The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-02
RAWIIIDED IN THE STREET.
DIR. OSMUN'S ARREST FOR LdSHING
WIDOW JOHNSON'S SON.

WIDOW JOHNSON'S SON.
A. the widow Wanted Law, he said, she
should have IL, 80 he had the BOY he Raw
hided dArrested-The Doctors Praying hand
DIR. Samuel r. Osmun OF Morristown, NJ,
was arrested on Wednesday last for using
braided rawhide on the back of the Widow
Johnsons little boy. Byram Johnson. He gave
5000 bail to appear before the Grand Jury. Two
years ago he was arrested for beating Joe Hol-
man. IA years OF age. whose mother is also a
widow. That charge was not pressed. but tho
Doctor is yet under bonds on account of 1t to
keep the peace until April. DIR. Osmun ia we'll
known as dentist but Is moro widely known
as the originator and present leader Of the Del
aware. Lackawanna and Western Employees
Praying Band. and ms vigorous class leader In
the Methodist Church. Nightly in the lecture
room OF the stone church. he leads an incrcas-
ing class Of worshippers. The church tru-~es
were demonstrated with by many Of tho conser-
vative brethren and sisters for giving Brother
Osmun the use Of the lecture room. The re-
monstrators said they did not like him. his hear
ers or his methods but the trustees replied that
Brother Osmun claimed that he was bringing
about many conversions. so they would not
stand in his way. The praying band is Dr. o.
nuns pride. The members were once goddess
engineers or flremen on tho Morris and Essex
division. When the band was first organized.
Dr. Osmun received the men privately in his
dental office. in the main business street. That
DIR. Osmun Is close student OF the theory OF
prayer any visitor sees who may pick up nj ran
dom half dozen written trTntises on PRAYER
that are piled on the centre table in hIs ofilce.
Far and wide he Is known to closely observe
seasons of prayer.
In relating how he came to rawhide .Byram
johnson yesterday the Doctor used forcihle
gestures, an emphatic slap OF tho hand on his
thigh being the iayorite.. HIS two boys. Bert"
he said. sliding on the hiy street before his
house with their bob slsds hitched and n
house where he was. and said that Byram
! johnson had thrown him from the elcds and
persisted in riding down hill on them with
on the seds alone while Byram. having evil
IDENTITY just left them was Sliding down the r,st
| OF the way on his feet. Then Dr. Osmun gave
| his thigh a singing slap rs he told how hetlad
| warned Byram 10 keep away from the hill But
Byram went 70 his home a few doors distant,
! brought out his own sled. and started NJ the
| hill. Then. DR.. Osmun said, he determined to
chastse the boy. He had been long enough
| troubled toy the boys In one way or another:
! They were bad lot around where he lived. and
were. he DECLARED. possessed with pure Gus
| sedness." He knew that he was going 10 trans
| gress the law. but his petty prosecutions 10y me
] bows were more than he could bear. He could
1 not reach the boys 10y law or IN any way. he be-
| heved. but by furnishing them himself.
| All this. DIR. Osmun explained. was not in his
| mind NJ the time Of rawhiding Byram. but had
| been his settled conviction Tor long time.
| Seeing Byram returning, he took down. he
says. n rawhide that he keeps for domestic
| discipline in the house. u gentle implement
about three feet long and supple as a snake. He
| ran out and caught Byram by the coat lapel
| Then he struck the boy once or twice Lightly.
| and Byram fell on his knees. After that he
struck once or twice more only. and the blows
| fell on the sole Of Bvrams boots. The boy COW
| cred his face with his arms and cried.
- Then. Joe Holman, VINO lives opposite Dr.
| Osmun's ran out and bcsought him 10 stop.
pr. osmun did stop. ne said and he gave aye, ms
regretted that he had not really whipped Byram
harder. 1t was true. he admitted that he
| but having gone so far he ought to have
trounced the boy soundly. He belieyed, that
| the only cure for the cuss ednes8' OF the
neighboring boys was to discipline them in
DR. Osmun added that he expected when he
was arrested and gave bonds that that would
| be the end Of the trouble for the present but
he learned that Mrs, Johnson intended to *.
she wanted law. he said, she should have law.
So DR.. Osmun had Byram arrested yestrrlay
them from the sled. and breaking u; He hadn't
seen the sled. bmt his boys had told him thAl u
vent before Justice MCGOWAN. and gave bull IN
5000 for Byranis Appearance before the Grand
Jury. As 20 the AFFAIR 9i two years ago Or.
Qsnlun said that he had merely thrown down
joe Holman. who was li years old. and washed
his face in u snow bank for snowhaliing his
(Dr Osmun'sl children, Joe, however. says
that the Doctor struck him when he was down,
and punched his head vigorously once or twice.
Byram's account OF his Tuesday whipping
WINS that he was on his way 70 school when the
notion took him 10 have one slide down hill.
so hs put his knees on the rear end oi the
Osmun boys sled after they were ready TO start.
Bert told him 70 get on, hut he wouldn I;
then Bert told Lum' TO run and iell pa.
When Dr. Osmun came out oi his house Byram
was of the sled. He tByrnml mad not done any.
thing 10 the boys or injured the sled. lie hai
only tried to ride. But after tho Doctor had
dared" him TO come back on the hill he took his
own sed and started to 20 up and ride down.
The Doctor. he said. put one hand inside of hs
shirt band in front Of his neck and shook the
breath nearly out OF his body Then he felt the
lashes fall thick and fast. Joe Holman told Dr.
Osmun to stop that foggng. and the Doctor
called joe " dirty scalawag." and said that he
would lash him II he didn't take care Joe said
| he had doue II once but couldn't do II again
and DR.. Osmun stopped.
Joe's account OF tho whipping agrees with
Byram'-. Mrs. johnson said that while she he.
loved Joes and Byrams story. she u.ltird
that Byram is " like hcrself-n tiger" He ID
mischievOus but not ugly. as DR.. Osmun said
She did she added. SO dislike 70 push the cas-"
but SO many Of her finest and most religious
neghbors had told her that she must stand NJ
against the Doctor in this case, lest he should
really infiict serious injury on their children
| that she had determined 10 see IL through.