Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-22
WINFIELD,
WHITFIELD, Dec. 81, 1885

WHITFIELD, Dec 81, 1885.
To the Editor OF the Eagle.
Since our last letter Winfield has
had her share of trials, troubles and
railroad meetings An effort is being
made 10 secure another branch of the
Santa Fc railroad from Douglas to
this place. a meeting was held and
several hundred dollar were sub
scribed. but we are inclined TO think
that the subscription list will have to
be extended considerable before the
railroad company will build the road.
The next important subject in
which Winfield has been interested is
the McAlister vs.. Pearson case, or in
other words the school marin case.
We see in the columns of the EAGLE 4
few words on the subject, but IN some
ways the EAGLE was not correctly in
formed. For the benefit of all We will
try TO give the facts as proved in
court. The teacher, Miss Maud Pear
son, kept one of her pupils in after
school for the purpose of furnishing
him for some misdemeanor, when the
boy, who is about 10 years old
showed resistance and attempted TO
hold his own. Then the teacher fog
ged him, the janitor procuring the
stick the flogging was done with, and
stood by and watched the proceed
ings, and the teacher whaled the boy
until he gave up. The affair shows
two things-remarkable endurance of
labor and strength on the part of the
teacher, and considerable grit, pluck
and spunk on the part of the boy, for
when he got home he had about
twcnty-seven (parents story black
anu blue places on his body. Phvsi-
clans and neighbors testified TO hav-
ing seen from seven TO ten places on
the boy. The teacher and jauI-
tor were charged with assault
and intent TO do bodily harm. but
were acquitted and his father assessed
with the costs; about 500, and COM
mitted to Jail until paid. Now, the
latter part of the fineIng is what the
good people, at least few, objected
TO. The father is a poor man, he
honestly believed his boy had been
wronged, and sought redress in the
proper way. So he was placed in
.'durance vie" on Monday morning.
At noon Mr.. George Miller went to
the sheriff and stood good for his fine
until Tuesday when collection was
taken up nong the business men and
citizens and his fine paid. Such are
the facts of the case.
The EAGLE must not expect the
Methodist college has as yet much in
fluence on the morals and acts of
our people, for as we are informed.
only the basement has been contracted
for, and il is not yet completed.
Winfield is to have city building
to cost about $4,000; but one objec-
ton, the location 10 a little too far out
of town for present convenience.
Saturday was big day .or our city.
The streets were crowded with teams.
Farmers were in paving their taxes.
to-day being the last day without the
penalty.
1t has been raining most of the day
and the streets are very muddy.
Several of wintield's society people
went TO Arkansas CITY last Friday
evening to attend the bali and ban
quet given BY the Knights of Pythias
of that place. The party returned by
special train on the X. c. 4 .. W.
railroad early Saturday morning
This affair proved a success in every
particular.
We have not heard the whistle of
the ID. NJ. and a. railroad Vet. Where,
oh where is the road? Perhaps il is
showed under. {.