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

I GtlNt0 from lItNt HITS M'hAd ~ y"
large basket. II was In February this
year at the slemers trial that nrst
/ heard OF the bottle trangacuoni when
Fred Siemers talked to Judge Greene
he knew ..nothing about the bottle
affair. The Investigation was In feb'
ruary. Freddie has been IN the Home
since. except ths last two weeks; he
went to the Home directly after the
trial.
The matter OF Hortense scheiney
came up before Judge Green and Judge
| Johnson. II was q question of lurisdic-
tlon. IIortense asked TO be allowed TO
remain at the Home. She and her half
| sister, Ida Billings, were indentured
there. Hortense Scheiheys wanted to
| get her from the Home.
do not know anything about black
l snake whips ana COW hides being used
there for chastlaement. hrst heard Of
| II here on tho stand / think Miss
| Fisher expected 10 teach there another
| year Tho board OF education employ
| the teacherB for tho Orphan's Home;
| II is necessary that they have study
hours. The teacher has her board
etc. as contamination for her work
during the study hours. Miss Fisher
! accepted the same. Trouble ensued
| between the mntron and Misc Fisher
| The children are required TO 10 TO bed
| at O'Clock. Miss Fisher would take
the Eirla into her room and keep them
| TIL 10 or il o'clock. Mrs, French re-
| ported II to mo. She would have the
| girls climb into her window. The girls
learned TO talk bitterness. / opposed
| tho soldiers drill. but IL was carried
\ out by Miss Fisher. and the result
was that gained the III will OF some
! of the kris because / opposed the drill
The fens0n some cooking Is done ON
| Sunday Is because Tor 80 many It IN
0 a.
! day. Never heard OF any sctubbing
! being done on Sunday, nor Is there
any done for Sunday exhibition. sat
urday IL the general work day. DO
| not knqry that the religious exercises
! vary from those OF other places Never
| heard that Rosa Mcknight was ohha-
| tised about her Sunday school lesson,
! never knew that she was chastised at
/ all. We have 20 refuse admittancc to
! 70 many because we have not room for
| them. never remember striking
| Marie Siemers. never heard Of any
! child being struck with u piece OF
| wood. no one ever intlmatcd Il. Az TO
| the Wholesale whipping. never heard
OF ~ Miss Fisher nor anyone else
| brought these things 70 my knowledge;
never heard OF the III or 10 boys" be-
| Ing put In dark closet and kept there
/ all day without food ~ n 10 a fact that
| they were put there there Is "A large
| aperture over the door and no key
| to the closet was ever known, Miss
Fisher was guest nj my home five
| or six woel5s; she never told mo OF
/ these thinga; she should have brought
| me the blGCls-anake whip as evidence.
| Cross-eXomiued - The time Mrs.
| Glhsscock went there n boy hud
! pushed girl of Of a swing. Miss
| Fisher did not tell mo personally she
would have revenge, but have reason
/ TO believe she did so. saw children
/ climb into Misc Flshers room Mt night
| nc or 3 O'Clock. they were not allowed
] to do 30. There was nothing i'm
/ proper at the opera house but l did
| not think that II was proper thing
| Tor the large girls. There are TeR-
| sons why the large girls should some-
Tines be kept at the Home. / did not
state that I thought or making out
| papers and taking Hattie Davidson to
| tho house OF correction,
In order to got the work done at the
Home Il Is necessary that the larger
! children be UP at 8 o'clock | DO the
same, It ig n pleasure to me, was
not there when Mrs, French whipped
the children ut night; | am there quito
often at night; do not think II Is over
! a mile from my house to the Orphans
Home I think Rosa McNlght was put
there In February, 1900,
Mrs Burchill was asked by Mr. John
son what she meant ,by indonture OF
children, and read the form Of agree
| mont which was made by the parent
who places child In the Institution
Several witnesses in rebuttal for the
respondent were introduced
r. J., Han tostlhcd that hu married
| Mas Hattie Davidson, he never met
her under any trcstlc work; had seen
her In tho street back OF the barn:
never met her at night; married her
| at Ardmore !, r. After marriage saw
marks upon her person indicating pun
ighmcnt. Saw black marks upon her
arms Before marriage never wrote
| any Improper matter To her; never
wrote but one note 10 her; II was my
wife who testified hora the other day.
Cross'cNamincd; Had conversation
with Mrs. Burohlll about Hattie David
ron: She said the girl was not 1T
gin for any mans wife; her mother
was no account and the glrl was fol-
lowing after her. she said | was not
acting the part Of gentleman; what
she said would fill book; Il was In the
parlor at the Orphans Home: Mrs.
Burchill's great God; Mrs. French was
| present | did not pay any attention
So Mrs Buruhils words The inter.
view was thirty minutes or an hour In
lonEth' somewhere In that neighbour
hood.
AlrB, MclInight recalled. testified as
to McAnally'8 evidence yesterday,
while she lived az the House on Taylor
street, she made her living by wash
Ing aud ironing and going out to work.
As 10 mon who came there l did wash
ing and ironlnE, and they came after
their clothes. It j. new TO me about
men sitting ON my lap; never allowed
IT. Worked for Mr., Jamea mother:
do not know how long. I now have "A
home 20 which | can take my child
and care for a. have had u All along.
Crose-cXamined; Have had place
10 take my child all along, II Is with
Mira, w. - Keith South May street.
am living there now; have lived there
two months, her husband works on
the railroad. | have taken care OF
her children for her, / have not had
her as witness because she cannot
leave her children; some or them are
aiok aud she is not we'll ] can take
care or my child I have worked FOR
Mira, nrlce do not know whore she Is
now; she knows mo well aud she never
had any complaint to make OF me:
dld not think VI having her as wit.
meas; Mr., Hrice does not know any
thing moro about me, Am certainly
able TO take care or my own dear
child.
Mrs NJ. H. Bird testified she resided
In Fort Worth, employed aa hholtNeep-