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The District Courts.

Tho District Courts.
SUPREME COURT OF TuE DISTRICT.
Trook vs. Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Com
plny: argued and submitted. Estate of c. A. Zim.
norman, aryued' Huebervs Teubor case passed
~ 10 heard before full bench. Adjourned until
CRIMINAL coURr-JUsrIcE wYLIE
Justice wylis was yesterday occupied for tho
third day In the trial Of Joel II. d. Mechn charged
with sssauting his daughters.
Police Oficer Joseph shelton testified TO finding
willie and taking her to the station-house and that
she had spent the night before near the racecourss
At Benninga
MEcHLIss story.
The defendant again took the stand and pro
ceeded tn give his version Of the various punisi-
mens inflicted much Of 1t was repetition of that
He tied Aimee to prevent her running away and
because she had peculiar headaches, at which
For this reason he secured her for fear she would
attempt to get out Of the window: Aner Stats had
been placed across the windows the fa'toning' on
Ths range in the house had been explained to
all the children, and they appeared to understand
charge Of ths house, they taking alternate weeks
but Charlotte proved 20 lily fitted for the position
.ry ~ sss ss MONTH and he spens al IN
household expenses He neither drank smoked
" When he children lei, home ON the 2.,h OF Feb
| ruary, there was NO immediate occasion for their
going. A. the time they came from school they
SsSu .hsl %os:r ssd been sn vns .om.,hinF IN s,E
might have been made Of them. The frst one to
be corrected was the eldest daughter. Ella, and 1t
in charge of the house. Willie THEN then ti was he
youngest and his pet. He thought more Of her
than any Of the rcst A. the time The children left
| home he was financially embarrassed, and COM
pellod TO draw In advance on his salary. He ave
his daughter Ella instructions
| TO PUNISH HER sIsrERs.
as he did not like to do it and thought she would
Cross eIamined.-He was nearly nty.three yean
| old Tho eldest daughter was nearly twenty
one, the next between nineteen and twenty.
| the twins seventeen, and Willie in her six
tesnth year. These were the children that
he told Ella she could punish He did not
bsr H. He never iept note, of the times he cor
| rected the children. lie punished Ella by telling
her TO 90 up stairs and remain until she learned
| how " behave toward him. This was when tho
| children nrst returned from school. He had Willie
locked up for woeks, 1t might have been three or
security. The ecrosse1sminsuon was continued to
| some length.
DR.: oisy treated Aimee for hysteria, but did no,
think tho Tying was proper course to pursue. He
| saw Willie when she returned from the rooms of
the Womsn's Christian Association. aud she looked
particularly well. II would DO injudclous 70 In
hict oorpofeal punishment or confinement in 4
room on person In the condition the girl was At
lfthe father feared she might jump from win
dow. 1t might have been proper to couhne her
but would have besn better for some one TO keep
Mr. William b. Webb w.. called. bu. hi, evidence
| was ruled out
Mari. button the wash. woman. Sund some Of
the chidrens clothes good, but very dirty, There
were three alpaca dresses and four gowns In . bad
condition, and six or seven pair Of stockings. bad
Frank Howe Weighed the stick that Mr.. Mech.
lin claims to have used. and iu weight was two
The defense here closed their evidence. and SUBJ
milted eight prayers for the consideration Of the
Court Four were refused entire, two modified, then
allowed, and two granted without change. In rul-
0f all the authorities cited II seemed TO him that
the rule applicable was laid down clearest In Q
Humphreys report page 2s3, In the case OF Johnson
cisely
| MS VIEW OF THE CASE
bs fore him. Il was As follows
Tho right OF parents to clsstiss their refractory
government OF families and TO the good order Of
society. that no moralist or law-giycr has ever
thought Of interfering with It's existence. or Of
It's exercise upon light or frivolous pretences But
at the time that the law has created and pre-.
served this right In Its regard for the safety Of hs
shall not be carried. In chastisinE u child the
parent must be careful that lie docs not exceed the
bounds of moderation and infsct cruel and merci.
less punishment: II he does no Is trespasser, and
| liable TO be punished by Indictment
II Is not then, the innictiOn OF punishment, but
the excess which constitutes the ofense and what
this excess shall be Is net conclusion Of law but
question Of fact for the determination Of the Jury
A paront had the right to infiict moderate punish
He s" must bs .hs. hs did no
exceed moderation and innict cruel and mcrciles,
punishment. The Jury must be the judge Of thai
fact aud decide whether the charge against the de
fendaut had been made out or NOT
! Mr.. Randolph coyls 9Pentd ihe argument for n.
Government and was followed BY Mr.. 1aggsrt fo
| the defendant When three o'clock arrived Iii
Honor continued the hearing until to-day.
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