The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-16
THIRD edition.
NO CRUELTY Ar FERnIs scH0ol.
Josiah NIarviI withdraws Ills Charges
Against the Instituuiou-A Peep Into the

The Investigation into the alleged bru-
tai Treatment of superintendent Haines
OF the Ferris Industrial School to the boys
under his care, was held In the Friends
School last evening, and after Josiah
Maryil had presented all his eYluegco into
the inquiry he withdrew his application
for the discharge OF John Ewing, a boy
whose case he was investigating.
The meeting was announced as an ad
journeu meeting OF the Board OF Alaua.
gers OF the Ferris school. Judge Leon.
ard Z. Wales presided and Wilmer Palmer
acted as secretary. There were also pres.
ent all the managers OF the school. The
Investigation began at s o'clock but for
some time It looked as though there
would be no investigation. Judge j.
Frank Bali appeared for the Institution.
MIR. Marvil began by saying that no ap-
peared only Ms counsel for u client and re.
GREETED ne much the publicity which had
been given tho matter. Part of this pub
hoity he said was attributable to him and
his actss He only regretted it but did
not wish to withdraw his statements be.
cause he believed it was the truth. Tho
charges had been laid before him last week
anu he thought it wise to give them TO
the public.
At the instance of Charles Ewing he had
brought action asking for the discharge
from the Ferris Reform School of John
Ewing, his son. The boy at thus tune
cou Id not be reached and when he was
Afraid OF MI. Haynes. He knew that boys
were likely to tell stories OF their punish.
ment, but after he had seen number Of
boys ana they all agreed bout the cruelty
ptacticeu in the institution he hud cor.
Guided That there must TO some truth in
the charges. The cruelty, he would show,
would ba that boys had bsen stripped
naked. whipped with garden hose. car.
riage whip and Dutch collar and had boon
put in tub OF water to reduce the swell
ing. that hONR had AtIpks N hair
mouths leugthwise and that they were
punished In other cruel ways
Judge Wales interrupted Mr.. Marvll and
informed him that ho would have to
specify his charges. This MIR MuGvil re.
piled he could MOTTO but no could prove
that other boys mad been brutality treated
and he thought It only right that no
should be allowed to presume that his
client had been abused with them. In
other words he said much clreumslantial
evidence would have to be- usIG IA his
client was not in tine city nor cuald no DO
found Judge Walos again insisted that
the charges b9 specifically preferred and it
was then that it looked as though there
would be no Investigation. FINALLY Al
fred Gawtbrop said the board had met to
near any charges against the management
OF the institution and he thought any
charges were therefore in order.
This was put as il motion und seconded
Mr.. MHrvil in the meantime having re.
fused to proceed with his case unless he
was allowed to use circumstantiAl evil
dence and when MIR. Gawthrop made his
motion he MIR. Marvll, said he was then
Wiling to proceed. MI Hutnes said lie was
prepared to meet any or all charges and
Tie Investigation was then begun.
Charles II Ewing, father of the boy for
whose release action was broughl said he
would care for the boy II released from
the institution. He had the boy commit.
tel because he WIS bad.
The night that the boy ran away fIom
school he sud lie was an awful looking
object, and he walked from the school 70
Fhilauelphia that night in his bare feet.
He (the boy) told his mother MIR. Haynes
had thrashed MN terribly. Whenever his
wife went to the school to see the hoy lie
said MIR. HuiGes would always sit beside
the boy while he was talking to his
mother.
Carl Bruce. the next witness, lives at
No. 4S3 Head street. lie became an IN.
mate Of the school four years ago last Sep
tember. His father had HIM sent tic the
Institution because he would not go 10
school and no wanted him to get an edu.
cation. lie had been whipped by Mr.
hatnes and at different tunes with an UNI
brella handle. rule a carriage whip, a
eass hose aud stick Some tin IS lie
was whipped with his Undergraduate on
and ut other times he was naked.
he know Frank Lord to DO whipped on
the back while he was naked. Tho whip.
ping made stripes. but never drew blood.
ne remeinDtreu once ielug lald over n
bed and whipped with u trace for building
fro. He was whipped on the back for
Eeading novel aud telling u lie lie had
bad sticks put III his mouth for talking.
MIR. Gould would put sticks as big around
as bean pole in the nuuths of the boys,
but Mt. Hano5 used smaller sticks. Mr..
Gould also made the boys hold Zig stones
above their heads for punishment. Anoth.
81 boy was compelled to stick pins in the
boys arms II they lowered the sLones lie
had la. Nf..4.
pins In another boys arm who had been
holding stones up In this way. He never
Fnew boy to be puni5he ed when ne did
not deserve punishment. He thought
that sometimes tho punishment was too
seycre. He had been hungry several
times when he was in tho school. He
sad positively that he never signed pc.
tltlor asking Mr.. and Mrs. Haines to stay
o. the school; He remembered the peti-
Ron, he Said, bnt he did not sign 1t.
Charles n Caldwell said he was put in
Nc school in November, 1890. lie was re.
hased June % Of the present year. lie
ad he was whipped wtlile he was In the
school. lie was always punished With his
eiothe5 on. He had seen other boys
WHIPPED with gas hose and with rubber
nose. Once he saw a boy whipped on the
eare l"gs. He had also seen sticks put in
me mouths of boys Sometimes they
we've large sticks and sometimes email
onss lie never knew boys to be pun.
shed who did not deserve 1t, and no
Iafors wero shown where favors were not
nefltcd
Judge Bali read letter inswhch the
wltHesa spoke Of Mr.. and Mrs Haines as
having treated him as mother and father
And e said 1t was true.
ne hAeW the Ewing hoy. The latter wac
pretty saucy hoy sometimes.
hohert Blakely was an inmats of the
school from April TO- 1890, to October Is,
leaa anu during that time had seen boya
whipped without any clothing. lie had
seen Lord whipped without any clothing
Of.
- The whipping was with carriage " hip.
de had had sticks put in his mouth for
taiklng Tho stlcks sometimes ware as
big az bronmsticks. He was whipped
with garden hose for getting stove
Dlaeking ON the kitchen floor lie had
seen boys wear ehaus for running away.
The chains used by Mr.. Hainas were not
30 heavy as those used before he came
sohn Ewing, lie said, was what you would
call thick.headed boy. You could not
Tell him anything"
william willie, colored, was an inmate
OF the school from october $, 1855 to
April /. 1855 lie had been whipped, tut
never when he WAS without clothing, The
boys were treated as we'll MS they uessry.
cd. He never knew u boy to lie punished
only when le broke The rules. lie never
was In tho dungeon uGd9r Mr.. Halne'5
administration.
Mr.. HRlne's then spoke In his own de
renee. lie had never used a carriage whip
ora garden hose to whip tho boy. lie
had used rulers. gas tubes and straps,
which he produced. Several letters were
read from the scholars which contained
statements OF parental treatment white
In the schools. r. W. Springer. VINO lives
near the school, spoke Of tho kind treat
ment of the boys.
II. Lewis Armstrong also spoke OF the
good treatment and said he would bet
haf. Maryil would not put up with tho
boys two weeks
FRANK Lee Leonard Crawford and s. j.
bro all spoke well of the treatment OF
the boys. -
MT, harEI withdrew his application for
the release Of Ewing on the pynI,sI ~.
TOE evidence produced Was not of tho char
Aeter that lie Thought 1t WINS and tho tes