Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-04-05

| wet OF frozen DOOtS. lucy were ioSACt
in closets, put on bread and water, ant
whipped all the while. Nearly every
!; day, and sometimes, several times ;
day, whipping was going on.
Young Beals was called "Webb's
pimp' by the Mills. l left the Home
of my own account.
MRS. HoLBRoOK's STORY.
was the cook at the Home, and wa:
discharged by Mrs. Mills. One day she
called me in her room and said:
"Did you know that Committee
was to visit the Home from the Legis-
lature?"
Ii told her yes, and she said that she
did not know it and that l had been I'M
faithful to her interests not to tell her.
She was very angry, and got another
cook. The children were fiOgged con-
tinualy, except when the Legislature
| was in session, and then they let up.
! have seen Mills kick the boys, and
heard the Mills call Beais "Webb's
pimp.n Inaver heard Mrs. Mills speak
d kind word to any child in the Home.
| saw the black wells on Clara Kinncy's
body. The children were whipped with
raWhiIeS and rulers, | did not see
Wirt5 when he was whipped, but know
that he was locked up, and that Mrs.
Quinn gave him fifty cents TO use when
he went away. After the boy was
whipped the Mills came out of the
room and told how they had been beat
ing him. The trouble began by his
drumming on his desk. Soon after |
went into Mrs. Quinn's room and found
her crying. She said she was crying
because Writ had been fiogged and
locked up. She thought it hard on a half
witted boy to be treated that way. [
saw black welts on the body Of a child
named Mordant. The welts and bis
ters were from the neck to the waist.
1t was dreadful sight. Her guardian,
q Sheriff from White Pine county, came
and took her away. A girl named Kin
ney was also terribly beaten. She was
about twelve years old, and sickly.
ORGANIZING A BREAK.
At one time fifteen or sixteen Of the
larger boys got up plan to run away
They came to Mrs. Quinn and myself
and asked us to help them. We told
them not to do it, as they would starve
outside. 1t was winter, and the snow
was on the ground. They said they !
had rather be drowned in the Carson |
river than stay there. We talked a
good deal with them and dissuaded !
them. They had an idea that if they !
could get out and tell how they were
treated, somebody would take pity on
hem and care for them. | saw girl |
whose lips were swollen from having
ler mouth slapped. The rawhide was
lsed continually, the children badly
reated, and ruled through fear. No
guardian would send child there if
hey knew half the wrongs they suf-
cred.
ELIZABETH WILSON'S STATEMENT.
Mrs. Wilson, who is confined to the
hospital, sent word to the Appeal Of
ice that she would like to see reporter.
70 one who called she made the fol-
owing statement:
| was at the Home month and a
lalf, i'll the laundry. l left because it
made me sick to see the cruelties prac-
iced on the children. A girl twelve
ears old, named Vivian Mordant, was
he most whipped Of any that l saw.
She was taking dirty clothes out of
Mrs. Mills room and dropped towel.
She was called back and whipped with
raWhide. After this she came to me,
nd | stripped her from the waist up to
her. Her flesh was laced with
uts, the skin was cut, and out Of the
yelts came a red Wajer-not blood, but
uch as comes from blsters. [ went
light to Mr.. Mills and told him about it, :
lie said it was none of iny business. L
bought that Mr.. Crockett could stop
uch things, and L went to him. He
aid he did not want to hear any of
ny stories. / said, Mr.. Crockett, "yOu
ught to know these things, as you are
ne Of the Commissioners He said, al
o know it, and it makes me sick"
here was clerk behind the desk who =
all corroborate what passed between Us.
Don afterwards Sheriff Rauin, of White
line county, came there. He was the
irPs guardian. He asked me about
le whipping, and | said, examine the :
r y I