Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-17
PULLED HIS HAIR OFT.
A SchOOlbOy's Charge Against Hi
Teacher.
UNRULY LADS AND AN ANGRY pEpAsocU,

| UNRULY LADS AND AN ANGRY PEDAGOGUE
Willie Carroll, little boy ten years old who
lives at BIB u street southwest, appeared at the
| clerks office at the Police Court Yesterday
| afternoon and swore out a warrant charging
! Mr.. John baltimore, a substitute teacher at the
Jefferson school building, In South Washington,
| with assault and battery. The warrant was
! sent to police headquarters, and will probably
| be served during the day. To STAR reporter
who called at the residence of the boys parents
| this morning and saw the little boy and his
| iather, they stated the case substantially as
follows; Monday morning Mr.. baltimore
absence of the regular teacher, and shortly after
| the school opened boy clumsily dropped a
slate on the moor. for which Mr.. Lattimore re-
| proved nm with hard slap on the side of his
| head, and all the boys laughed. Order was
| however restored, when the boy willie Carro)
| and the other boys took the chance for a re-
| newal of the disorder, and echoed with chorus
OF coughs, nearly all the boys participating in
| IL. When the coughing ceased the teacher
| stood among them and declared he would break
every bone In their bodies unless the disorder
| was stopped. One of the boys supposing the
/ teacher was not looking threw something at
| him, when the teacher seized the boy and
jerking him from his seat administered several
| blows, and throwing him bodily into the air so
| that he fell on his desk. Observing Willie Car
| roll endeavoring to repress a cough, he reached
| from his seat and swung him into the air until
the hair by which he held gave way and the
! 10Y leii screaming the floor. leaving the hair
in the teachers hand. This ended the disorder
ana the boys remained quiet
MIR. LATTIMoRE'S STATEMENT.
Mr.. baltimore when seen by STAR reporter
! this morning said that the above statement
was entirely false. "When he entered the school,
room Monday the boys were suddenly attacked
with violent tit of coughing. Being sure that
III was only an assumption, he stationed him
sell 10 the rear of the school room to ascertain
the rlngleaders. In a few minutes he noticed
that Carroll was the ringleader, and after the
cough lad been repeated several times he
reached over and took the offender by the hair.
lie resisted, and in pulling away from me some
| OF the hair came off his head. That is all there
h Is ABOUT IL. dld not want to whip the boy,
put attempted to break up INSTRUMENTATION by
whitening his hair. There was no coughing
Afterwards
WHAT THE SUPERVISING PRINCIPAL SAYS.
Mr.. Falrbrother, the supervising principal,
stated to the reporter that Monday morning
MISS Bessie Burns, the regular teacher sent
him word that she would not be at school that
DAY. and he requested Mr.. baltimore to take
enarge ol the school. He objected to doing SO
Dtcause Inc boys were bad, and he sent for Miss
Hepburn. Meanwhile the boys became very
noisy, and he sent Mr. baltimore in TO take
cnarse until Miss Hepburn arrived. When she
came MIR. baltimore returned to the office and
reported that the boys had been very noisy and
ne haid corrected one OF them, but, not wanting
70 whip MN he caught him by the hair, and
Wnen the boy violently pulled away some Of his
mar came out. Later Miss Hepburn reported
inc throwing OF stones in the room, and when
ne went in the room he found the floor covered
with pebbles. but Miss Hepburn was unable to
tell who threw them,
Mr. baltimore was tried in the Police Court on
the 10Th of last month for an alleged assault on
charlie Nermiiiion, a scholar in the Jefferson
building, and the case was dismissed.
AN INVESTIGATION ORDERED.
Commissioner Webb, upon reading a pub
lished account of the affair in a morning paper,
Immediately ordered an investigation of the
facts by the superntendents of the schools
and says that if the charge of cruelty is sus-
taihed prompt action will be taken.
Amusements.
THE ABBOTT ''MIKADO."-A spirited and
altogether adequate performance of "The Mi
kado' was given by the Abbott troupe at the
National Theater last night. The tendency OF
several of the leading artists to burlesque their
parts was, on the whole, justified by success
The object of light opera is to create merriment
and while there are those who think the work
OF Gilbert and Sullivan more effective when
given with mock seriousness, the contagious
1un impaired to the performance by the Abbott
troupe is hardly open to objection. Miss Abbott's
Yum. yum isa dashing and captivating imper-
Pruette as the Mkado. Miss Annandale as Kn.
tishd, and Mr.. Brodercks Pooh-Bah were ali
well done. The stage-setting was admirable
and the costuming rich.
TIE BARRETT ENGAGEMENr.-During his
engagement at Albaugh's next week, Mr.. Bar
rett win be seen in the following plays: Mon
inee, "Hernani:' Wednesday, "Francesca:"
THURSDAY, hamlet, Friday, The Kings
= III.
Julius Caesar" The sale of seats begins at
Alhaugh's box office Tomorrow morning.
laughing Success We Us e CO. viii aq hs ms
attraction at this house next week.
HARRIS BIJoU THEATER announces for pro-
ducton next week, "A Mountain Pink" with
Laura Dainty in the leading role.
HERzoG'S will have next week "a Box of
CASH" said to be most laughable farce
CONCERTS TIsrIQUEs.-Frauiein LIli Leh-
mann, the German prma donna; Franz Rum
mel the celebrated pianist, and Divide Musin,
their concerts drtistiques at the Congregational
church, on Tuesday evening next Seats will
go on sale at Droop,s Tomorrow.
PROSPECT HILL CEMErERY.-A meeting Of
the lot holders OF Prospect Hi c.metery the
principal German cemetery @. the District
located on Lincoln avenue, near Giepwood was
held last evening at German hall. / tn street
Mr.. F. Imhof presiding, and l.. H. Eckert. secre,
tary. The report of the board of directors
showing the financial condition of the Cemetery
to be improved, and stating what had been done
was presented and adopted. The proposed
amendment is to give each lot holder a vote tor
Tue directors. Tie annual election takes place
ON Tuesday next.
THE CLERKS AssocIAr1oN.-At the meeting
OF the Clerks Mutual Benefit and Protective as
ISOLATION last evening Mr. Z. X. $. Plant and +.
=. brooke were initiated to full membership.
Rankin was elected examining physician
Blanks were presented in the form of an address
to the merchants, with blank application,
early day, asking them to become honorary
members. Two members were reported out OF
employment. The constitution was amended
so as to provide for the payment of 500 with
in twenty-four hours after death A cali was
ordered to be issued tor the first advance assess
ment
THE ODD FELLOWS ANNIvERsARY AND THE
GRAND IoDGE.-At a meeting of committees of
odd Fellows from the Grand Lodge and Grand |
Encampment last evening it was decided |
subject 10 the consent of the trustees and sub. |
ordinate lodges, to allow the Sovereign Grand
Lodge the privilege of renting any number of |
rooms in the Odd Fellows Hall building that |
would be needed for term OF years. The |
dlnerent encampments and lodges OF the l. O. |
-. r. nave not as yet appointed all their COM |
mlttees to meet the committees from tn Grand |
Lodge and Grand Encampnent To arrange for |
the proposed anniversary celebration. AS soon |
as the committees are appointed a meeting !
VIII be called, and arrangements will be then |
made for the anniversary.
A BILL FOR DIvoRCE.-TO-day Monica
French, by Mr.. NJ. j. Ford, riled u bill for a d- |
vorce from Isaac ". French. They were mar. |
ried in Connecticut in 1851, and lived together |
sixteen years, having two sons, and she charges |
desertion on May 18th, 1867.
ADMITTED To BAIL.-Charles Hamilton in |
dlcted Tor the murder OF George Hill, and con- |
Victed OF mansaughter, who was granted a |
new trial In the Court in General Term as |
stated in Mondays STAR, was yesterday adj |
mitted to bail in $4,000.