Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01

Scott was there and was invited Into
the meeting. / saw Mr.. Armstrong
and the ladies there. but did not know
what was the matter. The committee
came in Mr.. Scott was very much eN-
cited, Mr.. Bonz was enraged. was
asked about II; l suppose was eN-
cited that such n report was brought
In by enemies OF the Home. | wanted
the child brought IN at once Mrs. Scott
and 1 took the child to the back par
Ter and took on all Its clothes not
81 scratch was dlrcerneblc. not
the prick Of a pin could be found
wanted every member OF the board VINO
was there to see for himself.
Cross examinod--If there were any
min marks on the child they must have
been put there for the purpose OF
making evidence; do not hink It was
neceasary for Miss Fisher and MT.
Armstrong to be there; our eyesight IS
as good as theirs
L. b. Newell testified that he had
been p. the Orphans Home. At one
time saw child with It's face ana
mouth tied together with towel; the
al u lh~ saWei Was OYER the nose:
there was a froth or foam from It's
nose: he had difficulty in breathing
my little sboy said that was they way
ne was punished for hollering on the
street.
cross examined--It was three or four
years ago; l got my child away from
there some time afterwards; thought
II was n very improper punishment; !
found out my boy had been punished
differently; he had been lashed with
cowhido: would not take my child away
Immediately because / could not get
him; | was watched too close; they
would not let me talk TO him; do not
say that II was year that my child
remained there after the circumstances
mentioned.
Henry HIN testified that he was for
merly In the Orphans Home; was there
about three yenrs. My uncle, Mr..
Sorrelg. came there and wanted to get
me away. l was whipped there with Il
cowhide. and n man whipped me In
the wood-ahed with barrel stave over
ten back. MY hand was bruised with
the barrel stave: I was II or 10. Mrs.
Burohll was not there. Mrs. French
told him 10 whip me.
Cross examned-This whipping oc-
Cured two or three years ago. was
whipped because ] accidentally threw
n girl out OF @ hammock. The bruise
on my hand was the only one. MY
mother came down there and talked
about IT, ] was at the Home about
yrur. ! was whipped twice with
raw-hide; never saw a black-snale
whip.
Cross examined Have seen buggy
whips there they whipped children
with the whips. Mrs. French did the
whipping. 1t was round. twisted raw
hide. about two and hair feet long
Mrs. French whipped me with buggy
whip; she would whip with most any
thing she could get her hands On--
sometimes br0Omstlcks; | staid eighteen
or twenty months at Mrs Burchill'H
houEe after / LETT the Home. when l
lett there 1 was about 10: | was not
Hal NJ HUHIa
told Mrs Burchill about my beating.
Mrs. lIurohil never whipped me; not
afraid 10 tell her: nothing 10 be
afraid OF. because ! got whipped lots
| OF umes got used 70 It; got plenty of
] H.. Worked nj Mrs. Burchilrs she
/ sent me to school before 1 left she
I took u boy numed Crum. had room
and ate at Mrs. Burohilrs table.
Miss Ada Fisher, recalled, testified
/ that while she 6taid at the Home she
| did not have children crawling through
her window without permiasion. 1 had
permission OF Mrs. Burchill to teach
I some OF the girls at night. l never
stated to any one that / would get re-
yengc upon her
Cross eNamined-About the child's
| garment; l think the board OF trustees
| did not want ia know about what oc-
| CURED there II seems II they had
wanted TO know they would have in
] NfHAlkhANh II ilhAt hAhukAAl9 We ulu
/ not stay there the time Of the examine
| ton OF the enid, because 1t was get
I ting late, and they did not ask us 10
Z remain. They ala NOT send for us to
/ come In, We went out thore OF our
I own will. 1 SIN think II the board
had wanted us they would have sent
FOR us, know ;he board met that
day. and that was the reason / went
there
/ Horny Hill. recaned--I remember see
ing some boys who had to drink some
BtWf out OF a bottle tho little boys
/ had to drink Il; 1t was chamber lye;
/ she gave them some rat SOUP once. |
got IA rat and killed It; Thought Mrs.
French was Joking; she put 1t on the
I stove and boiled Il and made the boys
[ take spoontuls OF II. She did not dose
! IT to them more than half dozen
/ times: George Price, Joe Wixon. ed
I Wilson. George WiNon, Ben Newell
I tobtle, know what II was,
I because / saw her put II in
| the bottle from chamber,
She gave II 10 them for punishment
1 did not tell because Il was none or
! my business, Have not told anyone
about II since left the Home II was
I common sized rat / killed, II was for
| punishment, l saw II cooked and
I given. lot OF the children saw IT,
Never told TN ! told Il here. never
had II on my mind. There We're lots
OF other ways they punished children.
locked children up In closet ON bread
and water 1 have been locked up my
self two days and nights. l got bread
and water brought TO me. John Crum
was put in closet up stairs about tho
same time | was, do not know how
long he was there. there was no beds
In the closets.
Witncss told about the Ave girls
who ran away and how they were
punished. There were stripes on thair
backs and arms, Mrs. Burchill whipped
them with a buggy whip, / heard the
Z lnshcs and the cries. l heard some OF
the girls eay that the girls who were
/ wl'ipped were undrcssed when they
were whipped II was none OF my
business to tell the board Of directors,
II was their buslneRs to come ont there
and investigate. n had slatvrs and
brothers there and Mrs French was
there they should not stay any longer
than could help
4 Gambler Arrested.
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