The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-01-26

ried to the superior court. This action OF
Rochford's gave much ground for COM
plant, and he and Mr.. Snively had
wordy warfare in consequence. To a
HERALD reporter Mr.. Rockford said that
If he had been conversant with the facts
as developed at the trial, the case would
never have been brought into court with
his consent
That the boy received serious injuries
there is no question, and when DR.. Gum
was seen and questioned, he readily adj
mitted that the wounds we're of very
severe nature. There was heavy welt
on the face and the pupil of the eve had
been struck and was much inhamed, al
though it would not be permanently in
iured. He was reluctant in saying any
thing about the matter, but admitted
that the wounds on the face and eye APP
peared to have been made by a whip,
though they might have been received
from some other source.
School Director Cox said that Greene
was discharged for inhunanly furnishing
young Fleming, against the laws Of the
state. Mr.. Cox was at first favorably in
clined towards Mr.. Greene, but thinks
that he lost control OF himself and dis
played entirely too much temper. F. D.
Eshelman has been employed to take Mr..
Greene's place for the time being at least.
At the solicitation Of THE HERALD, G.
d. Fleming, the father of Earl Fleming,
granted an interview, stating for a reason
that, while his attorney, II. ]. Sn;velv,
had said that newspaper was not the
place to continue a fight that was still in
the courts, the other side had been heard
and he desired that justice should be
done to both sides. Mr.. Fleming stated
his case as follows:
"My son had been set back or request
ed to review the work, and lesson in
grammar had been given on certain
page. Earl did not catch the page, and
had turned round to ask the pupil behind
him for the information. While in that
position, with one hand on his desk,
Professor Greene came up and, without
speaking, struck him on the hand with
rawhide whip. My son remarked, Don't
strike me with that whip Greene said,
Earl, take your books and go home
The reply was. All right; don't strike
me with that whip While preparing to
get his books the whip was laid on his
other hand, when my con ran to the
stove and grabbed the poker, MIR. Greene
reaching the stove nearly or at the same
time. Catching the poker with one hand
Greene commanded the boy to lay the
weapon down. My son claims that while
in this position his mind was active, and
he thought that he was not acting Just
right and concluded that the best thing
for him to do was to go home, al he had
been told, and started for the door, holly
pursued by Mr.. Greene, who dashed him
to the door and out into the hall with the
whip, receiving several blows on the head
and face, laying open the cheek, cutting
the, scalp in two places wounding the ear
and inflicting two lashes on the eye. Sc
rious injuries were received to face and
head while yet in the hall. After Mr.
Greene had seen that he had injured the
boy in the eye he sent for DR.. Gum, in
whose care he placed him and by whom
he was carried home. The injury to the
eye was very serious, and for time it
was thought that it could not be saved
We had three doctors, and it was only
owing to the boys good health that he
pulled through. the belief now being that
with no complications the eye will be
saved"
When asked about statement that had
been brought up in court that he had
authorized Prof. Greene to punish the boy
for misbehaving, Mr.. Fleming said that
on hearing OF the frst trouble he had