Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-12-01
RIOT IN A SCH0OLHOUSE
A New Jersey Professor Who
Used an Iron Stove Poker.
He USED UP A WHOLE FAMILY.

He Was DtscIpIinIng One of His Scholars
When All Her Relatives Came to the Res
cue. and They Got Hurt-Now the Pro-
fessOr Is In Jail. Charged with Assault.
NEW EGlFT, y. J.. Nov. 3l-There was
q serious row in the public school here. As
Il result of it the principal is under arrest,
while one Of the participants lies critically
i'll, and two others are badly bruised
Three warrants have been sworn ont, ana
the case will come before the county court
at the December term.
Persons living near the sChoOlhouse were
alarmed by the cry of Murder" Ida Win,
the daughter of Jacob Win, 4 former mer-
chant Of this place, who lives in the resi-
dence adjoining the schOolhcu~e, had been
ordered by the principal to pull down a
window
She hesitated, and the principal, Charles
c. Heisley, laid his hands upon her with
the apparent intention of forcing Her to
obey his command. She then began to
scream, and her brother Lewis. who also
attended the school, ran to his fathers
house next door TO get assistance.
! His father had gone to Philadelphia. but
his mother, Sarah Win; his sister. Pauline
! Win, handsome blonde of about -, and
his brothers, Abram and Reuben, imme-
! diately ran to the school, spurred ON by tie
cries of their I2-ycar old sister. Ida. When
they reached the hall. they found the door
| locked.
| Admission was demanded. and after 8 few
minutes they >uccee.led in getting the
| principal to open the door At the same
time they demanded lda'~ release.
Hei-Iey Used the Poker.
Angry words followed between Principal
| Heislty and the Win brothers, and finally
blows Were struck. though accounts differ
as TO who first assumed the offensive. How
ever that may lie, the pupils who witnessed
the disturbance say that Principal Heisley
armed himself with stove poker, with
which he laid about him vigorously. This
warfare resulted in badly bruising Mrs
Wins arm and cutting Pauline and AhrIm
Win about the head. The poker WAS hrnt
almost double.
\eiEhbors soon began to cunGrrgate
around the Schoulhuu>e. attracted by the
screams of the combatants, The battle WAS
stopped, and then the wounded wvr, al
tended to, many good citizens meant ne
talking vehemently of an Indignation mvyt-
ing.
When reporter called at the house If
Jacob Win, he found Miss Pauline Win.
the daughter. - years old. lying "n the
settee, moaning in pitiful way and suffer
ing from bad cut on the head. DIR. g L.
Woodward WIS in attendance lie said
Miss Win would probably recover. hui
would always carry the scar Mrs. Wins
arm WAS for the time almost useless from
the effects, she said. of the pounding >he
received in the sChuolhuu~r hall
Three warrants We're sworn ont immtii-
ately before Justice LOvett-Onc by -Nhrnm
Win for assault and battery. one 10y Mr.
Win for atruciuus assault with intent IL
kill and one 10y Pauline Win for atr,ciuII-
assault with intent to Kill
Locked the Professor Up.
As Constable George Robbins WAS AWAY
from home at Toms River the nearest
constable, WINS Grant Of Pruspertuwu.
seven miles distant. WAS sent for. He ar
rived. and in company with Lloyd Apple
gate and Jacob \. MckaiE assistants, he
, went to the >choolhouse. Professor lIeiS-
: ley made no effort to resist arrest. He WAS
taken before Justice l.uvrtt and WAS held
in 81 $40 for appearance at the December
: term of court ut Toms River
! This amount Of hail he was unable I,
get. Justice l.ovett then reduced III, bli
to Sl.;Ino, ans Professor Hcislcy was -Nvg
until this morning to procure bond>u..u
. In the meantime he was placed in I'll,
charge of Deputy Constable MckaiS tui
{ the night.
Jacob Win arrived home from PhilAdel
: pLia Oh the evening train and went 1 IL,
bedside Q. his in jured daughter
Professor ieisley comes from one II III,
oldest and most respected families i'll Mon
mouth county. His father. the Rev
Charles Heisley, i a retired Mrthodi~
, clergyman, and his brother Wilbur \
Heisley, was the Republican candidate fui
senator against Senator Terhune Of Mon
mouth county last year The Win children
had given him considerable trouble il
school, especially Lewis, who has the repu
, tation of being very mi>ChicVuus hoy
1 Professor Heisley declined TO make any
statement whatever.
| Wife Murderer Sentenced.