The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-10
GLOBE SATURDAY MORNING. JANUARY TO- 1874


He was one Of the small number in the
institution who are "wet-beds"-his being
one of the worst cases. Every night of his
stay he was reused by night watchman at
stated periods. and taken to the water closet
opening out OF the bunk room, and in this
way his person and bed were kept clean.
lie was so destitute of ambition that he
would not wash his hands or comb his head
unless he was compelled to do so, and in the
shop would do as little work as he possibly
could, and that little so poorly that another
boy was appointed to look it over and
make repairs where needed. His hair was
cut and his head twice cleansed by Mr..
liealey in person, and Mr.. Buss testifies
that he twice sent him to the hair cutter.
and repeatedly gave directions to have his
hair carefully combed. These occasions
were outside of the school room. where, as
before stated, this class of boys are obliged
TO comb each others hair as often as twice
each week. large proportion of the
boys are so particular in the care of their
persons that any one harboring lice must
do it with great caution or he will be re-
ported. But it seems that johnson sue
ceeded in deceiving his teacher and cyadinr
close scrutiny, and did carry lice with him
when he went to Woodstock. From the
testimony of certain boys with whom he
conversed before going away il appears
there was purpose in making himself
dirty and ragged before going into court,
"N ''""i,nS WIN 30 ilucl care these
head lice. lie boosted to the BOYS that he
should 'makc it hot Tor the institution
whom hn erot thoro no, ,,o,l,,,,ai I;itr
WY ~ ~ tn.io, sC' Paiuoieu hiilisclI,
auu Sct tnc rest OF them pardoned also.
The school was irksome to him, as it is to
every boy who is inIolpnt and sln,hfuI aud
uhn hoo %, Ia.i. ~. ;,' -. gu" an"
WIZ mas no ocslTe 10 improve, and the boys
OF this class use marvellous ingenuity in
avoiding the onprotion of lie r,,ios
Rnfora hnirt, ovar,;,a1 i, ~
"NlnS VNaiilIhcu ~ lhc Witnesses
VINO were USED before Judge Barrett, he
had spent two or three NIGHTS in iail with
no Waterman TO pet him in and ioLc Inn,
g. .ii '''i'." ~ ~ MN up anu tahc MN
10 inc closet. lie had also suffered from
one OF those iits-perhaps with the usual
result His head had hcrn comhnd h,, ~,
H 80 i'"'' H"u occh colioeu by an
otnGr prisoner Wheh ne hrst got there, and
III .'l@t process very .kely thc ice were
ti .; 10 MS shirt- whether BY &C
clupnt or "esiSn, we are unable to Judge
e :,.u us We Ich'cihper When he lett the
INSTITUTION.
M, ~ nv nliue SinEe charges against Mr.
..c",y, VIC ueeln IL DuV iair TO quote from
ai,e 'e ',,y gwen ny ar; HeaIy, to-day,
a., iau Mn'or .cslihioiy Is iiily corroborated
W. ~, ~, vi ,oaa puys on inc institution
any pnshnent To- th how Want 3 so "un,Seer
trinng one, without FIRST stating the case to
nun ana taking MS advice and he encourages
hey oSS to app appeal to him when they eel that
was a boy not naturally very bri%hi was neor
~ sixteen years Of age, and was in the second
obont VI t fio o scn no ne began having ts
icinaly for them and had tbN Iost one a ii no.
9TH Of July AT these times he would fail. foam
aI tno mouth ana be tnsonsible. | was fire.