Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-02-16

NuShohs IOoN NPou Ills law.
The principal invited him into the
office, and after remarking upon the
sadness of the occasion and referring
to their last meeting in the room
ordered the boy to remove his coat.
This was done. Then taking stick
from the shelf and catching the boy
by the left arm the Professor struck
two blows. The boy resisted, and to-
gether they went down, Charley strik-
ing against the wood box.
McGinn-"Did you not jam him
against the wood box?"
After some expert cross question
ing witness sad:
"You may call it 'jan' if you like"
Professor Rigler allowed the boy to
get up again and struck another blow.
Young Webber caught him by the
knees and attempted to throw him
down; both went to the floor and the
Professor struck the boy whenever
his back was exposed. The Professor
claims to have been perfectly cool,
and ceased to strike as soon as resis-
lance stopped and the boy began to
cry.
Time, one minute; three minutes at
the outside.
Number of blows struck, IL.
After the fight was over Professor
Rigler asked Charley to sit down, and
then made note of the punishment,
the cause of which he gave thus
"Resistance and continued disobe
deuce"
Other testimony is similar to that
noted above, and Miss Kingsley, re.
ferring to the prepared statements,
corroborated.
DR.. Wells gave some unimportant
testimony on the difference between
the physical construction of persons
in liability to show punishment.
Miss Cooper explained Charley
bad conduct by the words: "Shyness
and underhandt dness, laughing and
whispering." Reference was also
made to the prepared statements.
Miss Jennings also testified.
VIM. NJ. Ladl, VIM. Empken, G.
w. Yocum, John Wilson, Il. II
Crawford, j. Belten, Professor /. w.
Pratt, Professor J. Burnham, and II.
X. Warren testified to Professor Rig
ler's reputation and ability as an in
structor.
There was something peculiar
about NJ. Wilson's testimony, and he
seemed gifted with the faculty OF los
ing his memory. For fact, Mr..
Wilson had no definite recollection
that reporters had been requested to
withdraw from meeting of the Board
Of School Directors held not three
months ago. lis passing strange, in
deed 1t is.
Several witnesses we're recalled,
| and the case was rested at t 80.
TnE CHARGE.
Judge Stearns delivered fair and
Impartial charges to the jury, and at
9:4O the case was submitted. The
following law WAS read:
"Parent and child.-Every parent
may correct his child by corporal pun
ishment; where the real, and not a
mere conventional, relationship cx'
lists; so as to guardians. Where
man acts in loco PARENTS, whipping
of the child is justified, if the injury
to the child i. not lasting; so as to
teachers; but the cause must be
sufficient, the instruments and the
punishment moderate. The chastise-
,nent of pupil by the teacher must
not be excessive or cruel, but reason
ably proportiona,e to the otfense; the
teacher must be governed by reason
and discretion. The teacher is guilty
of assault and battery i'll excessively
chastising pupil
TIE VERDICT.
A large number of the immense
crowd of ladies and gentlemen present
throughout the day remained unit
nearly midnight awaiting the verdict
of the jury. This emphasizes the in.
terest taken in the case. On the first
ballot, it is reported, the vote stood
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