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


I, Mrs. purchin did not DISCHARGE Mira
french for the hurninc nrr Me-
french was not arrested Mrs n'rcrrr
kuoehru Charley Mooninrham over. dld
moa see what she struck him With. he
we hnocked unconscious. no was four
OF nve years old. some one tooi. MIN
In the laundry and washed his face IN
70 revive him. do not know whether
inns act was reported to sra. Rurchlii
or not. Think Mrs. Burchill wpa Ia her
office at the time
Or. capps was introduced. He stated
tnht ne was called 10 sec a little chila.
a sister OF Miss Dona Williams at Mrs.
heEsrs' residence few days ago. The
chilu hau cough. did not think the
child vas in danger OF pneumonia. Il
was IN bed though not well. gave
Mrs. Burchill a statement that the
child was not loo sick 10 be removed,
Cross eNamlned by Judge Booty
was not called 10 see the child az
the Orphans Home afterwards.
Am often at the Orphans Home. call
~ my own convenience. have been the
physician % the Home two and one-
half years, think there arc from seyon-
ty.flve TO ninesN-nve children there.
Never have observed anything that
made ms think there wns any lnhumnn-
Ivy or severity practiccd; never saw any
evidences ON the persons OF the children
or heard any complaints. do not know
how the children are fed. except
know hiatt the sick children were pros
vided with thv best; have never OBJ
served any evidences OF immodesty.
never was called TO treat any child
burned upon the check have been in
tie bed rooms. they were always In tho
best condition as TO cleanllness know
Mrs. French. the former natron. she
always seemed TO take great care OF
the chhdren. she would get out OF q
alex bed TO care for them; was not
called to attend any child who was
Knocked benAcleaa; was never told
about any child being confined In dark
rooms and chained. The sanitary cons
dillon OF the Home Ia very good. tho
appearance OF the children there as to
health seemed to me to be above tho
average.
Mrs. Hail, recalled While at the
Home never had any Improper COM
municauons from Mr. Hall or any other
man l was whipped by MrH. French
with n COW hide, on the charge that
l met Mr.. Hall and other men at night.
While she was whipping me Mrs. Bcall
came In and asked her 10 quit; left
marks upon my arms. arms We're auro
for a week, l was struck upon tho
back with the COW hide, | was there
when Nab BROOKS Was whipped; do not
know what she was whipped with:
thore We're black marks on hor arms;
they were uultp sore; superintendent
Burchill made accusation against my
chastity; Mrs, F'rcnph took me to DR..
Poteets Office and I was examined.
the physician aiatcd that witness was
ohnric; was taken back to the Home
after tho examination and remained
there flvo or six months. never wrote
Mr. Hall any improper notca while he
was counting mo. never conducted my
self immorally with any man, re-
member u lsiil named Dora Parish was
struck by Mrs, Ffench with ntlols, a
black mark was made on her arm; she
was struck for sending q boy for
bucket OF nrtesinn water, when Mrs.
French told her not TO do no, They
punish children, larEe and small, by
putting them In a dark closet, they
Were kept In there all day, when the
little ones were put thoro they were
there. lhnve been married year
August 4.
Cross examined by Judge nooty-r
was az he Home about three years:
fool hard at Mrs. Burrhill for treating
me the way she did ana accusing iae
the way she did. have told Mr. Scott
OF the hoard OF directors that ! wna
MIlllltuf never lNtu III 'tiIHu linA 4
waH whipped, told MIR Scott wanted
my sister TO stay tharc. because they
were getting a good education there,
and. besides, | had no place to take
them To, II was q month before ! left
that Mrs. French whipped me with a
COW hide; ! did not toll Mr.. Scott or
any member OF the boart-pf trustees
that there were Aeverltea practiced
at the Home. because after lcrt II was
.f xuh a tasu ne
the Home; / did not toll before l left
about the way We were treated brcause
we were afraid 10 tell what went ON
there. was nfIald 10 tell how | was
treated for fear that | would be pun-
ished IN other ways.
The next witness was MIR. Rice OF tho
police force. Ho was called to the Home
some time ago TO see about child:
could not call the boy'h name, some one
came and told me they were beating a
child there numerically; on his arm
and breast IN several places / saw
the skin WAS brokcf said Il wnH with
q cow hide. told them at the Homo
that they must not whip them 80 He-
verely: the wounds on the boy were
fresh; the AFFAIR was published by tho
city papors; the boy WIS about IL
yeara old
cross oxamIned-It IL probably 200
feet from my house 10 the Home. I
aid not tell Mrs. Burohtil or any other
officers about the whlpplngi did not
care about stirring up any rumpus In
the Home.
Dr. Iron anldi while ! was city
physician about i've years agu. went
10 the Orphans Home frequently; there
were 3O-odd children there then: thu
Home was IN very good sanitary con-
dition: tho bed rooms and dining
rooms seemed well kept; the children
seemed well and hearty: l knew o. ma
punishment Inflicted while was there,
Mrs. y. Il. GlaHrncs was the next
Witness. She testified that she was
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