Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-03

John Stokley. On Monday DR.. Q. b.
Richards found Ii necessary to cut on tne
boys feet as far back as the ankle on the
left one, but the right was not cut SO
much. There 10 every reason to believe,
however, that the remaining stumps Will
have to be amputated at the ankles. HIS
knees and the cslvea Of his legs are badly
infiamed, but the sloughisg process has
been checked and the attending physician
thinks the sufferer nsy live to be help
less cripple. Taylor denies Toms stories
most fatty and says il he knew the lads
fest and legs were so badly frozen be
would have carried him TO doctor When
asked why he refused to let the girl Mary
Kitchens visit her mother for over Two
years he replied "What wAs the use of
her wasting slime wilh her molher saw
the old woman aDd told MARY all ahout il
last wear Wosn't that enoughp'
The girl ia II poor, brokers' spirited oos.
ing little creature, and when carried of
home by Taylor she appeared any thing
but happy.
Another case that attracted great deal
nf attention was that of John Oge. aged
~, who was an inmate of Philadelphia
institution, from which he WAS indentur1d
10 man named Psyton Farmer, who is
said 10 be a sub-agent Of the Philadelphia
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to
Children Tie boy con- lined to the
neiehbors of being half starved and beaten,
and h thin and insufficient clothing was
noticed by everyone during the cold
weather about the holidays.
CAPTURED AND WHIPPED.
When the boy could stand 1t no longer
he rau auav, bat "aa captured ~ d
whipped bS Farmer, who then lodged him
in jail on q charge " general incorrigi-
bility. The boy remained in jiil about
TWO weeks, when he wrote "a letter to
Justice Thompson, who, on the strength
of the charges made against Farmer,
investigated the case. The boy was
released 10y Judge Wootten and placed in
the charge Of reputable citizen; but
Farmer wanted tue child back, and, after
numerous promises to treRt MN better. the
| Court agreed ard turned the lad over to
his old master. Il is but justice to say the
hoy was much better treated than he was
before the case was investigated. Johu
Carney, aged ~ years, formerly OF the
Northern Home, this city, was bouno to
James Msckison. About two VICE ks ago,
| when the thermometer was 80 below zero,
Mackisou, who had the day previous
shipped lot of turkeys to Philadelphia,
sent the boy to the depot on horseback tC
learn what the aforesaid turkeys sold for
The distance was eight miles, and the
boys clothing was so thin that hs was
nearly frozen to death.
When the horse stopped before the pos
office his rider fell off, and in an insensi
BILE condition was carried into the store
for restoration. His feet and hands wer,
frozen, and it was feared that he woult
die, but by careful attention he wal
brought around all right end turned ovei
to charitable lady, who states that bi
back was covered with whip scars. HI
told Judge Wootten that his master was il
the habit OF taking him into the woods ant
hogging him with an OK whip for tn
most trivial ofienses. Justice Thompson
fined Msckison 1885, and the boy wa
indentured to reputable citizen.
Some time ago DIR. q. II. Richard
found d colored boy named George, limp
ing helplessly along a country road tire,
miles from Seafor5 The boys feet
hands and ears were terribly frozen, an
he begged the doctor to take him HON
with hun The boy ia an orphan froI
Philadelphia and was bound to true
farmer named Fletcher, who, according
tie bays story beat, starved aud Other
wise ABUSED him uutl he ran away. ii
was taIpiy oed 10 Blue drlline, and o
he FIST iElt after leaving f.etcher's b
-Icgi IN u snack II corn fGGGtr, where b.
x'renlt,eS gre trtz,n, nf X ching
lok the boy home aud car q for him, bu
th' lads f,ossn feet will cripple him fl
life.