National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-24
A TEACHERS TEMPER.
THE RESULrOF FLOGGING ADNJS-
INFERRED Nv SCHOOL.

Villa, u Iady's Foo, Can Do-AIieged Serious
mi ,rics In licted by = Kick In a Pupils
si,ie-A Little Sensation In the Public
schools.
Lieutenant Nounan yesterday reported at
police headquarters that the boy who was beaten
by his school teacher, Miss Mary Evans was i'm.
proving. This brought into public notice an
affair which occurred In the McHeden school
building on II street, between Second and
Third streets northwest. The hoy concerned
Is Frank Flanagan, who is about twelve years
Of age, and resides or North Capitol street
uaar II. On Friday. the nth instant, his
teacher, Miss Mary Evans, punished him for
IN iniraction Of the rules, using not only the
rod. as alleged by Frank hut also kicking him
in tho side aud inhic:ing. as was claimed,
serious injuries.
The hoy commenced 10 complain four days
after Of severe pain IN his side, and was
obliged to remain at home Drs. Bchrens and
Herbert attended him and treated him for the
pain IN his side aud an attendant fever.
Miss Evans was also taken III few days ago,
and being unable TO attend to her duties was
relieved by another teacher. She has the rep.
utatiOn Of possessing a very fiery temper, but
her disposition to resort to corporal punish
mcnt has been checked. The affair was not
spoken OF seriously by the family until yester.
day, when some one started rumOr that young
Flanagan was dead. This led to an invest.
cation by Lieutenant NOonau, and the result
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THE BOYS STATEMENT.
Fr,nk Flanagan. the injured boy. made the
following statement:
Last Friday week we had review in
spelling THE boys all sitting u, their dcsks.)
] missed u word. | was the first TO miss the
word. aud every hoy in my row of seats missed
II until II reached the last one in the row, who
spelled 1t. Miss Evans came down from her
platform to where ! was, called all inc hoys
Ounces and kicked me three times in he side,
aud struck me- across the arm with ruler.
Did yon attend school after that asked
me reporter
flanagan' yes, SIR. wentto schooi that
afternoon.
INA You not attend school Monday, tues
"ay; aud wednesday,
flanagan es' SIR.
When did You first feel the effects Of the
klcks which you say Miss Evans gave YOU
Flanagan. The following "wednesday
h'gn,'
now are You ieciing now, FRANK askrt
the reporter
flanagan. Much better sur.
Inc representative Of lhE REPrBLicAN mex,
called on Miss Evans AZ her residence on
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waiting lew moments that lady appeared.
she Is rather proposing IN appearance and 50
p-tite IN hgnre That the reporter could not
heip thinkihg mat snch u snai' person could
NOT be abie TO do much damage to boy as big
a. young flanagan, she showed signs oil recent
lhdiSposltion' ana III iart seemed very much
worried. she at hrst ana not seem ihciined to
TAX ABOUT me matter nut on being told that
she owed u TO heTSe'i 10 make cicar STATE
mrnt OF the case she made the following state
mcht:
MISS EVANS STATEMENT
Last Friday week bad occasion TO correct
Frank Flanagan for misconduct. OF late he
has been very dcrclct in his studies, and had
been in the habit Of sitting at his desk with
his feet extended In the aisle. l repeatedly
told him to place his feet under his desk,
which he pcrsistcntly refused to do. Patience
becoming exhausted | walked down the aisle
aud said TO him, Take those feet in and
slightly touched him on the side Of the leg
with my foot, and did not touch him in the
side. had not the slightest intention of
hurting him. Even If had kicked him in
the side 1t would have been impossible for me
TO have touched his left side. as his seat is so
located as to compel him to sit with his right
side to the aisle. and had kicked him about
the body at all IL would have been in
the right side, and not the left. Of which