Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-03-09
A REBELl|0US LAO
Drops From Window to
Escape Punishment
HE RECEIVES BROKEN BONES
Boy Says His Schoolmaster Failed to
Respond to His Call for Help.

BosToN, March "a very strange acci-
lent occurred yesterday afternoon about 3
o'clock at the Shcrwin grammar school,
RoXbury, and. as a result, Bethel Atwood,
I3 years old, il suffering with broken leg
and internal injuries at his home. Young
Atwood has been pupil at the Sherwiu
school for the past few years Yesterday
morning the lad played truant, and when
he turned up at the afternoon session
Frank A. Morse, master of the school. GEN.
sured him for his truancy, and called him
into his private office Last evening Young
Atwood told the following story of
what Happened I'm tho once;
Il had been playing truant i'm the morn
ing. When Mr.. Morse saw me in the after
noon he took me into his room and said
that he was going 10 give me twenty-five
blows on the hand with n rattan. He gave
me two blows, and then 1 objected. Mr.
Morse went to the speaking tube 10 call
assistance. / knew he was determined TO
punish me, and i rushed TO the window
with the intention Of jumping out hung
on the sill OF the window, which is on the
second story, but hesitated to jump, for the
distance to the brick schoolyard below ap-
pallcd me- called for Mr.. Morse 10 as
sist me, but he rushed out Of the Office
looking for help, instead Of giving me his
assistance.
"My grip on the granite sill slowly re-
laxed, and shortly. through sheer loss Of
strength, tumbled to the brick school
yard. landing squarely on my feet. knew
nothing more until | found myself at
home.h Concerning
Mr.. Morse's Side of the Story
the following was CLEANED from Mrs
Elizabeth Atwood. mother Of the injured
boy, who had an interview with the school
master shortly after the accident occurred
Mr. Morse told her that he had taken
young Atwood into his private Office with
the intention of furnishing him for his tru.
ancy.
II had given him two blows with the
rattan." said Mr.. Morse, according 10 Mrs
Awards statement, 'and then the boy
grew furious, and threatened TO stab me
with jackknife. Fearing that the boy
would put his threat into execution, l
went TO the speaking tube to obtain as-
sistance. AS did this the boy ran to the
window, and, rs thought, jumped out
/ did not think he was holding on to the
window, and ran down stairs into the
schoolyard, and found young Alward
PROSTATE on the brick pavement. That IL
all know about the affair."
Young Atwood, it seems, does not bear
an umblemished reputation. A short time
ago he left the Sherwin school and at
tended the Dudley school. from which
lie Was Expelled.
lie was attended last evening by several
physicians, who stated that both bones Of
the right leg were fractussd just above the
ankle the left leg sprained, and possibly
the boy had suffered internal injuries lie
was delirious until late, and an opiatc was
given to relieve his intense suffering.
John Ryan, a ncwsboy, was passing by
the school about O'clock yesterday after
noon, and saw young Atwood hanging to
the sill Of the window. The lad hung there
for n few minutes and then fell TO the
brick schoolyard.
Mr. and Mrs. Atwood, it Is understood,
will bring damage suit for The injuries
sustained by their son.