The record-union., 1891-03-27
PROFESSOR LIPOVITZ.
He Is Accused Of Severely Beating a
Grammar School Pupil.
The Story of the Boy as to How the
Affair Happened and What
Was Done.

Professor LipowitZ, the teacher of Ger
man in the public schools of this city, is
accused of using unnecessary force in
compelling Charles Geiger, a pupil in the
first grade of the Sacramento Grammar
School, to obey his orders, and the Board
OF Education will undoubtedly investi-
gate the matter. Although not notified
in any formal way, several members OF
the board had heard of the affair yester-
day.
A REcoRD-UNIoN reporter obtained the
following story from the boy yesterday
1.-TWO weeks ago Leon Mooser was sus-
pended from the German class by Mr..
Lipowitz, and on Wednesday last he
brought note from his parents request
ing the teacher to permit him to go home
at half-past II III the morning. Miss
Weeks, the first grade teacher, wanted to
know whether or not the Mooser boy was
suspended indefinitely, and she told him
TO go and ask the Professor. MooSer did
not want to do it, and asked me TO see
Mr. Lipowitz. | went into the room and
addressing him said, Professor, Leon
Mooser would like to know ii he is sus-
pended for good Mr.. Lipowitz told me
to take my seat, and said that if I came
again with such Il
COMPLAINT FROM A BOY,
He would box the ears OF both of us. +
replied that Miss Weeks wanted to know
about it, and at the same time / turned
around, thinking that one Of the girls had
spoken to me. The Professor came up to
me and with his open hand slapped my
face and said he wanted no taking.
had not said a word to the girls and ! told
INN SO, and he replied that he wanted no
back talk. He then ordered me out of the
room, but | did not go, rs several times
before he would tell me to go out and
make me come back again right away.
He caught hold OF lne to drag me out and
grabbed a desk. lie told the class to 90
out OF the room and after they had all left
he caught hold OF me, jerIled me out of
the seat, tore my collar and coat, and also
my pants very badly. He then showed
me out Of the door, using the expression
to teacher as he did so, I've Suspended
that wretch When / went home and
told my parents what had happened they
were so angry that they ordered me a
new pair of pants and told me to present
the bill to Mr.. LipowitZ. l went back to
school last Monday during the noon re-
cess and found him in his room. I
HELD OUT THE BILL
To him, and he said he had no right to
recognize me, and ordered me to leave. I
was ABOUT 10 20 SO, WnGn he came uD and
slapped me in the face l threw a black
board eraser at him, and it struck him in
the leg. lie then ran after and caught
me, threw me on the floor, and hit me-
first with his open hand and then with
his fist. He pressed the whole weight of
his body on me, and my nose was bleed
ing from his blows. He took the bill
away, and just at that moment Miss
Sweeney opened the door and looked in.
He made her go out and shut it again.
Then | got up and he forced me into a cor
nerand struck meseveral times in the nose
with his fist. Miss Watson saw him when
he had me in the corner. When he let
me go | went Downstairs, washed my
self and walked home"
THE PROFESSOR ILL.
Miss Watson, the Principal of the
school, states that she gaw Professor
LIpowitz striking the boy while he was
bleeding profusely. She says she never
had trouble with the boy.
Young Geiger has obtained permission
to go back to school to-day at noon, but
his parents will not allow him TO study
German under Mr.. Lipowitz.
A RECoRD-UNIoN reporter called at
Professor Lipowitz' residence yesterday
afternoon to get his side of the story, but
was informed that he was quite i'll and
under the doctors care. He could not
therefore be interviewed.