The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-27
THE RUTLAND GLOBE SATURDAY

the Reform School unless the law com.
PEELED so to do. therefore several witnesses
were called and testimony taken down
by the court reporter
wARRES JouNsoN's TESTIMONY.
Warren johnson; 1G years old the 10th
day of next June, my home is in Shrews-
bury, Vermont | have mother but no
father mother lives In Shrewsbury.
Father died 10 years ago. have heard
from mother once since | have been in the
Reform School. She wrote me. Can read
books but not writing On being recalled
the hoy testified Had lice about two
months knew that the boys scratched
their heads had no comb wore the shit
n fortnight washed me all over week ago
last Sunday. Had no soap at all ; wash
my hands and face every morning and
noon none of the boys have soap sleep
alone. lIcaley, one of the officers, would
whip me till the blood would sometimes
run down my legs he whipped me with
stick he whipped me because he said
made them Had enough to eat and good
bed. When ! whistlcd he would whip me.
snEEIFr sTiMsoN's TESTIMONY.
Last week Wednesday wrote the super
intcndcnt of the Reform School that
was coming down on the train from ST
Albans, Saturday, and | wished him to
have the hoy ut the depot. The train was
three or four hours late and | tclcgraphcd
him to be sure and have the boy at the
depot on the arrival of the train. We
stopped several minutes, hut it was not un-
iii the train was in motion that ! saw him
lie was with another boy found him in
n dirty condition. | examined him Thurs
day for the first time. Mr. Hewitt was
with me. Found him thickly covered with
nitS and lice without making close exami-
nation. Something had been done to his
head before [ saw him.
PRISONERS TESTIMONY.
Nathan Bland, prisoner confined in
Jail testified that soon after the hoy was
put into the Jail he discovered the lice in
his hair that he cndeayOrcl to use fine
comb upon the boy but the nits were 50
thick the comb would not pass through the
hair that himself and other prisoners
took off his shirt and found lice in that and
burned il MP, supplying to the boy another
that there were lice under the boys arms
and that he was uuclcan. The iailer. two
/ physicians and others who examined the
boy last Monday. also testified to the fact
that he was lousy and uncean.
MIR. HEwlrr's TESTIMONY.
Examined him last evening should thinl,
| saw by one stroke Of the hand half Il
dozen lice his hair was full of Mis- none
of the other inmates Of the jail have lice.
JOSEPH u. pENlsoN's TESTIMONY
Joseph ID. Denison Of Royalton, Score.
tary of Civil andlMiliary Affairs, testified
as follows:
D ,,..1 Ii, .;,I, 81 ~.
morning f lund lice. ohc large one. DR.
Sherwin was called To see Him yesterday
afternoon He was in fit of epilepsy.
Some of the inmates said he had lice In,
made no examination on account of his
condition. Last evening Dr. Robinson and
myself went down to the jail to examine
his head. We found lice in his hair and Il
great many nits We examined his arms :;
think saw nits in his arm pits. Dr.. Rob
inson went to the iail with DR. Sherwin last
evening. Found that the hoy had lice
His hair was tull OF niis.
JUDGE BARRETT.
The second examination of The boy was
made hy Judge Barrett. after which the
4 judge. with an eiIoit restraining the nlig-
nation that was boiling within Inn, re-.
/ mandcd the boy to the jail, remarl>ing that
the case required mature delihcralion and
/ that the Court, unless compelled by law to
do 50. woull he very loath To- send the boy
back 10 this condition Of things lie felt
/ it 10 he his duty to proceed aS lie had in
this case, because the judges Of the state
have very much To do with peopling This
institution, and had dire, ted thcrepolicr 10
take down the evidence ihet iherc might
not he any question about IT.
GOVERNOR COHyFRSH.
His ENcellency, Governor Converse. who
was an interested witness of these pro-
ceedings, remarked that he commended the
court for the manner in which it had dis
charged this duty and requested a copy Of
the testimony.
1t will be Immediately supplied To him
and then we hope he will not sleep until
this institution, which, we are tempted to
say. has misnomcr for Il name. is made
to shake from foundation to garrel. The
case is too revolving to admit Of any delay.
The .Stqndow adds But the heart
sickens nj the recital Of such horrors
Court, bar and the citizens were stirred &c
the depths of their nature.