Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-14

tory upon scholar, Owen MCQuadc, ON the
18th of November last, which has excited great
interest in that section of the county as well as
elsewhere, on account of the important legal
poinrs involved, came up and was disposed of
by Il verdict Of guilty. The case occupied ala
most the entire day The parties had their first
examination before Judge JIson, of the first
district couit, at Webster, at the time, ana were
bound over for trial before the present term of
the superior court. Mr.. Haynes is principal of
the high school, and Miss Jacobs keeps school
in the same building, the boy McQuade, Is years
old, being one of her scholars, not under his i'm
mediate charge, though he was entrusted by the
school committee with the charge of the build
ing. The defendants were accused of unduly
Furnishing the boy in the discharge of their
claimed duties as teachers. Their character and
qualifications as teachers were admitted, and
not called in account, the question being simply
as to the propriety of the punishment given for
the acts alleged.
After the opening by the district attorney, the
boy McQuade, who is sou of Thomas Nc
Quade a respectable citizen of Webster, and
some eight or ten other witnesses for the gov
ernment were sworn and gave in their testi.
monv Inv which and nv tb, s,h,o,,,o,,. to..;
mony for the defense, 1t appeared that after the
schools were closed on the afternoon of Nov. 16.
about hal-past Tour o'clock, AMI most of The
scholars had zone o,vov Owen NIco,oIo
as he was n,ssinr o,,t of mo ofo.,,,s ~. ,1o,,,
tI,c strcct in rr,,,t or ,bo tuiii;,,,. ,,,l g.,
rressinp. ,otf those rro,rds ,, ,,,h;ot .i,o ~.
saws was addressed 70 ann Of ,,,,,,,,,,i.,,,,
brt which M u,vros oloir,o, ,,,,o' ,,;r.,.,, -
him nc bo ,vos inst ,bo,, oo,,iro. ,,4.r ~
bpildpn and Inc ,o,l, il nc an irs,,t rho hn,,
said III, w,s in I'm, strcot ,,b,,, ,,o ,,,ol t,,,
pre.sior but Mr. HAYNES cows no ,no, ,I,,, =,
side fine Grounds Mr. uovnos Gco,irr ins,,,,a,
Inv tbot cxnrcssion co1lod tho b,,, I,oi, i,t ,,at
hniuo, ,bnyoI Ia ,,IIo1 +o liz, ,i,, . -.
hazel, into tho hriIdin,r rI,o hc,, NO., ~,
frorirr Mr. u,vncs iptondod ,o mil, liz, ~
somo v,v ,o,, o,,,, ho,,, ,,.i,,r H., ,,.,,;,,,,
A. ho wont ...,,,h mo e ~, ~, y H., =,
formed Miss .I,cobs that ho had no,,, ;rs,,ltod
nv tine NcO,,dc bov and dos;rn1 ho .,,r,,,1 ,a
nunisbcd fnr !, to Whit, ,,;ss I.a,,,,, -,
scntcd. and said sbc would ,,tord +o - ro,,t
moruino Arco,dinrlv ,ho p.,,t r,orrin,r ,,.ro,
McOnade comn RI school Mice Joooh. inc,r,,o,,
him that Mr. HAYNES w,ntcd to 500 hin, in NJ,
room nm stairs He went nm and f,rpJ tI,,.,os
at his desk. and was Inv him rondpctcd IN tho
antc-room ar library and l,cpt tbc,e III ,oo,
time. the how comnl,,inno If was cold I'm, do.
fcndorts ovrrrcd tIot If ,,os oro,,,,,,
there While the bov w,s tbc,c Misc Iocnhs
was preparinu TO deal ONT fine nnnisbmcnt and
sent one of her scholars dur,nr rho G,ronoou
to Get two sticks for her. which wcrr nrocurcd
They were each about two and a half Gcct Inn,,
and ono half an inch in diameter at fine I,rrest
end. Miss Jacobs thought they were nor LARGO
enough, but Mr.. HAYNES tbonaht thew
would answer the purnosc Aher tbr scb,ois
were closed at noon. Miss Jacobs tool, these
sticks and repaired to the room whore the how
was. he HAVING bccn confined There since tbo
openinr Of tine school MIR Uavncs. wont in ot
the same time Miss Jacobs tbon asked tho nov
why he insuitcd Mr. HAYNES and bc said bo all
not insult him. She then asked him vbv he
used the EXPRESSION. ssCatcb mo if Won can j,
and he said he meant notbino Inv II Tho do
PENDANTS testified thar the hay said he had in
structons from his father NOT 70 he punishod
but the boy denied saying so. The boy being
seated in an arm chair, Miss Jacobs proceeded
20 administer the castigaton in the presence of
Haynes, infli"ting as she says eight or ten blows,
but the boy testified that she struck him some
seventy or eighty blows over his shoulders, body
and legs, causing severe black and blue marks,
&c. The defendant testified that Miss Jacobs
asked the boy if he would treat Mr. HAYNES re-
specially, and conduct himself properIv and
that he said he would, and the bow afterwards
went home, aud has not since attended school
but n few dovs oCtcr that occurrence. his ro,bo,.
instituted the comnlaipt resultiu,r in this triol
] II. StockwcIl Esq in his oncniro, far tho
defence. claimed thar tlc marks on rho ,orsor or
tbc how constituted no seriopS ipiurv hr+ ,,oro
sirnplv such rs miubt he cousod Inv onv orfino,,,
punishment; that tbe teacher was sustained nv
the school committee of tbe TOWN and that the
D,,,isI,,,o,,t ,,,s - a.,
P"'i'i'i"0n' was i"'l''eu WIN '"e ocsi ih'ehlohs
LOT the GOOD OF tue school ana scholars and for the
maintenance of a proper disciplinc. The o, so
was one of rreot consequence and tbo ,.orlio. ,r
N''NN' "'- '"' 'e'".'' Vi
inc jury upon IL would nave an important bear
ing upon the welfare of the schools of the
county.
After the examination of several witnesses
for the defense including Waldo Johnson ono
,r.t,o ~, .......,...
VI '''' vi '"c io"p tnc CLOSING
argument for the defense was made by Hon. p
Emory Aldrirh, beginning at about four
o,clocl and cI,sinr M ol,o,+ e,,o Croo1.;,,r -
~, - ''o'' wv 'Po"N'"S VI
INC hlode Oh government ana discipline IN
schools, as TO the expedicncy of corporal pun
isbment, he said the teachers were tbe natural
,,,1..'..c
Eu"'"i"'S Vi 'ilf cuiioieh uuuer thclr ihstruc-
non, ana mad right 10 resort TO such
means as might be necessary TO enforce proper
discinIine Itwos when the teachers wont ho.
,,,,I ,,,a ,aao..i,io, ~ .,,a ~. 80.
9o"u '"9 "e'''S'''oo VI INC e'se, ny luuict'uE
personal INJURY not for the benefit Of the child,
but for vengeance, that they became amenable
IN the law In tho nrosopt ooso 10 oe,,,o,,1.,,
"'0 ''0 No'''O"'O0'
'haI "' Tue lac'S ana circumstances Jus
titled what was Notwithstanding the respccta-
bilitv and hipb standino or tho n,rtios cb,,ood
win tbe offence thn fraiI and Jcli.oto hnnJs
that inActpd the nunishmer &c IIcro r"s n
gentleman of rdnc 5t,on md ref,namc,,t Mill
and narific to The last daoreo with iady ~ ny
emnInrv modostv and worth ;nIi"tod i' w. iI,t
ors of The Laws whon tbay h"d ,Sne rot In"
i,mt $500 ,hi;t ~" I a".t uomO no.ntnE
isc,Iin t ,h, 10 apoS ptoIer
rI,o ,,i ~ uuuoi mn el cus'ouy'
iho ie'ulhS CHROMOSOMES W tle cast were luen