The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-13


Mr.. Howe replied that no had shown by the wit.
listened to the illustrations Of the priest from
childhood and that the prayer book now In the
boys hand contained the tensss Q, nus eenHGn
Jones thrust into their hands. He tMr. Howel did
not want to enter into any theological discussion
but ne wished the boy from his heart 70 tell tee
jury, and through this Court to ten the city OF New
York that Catholic boy ia compelled to listen TO
taught rom that within him are dametrically op-
;posed to the teachings OF his Church, Upon that
subject the boy was as competent witness as the
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY AS THBoLoGIAN:
The boy said that the little manual In his hand
but the Lords Prayer which was taught In the
House OF Refuge was entirely different: In reply
e Mt Ms tse ny ss that n the dssno:
Manual did not want to read the House OF Refuge
Manual because u 10 q Protestant book and am
Catholic; thought they ought to have Oath0hc
Prayer Book and Catholic priest to administer
Mr.. Howe-That is just what great many people
BRUSH, JONES 4 co.
Witness-I never complained to- Mr. Jones that
Brush whipped me because 1t would not do me any
good II / did so.
Michael Driscon was the next witness. BE said
S roa inmates ns % Ssnsn az %
Jones tied his thumbs; when he was
let down Brush and Jones squeezed the thumbs to
get the blood In circulatton the boys thumbs were
numb for about month and half afterwards;
they locked him up for two weeks with two allow
ances Of bread and water each day. the allowance
Ss o SS a
| and Sprole's.
The boy said that on one occasion when he was IN
the chapel he merely turned his head around Sprole
took his name and said II will learn you TO turn
him down and threatened II the boy attempted to
get up to tie him down; Spr0le held him down and
the boy previously told the monitor at the door to
count the number The services In the chapel were
entirely different nom those performed In the Cath
Mr. Howe asked the witness what erect did he
believe the visits and ministrati0ne OF Catholic
priest would have upon the boys as to their morals.
Mr. stewart objected to the question. The counsel
to reformation, and when the boys made their con-
fession and absolution was pronounced then re-
formation began; ne cSntenaed t1s s1 tney were
according to their religion the confession that the
Rev. DR.. Pierce reads amounts to nothing.
JUDGE BEDFORD STOPS USELESS TALK.
Judge Bedford said that he could argue THAT ques-
ton to to the 7, Jury - , =. ~ uon, -,
Refuge, told how he was suspended by the thumbs,
and suffered so much pain that he did not go out
for three weeks. The services at the chapel are en-
to which he belonged.
To MI. Stewart learn in the Catholic religion
to be good boy, II had minded what was told
was connected. with the shoe manufacturing bust
ness in the House Of Refuge, testified tnat he had
frequently seen boys taken out OF the work room to
he punished, and upon their return saw that their
legs were black and blue he had heard boys speak
last fall Of Mr.. Brush Furnishing them by strnging
them up by their thumbs.
''Do UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEN DO,
oross.examined-Mr. Wi Whitenouse was con-
tractor for the boots and shoes made; thought
the boys had been punished too severely
ltached to q stick; thought Mr. Jones was
a pretty fair kind of a man, and humane; consid-
tieman IN to the boys did not know anything about
the diet; the torture was done In secret; II he had
ever seen MT Jones presiding ct these scenes had
OF him. uaughter.)
JERSEY STATE PRISON VERSUS NEW YORK IRE
John Dempsey, who was employed by contractor
for some years In the House Of Refuge gave 1t as
his opinion IN that the boys we're very much over
there to supefintend the manufacturing OF shoes at
the Trenton State Prison. and the boys task at the
10 Jersey and their hours were two hours shorter
In the day.
Gilbert johnson, lad born in Stanton street,
for looking OF his spelling book by giving him
rnps across the thighs with astrap hav-
JONES AND HIS FORTY STRIPES.
The skin was broken, which caused the blood to
was as taken ken Mr. Jones' ONCE thence to the taors
thumbs for twenty minutes; the cord penetrated to
his flesh and the weight q the BODY was On mis-
again n?f
used by the Keepers and by Calvert; he would
say lyon go over next morning to the tailors shop
going to get the first day got 1t blouse OF Refuge
candy.
BY Mr.. Howe-You were wholesomely deceived
WitnesS.-Yes, SIR.
James Drlscol an inmate OF the House Of Refuge
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religious feelings to listen to the teachings Of OIL
minister who taught entirely different from what
punished several times, and, on one occasion,
because he could not work fast enough, Brush
brought him to Jones, who conducted him to q little
room, took down his pantaloons and beat him on
the back with stick having four straps for about
three or four minutes; there were from twenty
and in some places there were streaks Of blood !;
the boys are very hardly worked at the institution.
man, German, who had been employed In the
House Of Refuge under the old contract system as
kind of an overseer; This man, who, It seems,
successive times, whose name was stephans, and
who had died from the enects Of the brutality
very much excited, and 1t was evident that his
testimony would be the means OF placing the y1l-
little a. by the Of the
District Attorney, but he was an honest fellow and
tried to tell his story as well as possible. Judge
fused, came to his rescue and gave him courage to
tell his story, which had tremendous erect on the
Jury, Let II be understood that Feldman was free
workman In the House Of Refuge, not sent there
: for crime The District Attorney asked him how
Il was that he did not interfere when the boy was
being so brutaly beaten He said In practical
German way, THAT 1t was none OF his business; he
dared not Interfere; he was not an officer Of the
House Of Refugee His story in brief Is as fol-
lOws:-
"BEATEN TO DEATH
valentine Feilman had been employed In the In
stitution; had seen boys punished there remem-
! bered when boy named Stephens was reported to
Assistant superintendent Halleck Tor not finishing
his work. the boy was working on the top floor; on
the floor underneath Hallcck took the boy into q
small room this floor and caned him with THO
cane the boy was horribly cut: the boy cried out,
'sFor Gods sake, Pm not able to do the work !" he
was brought down the second time and caned and
the third time and then he came to the conclusion
the boy couldn't work; the boy went to the hos
pital, where he died from the effects OF the chas-
tisement; this happened between 1855 and 1860;
cnnld not RaY nOSiIYeV. had testified before the