Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-06
EVENING STAR.
MoNDAY.........N November 6, ts.s
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WHIT BEISS PUNISHED BY ELS TEACHER
CHILD DhoPs DEAD In A hILwAUKEE
SCHOOL.
A little roy IN the fourth ward school. Nil
nesds!. The Milwaukee Se7.fIaei gives me
Iollowing particulars: IAN assistant teacher
Iss consulted, and from her these facts were
s.Sneo; Ihe little boy, Herbert Booth. son
% MI. george Booth, residing At la0 i5In
street, lad : years OF age, Tad come II
school rather late, aud 50 beeQ uently hurriet
osek bome 10 get bis slate, having forgotten
IL In his hss'e TO get 10 school. Nothing no.
usual occurred after this uutil about eleven
o'clock, little over an hour from MS re % m
ta DIS oesk. linen his teacher, Miss sarah
W. Chapman, daughter OF Mr.. Silss Casp-
man, osser we'd that he was making a noise
O. that it diverted the atteutio1 OF the chil'
oreD from their studies. She called him no
on disobedience OF an order 10 keep quiet
and had given him 70 r or i've blows with a
light rattan when he fell into III aud led .
The assistant spoke very highly OF Miss
deptslly, that her uniform patience and
Kindness In the treatment OF the children
uncer her care had often been a uoject OF
uotice among her associates.
THE HOUsE OF MOURNING.
AT the residence Of Mr.. Booth the Off ser
shd The reporter were received by Mr.. Sanl
Csnie r, an uncle ofthe child, who gave SUCH
particulars as he rad sscertaiued since he
tad been summobei to the house of mourn
II g The child, he said, wss Of tender, sen
tltlVe nature and 10 was the general opinf IN
q
nent incldent To his attendance AT school
curing The forenoon. Herbert had risen as
nAnel. partsken OF bres kfagt with fine faui-
~, ana had assisted In dressing a youuger
bTotuer or sister before going To school. HIS
race for bis slate and the nervous disturb
snce consequent upon punishmeut by the
Lescper naa resulted In an apopletic at AMI
ctath The family had no fault To ind with
Miss Chapman, and viewed the occurrenc CO
as one That might have happened In the
nome circle under no greater provocstion
Mr.. Gamer had carefully examiner the
hands OF the deceased and had fssIei To dis
cover any marks upon them. There was a
snRht abrasion OF the skin on the upper side
OF one of his tnumbs. but this might have
death.
MISS cHAPMAN's STATEMENT.
The reporter resolved TO visit the residence
of Miss Chapman and get q statement OF toe
circumstances attending the death OF her
pupil Miss Chapman and her mother were
on me point OF paying q second visit 10 the
residence OF the Booth family. but very
kindly returned and afforded the writer
ample time 70 get correct version or the
stair. Miss Chapman had detected the little
fellow in the act OF making noises with his
mouth TO the annoyance of those about him
and had called him TO account He laughed
and, very carelessIy, IL scenes TO her, re
peated the noise. Thinking II necessary TO
punish him for his disobedience, she sum-
moDed him out into the hall aud adminis-
tered four or five light blows upon the insi lie
but cried more out OF mort dcatIon than
from pain. Ga his release he walked 20 his
seat, soobing all the way, and the teacher
observed that he settled down into a seat
near the one he occupied, and assumed a re
cumbeDt position. She hurried to his side
and found that he was Ill. A boy near by
expressed an opinion that the child nal
tainted, and word was Immediately sent to
Mr.. Lawrence, who appeared and assisted ia
bathing the boys temples with cold water
and applying ammonia. DIR. Carlton was
sent for, but arrived too late TO be OF ser
vice. The little one died In a few moments
sfter be reached the seat the parents were
sent for, but as Mrs. Booth was too III TO
come the remains OF her boy were conveyed
home in hack. Tue pupils of the grade un-
DER The care OF Miss Chapman were dismiss
ed and the room closed for the day.
Miss Chapman thought the boys death
was the result Of great nervous exciJem
and bis effort 10 restrain his grief He gave
one or two sobs at the close, and fell back
dead. He was quite heated when he re
turned from bis chase after his slate, and
was very restless up 10 the time he was
called. His actions OF the forenoon were In
strange contrast with his usually quiet de.
pertinent, and this leads TO the superstition
that he was subject TO some functional de.
rangement.
INQUEST ORDERED.
Coroner Kuepper visitet the residence OF
Mr.. Booth at late hour In the afternoon
and Informed himself OF the nature OF the
case. To allay the numerous rumors, and
To satisfy the public, b e resolved to hold an
Inquest, and ordered one TO take pIa &c al 2
o CLOCK this afternoon.