Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-27
CSHpofA1 Punishaent In the Public
Schools.
THE CHARGE AGAINST MISS srRoMBERGKR

In the Police Court Judge Smell, to day, |
the ca OF L'Zz.e Stromberger, a public |
school teacher, charged with assault and
hat.eTy on Charles Tenant, pupil in one OF
the schools, came up for hearing. The COM
pliInant was cautiouC to T. stiIy to nothing
bat the Truth. He testified that he att tended
The public school of Emma Woodward, in
the Mccormick building; that Miss Strom-
be- is the principal Of the schools in that
building. On the day of the assault Miss
StrC mberger was in the school OF Miss
woodward with several o.ner persons. IL
whipped witness, and afterwards tied him
with a Iope TO a desk and whipped him with
a stick across his shoulders and back. The
rope was about tIe size OF a clothes line. He
was ii about the body, arms and legs with
this rnIe. She WHIPPED him very severely,
striking him about twenty five or thir,y
times across the shoulders and back. ami
across the arms and legs. The stick was
about as la.ge around ~ his hnger-little
finger. IL was with cat off from a tree.
She broke the stick in whipping him, tnen
took another stick, somewuaL smaller than
the first, and used that. There are always
switches IN the school. He suffered iTon the
blows: TIE marks are on his person now
The boy was ;oss questioned by Trustee
HovCy, vi 10 sctei as counsel for d-fa Btaut,
and destined further that he was fist
fore he was tied His arms were tied - his
Lody. Miss Wcodward was present when
Miss siromoerger whipped him. She sad
given. Miss Woodward did not whip him
after he ives tied. Mss Stromberger was the
only ore vhO whipped HIM after he was tied.
sC1o OF. testified that he wa pre- ent and saw
u q whipping-most all the boys had 3OIe
Lone. Miss SIOmberser came in add
helped tie The boy, ard then went ont vii
lie had resisted being whipped by Al So
Wood 'rard, and they both tied him with n
rope about The body 10 the desk: He I'D not
see Miss ST. berger STRIFE While. Cross
examined: Willie got the stick Away IRON
Miss Woodward once. she then sent for
Miss StrcmberEer. Don't think Miss Strom-
heieer was in The room when the boy was
stuck.
Isaso Hineline, another boy in the same
school. testified that he was i'll he room
Miss " CCaW:ud copid not manage Charles.
and sent Tor rope. Miss Suomberser
brought in tie rope.
Here n :. Coy lie, The prosecuting attorney,
re M al K6 "a 10 the cOdrt mat he saw no case IN
such testimOE Y, and was willing to W tn
Draw the prosecution or dismiss il altogether
The court remarked that while The law au-
thorized this N ode OF punishment IL shohld
De inflicted in reasonable manner. The
laws OF Cor gress AT the rules of tue schools
authorize corporal punishment, hit while
his IL so, teachers are not TO be dragged up
ard tie discipline of the schools Injured
upon every pretext by parents of ;chcOl
Chltoren. The teachers are supposed To- do
their duty, and If they exceed their authority
the law Is 10 be resOrted To, and very prop
erly; but IL must be an extreme case for tn
law ard The courts TO interpose; ana until
Congress repeats this law of corporal punish
nIent he should sustain the teachers, unless
c: ses OF great excess of authority are brought
before him. He should be very slow TO aid
IN breaking down the discipline OF the
schools. This did not appear to be one OF
those cases of excessive wrong and cruelty
which ca led for a punishment of the teacher,
ar he was very happy In disCharging her.
Mr.. Miller, assistant attorney for tie Dis
trict, who had entered the court room, stat ed
that when he examined the boy he saw the
marks of blows very plainly upon his person,
int he desired to say had il not been for the
fact that Miss Stromberger ia been charsGt
once before with the same offence he should
not have entertained the charges II did not
appear that Miss S;romberger siruck the
boy, and he thought she had very properly
been dismissed.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows:
,. H. W insatt to Joseph Ramsey, sI,0JO, lot
-, sub. square b&}. X. l.. Waliacn, trustee, TO
Ann Z: Lazy, SEQ, lot Il, res. B. c. r.
FIelGs TO X. 2. Jackson, $500, lot in George
own, on Congress street, near Bridge. T..
Clark. trustee, to Samuel Treas, 50 coo, los
IS 10 10, sub square 9i5. F. Wheatley 10 w.
Parker, 500, lot ~. Beall's addition -
Georgetown. Mary j. Rogers TO John Hocke-
meyer, SS51.lG, lot IL, square $50. German
American Savings Bank to the German
SO, ell Its real and leasehOld estate d. II.
Warner et a.. 10 j. J. Edison et al, - ,1CD, lots
and ., sub. square 93i; and, S2,loo, lots II
and =, sub. square 93i. Y. a. MaTzuau et,.I.
10 Il. T.. Nef, ECO, part Loo :, square 75s W.
4. Gordon et al. TO J. Van Il swIck, 200, lot
~. ssb. qgaare 81 J. Il Edison ct al. 10 ] J.
Ia, ,.
2ai T. r.. Messer, trustee, TO J. 2. o good,
$50, lot 80, in AnacO,tia q. F. NsT u n.
l.. Na,yEa0, part lot 8, square 158. J O
Donaldson 10 j. L. Petty, - 600, To- 25aui
.'ush, 40. lot 5S5, in AuscOstia. GOrf0a.
and C :siii, trustees, 10 j. e. Sailing, $40
tart OF lots y AID Is, In Deakin and others
addition - Georgetown.
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If HRoIT PARS.-PersOns who are no. in
the habit Of diving in that direction, an
have no idea of The many aud valuable i'm
irCyemeuts recently made in this important
and beautiful suburban addition to the city.
ho who have the facilities Tor doing so.
shoCld go aId see for Themselves; To those
not so happily situated, the detailed exhibit
made in aLother column will be a revelation
not less lnierf sting than surprising. An in-
NcEiment OF over $50, eco In building lots and
improvements in one locality in four years
time, during period of great basIues5 de.
preston, speaks volumes, not alone for the
ton, bat also for the intelligent and IbeIll
enterPrlGe of fhO-e having 1t in charge. IL
VIII be seen by the advertisement Ell lewhsre
of all, whether DESTROYS of making invest
ments or not, that many choice sites still re-
main to be sold, on easy terms.
MARYLAND PENITENTIARY FOR Dis
TkICI CoNvlC1s-It was mentioned in THE
STAE yesterday that the Department OF JUS
,Iary prisoners sentenced here shall be i'm
ptisoDed in the Maryland state penitentiary
~ baltimore instead OF the Albany New
York; penitentiary as heretofore. In this
connection Mr.. G. K. Chase, agent of The d :
PSf,ment Of Justice, called on Warden vii
sltScn 8 { the Maryland peniteutiary last
week end made a thorough Inspection of the
Institution. Mr.. Chase also visii, other
IenittntiarieS IN the country, and finally
RECOMMENDED the Maryland penltentiary as
ihe best conducted Insulation aud the mott
tOuyellent and suitable. Toe Albany penI-
tertiarv has received about 80 coo Il yea.
from his source.
The WASHINGTON LI6 HIT INFANTRY
" il leave here on "wednesday night az rOK
o'clCck Tor the Niis ina state fair, at Ricl-
OF d, making short parade before lea Wig
They expect TO carry down forty musketj.
ord win be accompanied by large number
OF friends. Arriving In Richmond about six
O'Clock IN the morning they will be received
by Co. II, LIST Virginia reg nent and esco ted
TO ihe Tobacco Exchange. After breakfast
tbey VIII Il axe parade, ald q. 10 O'Clock
PrCceod to the Fair Grou nds, where the com
eiltIve Grill for gold medal Will take
place, each company being allowed fifteen
neil utss. AIter The drill they will return 10
the city, and leave Richmond about 7H
O'Clock. ~
HE LABOR EXCHANGE TODAY raoistara1