t'It root, It Was no
warmed In thu wlntcr, but ts0vepipe m
: from thc ot!}cr through thr room tato d chiu
MY, 'our old, dccrcpl: 1ncu were kept thcr
ii lhe wlnscr: nnr Of them tGFay) d,et
ihr rl'r'n he wai from Lcuox OF sullivan
lwak In lhis tuon Ut tiuafs: thetc 70. h
tsuye In tue 1o' III: thry eirpt there nlgAta
ttny's hin WEN OUT Of Ja.ut; thcrr was
Nj. StIu,,p, who Waa vcry leo III. IN
ile tirpt in thai roou; I should %
u MAS IN unenntoriabse pl.ce to sisrt
, tbrs kept Stfoop stccp,. l. ltlia rum ~ sot
), AZ ihpus Ut they dared. and y hen thoy <,
hl1n anulner room lie could not gcl to II
t. dining FooA,. aMd Church said u.l:n4
!, ~uulu ruln to Tue 4!niuv.ro, In hr eoui O
ly have Que meal a day; IN tue Winter
!. 1hI; lie Was kcpt fur lsu = osks I'll oue me
u tia, III, Asc was ~ ; think his room v.
l. oG the al's3nI ft>osu liz Na> from thr ,oH
/ OF LrEo1, hr lived 10 the torr part of vii
+ Ter III 81; tc lsrta through the sutumcr a
ter suilius ore inca! day when he coul
dal all the rauptrs ( ot two meals day
winter /: stroop could not work !, bis f1w'
= Parts were p1sal' zed.
s | WOMEN HANDICAPPED AND on MEN mons
WHIPPED.
lnvina Merritt kworu: have lived 1t It
, county house most htx yca7s; I lett abo,
two months ago, after the October court !;
can't rrn etnbef when / first saw I'll trca
. ment Of the paupers tho first saw vi
shacklts placed on Lib. Shower for runuiu
! away cam. sas how long she worr tncn
4 ehe wore them every day; th1s II,
9 thrce or four years ago; the next Of
: that Ind them IN Has Lucy MRyna.
Tor running away. or speaking nl runnlu
4 away think Lo. Shower had run avs
before The tinc in question; Lucy Mayna!
Z v. re The khacklcs onc day; the next thlf
4esw wns Mrs. Los more bctng wheeled On
's ~heel.arrow over 10 the cell; could n,
.sy what 1t wns for; only saw her IN Il
d ahee1barroW; she remained In the cell
thrk two or thice days; did not speak
CT her about 1t; did the heuscwork, cookil
C. aId waiting on table; taW AAran Full
:, horsewLjpped In May, 1856 could not 81
T. whist for; he was whipped near The ca
:. ysrc; was in the cellar kitcncC; ss
+. thurch s:ria hin tEice hearL Aaron b.
g. leo: be WAS struck With = norsewhip; III
:; Tucker saw 1t she Was up stairs and "
!; below ; hare teeu Church knock Aaron
20 The stool because he you'd not cat as sot
p as Church wanted him to: / saw Chur1
kick sally Stricklard one night last 50 mn
when takilg & her to the cell; l do not kuo
how old woman she WAS; suppose she
her FOX m nights to drink think be kc
n the w6mtn's c1ax; house: when they We
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