Middletown transcript., 1871-07-15
4 hoy WHIPPED TO DEaTn-A mOR-
RlBLE CASE.

The testimony taken before tho coro-
ner's jury at 0nanga, III. IN the case Of
the boy ten years Of age who. is alleged,
was recently whipped and otherwise tor
,ured to death by his father. Martin Mera,
reveals crime Of the most heartless and
revolving character. Mary Mera, the
mother of the child, testified as follows:
My husband, Martin Mera, whipped my
son Martin. nged ten years, two weeks
ago Tuesday night my babe was born on
that day, aud did not see the whipping I;
it was done in another room; heard the
blows and heard the child beg for mercy I;
the child then went to bed About ton
o'clock next morning the child came to
my bedroom. followed by his father. who
was whipping him; he whipped him very
hard with black. snake horscwhip: the
child lodged around the room 10 avoid the
blows. aud begged for mercy; tho child
was entirely naked his father having COM
pelled him to strip himself. His face was
swollen from the whipping he had reeeiv-
ed the night before. His father whipped
him very hard for ten or fifteen minutes
At las, be stopped and told the child to
pu, on hi- shirt He made an cFor, to DO
50, aud failed. His father repeated the
order, when the boy said. = can't see IL;
can, see IL "lou cant see it 2" re-
sponied his father 4" No. father. cant
see you, father, can, see you" and fell,
dying Mera then rubbed the boy with
spirits and h, forced some down his
throat. The child raised his hands. NOV
el lis lips aud expired. Mera then took
the body aud put it under the bed where
the sick mother was lying, aud it remain
cd there until evening, when he burned it
as previously reported.
sarah Mora, iha daughter Of the MUIR
lercr, aged fourteen years, testified that
her father ofien whipped her brother very
severely with the lorsewAip; on Tuesday
two weeks ago he brought my brother in
said he had no, worked, and whipped and
knocked him down twice. Father contin.
ued to whip him, aud sail he would whip
him until h. could not stand up; be would
whip the lie eat ot him Two or three
times H. would .ay this and brother would
plead with father: . l'aihr. don't whip
me any mnre--oh, aou't whip Inc any
more - IL va, good boy, anl liked
him brother wen; to bed about ~ u'cl X
he said he did not know Why father whip,
Z ped him .o; he never toll s,urip, obly
whou father made him; father would say
that ii b. lii not own up that he did 50
ani -, he would Whip him. and u avoid
II brother wausl own 10 things hc never
iii I'm "Wednesday got up AMI 20,
breakfast ready. Father rose when break.
las, was ready. and brother got up. lu
he fylt 50 badly that he went back u h,i
Father made liin q, Up aud 70 out an
feed The stock, aud when he came la
father whipped Linn aal sent him to til,
dell. lie went for him aul brought hin
III. aud made him take 81 his clothes an,
,Isn WHIPPED Vim and tlian li.kel hin
up and lail him on the stove; the sioy,
was hot enough TO heat an iron; / W.,
baking biscuit; fther Pat him on IL,
s;pfe twice b. th4r pleading ~ 'Ea whilo
Father, don, burn me. don't burn me.
lie screamed very loud. aul ,ha ssi'
stusS To- the steve; Iii, SKIN came oil ffau
Ii, back aud is feet. AMI it stack IL tn
stove; il SIN 50 | opened the door
aai father Immediately shut it.; Will
bt# her wa> fleaiirg tather said he woul
burn bin. until he worked. have sect
father elrikt mother with hi, ii.ts man
times H. Knocked brother down scsera
Times with ihe but, end u the hareewhip
never saw my brother after he went u,
neither, room