The Portland daily press., 1882-10-23

TOLD him TO keep quiet when he struck me ana
tore my coat, declaring that he would kill me.
threw him down and choked him and told
him would let him up, il be would behave;
lie said, mo, will kill you if l can get hold
OF something" Did not strike the boy when ne
was down and used no further violence than
was necessary to hold him. Kept him there
perhaps two inmates until Mr.. Went~orth
came. Never have had occasion to take hold
OF any other BOY. Rankins became obedlent
whes Mr.. Wentworth Came and took him py
the collar and walked him off.
EVENING SESSION
Superintendent Harrington made personal
statement in regard to the request Of the
Governor as to the presence of himself or as
sistant during the examination of the boys:
He voluntarily and cheerfully withdrew and
he had consulted with the assistant, Mr..
Wentworth, who also cordially acquiesced.
Mr.. Bowers, chairman of the Council, and
Mr.. Fox, chairman of The Commission, said
that this action OF the officials had solved the
whole difficulty and the boys would be called
when wanted.
Mr.. t. E. Douahue, Secretary OF the Trus-
tees, being duly qualified, produced the re-
cords of the board and read from various
meetings. 1t appeared by these that leaves OF
absence had been granted TO attend funerals,
&C., and that the Waterman was discharged
for his conduct in the dormitory.
Mr.. Donabue gave the names Of the parties
examined at the time, viz: Mr.. Griggs, the
engineer; Mr.. Freeze, night Waterman; Alonzo
Rankins, boy; Geo. s. Patterson, boy; MIR.
Babbidge, an officer; Miss Harrington. q lady
officer; A. 2. Written, a boy; Mrs. Earring
ton; Chambers, q boy; Cady, boy; Lewis
Seguin, boy; Worthington, boy; George
Pendleton. boy; Gillen, a boy.
Mr.. Donahue, at the request of the commits
sioners, left his minutes to aid them in their
work.
The board of trustees consist of four mem-
bers, president, secretary and treasurer and
standing committees. The members make
monthly visits to the school according to their
turn aud they meet as board quarterly.
Was aware of the notices published in the
papers last summer and special meeting was
called at the time which lasted the greater
part of two days, the business being principally
to investigate the alleged abuses as they were
published in the newspapers. The opinion OF
the board appeared upon the record.
After An investigation which lasted several
hours paper was submitted to witnessto sign
which he declined to do. 1t was amended but
he still declined to sign. He was told that it
would be published and replied that "if you go
to the public with that statement / will 90
that there were abuses in the dormitory which
ought to be righted.
Tae board then went into session again and
the result was that the Waterman was dis
charged and the President OF the Board said,
"Donahue thank you. am glad you held
During the examination the trustees came up
on the quarrel in the kitchen.
Another case was where an officer handled
boy rather roughly in the chair shop. Mr..
Donahue vas very near being an eye witness
to the whole affair. When with sss entered the
room the officer was standing in fighting at
titude and the boy near by who said the officer
had choked him. The officer denied it but adj
mitted he took him by the chin and was
willing to take the consequences of the act
The boy held to his statement that he had been
choked.
Mr.. Donahue had objected to boys being con-
fined in the tower, not SO much from its sever
ity as from the place. 1t is dark, and there is
a terrible prejudice existing against ir from
what had taken place there at former times.
The witness, was with the Governor, when
he visited the hospital, and went with him to
the dining room; saw the Governor convers-
ing with the boys, but was not near enough to
hear what was said, Went with him to the
hospital; saw the sick boy. His eyes were
CLASSY, and he was unconscious. Saw the
tice the state Of the atmosphere.
During the visit Of the Governor, he said to
him, why don't you say something to the
boys. The Governor replied: What Can
say to them. II should speak to them
should talk rebellion"
The sick room has never been objected to as
a hospital. Thought the boys had good and
sufficient food. Had been o member OF the
board since 1879. The condition of the boys
is now very much better. Thought they were
continually improving; the school had improv-
ed within the past six months.
In regard to the religious preferences OF the
boys the utmost freedom was allowed.
The changes suggested by the board, as a
whole, have been carried out by the superin-
tendent as far as practicable. Knew of no
particular cases for investigation. Had traced
various rumors from time to time, but they
amounted to nothing. One point that had
struck him was that the officers may de many
improper things without the knowledge of the
The boys, in such cases. are
at great disadvantage. The power is vested in
the trustees for the appointment of officers, bat
by usage they delegate it to the superintendent
and the trustees ratify his action.
The sick boy, about whom so much talk had
been made, he would say, in simple justice to
all concerned, that he personally visited the
boy frequently, sometimes as often as twice in
a single day, and the boy was as we'll nursed
and cared for as patient could possibly be in
such an institution, and that by request OF his
friends he received the visitations of q Catholic
clergyman.
Mr.. Chadbourn, chairman OF the trustees,
had listened to the testimony Of Mr.. Donahue,
and had nothinfi to say in dissension from it.
Mr.. ID. he said, had given his personal atten-
tion to the interior workings of the institution
in greater degree than any other member OF
the board.
Tie commission adjourned to Monday, at 8
O'Clock p. M, whsn it is probable that the ex-
animation of some of the boys may be reached.