Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-28

Mrs A. u. FoSter testified abe Nv the
mother OF Edlp Foster. hrd had COM
planned OF the treatment he had re-
ttlyed at the Home, witness said that
che went to Mrs. Burohill and she snid
that Eddie was good boy NJ the
Home. and she did not SEQ why Mrs,
French treated him 80. There ives u
liulss on lfddic'a leg nH biz as the In
Ride OF her hand. Eddie was IN the
orphans' Homo about five years
CrcFr-eSaWined by Judge Booty, Wit
ness said TINT ghe would not hive all
LEVIED her children 10 have remained
there II The could hay 70 helped II. Whom
Eddie lott the Homo no went TO Mrs.
Hurchilrs house and was there until
notified by Che board that he was oN-
pollod Mrs, Burchill told mo that Mrs,
1'rnnch he'd mistreuted several girls
md she could not tell why she did So.
Witness said she was now u milliunr
md IN hcttcr condition to support her
children. Eddie told me not TO tell
my one that he hned ben mistratcd by
Mrs. French. Il would only make Il
verse for him and his sister Eddie
denied that he had heen guilty OF any
misconduct IN n barn with a girl
Wallace Miller tcptiiled that he and
his sister stayed Mt tho Orphans Home,
He proceeded 10 give more unprintablo
testimony. I'D Foster WINS beaten with
a sick OF stove wood by Mrs. French
Eddie Foster was washing IN the lnun.
dry and got tired and stubborn. Boya
were ehut up In closet frequently.
saw some chains there. They were to
tie down girls with to whip, Hattie
Davidson and Mamie Woodland were
chained. Hattie was whipped with Mrs
burchill's buggy whip. 4 was dismissed
from the home
Here the witness gave more testimony
which Will not bear print. have Moth
Ing against Mrs. French. She punished
me sometimes when 1 needed H. | was
at the home about four years. MY
father took me TO Mrs, Burchll and
she took me 10 the home. My two sla-
tcrs We're az the home, One OF them "
school Teacher, She received her cd
ucntlon NJ the home and IN the city.
Mrs. M. H. Logan teatlfied she lived
at Il2 East bolknap street, staid ut
tho home two years nnd three month";,
Had chafge OF the sewing room and
laundry work. l don't think the moral
surroundings were good Too much
uuarrclins ,i,l fussing. The little boys
and girlH were hathed together aud |
told Mrs. French did not think u was
teaching them modeaty, Attorwarda II
was stopped. Mrs. French dd most
OF the whipping. a heard OF children
being whipped with buggy whip She
kent O COW hide. know little Pet
Dunley was burned with a bottle, Hcnrd
her scream. saw her face afterwards,
There was q blister on her face, The
rear wns there for several weeks. Her
face was sore Tor weolSs, l used to
grease II occasionally Mrs. nurchiIl
knew she was burned. NAB liroolla was
struck with O stick by Mrs, French.
Saw the arm afterwards she seemed
90 be injured badly. She had 60 keep
her arm hegd down FOR several days,
Boys were shut up In dark closet IN
the back hall Sometimes Mrs. French
would lecture the children q long time.
She would tell thom that their mothera
We're walking the streets with mon and
had nothing 10 cat, After the boys
were taken out Of the closet Mrs.
the children We're going 20 he haptised
and Join the Baptist church she told
them she had no faith In them and
shut her eyen on them. ] used 20 wake
up In the night and hear her out In
tho hail whipping the children. Tho
children were not allowed 70 speak with
their parents alone.
Never heard Mrs. French or Mrs.
purchih say why thia was SO. Mrs.
Burchlll WINS not there very often I
have ts.. conversation with Mrs, Bur-
chill about how things were going on
down there. After the Eya Wilson caso
Mrs Burcbill sent Cor me and told
her what ! know would iill o volume.
Mrs Burchill asked me why Mrs.
French did 40. told her believed
she nte opium.
Cross 01amlned--f lid not see Mrs.
French burn Pet pooiey. Mrs French
herself acknowledged IL The scar re-
manned there for several weeks. lert
hore two weeks ago. heard that