The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-20
Henry Browns Tale Of a Cruel
Beating From an Angry Dad
AGITATION IN coor hollow.
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Of nsnry Siets Esaskt~A
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tEo seeks azo isss Saturday.
Younz EFowuts father - baackssnltn,
who has shop On Kosiin street. near sne
Western Nil. and his mother formerly
took in gashlag. Both are zezioas nEffa-
beru az the African r. L. eharcb, on Jones
strest. near Madison. ard according TO tis
boy,s story tAsy evleently beissFs Sish
eolofnOn 81 old shat 20 spare the rod 3 70
spoil the child.
The boy relates that zp 20 . fsu zseEs
ago he vas bed re home, and ksps busy
assisting bis mother. bis dates being 20
t~ne the chickens aud collect rsfuss from
houses fn town. lie vas dressed in ragss
corresponding to his station IS ssail-
gssherer and hesder 81 chickens. and upon
the slightest shad0s q n1isaeed, he says
he vas subjected % = beating.
About three months ago Henry obtained
q position as elevator boy ~ the hotel
HIS entire FIRST month's sages we're turned
over - his mother. The second month
he took il upon himself 10 20 out 10 new
clothes. after the most approved eAnons Oh
taste and the fashions Of Coon Holios-~a
neat coat. white vest and trousers. TIE
whole forusing . perfect onti4L The
clothes. he says, ~ once got him into
trouble. They cost the greater portion Of
HIS months salary, aDd the sum - be
plaeed IA the brown palm Of his srpsetans
mother was not forthcoming. she sent
for him. and what 10 said 80 have trans
p1Fed AZ the house - better told ia bis oHn
words:
when got home dat day she Jest went
for me- she did. she box~J me ar0gn' de
room, size did, an thrss nae down snd
hammered me ali over SD = bean pole.
l. Il
test pushed her aERy, / did, an che quit.
Dat vas bsiofe dad egns home. bot when
h. got dere she tois him | had sttaeted
her an beat her. an he say he gosu' ter
saiiop ne. Den be get rope bout an
inch thick an tie me hans 81 feet sn
t'row ne d0sB on de floor. Den he beat
me wia q big club ali over ray back an
arms an' legs, an once he bit me on ds
left ear, an ! can't hear oul'n IL yet
caa't Wen he get tired A-beatln me he
take me up By lie r0ps an jam me down
hard as he can on de ioor. he did. T"
Whist did you do 2 vas asked.
Il lest holisred. bnt il didn't do no
good. Wen hs get trough be unite de
Fcps. an de next chance ] get ruined
away and come hesh. 1 dad. +"
While telling the story the boy eI-
hibited wound on his wrist. which be
said had been made By club.
n
effect of the beating say tho punishment
vas so severe THAI wnen the boy showed
himself down Tn town later one Of his
arms Was frightfuliv bruised. and his back
vas completely covered with Jumps and
ugly wounds. When hs undertook 90 re-
move his clothing the shirt. saturated
with blood. was found glued TO the
broken and sbrassd skin
p. a.
have terrorizsd the boy and he declared
hs would never go home again.
~ bat will you dof" asked friend.
who had become interested.
Il doan know, don't I'd clean out Of
the country. | would. and go 20 Ballard.
bat Amt got no money, I ain't-not
enough TO pay my fare" wAs the mourn
IA response
The boy VAS taken Ia charge by his old
friends at the Rainier, and he 10 now
shielded there. Ills parents have made
repeated efforts 10 discover him. but their
every inquiry Is met invariably with a
shake Of thu head. aud the response.
Henry has Just stepped ont i"
The boy claims be called the attention
of the prosecuting attorney to his parents
cruel treatment before bis last licking but
that the ''jsdgs." So he called him. only
wrote 10 his parents telling them that the
boy must not be moiested. Primarily on
account OF this. Henry says, he wAs given
ths whipping narrated above.
But there are two sides 20 everv story,
and the mother OF the boy vas quite will
Ing 10 talk when seen at her home yestcr.
day. She gave detailed account Of their
movements since coming TO this place
4 AFu 4
said that Henry had Always been = good
boy until he took IL into his head a short
time ago that he wanted TO leave home
and earn some money. She has an adopted
s0n, Walter. in the mines at Newcastle,
and did not want Henry to 60 away.
What would your pore ole mammy
do. all alone ?" she asked. lie pleaded
with her. and she said she vas afraid he
would become had boy II let loose At 50
early AN age. rheFeupon be promised to
be good. and 60 come home three nights a
week lie wAs TO get SIS a month. A.
frat ell went we'll The boy kept his
promise and appeared to be steady. aud
she Frioiced 20 know that he VAS doing
well Hut after \ uine Henry neglected u
come home, sometlmes staying away 9
Whole week. She took him 10 task about
IL. and be explained that MS work as 50
hard he cculd not possibly get away. As
last she day after Henrv had been absent
from home Tor several days she va. thun-
defptrnek 20 learn from friend that
Henry had been seen frsquenune bar
room in tho lower part Of the city. she
made immediate inquiry as 60 what he
had besa dotng AZ the hotel and learned.
10 her Amusement. that he did not work
more than halt the time and continually
begged 80 - given shosser hcars. farther
more that his salary amounted oaly to g.
month.
Mrs. nrown did not hesitate what - do.
She tosk the Boy back home With her. anl
talked kinaly 81 him aud sAsd she did moi
want boz Of hers 10 grow up worthless.
lie hAd never beca whipped. she says. and
always had been tFactable. Now DC "a,
reverse and Stubborn. shortly after thl,
she detected him IA al astempg 80 ruu
nuay from home. aad after a close CHASE
brought him hack sg&ia. one dAy $50
took htaa inse bean patch near the hoas'
ana ses him 80 woyk. Whue thags $50
spoke 70 hin n about thsse words:
''0h. Henry, yon'ss hrsAkin' year pooi
mothers heart Way dOsn yea ee $ goea
hoy
ue aid ues ike sAe wsy she spoke. aal
she became Malignant
s'Nou nls'alsse eAile. she said '.ioa :.
not worth 81 csuts. Yea srns into ths
horFid b.Sekehspel, ana dons dlsgsae'
US
AZ tAss Hsnry sSars al her. scgnethin.
she never knew him - 80 before. snd sh'
promptly Gated hls ears. lie srrNew q
her Ike a pansaer. knceEea her aowa
With hVan p0&r. iamged upon her ehss