The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-04
FL0GGED FOR CRIBBING.
THE MASTER OF AN ENGLISH GRAM
MAR SCHOOL SUED.
CHARGED with Crueiiv beating BOY Because
His stepmother Assisted Him In His Les
sons-A Just Verdict for the Defendant.

sons-A Just Verdict for the Defendant.
From the london Ners
On the Northeastern Circuit of England,
at York, on July II and 10, an action brought by
a retired tradesman living at Richmond in
Yorkshire, as tho next friend Of his son, boy
II years OF age, against Nj. Snowden, the head
master OF Richmond Grammar School, was tried.
The boy had TO translate exercises from English
into Latin, but, finding them somewhat dficult,
he often got his stepmother In the evening to
help him with them. She had formerly been a
toierable Latin scholar; as, however, she was
getting somewhat rusty 10 her Latin, she bought
Tor her private use key to the exercises but did
not tell the boy whence she herself obtained her
inspiraton. One evening the boy, being In DIM
cuIties. asked his stepmother for help as to one
sentence, and she, by the help OF the key, sup
rlied the boy with the necessary Information.
The. PARTICULAR sentence, however. happened TO
hence Mr. Snowden, finding that the boy did II
correctly, asked him who helped MIN. The boy
ged for the untiuth and for the offence OF
"criobing" bis exercise. The question was
| whether the logging so administered by MIR.
| Snowdeo was excessive or not. The boy seemed
| to be OF very nervous and excitabe tempera-
ment. and TO have suffered considerably from
Mr. waddy. Q. O.. commended that the boys
conduct did not even Justify logging. much
| less the severe one he received.
| Mr.. Justice Denmsn ruled that the only ques-
ton was whether the correction was moderate
| but that whether 1t was wise to nog was entirely
| one for the hoolm aster, and, u he honestly
| thought II right to punish by nogeing. his judy
ment could not be called IN question, as he stood
| IN loco parents.
Thomas wanless. the boy In. question. said
that on the 23d OF March he had to do an exer-
| else from English into Latin the passage was
have begun" lie, wrote all the Latin himself.
| His mother helped him with some words she
helped him with the word as - in the ABOVE
sentence she told him It was 4" quo" On the
| cath OF March he took the exercise and gave IL
| up at school. He was sent for by the head mas
| ter, Mr.. Snowdon. lie said, You did not do
inv Tue question was repeated. and he then
| said Yes" Mr.. Snowden pointed to the word
quo, and asked where that came from. lie
| Snowden told him to bring the dictionary at IL
o'clock, He did so, and the word was not to be
| lie then confessed that his mother had helped
him. aud said that his mother told him to say
| so, and that she understood the word las" to
mean there with what purpose" Mr.. Snow:
den threw down the dictionary and said, " |
again to him a, o'clock. and make up
his mind as TO what he would say. He
went back at o'clock with letter from hls
TONED him, and said that he would see 'Mrs.
NO, won't come To me at half past Ave-
lie went Into the old school room, ana there he
sembled. Nj. snowden said, There is boy in
this form whom have long suspected Of get
tins S. help, ana shSt 10y Is waniesss Inen,
administered. He was struck on the back,
shoulders. and thigh. but hS was too aeitlted
~ count" the number OF strokes, though there
were about nineteen. He asked MIR. Snowden
to spare him" MIR. snowden, however. did
not. He felt very stir and smarted - all over.
lie sat d ,wn for minute or two "to get his
breath again." and then went home. He was
The next witness was Mrs. wanless. the step
mother Of the BOY. She said the boy came back
crying. and that he cried several times during
the evening. She had lotion applied to the bows
back, one that was meant for cuts. or bruises
nd Anfi In m IN N lgh a a
him to Dr. Carter, who examined him; she her.
self did not look at bis back for four days be.
frighten her So" he said. She was ia the boys
room at IL o'clock At night. and found him rest.
could not eat. and a few days after be was. in
accordance with the advice OF DIR. Jackson
taken away from Richmond for change OF scene
aud air. When she did look at the marks she
| siill saw the marks OF old bruises. There was
not been IN as good health since, or as lively .
| boy. She thought II was the feeling OF deg
rHdstion" which caused IBIS;
sin OF the boy. to whose house tho boy wa.
taken for change Of air. The boy was he said
when he came to his house. nervous ana low
spirited, and accustomed to take a book to bs
quiet" while on previous visits be had always
been " asking and bothering With questions.
Mr.. DlRby Seymour, Q. c.. at the conclusion OF
the plaintiffs case. submitted that there was nc
punishment was immoderate.
The learned Judge thought that II was rathe
that lie was prepared to give his direction II tn,
defence W $ prepared to run the risk OF nov
trial. II It should be held by the court that II wa
a question for tine Jury.
Sr. Dieby Seymour, Q. c., then opened IN,
case for the defence. which was that the punish
meut was proper and ordinary one and tina
the ridiculous view taken by the stepmothe
had made the poor boy feel himself a victim
and had upset his heal b. Tt ere was probably
something behind the boys case. The rever
end defendant WAS a former Fellow OF st. John
College, Cambridge selc cted from a number O
applicants for the post OF muster Of a schoo
which would yield u none In the number %
eminent men It had given to the Church, an,
In the services its pupils had rendered - tn
country. Mr. SnOwden was an ordained minis
ter Of the Church OF England, and sonnet times
jealousy Of that Church existed. No application
for an inquiry WAS ever made to the trustees O
the school, but a doctor was selected out OF tn
town from distance. and violent letter writ
ten by Darlington solicitor. lie then wen
through the facts of the case. commentin
strongly on the tact that, on benalf Of tue plain
Tin. no doctor whatever was called to give evi
dence.
After an elaborate summing up by the Judge
the jury found verdict for the defendant.
ANOTHER TRADE ORG4NIZ4TION.