The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-10-28

me aud told the whole school one Sunday
morning three OF four months ago that you
would protect them il they wouli Come to you
/ aud make cnmila,t against any officer.
| Don't know whether YOU read paper TO the
boys or nor. Mr.. Wentworth read a section
| from I. paper which he read TO the school te
the effect that boys were expected 20 report
any mis6emeanar the part of oth er.
| That was after Mr.. Freeze strapped him in the
| dormtory. Told tue trust. es didn't know
| why did not report it. Think l should be
| protected By the Sup rintendeDt or AsststaEt.
| Have been To Portland to church; been to Cape
| Cot age and fshed; to the islands and played;
| marched through the streets in the city from
the stable to the wharf Get on well in the
| school. Like TO go. Think the boys generally
| DO not. Could not say whether the boys are
! punished as much for nerly or not.
! Thought the otfic RS Rad TO get The boys To 90
| right without punishment. When boy be-
| HAYES well All through the week he gets his
| name Oh the merit roll. When il is there
! four times they ger their name on he star roll
| Boys don't run away as much as they used to.
| Ine boys have had opportunities To do SO
when working on the farm. The boys have
! had a better chance to run away than they
! used to. Why he did not run away, was be-
! cause he was trusted and would not abuse 1T.
| Superintendent harrington said that he did
not care TO Call any more boys, but would IKE
to call some of the officers. The request was
| granted. SIR. Harrington then called.
FRED h. OWEN,
foreman of the first class chair shop, was called
aud sworn. The evidence OF the boys had
been very hard upon this officer.
Witness had read the testimony as it had ap-
peared in the papers as it affected him person.
ally. They were not true. The large boys
were inclined TO pick upon the small boys, and
ii he caught shem at it he was directed to
stand them on line where they could not
Ma oh in otha
The boys know they have right to res ort
him to the superintendent or assistant if shey
are unjustly punished. He took boy up
from mis- seat, but did not slat him around.
The boy was destroying good cane. He had
not told the boy TO stel. The boy does not
know enough to bottom a chair He nad tried
to learn him, but could not. Had spoken 10
the SUPERINTENDENT in regard To the hoy, and
was told 10 do the best no could with him.
Ia the case OF the Pendergrass boy, he said
he had never knocked him down; never
picked him mp and carried him up stars; new
er asked him if he had "come to-" Took hold
OF ths boy once for disorderly conduct, and
shook him little, and when ne let 60 Of him
he fell down. Witness accidentally trod Oh
tae boy's finger, when he was on the floor. He
did bis fag+r up for him, and he vent TO work
Ia the case OF Chambers, the boy was taken
BY the back of the neck, for talking while
standing In line. Was certain tiat he did
not take hold OF him hard enough To leave any
sank u the earth to be nearly On level WITH
the broke. This hoy was stood GU The line
sone two mouths for not doing his extras,
which are given him for not doing his WORK
properly. There is why the boy
couid not have done lis work II he had want
ed e. The penalty for not fixing the Guar is
an extra" Witness knew that he had never
put Chambers on bread ana water diet. ID
had no authority TO do it. Had never done SO
10 Pendelgr2ss nor jackson. Have been told
lot 10 stand BOY longer tnau htieen minutes
by The superintendent. Had stood a DO, III
that POSITION yearly an hour Tue boy would
not work aud STOOD him III that position until
he Was ready to g. TO work Never kicked any
boy-~as absolutely positive about IL. L WAS
false hat he struck tue boy Robinson. H.
elsc ok him by The car, but did not cut u.
fne nos made his ear sore himself and TOLD
HIM (wituess) that he aid.
ihs estltnUny OF he Bsp was here read, in
euleh Ike boy admitted that no made his a4r
sofe by serstcblug it.
WiLness tau recied mismanagement OF
the kItcaen bows In distributing food. rhere
age plates on he dining room table Designed
especially fr bread aud IT Was wrong for them
10 hide tbeIr crusts around t.elr places. Ii
tlis Case OF Water IN the yard it was an mprGfi-
or time fei them to go and get the water
lie boys We're TO 20 Into Cne dormlIory III tit
Teen miDuies, where the monitors pass them
Wafer, They had water III the yard.
To Commissioner Gould-The boy went
from 80 7 80.
heu guarding both yards. There about
ninety boys the yard. They have pail Tor
each yard. Tue boys bought The pail.
The superintendent here explained that they
nsd The boys buy it that they would take
OF them. They used TO kick aud destroy
tu5 pals provided Dy the school.
Witness thought the boy Patterson might
have asked him If he was going to get the
&c Z" lie pronounced the statement that
no dragged he boy Nicnols around thn parade |
GROUND aud bruised MIN absolutely false. The |
was standing on the line. For miscoudnct |
ne shook the boy and when he let go OF him |
ne ieil anu Cut his faca. The boy fell because |
l had shaken hun and he cut his face on the |
ground. Took the boy TO the kitchen ard |
washed bis face aud put sticking plasler on it. |
The Roy Went TO work next morning. He |
Called me AN ''old COW" when no was standing |
d line. When such boy as Hillman |
speaks out for food he makes amusement for |
the boys, as he disooeys the rule, which is To |
raise The hand. Tue BOY put on uncouth ways |
sometimes TO make the other boys laugh.
Witness denied that he struck the Seguin |
boy over he face. He recalled the incidentof |
putting the boy in standing position touching |
his toes, but is certain he did not strike him. |
Dc strike Charley Bartlett Oyer the face
lien he itrllatsd in the shop He lost |
his temper Little and cuffed the BOY with his |
hand. Remembered that the Superintendent |
soid ann that ne must never strike u boy. Did |
utt use strap when he struck the Bartlett |
boy. Witness did have strap thai was given |
L. WAS OF leather, three -sixteenths OF inch |
thick, one and a hall inch vide aud seventeen |
aud Dalf inches long. That the strap he
haa useJ III the school sometimes. TIE first |
ti,ne he Superintendent knew that witness |
had he strap he told im that lac must nol use |
ii. Stock Giilen ouce and put him down, but |
did not stiise aim tor growliug about The care. |
Never told a boy tuat Z trustees pnta Stop
having ooys go without their dtuner
Had never slst ooys around at The Ianle. De
aIed showing boi against gate but did shake
ci.e boy AID he Il aud sbit his lip. Never drag
geo IA BOY down oy the peck. the state
meuI tat no struck boy with a strap about
q week ago was ftlse. Inc strap has not been
USED tor ihree mouths except TO strap knives
or. Dshed other aieu tIts Of the colored
COY Witness Obliged to l7ave The shop
tnt.re.g 10 let ooy 60 to the Closet Thtr1
celt an boys that ask permission frequently
aud nave 70 use good deal of discrusloa as
To their necessities.
TO Nj. Donohue- Did not understand my
self to fighting attitude Ia The Case OF
The Doyle boy. Rscpleet that he kue~ he had
exceeded his authority aid said At the time
ahat Wiling 10 lake th5 cou sqaencas.
Adj Durned to 3 &C ock today.