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


dren sometimes. l whipped the Brooks
children. Mrs Burchill approved It. /
left some marks on the Brooks boy
There was a large number OF chill
dren out there. Mrs. French had them
all afraid OF her. She oftener whip
ped the wrong one than the right one.
She often took the little babies out
and whipped them. Mrs. French came
back on visit since she left Some
OF the children ran to meet her and
kissed her
Mrs. French once caught my little
girl by the hair and bumped her head.
when 4 heard about It | told Mrs.
Burchil that 1t WIS good thing that
| was not there when IL happened. or
! would have pulled every hair out Of
Mrs. Freuch's head.
The witness gave a number Of cases
In which Mrs. French gave the chill
drcn unnecessary whippings.
Mrs. Burchlll said she was bound to
defend Mrs. French; II anybody got
down on her she, Mrs. Burchlll, would
get down on them l have often seen
the children In the bath, and their
faces and limbs were marked with
bruises where Mrs. French had whip
ped them.
lived In Fort worth since last NO
ycmber. Went to the Orphans Home
and took charge Of the kitchen and
dining room; then took the place OF
matron when Mrs. French lelt; was
matron about two months, Noticed
mistreatment OF the children, ana once
after chapel Mrs French went into
the bedrooms and beat about twenty
with Stat. Mrs. Burchill was not there
sufficiently to give protection. The
children from TO ", little girls. were
beaten on the ocCnsiun mentioned, Mrs.
French whipped little Rosa Mcknight
repeatedly one night because she could
not learn Il bible verse. She once
whipped a number OF children because
one VI them accidentally cut It's foot
on a piece OF glass. Mrs. Burchill told
me aho did not think Mrs, French was
the right person for the place OF ma
iron. and she was going to get nnolher
mutrou. 1 do not know OF any time
that MrH. Burchill placed any oiiicer
there Ia protect the children. saw Mrs.
French beat Ed Foster with stick or
stove wood when he was working IN
the laundry. Heard "Aunty" French
throw M" their mothers to them
tho large girls She told them that
their mothers Were running round az
night with men. The girls were ola
enough to know what she meant Mis '
Buruhiil came down to the home WIN
a Fort Worth paper and said had
been giving things away about the
/ Home. 1 finully told her that ] ala
not cnre To hold the place, as ! did not
intend TO whip the children 30 much
| for accidents, etc. DID NOT see my
| chnius and locks there. Mrs Burchill
| whipped NAB Brooks and Daisy David
son for running away. DO not know
whit she whipped them with. The
| children were required 10 work on
| Sunday. Floors and halls Were mop
ped. II could have been done on Mon
/ day or Saturday. Mrs Bu.rchill had IL
| done. Had to be done for the visitors
| Sunday was our hardest day Had
| sunday school In the afternoon about
| 3 O'Clock We always know when the
| directors were coming. Mrs Burchlll
| always telephoned us and there was
| general cleaning up. Rosa Nc
| knights mother sent her dresses and
| shoes, know Mrs, Scott and Mrs.
| Burlington They came down several
| times The children were not allowed
| to talk To their mothers privately, i
| never heard them say why, Mrs. Bur
| chill said the rule was made by the
| board, | never mentioned Mrs, French'H
bad treatment 10 the members OF the
board. Mrs Burchlll said the children
| would have to he whipped, ana " no-
body else would do It she would come
down and do tho whipping herself
| told Il to several different lady friends
DO not cnre to tell who they are,
started to tell MRS. Carter, one Of tho
lady directors, about the way things
wore going on at the Home and Mrs
| Carter ala not desire TO hear IT, She
said that OF course things occurred nj
the Home that they ala not want the
| public to know | thought that II the
board Of directors wanted To know
how things were going on there they
could have asked about H. They were
down there often enough 20 know
about It, Witness said she declined e
ray what lady friends she had told
about the Home, because she did moi
think II was necessary.
After Mrs. French left everything
went on ms wen HR could have been
expected I whipped two girls, II
ycnrn old. because thcy He'd 10 me,
did not whip them hard
mndc them lilo down On chulrs when
thoy got IN they klssed mo good bye
and said they deserved the whlpplngs
No one else except Mrs, liurchill aaid
anything to me about the things that
We're published about the Home.
was instructed by Mira, nurchll
not TO adult Miss nona Williams, Sh,
had two little sisters there and ah,
came there several times To see them
The order came from Mrs, Burchill nn,
not from the bon ID, | do not remem
Dor that Mrs. Burchill said anything
about going 20 Mr. Hoelglc or MIR. Ed
ington going 10 him and trying TO sc
the publication suppressed,
Miss Portia Gaines testlnod that sh'
had lived here three years, She laugh
at the orphans Home the last tw'
scholastic terms, Noticed mistroatmen
OF children. Remembered the tim
Pot noolcy was burned with n hottl
by Mira. French. The place was sori
for some time and the mark RENAME,
long time after the sore healed
Know that Eva Wilson. about year
old, was hurt with u brush IN hclu,
whipped by Mira, French There arr
marks on her back made by the wlr,
OF the brush and there were spots o
blood on her garment do not know how
many places were struck but she In,
been cruelty whipped Probably tn
first Mrs Durchill heard OF Il was a
the meeting OF the board. IL was dur
ing the latter part Of the term that 1
happened Aiiother case was Emm,
Bloom who was cut across the face b,
Mira, French with switch, II hal
been bleeding, DO Lot know where Mrs
Bnrchlll was At the time Have hear,
Mrs, French whipping the little chill
drcn very badly 80 night In the hall
where their beds were, Do not know
why she was puniahlng them Away
thought Mrs, French whipped un
necessarily hard. Remember Eddi
Wilson was shut up In q closet all On,
without amy food or water He sal,
he was almost starved Mrs rrcncl
was out conducting Religious servic
and she got Eddie out and fed him a
8 o'clock In the evening, There Is a ho,
out there, weak mentally and phyai
cally. who wRa worked too hard 10
his Quo and strength no NOT ,,,,.,lt,,,.