Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10


Greatly Exaggerated, EScep, in
One or rsvo sn~snnceH.
Editor State JattjYaaI BE read last
evening the account from The PHILADELPHIA
Times, headed ABUSED urub aus" showing
the shocking treatment of children from
Philadelphia and elsewhere indsntured in
Delaware-half stGrvod-scarred with OK
whips and crippled by frDsts We also
read an account Ia the same paper, of
things at the Camden, N. j. almshouse
and are now ready TO bslisve that institu-
ton paradise, that New Jersey was libel
led and the whole story the work Of dis
eased imagination.
We understand that representative of
the Times went to our almshouse to see a
boy who had the misfortune TO get
Frosted" and he was not tins only frosted
one, for some Of our best farmers ignorant
of the intense cold, which had never before
been experienced hers, are pow suffering
from frosted feet. No called on DR..
Richards last night aud be said that the
boys toes would bs lost but that his feet
hetwaen this aud hay;pp pIr.a1u hud M
feet amumtated
The Doetor ndded that The yvboIa s,orv
as publishsd il false. pnda nm ~ I,.a
welded and glued togstSer-sru-rfina lien
rubbed down and yarrisned
Tha truth 10 there or,, y,.,y f,s, cbii.7rsp
comparatiyely hereahons exs.ui thnsa
that are native horn A fav ,p.,, ho
abused. thai IA the cas-. av,rv,yb,r. Some
nar.rts hhusa thcir NON 6r1 ,,,gra il az
Ii,tla had treatment in this vieinit7, az e,,Y-
vch.re and our e,,thoriti.s ara nI,,,,,.s ,s,li,,
IN o,,rEot ma ,,,,,,,s, a,,, go -,
81 'ti,',' .'' .. |'ist
, ~ =, - Wy "ie uIi'suVu % 'oou lou
Ahu Eouu eiotnlhR hho IS wei! treated as
III any community. ihe whole thing is an
exaggerated story, told by a mon who did
not from representation show Inv IL. ii,,ate
sippa cf t.oo5 hreediny and fron, pbnn,
Wv Ntio couId ha sYnae,cl t,,,t M,
,.,.,s',, -, ;,,,,i., 49,. NJ -
IN ~ ga loeslne 'tu'n t"o way Soupe
people nave OF expressing themselves
5hOuid aIo7 her snoh ilheli-r give notice Of
bis oomiug--tO be treated 10 q dose Of
"con cone" With stale eggs. We shall
knnyg heraafter lov IN rate the seusetional
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, n"9tiu iiaI aI'iiit'un' VI "auHit ot th9
DsleWare = L. " U, hNB been investlgat-
ng the Sensational stories Of cruel treat
meDt OF ildeuturad orphans by Sussex
county farmers. and has convinced h,,oaslf
tnat they EHve been greatly exaggerated,
xier' IN the rom Taylor case, lie UFote
10 Squire THOMPSON Of Georgetowu, the
magistrate h-IHro whom tins and tins
llndaie case were heard asking him for
detailed ard unextggerated statement of
mo fH''s, without any ooioeing, and has
J'st received me Following letter ~ repiv:
uEoRaETowN, ilEL.' Feh' l'--ANAn Har-
,t"5,"' r"i'. "oI'"nJ u'" .f"ufgty - T.;
say ,bat An sno 4la irts W a"" ,"noi Mt,i
renorts are exagrerated 'rhe nnmbtr nf
cases have been therein multiplied mia the
enormity Of thu otfenses somewhat napniifed.
Some of our farmers, who have inGeulured
orphans nave III h'u5htleSaly pressed them ont
.no lai,cm duti,i5 lho severe weather OF thls
%aHs o,n "'' n,' .' ,,tI - ''''t 'o'c % 'iie
TLe newsparcrs seem to inr1r n, so,oa or
them at least. that we Az a community toler-
ate this cruelty to u greater extent ihm is
done in any other section. such i- not the
case, and This feeling or opinion llas grown
out OF the inNestlgatlon OF the two cases
gGloL1 ne rom our l'ivuato VICINITY "ulil
town seit 5oy IN arts 6i nn ,Ii T., t'h tn,H
noon Of one Of those coldest dny. d,njnr
Christmas. in the midst of n severe smoW
evidently very cold aud had to be assisted in
Stttihs on ms SHOES III order To- warm ms
ite., t,,,, ne ho eeftail'y was not clothed aS he
-t'N'''H i4H'S 'I'Nh iui hhSLl NthlHtl llll lut