The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-21
Brutal Assaults.

The day has passed in this community when
a man who puts himself on the level with
bru;ser can command any sympathy or APP
plause, and the man who takes the law in his
own hands, and publicly assaults another is
looked upon as a criminal and an enemy TO
the peace and dignity of society.
There may be grievances which pal
late sudden assault, when the pas
sions are aroused beyond control, but
the assault planned in deliberation and
carried out with matured design and exc
cuted with murderous intent becomes an Of
tense of the worst character in a community OF
civilized people, whose laws are ample enough
to afford relief for all wrongs, and whose
courts are always open to the wronged.
The recent assault made upon Alderman
Schreiner has shocked the entire community.
The cause of the assault is attributed to words
spoken about the acts of a man who is dead.
And they were words that might have been
left unspok en-, and would have been, had Alder
man Schreiner reflected moment that the ut
terancewould wound the feelings of the children
of the dead man, whose acts came up for dis
cussion. We knew the elder Dignowitty we'll;
we believed him deeply wronged man, and
that the curse of prejudice engendered by rea-
son of his unjust and cruel persecution, seems
to have followed, like fate, his family.
Although fully pardoned, the wrong could
never be undone, and DIR. Dignowitty went to
his grave embittered against the world. The
land troubles Of the Dignowitty family have
always brought them in conflict with the COM
munity, and the assault upon Mr.. Schreiner
has grown out Of the adjustment of street
line. But the remedy sought 10 making
an assault upon Alderman Schreiner, is no
remedy at all, and the parties making the as
sault, deserve to be dealt with by the state to
the fullest extent of the law.
The Principal of the Second Ward School
II. ard From.
Editor EVENING LIGHT, San Antonio:
DEAR SIR: think your account in yes
terday's issue about the affair at the second
ward school was somewhat exaggerated. The
little boy stated to me that his nose bleeds
very easily, and that the toss out OF the win
dow was enough to have caused it. He did
not 60 home till school was out in the even
ing, but stood up in his class and recited with
the rest an hour after the trouble. Also he
bore no trace whatever of violence, not even
discoloration Of the skin. The large boy was
pulled off of him Immediately by the monitor,
the whole affair from beginning to end not &C.
cupying more than two minutes, at the most.
Now about there being no teachers on the
ground. There were two teachers in call, one
at the building on Romano street, who bring
cold lunch, and myself at the building on
Newton's alley. step across the alley every
noon to enjoy the benefit Of a warm dinner,
leaving responsible pupil as monitor. l sit
at dinner where can overlook part Of the
grounds, and can hear conversation on the
same. If was teaching in Leadville might
think it necessary to have myself
appointed policeman and carry a pistol
to protect the little boys from the big
ones but here, in San Antonio, the
grades which teach should average the
ages Of twelve and eleven, respectively; and
when boys or, rather, young men, are ad.
mitted into these grades by special permission
it should, think, be understood that they are
to conduct themselves in becoming manner
Suppose there had not been a stronger boy
than himself on the ground Fancy rather
understood lady trying to pull tall young man
man of of little boy. think if the reporter
wishes . correct statement of any occurrence
about this school again, it would be we'll for
for him to call upon the teachers to get it. /
think, as principal Of this school, dare to say
there is not better conducted school in the
city. Moreover, thereby invite the reporter
to visit the school as often as it suits him, and
get all the items of interest personally without
going to the neighbors.
Yours respectfully,
PRINCIPAL SECOND WARD SCHOOL.
San Antonio, April 10th, 1882.