Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-29
THE HORRORS CONTINUED.
ANOTHER CHAPTER OF TERRIBLE
TESTIMONY IN COURT.


<Nbaih the Terrible array OF sworn
allegations against the management OF
the Orphans Home went ON ycster-
day.
Whipped III the blood came" ''welts
on her back" knocked down over the
ironing board" whipped with large
iron cooking spoon. two feet long
whipped with buggy whips" STRAP
with iron buttons, "childrens parents
called trash" wrist bandaged on ac-
count OF blows" whipped an the chill.
dren to get the right one" "whlp called
blacksnakc," begged for a breath Of
air." were a few OF the specific charges
laid at Its door.
The first witness introduced was Miss
Dona Williams. who testified that she
was IS years old and was at the
Orphans Home two years. is the sister
OF the little girls Pearl and Nellie VII
liams. recently taken back to the
Orphans Home from Mrs. Rogers, Was
never struck hard by any one while at
the Home. but has seen Mrs. French
whip children very hard. Little Minnie
George was one / saw whipped very
hard; she was whipped for throw
ing artesian water out of a barrel.
saw the child's person after she was
whipped There were scars. Mrs. Bur-
chill was at her own home at the
time. Eddie Foster was whipped very
hard. Have seen Mrs. French whip
with sticks, any kind Of stick. also
NsfI !, f,t
Blanch Hamilton and myself brought
my little sisters to Mrs Rogers. | am
employed at c. Y. Smiths. Mrs. Rog.
ers did not know they were coming
till took them there. She said shc was
willing to take care of them. Mrs
Burohll wanted to take them back TO
the Home. 1 was not at Mrs. Rogers
when they were taken back to the
Orphans Home. They did not want
to go back to the Home, one Of them
was sick In bed; l never gave my CON
sent that they should be taken back.
was at the Home when Hattie David
son and the other girls were brought
back after they ran away. did not see
the chains brought to the Home, but
saw the girls chained. all I'm different
rooms; they were whipped before they
were chained; Mrs. Burchln whip
ped them: two OF them are
still there, Beulah and Daisy
Davidson do not know what
they were whipped with; saw bruises
on them after they were whipped;
hrtltgap
The French woman was in the hall, no
officer called in TO stop IT, they were
put In room the night they We're
brought back, Mrs Burchill came down
next morning. Remember Pet Dooley
was burned with bottle. There was
a sore place on her face; was not there
at the time; Mrs, French would put all
the little children In n row and whip
them all when one Of them had been
doing any thing. Superintendent Bur-
chill was not there. Was not there
when child was whipped with a wire
hair brush. Was down there Sunday
to see my sisters. Did not get TO see
them except In the Sunday school
room, not given chance to see them.
cross-examined; At the home seven
years; twelve years old when went
there; was educated there; no reason TO
COMPLAIN of any one there except Mrs.
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from there; they ran on and came
TO us. Mrs. Burchlll has not treated
mo right I'm some things: she wouId not
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PV''i't i'e " 9Ve "'s 9's'e's' = oes'"
work at q. y. Smiths last July, got
the place through Mrs BurchiiI,At first
recei,ed an Ne. ,,,o,,h. =, no tfo,,,a
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hNe months WINE "orNiiiB ut sihiths.
Not forbidden to the Home. but was
treated so coolly. do not know WHY I
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""9 'e1''u 30 eoo'is. N"o" ehe uus-
tees or the Home did not want to tell
them about the mistfeatment out there;
did no, tell Mr. sneucer tho conduct
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was Nith'ut i"uil' the trouDie was
with the matron; the Home Is lovely |
place. DO not know about the character |
~ tho ,,a,ro,. sino. .trs Isra,,t Ia,
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MISE hamilton came away with them.
l did not inform Mrs. Burchlll Of the |
inhumanitles: do not believe shn know
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a laulfh auxiliary BOARD wnhe l was