The Portland daily press., 1882-10-27

was resumed yesterday at the institution.
Commissioners Fox, Haskell and Gould were
present, also Mr.. Bowers, chairman of the
Governors Council, Mr. Chadbourne chair
man of the Board of Trustees Of the School
Mr.. Donahue the Secretary, ex-TEustee Little
and others interested.
Shortly after 3 O'clock after a brief private
consultation, the commission went into regular
session and resumed the examination of wit
nesses.
ALMA CHAMBERS,
committed in March, $780, for disturbing a
church in Portland, by Judge Knight of the
Municipal Court It was not his first offence
having been charged with other misdemean-
ors. He is now in the highest grade il the
school and has forty marks to his credit; age
IA years. Commissioner Fox explained the
nature of an oath and administered it. The
witness testified Have been in the school
two years and nine menths Had been pun
ished good many times since he was at the
school. MIR. Harrington gave him ten blows
for firing tools at another boy in the shop.
Was punished in August with ten blows for
not doing shis stint. Was put in the tower
once by Mr.. Harrington and was let out some
hours afterwards by Mr.. Deering. 1t was
night when he came out. Was punished once,
by standing on the line and putting my fingers
on my toes fifteen minutes, by Mr.. Owen The
officer took him by the neck and choked him.
He was stood on a line two months for not do
ing his extras Standing line was to re-
main standing in the yard at recess while the
rest of the boys were at play. Sometimes the
officer would let us run around the yard once
Mr. Norton has stood an hour touching his
toes with his hands.
Commissioner Fox-An hour is long time.
Do you mean it?
Yes Sir, and witness gave the names of Her.
rick and others who had stood that length of
time
A boy named Larrabee went without food
all day. Witness had been with two meals,
but had slice of bread. They did not give us
water at all times unless some Of the boys gave
us ii clrs. Had been without water when he was
thirsty, but did not ask for it because he
thought he would not get it if he did. The
boys had talked over about being called before
the commissioners. One boy who had testified
told him something about what he had said
about Owen.
The highest stint is "a chairs week; that
was what the witness had. The lowest is three
for new boys. If the stiuts are not performed
they are punished. Saw officer Owen take
Pendergrass by the collar and throw him down
on the seat and the boy laid there as much as
i've minutes. | saw officer Bartlett take
boy named Written aud throw him down on
the rocks on the parade Did not tell Mr..
Harrington for fear the other boys would call
him names Saw Mr.. Freeze whip boy
named Worthington in the dormitory When
boy did not get up right away to 90 to the
can Freeze would strap Nm. Lately he has
been treated as well as he ought to he. He
ought 10 have told Mr.. Harrington what Owen
did to him. The dormitory is comfortable and
warm enough.
4 Trustee Chadbourne thought it ought to be
understood that the boys were not starved
Commissioner Haskell thought it appeared
always had bread enough. Witness thought
the trustees put stop to the boys going with
ont food after Gov. Plalsted's visit.
GEORGE s, PATTERSON.
Committed from Belfast by S. j. Court for
setting fire to dwelling houses in the night,
The alternate sentence was six years in the
State prison. The boy claims that he was
drunk at the time. Another boy of the same
name, an older boy was sentenced to State
prison for life. When committed to the Re
fern School Patterson was 10 years of age. EHe
has been there about year and half, aud his
grade is the highest. Oath explained and ad-
ministered. Have been treated pretty well,
since he had been ia the school, Had bee1
punished four times. Had been made to stand
and touch bis toes pretty near half an
hour sometimes Had been made to stand np
ia the dormitory about half an hour by the
new Waterman Boy named Smith was pun
ished there severely and put in the tower.
Had seen Mr.. Owen kick boy in the leg and
slap him side the head Have heard the boys
say that Owen cut the ear of a boy named Rob-
inson so that it bled. Was once compelled to
go without food of any kind from dinner till
breakfast the next morning One of the Off
GERS did. Did not tell Mr.. Harrington OF these
things because he would believe the officer and
not me. He had told of things but he seemed
to take the officers side. have had to "med-
itate' for other boys putting crnsts of bread
by my plate. The large boys do not PICK upon
the smaller ones Had seen boys drink out of
a mud puddle on parade They had asked
Mr.. Owen for wster as they wsTe dry having
had salt fish for supper.
To trustee Chadbourne-it was an hour and
half that they had been without drinking
water.
Witness was kitchen boy and did discrimi-
nate in helping boys who had to work had for
any boy can have all the bread he wants bur
nothing further during the twenty minutes al
lowed for dinner.
To Councilman Bowers-We have had on
ths table cucumbcr5, apples tomatoes, green
corn, peas, strawbernes, puddings gingerbread
doughnutS, etc.
To Commissioner Eox-AlI the bows had
them as extras.
Have talked with the boys that had been
called up. Have said something to Mr.. Owen
about it, but he made 70 reply. Asked him if
he was going away. Heard some of the boys
say that he was going 10 leave. The bows in
ferged it because they had been called up. and
Mr.. Owen has not treated them well There
we're no other officers, male or female. that ne
had fault to find with Some of the boys don't
like the Tuesdays dinner OF soup. Two-thirds
Of the soup made is generally put Ia the swirl.
They have only bread ard butter beside the
soup.
To Commissioner Goud-Haye known of
some of the officers coming into theIktchen
and getting soup, which they took away
REV. s. W. ADRIANcE,
now settled pastor in Woodfords, Deering,
was sworn. He had been invited TO come and
preach to the boys by Mr.. harrington. He vis-
tied the sick room one day and saw "a boy look
ing at paper who impressed him that he was
wasting away in consumption. The boy was
entirely conscious and his eye was clear ID
bright. The air seemed to be as pure as is US
ually found in a sick room. Am in the course
Of making six or eight hundred. calls during
the year. 1t was cold day in February, with
furry of snow. Visited the boy again and
thought the room very pleasant, with plenty of
papers around-one OF them chil0's paper.
WILLIAM ROBINSON,
committed from Esstport when IA years old
for yagrancy. Said his mother couldn't sup.
port him SO she sent him there to get an edr-
cation. He belongs to the second-elass grade.
The oath was explained, aud administered
He said he was sent there because he did not
want to go to school. Mr. Owen had pricked
his ear and stuck his finger nails into him. 1t
didn't hurt him very much-made him cry a
little. Mr.. Griggs, the engineer, hit him over
the legs with hoe handle without telling
him to get out of the way. Have seen Mr..
Oven fire a boy named Pendergrass up into
the air and when he came down he struck with
such force that he couldn't breathe. Saw Owen
drag Louis Nichols around the parade ground.
The boy was cut and cried. Did not tell Mr..
Harrington about his ear being cut by Owen
because it was not very bad. Had heard Mr..
Wentworth read the rules and regulations
The witness corroborated the testimony of
other boys as TO punishment In the dormitory.
Boys were stood up for walks in the ward after
the whistle blowed. Robinson thought he had
stood touching his toes for an hour and half.
He twas sure that ne had stood an hour.
Had seen boys with large iron around the
leg. They had 10 wear it all the tune. Wore
it to bed. Thought it must have weighed
about 10 pounds The boy described the IRON.
He said when they walked around it made an
awful racket The iron was nut on for run
ming away. They would run away every