The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1882-03-07
FARMER WALLS BRUTALITY.
RACHEL LAYTON MAKES AFFIDAVIT
70 OF THE CRuELTIEs INFLICTED UPON
HEB.

RACHEL LAYTON MAKES AFFIDAVIT
OF THE cRuELTIEs INFLICTED UPON
HEB.
The recent stories about the inhuman
treatment Of u girl IN his employ by
David q. Wall, . farmer, at Windsor,
Burlington county, N. j., have been re-
called by an affidavit made yesterday by
the girl, Rachel A. Layton, In which she
recites at length the many crueltles
on her. This was procured by William
B. Wills. editor and Publisher of the
Mount Holly Herald, who has been sued
by Wall for 5000 damages, for pub
fishing an account of his outrageous con-
duct.
Rochel sets forth In her sffidavlt that
she was never indentured to Wall, but
has been living with hlm about eight
years. She say S: "Mr. Wall has always
abused me more or less since went to
live at bis house. He first used whip
on me about two yeaTs ago. At that time
be became enraged ut me because one Of
the cows kicked over pail OF milk. He
took me into q room In the back part of
the house, pulled down the curtains,
tied my hands behind nae with q strap,
took off my dress and barred my back
and then dashed me on the bare skin for
fully ten minutes. The blood oozed frOm
my wounds aud trickled down my back.
Procuring some brine from q barrel Il
PORK pickle In the cellar he dashed 1t in
to the GUS and wells on my body aud
cursed me while doing II. Some time
sf.er this, hearing that my father was at
nj IA
and started to 60 to my father. l only
got as far ss ShelltowD, when Wall
caught me and brought me back. upon
our arrival ct home he whipped me
severely. tried to ruO away again, but
got lost in the pines about Cooks Mills.
Wall finally sought me out, brought me
back, whipped me, struck me In the head
with his fist and knocked me down. He
has frequently treated me this way and
made me work hard, instead of sending
me to school, as he promised.
"On December 81 last he received O
letter directed TO me. l overheard him
reading 1t to his wife. thought there
was money enclosed in it, and while
they were talking over the letter l
clipped out Ant asked hOighbor what
should do to recover my money.
When returned Mrs. Wall told me
Dave would horsewhip ms for running
out. Wall beat me with horsawhip in
the kitchen. After tiring of this he
made me iron 8 jmS clothes until mid
right, and then when everybody had gone
TO bed he took of my dress aud beat me
again with the whip. The blood flowed
freely frOm my wounds. He started to
60 down the cellar to procure mere pork
pickle to put on my back, but his wife
dissuaded him from bis purpose. On
the Sunday following this the dogs ate
some meat hanging In the shed, for
which he struck me over the head, hit
me with his fist, knocked me down aud
kicked me IN the side. This occurred
in the presence OF other parties. Wall
had just returned from church. then
left him and went to several neighbors,
who would not allow Wall to take me
back home. He gave me LhiIty-ave
dollars to go home to my f,lks and en-
j0ined me not to say q word about the
treatment received at his hands," War
rants have been issued for Walls ares
for ill-u ing the girl and opening les.
ter that did not belong to him.