Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-29

nan. 10 not Know Whcre she worked
Judge Booty here asked Capt Mad
dox II Mrs. MoISnight was what ls
known as street walker; MIR. John
son objected TO the question and Judge
Harris sustained the objection
MISS Hortcnse Shiency testlned that
she works AT n. II. Collins Company as
stenosrapher; was at the Orphans
ii9mc nearly Ave years. left there July,
1875 my mother Hot me out through a
court proceeding; know a girl named
Marian Miller; the girl answered Mrs.
French sauolly one time and Mrs
French slapped her and heat her with
hep closed hand; Marian Miner was Ii
When she was beaten; she screamed
| When beaten, telling Mrs. French to
stop: | was In the room: know Mrs
Burchill was Informed OF II: was told
80 by Marian. Miss Miller's face was
scratched and had red spots ON 1t.
should think Mrs. Burchill saw the
bruises; Mrs Burchin did not call an
officer to investigate the assault; |
know Miss Amanda Lawlar; Mrs
Durehlll knocked her down over tho
IRONING board; she fell over the board
ON her face; do not know how many
times she was struck: Mr. Edrington
or MIR. Scott did not ask me about
the affatr, do not know of any prose-
cution In the criminal court; knew a
little child there named Eddie Poster.
saw him whipped by Mrs. French with
! large cooking spoon, Iron or steel
spoon, about two feet long; she struck
him on the head ana shoulders. he
was beaten ON account of the way he
was washing dishes MS Burchill was
nt the postoiiice. she made no inquiry
about IT. l knew While Crum. he was
/ whipped by Mrs. Burchll with her
! buggy whip; he WINS In the little back
hall he was whipped for drinking
coffee we were not allowed TO drink
ooffee the matrUn drank the coffee:
| Mrs. Burchill was living there then:
u strap with iron buttons was uned on
me. Eddie Foster and NJ. Miller: Mrs
French called the parents Of the chill
] dren trash. the board Of directors never
came aud asked me about the instru-
ments used In whipping the children:
| lawy er once came 10 consult mo
about getting me away. Mrs Burchill
was not there. when she came back she
iald n she had been there the lawyer
should not have come into the house:
/ II was Lawyer Williams. none OF the
board came TO soc me about my dis
iatlsfaction: i WAS there whea Pot
Dooley was burned, she was 3 or IL
years old; Mrs. French burned her
/ with bottle; Mrs. Buichill was not
! thore little round burned spot was
visible; Mrs. Burchlll could zoe u. she
| iid not Investigate Il. Hhe did not bring
II before the grand jury; the child was
abou' medium siae.
Cross-eNamined II was at the Home
nearly ave years; was released by
| Judicial proceedings before Judge
! Greene and before Judge Johnson; Mra.
! Burchlll told me IL wanted to 20 and
the Judge would release me could go;
| do not know about the court proceed
ings Capt. Blair represented my
mother; / did say wanted TO stay IN
the home. but II was through fear: all
| l know about the court proceedings
| was what Mrs. Burchil told me- / did
not tell the board OF trustees about
the practices because did not think II
could have any influence, II was not
my business; Mrs. Bulchill was the
one who had the influence: since left
| there other people gave Rtntemonts;
| Miss Fisher did soi have told people
about IT, II would have done no good
| for me to tell the people in authority;
! ! don't know II Miss Miller made any
complaint about about the way she
WAS beaten; do not know what time OF
day II was; other girls were present;
do not remember who they were; think
Hattie Davidson was present; cannot
toll the day OF the week. but / saw Il;
cannot tell how long Miss Lawlar stnid
at the home after Mrs. Burcnill
knocked her down.
Attornsy Scott here asked the wilt.
ness about a conversation he had with
her about her education. and she said
Mrs Burohill desired her TO talk 10 him.
The witness said: l knew II / told
you about the affai-F at the home you
would ten Mrs Burchill, and | would
be punished Witness said she saw
the affairs Of the home published in
the newar apers OF the city. was NOT
sent for by Mr. Scott or Mr.. Edring-
ton to make any statements or to go
before the grand jury; Mrs. Burchili |
did not send for me to make any
statements; know the teachers at the |
home.
Miss Ada Fisher was sworn and tcsti- |
fed that she Is now hook-kcepor for |
the H. II. Collins Company: knew Mrs. |
Burchll and Mrs. French: was teacher |
at Orphans Home for one year. public |
school teacher; Miss Portla Gaines was
a teacher there; remember Charley |
MONAGHAN; saw him after he was mis-
treated; helped bring him back to |
consciousness. he was In Mrs. Logan's |
arms; the children had been forbidden
10 pick him up; Mrs. Burchill came
and I told her about IL: she held the
child IN Sunday school ON her lap.
think she had talk with Mrs. French
but ! cid not hear e: Mrs Burchill
seemed very much surprised and sorry;
said she would speak 10 Mrs. French
little Pet Dooley was burned: carried
the mark a long time. saw the child
the same day. when she came 10 the
school room: Mrs Burchill and / talked
II over. do not remember whether Mrs.
Burchlll was there that day: she told
me such affairs must be stopped; she
did not place an ofiicsr there; know
Diana Brooks; her wrist was bnndaged
on account OF blows by Mrs. French:
She was struck with a broom: Mrs.
Beall bandaged his arm; Miss
Brooks was about 1C, I think; do not
know whether II was reported 20 Mrs.
Burchll the baudages remained Gsv-
eral days; disabled her from her work:
Mrs. Burchil was there while her arm
was bandag cd; she may not have seen
It. cannot gay how many times Mira
Burchlll was there while the arm was
banJaged. never saw Mr. BurchIll do
any whipping but heard her at Il: say
her with wltips In her hand; abe whip
ped Hattie Davidson: never saw her
use anything except Yhipg. Mrs.
French used 10 20 through the halls at
light and whip all the children SO that
she would get the right onei this took
place quite q number OF times: Mira.
Burcilll was not there 10 prevent Il:
the children 80 whipped vera from
10 II: they would ncrcHm and cry and
sob for a long time afterward. have
heard Mrs. French taunt the children
about their parents; they would resent
Il and then Mrs. French wonld whip
them. the lnnguaKe was aaed about
both the fathers and mothers Of Tho f