The Jersey City news., 1889-11-22
LAST EDIT ION.
TEE WHIPPING IN No. II.
Principal Du Rie Tells
How He Laid Hands on
Young Norris.
A TALK WITH 7HE BOYS MOTHER
The Case Not Made a Matter OF
Record by the Police.

Principal Du Rie, who linves in Rah-
way, and teaches school at No. Ii on Ber-
gen Square, is naturally very sorry on
account of the publicity which The JER-
sEY CITY NEWS was obliged to give his
trouble with pupil
At the police court there was no written
record of Mr.. Du Rie's having been there,
and although a policeman arrested him
and notified him to be in court, it is not
on the police returns of either the Fourth
or Third precincts.
When / called at Justice Wanser's
Court this morning 1 was told that
nothing further would be done in the
case until the father of the boy returned
home, which would probably be on Mon
day.
THE PRINCIPALS STORY.
Mr.. Du Rie greeted me cordially at the
school house and said that the story pub
lished in THE JERSEY CITY NEWS yester-
day was substantially correct, and then
he added:-"I did not know that Ernest
had been sick that day or, of course,
would have allowed him to go home,"
s'The trouble, as you have already pub
1ished, was caused by the boys asking
permission to go home after he had been
naturally thought it to be one of the
boys tricks to escape punishment and
refused"
s'What happened then ~
"He went to that corner" pointing to
the southeast "and took his coat and hat,
ad tried to go away. took the coat away
and he said that is my coat and want
it, / laid it on the desk just as Ernest
made break for the door. | attempted
60 seize him and inadvertently pushed
l. IOrr fu foil a1x Aofl-
tal."
II have been informed that the boy is
an invalid remarked
81 know said Mr.. Du Rie, "that he is
troubled much with headaches and that
his parents say he suffers from what is
popularity called softening of the bones
and frequently-in fact, nearly always
have allowed him to go home when he
asked permission. He is a very trouble
some boy and is very impudent One. of
his favorite methods of showing his inn
pertinence is when he is reprimanded by
a teacher, to remark, sarcastically,
THANK, you Some time ago Mrs.
Norris told me that her son was SO un-
ruly that she could not control him and
requested me to take charge of him. Ex-
cept for that ] would long. ago have ex-
PEELED him. He is a spoiled boy"
ONE STRUGGLE IN SCHOOL.
But about the struggle between him
and yourselves" suggested.
on the platform he made not less than
twenty attempts to leave the room and
once ran out of the door. / was forced to
bring him back or sacrifice discipline.
While he sat there he continually shouted
that he would prefer charges to the Board
of Education against me, and declared
that | should not get home that day. He
also struck me two or three times and
kicked me, and then l thought the time
for action had arrived and | spanked
him.
s'rhis is what did it with" said he,
showing President voorhees, who had just
come in and myself 4 ruler. 81 only used
the fiat part of the rule"
s'Was Ernest ever subjected to corporal
punishment" l enquired.
on the hand.n
'sWill he be permitted to come back to
schoolf"
s.After the hearing before Justice Wan
ser, yesterday, he came here and wanted
to resume his lessons, and told him he
might if he apoiogized for the wrong he
had done. He replied that he did not
think he had done wrong and sent him
home to await the return of his father"
AT YOUNG NORRIS HOME
When called at the home of the lad
was met at the door by Miss Addie Norris,
his sister. When she learned my errand,
she exclaimed:-"I was just going to see
Mr.. Du Rie about this trouble. think
my brother ought to apologize for what
he did, and l think Mr.. Du Rie should
apologize for what he did too. was just
going there to see II this arrangement
could not be made. If Ernest apologies
to the school, Mr.. Du Rie ought to do the
same. Ibelieve man filing q position
like that which Mr.. Du Rie holds should
be able to govern his temper"
At this moment the mother of Ernest
entered the room.
81 told Ernest to wait until could in
vestigate the trouble" said she, 'but he
allowed the boys to persuade him to
make complaint. If Mr. Du Rie will
apologize for his action to the school,
Ernest will and | will not push the case
against him. l know the boy was impu-
dent, and regret it.
EARNEsT's INJURIES
Ernest entered the room at this
moment, and exhibited q very much torn
neck tie, which he said had suffered at
the hands of Mr. Du Rie, when the latter
s.played billiards with him about the
school room and used him for the cue
ball"
He and his mother and sister said that
there was a heavy ridge on his left arm
when he came home Monday, and that
his left hip was bruised and the boy said
that this morning his right knee panied
him very much, but his mother said that
might be from rheumatism. He showed
me his delicate condition by exhibiting
deformities of the bones in his wrisU and
arm, and his sister and mother both
agreed that Mr.. Du Rie must have used
much force to infict the injuries he re-
ceiyed.
Ernest said that Mr.. Du Rie loses his
temper very often and that less than
year ago he hit pupil, Copeland Brewer,
In the face with his fist and made his nose
bleed. Copeland lives but couple of
doors from Ernest's.
Ernest said he was sick all that morn
ing and yomited twice in the yard. and
that it was necessary for him to go home
He admitted that he kicked Mr.. Du RE,
but denied having struck him. While
was talking to him Mervyn Stansberry
of No. III Cottage street, school mate,
came into the parlor and he said he saw
Ernests illness in the yard on Monday
He also said that Mr.. Du Rie had fire.
quently switched him.
ARCHIBALD KEEPS HIS KEY.