The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-01

oWluI ludu. anu was SOihS w hIl1 LIZ
zie. Waited ten minutes befor,
starting for the school house. Super
intendent Stevens is distant rela
tive of ours. The girl was sick TO
some time, but the marks are nov
nearly gone.
Mrs. Wabasha was sworn and ties
titled to the marks and bruises upor
the child, which was in very bad con
dition, being restless and trembling
She had bunch upon her head az
large as hens egg, above her tenn
pie.
VIM. Ward was called and testified
to the child's injuries and said she
acted badly frightened and badly
hurt, and it seemed to hurt her to sill
down, lay down or stand up. She act
ed lame for several days. The whip
stock was hickory, tapering from ar
inch-and-a-half to half an inch, and
had metal ring near the large end
The teacher said she struck the cir,
twice with this. Since the whipping
the girl has acted more stupid thar
before.
n. B. Swartout was called and
thought that it was his business tC
entertain the crowd, so he was excus
ed after the first question.
Albert White was next sworn and
corroberated the evidence in regard
to the child's injuries.
Mr.. Swartout was recalled and tes
titled to the injuries, having seer
them the night of the whipping.
Grace Monette was called and said
she was attending Miss Kenney's
school. Lizzie pronounced the words
''ind" and "bind." She tried to pro-
nounce them correctly each time the
teacher told her. Teacher then told the
child to sit down and think over a
good thrashing as she would get one
that night. When the school was
dismissed the teacher told the schol.
ars to go directly away from the build.
ing. She locked the door after we
were out.
Elsie Ward was summoned next
She was also a scholar and said that
Lizzie pronounced the words "bind'
and lind" The teacher told her tC
take her seat and prepare for good
thrashing. The teacher locked the
door and went over to the grove and
got whip.
Charley Swartout spoke of the
child's injuries.
DR.. j. W. Andrews was sworn and
said that he had examined Lizzie
Stratton after the whipping and found
that the minute blood vessels in the
skin had been broken and the con.
tents diffused through the skin, leav.
ing red, black and blue spots. The
calves of the legs were especially dis.
colored, but the marks extended from
the shoulders down and on the arms.
The most discoloration was about the
shoulders. Such marks could be pro.
duced by blows more or less severe, and
could be produced by an ordinary
switch. The examination was the
day after the whipping, and BLOW
severe enough to produce a swelling
of the size of hens egg or hickory
nut would be plainly discernible
Some people are more susceptible tc
injuries from blows than others. II
would take more than an ordinary
light switching to make the marks
There would not be any lasting or Sc.
rious effects from the injuries seen
upon the child. The effect would be
lameness, soreness and tenderness
but no effect beyond that. Do not
think that this would be the effect Of
any thrashing. The skin was not cut
or broken. Such a whipping would
have tendency to produce tempora.
ry nervous prostration. This lasts
for few hours or possibly few days
Mary Wilson was next called and
testified to the child's injuries.
Mrs. S. G. Stevens, county superin-
tendent. was called and testified te
the marks upon the child, which were
very bad. The child limped.
The state rested here, and W. E.
Young opened the case for the de-
Tense, outlining the proposed line Of
defense.
Court then took a recess until eight
O'Clock this morning.
SATURDAY FORENOON.
Even larger crowd was present il
the court room this morning wher
the trial of Miss Edith Kenney was
resumed than yesterday. Every avail
able space in the court room was
occupied.
Daniel Buck appeared on behalf Of
the county superintendent, making
four attorneys on the one side op
posed to W. E. Young, who alone con
Quoted the defense.
The case was fought stubbornly
inch by inch. each objection being
argued at length. The defense at.
tempted to show the actions of the
county superintendent and to prove