The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-07-03
How Boys are Punished in a New
York Nsuse Of Refuge.

g. Please describe the way in which
they are punished ? A. I have seen
boys punished for not completing their
tasks SO that the blood ran down into
their boots.
Q. Where was this punishment in.
fictea, and by whom? A. 1t was in
flicted in the shops by the Assistant
Superintendent.
O. Who was the Assistant Superin-
tendent while YOU were employed
there? A. Part of the time Mr.. Jones.
The present Superintendent, and part
of tho time Mr. HalIeck.
@. How was the punishment infict-
eds A. They were punished in one or
two ways; in a small office connected
with the shop there was box; tn.
boys pants were taken off, the hoy
laid across the box and whipped with
Il cane, so that you could count the
wells by the blood; was an eye wit
ness to this; the other way was to take
the boy to the stairs, take down his
pants and whip him there in the same
manner.
Q. How lately have you known this
to be done7 A. 1t WAS an everyday
occurrence while l was there, down as
late as 1867.
@. Have you ever know any of the
boys to be disabled in any way through
their treatment by the contractors en-
ployes, or by any of the officials of the.
institutions? A. have. I have known
p boy to he punished there, in 1864 or
1865, | think, 30 that he died in con
sequence in about four days.
Q. What was this boy punished for
A. For not completing his task and
not doing it well. He was reported
for this to the assistant superintendent
Mr. Halleck. He carried him down to
the office by his collar, and there pun.
ished him for about fifteen minutes
with his cane, so that the blood ran
down the boys back; then the assis-
tant superintendent brought him back
into the shop to his place, and there
struck him on the side Of the head,
telling hin that if he did not do his
work right he would give him more
yet; then the boy cried out, s'For Gods
sake! i am not able to do it" SO he
took him by his neck and carried him
to the office, where he caned him again;
after that he brought the boy back to
his place in the shop, and treated him
then as-he did on the other occasion;
the boyscould not ispeak word after
that; then the Assistant carried him
down to the office and caned him for
the third time; after this Gaming the
boy could not come up stairs, SO they
took him to the hospital, where he
died in about four days; after his dea h
u correspondent wrote letter to the
Tribune, stating the facts and asking
for an investigation, which took place;
the punishment of Mr. Halleck Was his
deposition from his Office as Assistant
Superintendent an d Installation q :
teacher of the school,; the eye-witnesses
of the occurrence were not examined,
. but the whole matter was settled in tht
the Office of the institution.
, GRANT AS A LETTER-WRITER.-
1t is real satisfaction to us 10 feel
C to know that the President wrote
a his letter of acceptance of the Phil
n adelphia nomination with his owl
: hand. 1t is not, however, absolute.
lA q consolation to hear that hi
: performed the act of writing with
the stub of lead pencil. Writing
e with aalead pencil is hard work
+ The friction of the pencil pulls and
II frets the fingers, and induces soft
It ening of the brain. We are inform
d ed that the President turned to
e table and wrote rapidly until h
Of had finished the precious document
N That is exactly the way he dit
d when he wrote the letter Of intro
lie duction for the young Leet. Th'
it President takes these ringing let
le tiers from his own head. One Yer
d bal alteration only was made in tn
lie rough copy produced with bit 0
r, lead pencil. May we suggest tia
De the phrase "past experience
a liable to the criticism that the pas
On is superhuous +? The President ha
SIS not as yet, We believe, INDUCED u
y any experience in the future. III
he pcrience is usually something tina
tie has come to pass. Has no Oh
n saved that bit of pencil and scra
in Of scrubbed paper? No emporium
re ~ should be lost in this country
is make up musuems of historical CT
ell riosities.-[ Cincinnati Commerc'a
nd
tv. SHERMAN AND THE CzAR.--'
me Herald letter from Moscow, refel
, a ring to the reception of General v