The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-03-25

al IhuredA1 last one w. C. Kill
sihGt6x cslledet the Office OF the
Waterloo Courier and submitted the
following affidavit for publication:
!, w. G. Kilvingion, hereby certi-
IS that l am now resident Of Spring
Greek township in the county Of
Blackhawk and State Of Iowa. That
in September, 1871, ! became con
nect~d with the Reform School .,
Salem, Hsary county, Iowa, and VA
then employed by Joseph McCarty,
as assistant superintendent of said
school. That | held the position OF
sssistaut superintendent At the time
the Reform School was removed 70
Eidora, Hardin county, Iowa. That
l assisted in removing the boys in
the Reform School from Salem to
Eldora in the year 1872, and re
manned rs assistant superintendent Of
the Reform School at Eldora until
August, 1873. That am acquainted
WITH Joseph McCarty, Superintend-
ent Of said Reform School, and have
known him personally for the past
six years. That | am conversan,
with Mr.. McCarty's management Of
the boys in his charge, and do not
consider him ft man for the place.
i'm 1851, at the Reform School 10
Salem, / saw McCarty whip with a
raw-hide boy named Albert 4.
Ismon, aged about IA, cripple hav-
ing club feet. He was whipped for
trying to run away, leaving welts on
his body. Have seen him repeated
" strike boys with a crutch in
savage aud cruel manner for slight
offences. At Eldora | saw him whip
a boy named Burns for throwing mud
at the outside wall of the building.
He whipped him until he drew blood.
The boy was between II and ID
years old. | saw McCarty whip .
hoy named Brown, at Salem, with q
horse-whip. The boy had underts-
ken 10 run away and was found 10
one Of the rooms Of the Reform
School, hidden in a bed. The boy
was clad in thin denim pants. The
boy was about IA wears old, small of
his age. After beating him brntallv
with horse Nc Curly had The
boy placed in a dungeon ,cithout
Hgh for fourteen days, ,ciM no com
paay, and no nonrishmsm but bread
and ,cater, gicen him once day.
This boy had his acrists bound in iron
handouts, and his legs tied riM iron
chains, so that he could only walk
with the greatest difficulty. This |
was in the summer time during the |
hot weather. The dungeon was a
room about eight feet long and four
feet wide, and the ceiling so low that
y boy fourteen years old could not
stand up straight any place in the
room. This dungeon was in the
garrett near the caves of the building.
The only light or air for this dun
geon came through two Stats above
the door, about an inch wide. The
only articles in the dungeon were
pair Of blankets. During these four
teen days and nights The boy 'cas not
70 go oa Of the room Jor any
purpose rhaterer, nor were his hand
cuffs or chains taken from him. |
saw the boy on the day he was taken
out Of the dungeon. He looked weak
and sickly, and ! saw the body-lice
on him. The dungeon was
an unspeakably filthy place and a
horrid stencil came from the door. II
have known of McCarty's placing
other bows in the same dungeoun for
similar offenses. 1t was his usual
for boys who could not
1e conquered with the whip. 1t was 1
he general custom to use the hand s
cuffs and chains. There is dun
yeon in the Reform School at Eldora.
It is just about such room as the
one above described, being under the |
roof, but little darker. While | ,
vas assistant superintendent at e.
iors, boy named VIM. Bower, Of
was placed in the dun |
yeon. His offense was stealing lard. ,
lie was placed in irons and kept in a !
lungeon three DAYS. At Eldora | !
AVE seen him whip boys brutally q
With 4 buggy whip, also with raw I
lide, and with hickory stick FIVE c
eet long and an inch thick. Have
cen him twice whip boys at Eldora L
Until he drew blood. One for at
empting to run away, ard one for G
topping on painted step before it '
vas dry. Have seen him furnish @
'oys meat after it had spoiled and be- 8
ONE maggoty. Saw him whip a Q
10Y once with trace taken from a n
arness. This was at Salem in 1871. c
his boy had tried TO run away. The h
10Y was made TO assume a stopping a
GESTURE, his face downward, his I
ands resting on the floor | saw "
icCarty strike the boy while in that v
osition about sixty blows with il
arness tug-striklng the boy on the a
ack and shoulders and small of the a
ack. The boy begged for mercy. c
!, the time he was whipped the boy Fl
as handcuifed and his legs were n
hained together, The boy after /
ards escaped and was not caught. Ii
! have expostulated with McCar,y I
il his conduct, but without effect.
left the position of assistant super q
,tendeut of the Reform School at i
ldora of my own accord, in August, Y
SIS. ] make this statement Of my
WI accord, wiihou. suggestion from
ly one, and because ! deem it a
uty to the State.
w. c. kILvfSGTos. q
Waterloo, March 4lh, 1875. |
INSCRIBED and sworn TO before me, j,
Justice Of the Peace within and ,
for Waterloo township. Black >