, 1870-03-14
SHOCKING BRUTALITY IN SAN
FRANCISCO,
How 8oys orc Treated in the Public
$choo1s-A Pupil EfoKgcd by hia
Master ta'l nc Cann0E $rand-Ar-
rest OF she PerpesFAtor OF thc out

How E8oya orc Treated in tho Public
~enoo1s-A Pupil EioKeed hy hia
Mnaser tasl he Cannot $rand-Ar-
rest of she Perpes<Ator OF the Uut-
rage.
from The San Ftaaeisco ch,onse,>, :Haseh s.
Tns dssas Of one Of tas :, ae,5 o.ats a...ass
orapgnt o1ae5 our no,3c. 81 = JssteFusy arsrnooq
aee. On TburrJay afternoon. for tome trsu:nR
tnaccuIaey IN MS leaao1s. be Nss o:atal!y nosxea
e,cr md IFS xese one ssoen ana ds
coiored mars Of bIa:sek Hla mother, Mfs.
Goldsmith. Of Fl o'faEEeu street. fa:!og
&C senooi % au.norifies. % appealed 70 the careneie
70 ,ate up sos care in the ,oseres's OF hu-
hsned sgai1ss liooeI so6, on cIarae Of asasait
snd paifery and Il IS to he hoped that to da, jas
kice VII Re meea 90. to G IN ~ me ,a3e mfasase r
loEluK VIII explain no. the case stands: Yes'er-
day alteruoon Mrr. Goids:.tih- tho mo:her OF tho
nitted bts hsct, which va. s1cteEtr9 sight a
ats Of btuises, blue, black red, and gEees. COW
shs uas s 1eck s., es be oesrs ,c ssno
evidence Of terribly unmerc;tul punishment ue
es u ss sa e. sn nm "a paS ssa
ssisnett s.;Sai IL ass evsiy % p.'tisaisf. i aa: %
which the hoy e li.mi7a oelorgs Was engaged ia
rec.tlrg an snal5t. lesson under the Fur 'rv!s'oa
seves 10 her sa.lsfac,o1, and there las. we're de-
tsined after the o'heEA bad been dismissed.
"Nov Joap Mr. J,me I'm ~ a,re yo3
% not do It then Will punl.h gou,"
Tue qns1,er Of 40 soos chased a au, @ see poos
ns o se ess d
HIN 10 bold out his hstd for pun!shueu'. lie de-
c.,ned ta,ies that he had done ro;atnR to de-
She tnrea.ered to inform the apb-teacner, Mr.
Robertson. Il he refused, ana a. he stll did, she
. uft6fm. eating another teachers urch, aud Car-
rylrg ou ,ocuiar couve with 3fss Forbes,
sf 81
! Dent. Robertson comTaEded hin 10 do 81, aud
hs lis ~ tns ~ s
cries, and the iacs thai at.er III. seeoad olo@
nose reas'auce tnan was natural
ne ctasi At n one nS ts E.
| kou ecdfasored to throw him ac1oss Reae IN or
" ard C. 20 Violently w VI sne 10y aandie tnas 1ae
raet Of ,te seat wss broken ~ the sslngg!e. Alto
eetne!. The punlsnMeu: vas Of 50 sslr'n!e cat7te
Il made her .!ck, slough either tho ror Mas
fcEnes. Who we're 10 the room a: tue time, inter-
Ill., .ae eay eo1d "a not not san e ana aas
half it!nltnR. afalrkt eeat- Afa James tnen
e Il, a's h a np Il /: oA ia h To- e
70 she would have hn toaEed assi1. o. n,s r.
n1n 70 he me nrate r. ~ f
him lin yes. an, conuaontied hin to hold ons bis
hat biea contrary 70 Koeaf: hopes and ex-
p pesnrs so p.1sspt sa:!es il l!ie: ne vs. ssea
allowed 70 60 home fs:sssoa1 rornlng Mrs:
The LtrooIn School, and related 70 him Tue CIR
cuns.ancea &c received her n very insulting
Roy. ard, u reply TO her question vne.aer ho
eonsldetea Robertson lo.s,ned in vnat be had
do'aIa .Eas he had lot doas nais euousi'
E'1rdrR that, 10 far from Obtaining aay ir.,ita,
sne could nor obtain even common coar,esy from
1o!e Of the boy co u1d Doi Bot sdm:t u.s. be
g
en!ib, however. felt that she hsd a daty TO per-
1en ssI aays o
dtced her tousSsJ remove her boy t1oua the school
ana LEI the matter be settled personally between
PLACED t6a Eatt.r in the haads 4 i,he c1,snists
berg a hs1 oP1ison aId sha. .. ~, 1T tseno.
Tna iollo7ing no.s from s3s. James 70 Nin
} Fo1eeR. written shortly aftnf the E1z3t Of Mr.
. GoaRnitn 10 the school. n31 been placed in ou,
: basts and anovs :ns falUtarJ inn1erco e1eriee
b. sne cA1onieie upon The na.nds Of The ev,1aoers
Nar1s u.t,fes Mf. RondF:Eou in erary particular
t and bs.'s them do their worss. loox ont for th
Tte hoy vas also examined yes.e,dsJ Afternoon
= ~ Dr.. Tolsud, who a1pse.tei his opinion IL It
p had reen most ae&re'y beaten. uore seyexel
> tssn could have oaen jasucee under any elrcom
=, sa neep.
i Nj, Goldanirt, tne father ot the boy, has r,
ce.Eed le,tes iEem Robessson. IN which he szra
i II spoke 10 him 1.-The ho5], saying thas 1t wcuI
te he much better Tor him to oher Without an7 ia
y lntr trouble Again feruslue. told hin he mn:
st hcld out hA hand. Be SAYS {sfe} Il wonr:' !
J. 40 alternative vas fett hat TO pps.sn tIu Tit
90 obeJ:" As 70 tae degrte and s.atur. Of b
9, purisbneuf, have sim ply 10 ray that have t
1e:1st, ezestttts a<xAitr." The 1tallos are lny
2 Original. VS. can say nothing stronger vii
Y feieferce 70 sucn letter sB the above than ta
Z ne msn Whofa capable OF writing in such col
% hlooded termR Of poor sck bog, whom ha has
% efutauJ W.n.ed. s quite capable Of tos7R Ehat
i- se9e, VIZ: punish TN he did obeJ,n eren II
d:ed under taa tldlctou. Robertson viii have
y Opportunity fo-daJ OF convincing ;ha Court Of u
IL IL "nesfE9lt9" Which he arrg1ets" for toE9t1X
pHp1l black and hlue, ~ be Has arrested Lass zig
y | On warrant HNon ont hy tna Ckzpntels.