Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-04-02
THE rMIssIDNgRs TAKE TESTz-
M0NY RELATIVE TO
ALLEGED ABUSES.
Tise Testimony of the Children Regarding
the management.

| OF the press, visited the Orphans Home tor
the purpose of Investigating the recent
| fogging of the boy Fred Gray.
| The examination was held in the school
room, with the children-the managers Of
the institution and the teacher who logged
the boy being excluded from the room.
THE cHILDRENs' VERSION OF THE FIoGGINC.
| Half dozen Of the older boys and girls
were asked to tell what they saw. OF the
| whipping. They all testified nearly alike
and substantially as follows:
Gray was in the spelling class, and failed
in the word ''bite." Miss Harris told him
to be seated, and he began to cry. She re.
peated the order, at which he picked up the
stove poker IA piece of broomstick, about
three feet longl, and advanced toward the
teacher He attempted to strike her with
it, but did not succeed. She then twisted
it from his hands and struck him two blows
on the back. (Some Of the children held
that several blows were struck He then
attempted to strike her with his fist, but
did not succeed, The two fought and
wrestled, and Miss Harris bringing black
rawhide from the closet, whipped him with
it, and calling in Mr.. Mills to witness the
whipping. Mr.. Mills took no part in the
whipping, except to stand by and order it
done. He did not take hold Of the boy at
all. Upon the length of time occupied by
the whipping the children gave vague tes-
timony. Some thought it fifteen minutes
I
by them that it began shortly after the class
was called (10:30) and lasted until o'clock
or thereabouts. One of the children testi-
fed that about one hundred blows were
struck
The whip used was picked up in the road
by one of the boys. 1t had fallen from
a passing cart. It was a large black whip.
Gray, in the scufiie, pushed Miss Harris To-
ward the hail. When he said:
"What have you that stick for 9?
He replied,
I'D show you why
He made an attempt to strike with the
stick before she whipped him.
HOW PUNIsHNENTs WERE INFLICTED.
been whipped for not being able to get
heir lessons although they frequently |
stayed in to get them. They were required |
% write words five hundred or thousand !
lines, were locked up or whipped with a
'uler or rawhide. Some one was whip ped |
nearly every day. They had been shut up
or not going to church, but never fogged
some boys had been logged; not for say
ng away from church, but for disobeying
,ther rules when they stayed away. They
lad been told not to speak to Mr.. or Mrs.
Webb even should they be spoken to by
hem on the street or IN church, and been
threatened with punishment if they did so.
When they had written to their guardians
nd expressed a liking for the Webbs the
etters were inspected aud they were not
flowed to put such expressions in. They
we're alsc i..,tdden TO call on the Webbs
lnder threat OF punishment.
TErTIMoNY OF TWO GIRLS.
Mary Fay, aged nine years, volunteered
he statement to the Committee that she
lad been beaten with q rule and Tawhide
Until her body was black and blue. She
lad been taken into closet and fogged for
lot singing. and Miss Harris had left the
oors open that the boys might witness the
'unishment The witness said that Ida
ohnson, Josie Enders, and Alice Beals had
een spanked in the preseuce of the boys,
heir clothes being pulled up. Ida John
on, also nine years, corroborated this tes-
mony. They also said that Lizzie Moore
ad been slapped in the mouth for whisper
1g until her lips swelled, and that Miss
[arris had cut one chidren's ears with her
niger nail until it bled, besides pinching
heir arms until they were marked.
None of the children Witnessed the whip
ing Of Wise. He was locked up after
ards. and some of the boys talked to him
trough the window, but their testimony
as not material.
IJOD, LODGING, ETC.
When asked regarding the food they all
greed that they had plenty to eat, and that
le bed in which they slept were as good as
ley wanted, and provided with plenty OF
iaukets and sheets. They were also warm
dressed, and had no cause for complaint.
Much other testimony was given, but it
as of q rambling, desultory nature, and
nd no special bearing on the subjects at t