The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1888-02-02
Victorious School Ma'aln.
She LicMS "a Sixteen EeIr.O;d
Girl Pupil with q Raw
Hide, and tii en- Beats
the Eiri's Father
ia Court
lPomeroy Telegraph

IPomeroy Telegraph
Last Saturday was busy day il
our Courts. Not a Justice Mill wa
lille. The higher Court was grind
ing along on the Ours shooting case
the Probate Court had an unsavo
ry case from near The Zion Church
the Mayors Court was grinding on
drunks occasioned by the clond O
witnesses in the Ours case. and las
hut not least, Justices Bradtield ant
&shworth sat in judgment on
handsome school ma m. 1t was Jus
tIce Bradfield's Court and his case
but Justice Ashworth acted as aesn
| ciate Judge. Ms it were. 1t was :
stubburnly fought case and one
long to be remembered on account
of the large number of people 6h'
crowded into the Office at nine O.
clock IN the morning and remained
steadfastly until five O'Clock in the
afternoon. 1t was case in which
the fair defendant was charged with
assault and battery.
Mrs. Cornelia A Liggett. daugh-
ter of John Sfrider, is teaching the
Enterprise school at kerr's Run This
winter, and 1t appears that she
brings The pupils up standing il
they disobey the rules.
Am.n9 her pnpils are the chiI
dren OF Nelson W. Arnold. one OF
whom is Miss Maud, herself a
yonng lady Of sly;een. and Inc hol-
der of certificate to teach in Meigs
County. A few DAYS ago Mrs Lig-
ge,t undertook to whip ono Of the
Arnold children. a boy. when Miss
Maud by making faces at tae teach
or, got herself'into trouble. The
teacher pounced down on hsr with
a raw hide riding whip and punish
cd her severely. Whereupon the
father began proceedings against
Mrs. Liggett. backed by the State.
on the ground of assault and bat.
terry, claiming that the punishment.
was more severe than the law allows
The teacher took the stand 1 hat she
had kept within the limits of the
law. and so the fight was on, mosi
stubborn and lntere sting fgh', too.
fr,m an unbiased point of view.
The trial WAS set for Saturday
M ,rning at ten O'Clock, but an hour
before tha, time the room was crowd
ed with interested spectators from
all directions. An army of wit
ncsses swarmed in on behalf of both
sides. together with The friends OF
both parties. Prominent among the
teacher supporters were hor broth
er and sister. Prof. L. W. karr. of
Racine schools. and NJ. S. Webster,
of Carleton College, and the school
directors Of her district. Tho com
p!ainant was championed by her
father. brother and sister. score of
school children and about half the
audience. A. w. Vorhes Esq. rep
the prosecution and j. @.
Speaker the defense. Evidently.
Is both the prosecuting witness and
he defendant were far TO look up
IN, The crowd was about evenly di-
7i,led on the question Of finding the
escher guilty.
For sesen long and sitting
hours, Justice Bradfield wrestled
With the case, supported on the
light by Justice Ashworth. Nine
cen witnesses were examined or
10Th sides. Constable ScOii
brought the raw hide riding whip !
nto Court, and the prosecuting
witness blushingly barred her
,ruised shoulders TO the scrnteny
# His Honor, in testimony of the
everity of the punishment -
every inch of the ground was
onght over in detail. At five
'cIock in the evening, when the
asst sound wave of the eloquent
of the attorneys had
lied away on The chill winter
lir. the Jnsiica deliberately ad
usted his spectacles and deliver
ID lis decision. He cited he
aw wherein teacher is permit
ed to exercise he same control
,ver a pupil as its parents. A
eacher is allowed to administer
punishment, not beyond
, reasonable degree however,
The case hinged on the question
IS to whether Or not the prosecu
ing witness had been punished
beyond a reasonable doubt, more |
han the law contemplates, with |
my doubts that might rise count |
ng in the teachers favor. The |
Justice said the case under con-
was very near the line,
n fact, it had narrowed down 10
uch fine point that he didn't
now which side of the fence 10
AXE, and III consideration of The
uubt felt il his duty to discharge |
he defendant, as he seriously |
ueslioned whether Il connection
ouid be secui ed in a higher court.
1t this announcement The de-
.ndant arose and clapped her
aDds, thanked The Court with il