The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-30
A BRUTAL RECORD.

sumed this morning, and some very dam
aging testimony was given.
The first three witnesses called, Messrs.
William Sherwood, the cook; William
Dryer, the florist, and c. Z. Wake, the
engineer, did not bring out anything
very damaging for the defense. Mr..
Wake is the man that succeeded Mr.. d.
L. Jones as engineer.
The next witness called was Mrs. E B.
Post, wife of Superintendent Hitchcock's
prime minister. She testified very much
as her husband did, and her answers
were evasive. She was asked concern
ing case in which boy. who was sick,
was sent to the dormitory and the super
intendent gave orders that he should not
have anything to eat that night. 1t was
said that Hitchcock had said that if
boy was we'll enough to eat, he was well
enough to work.
''Didn't you send some bread and milk
to d boy when he was in the dormitory
sick?" asked Noah Allen.
The defense objected, and the board,
as usual, sustained the objection.
well, why did you send that boy some
bread and milk when he was in the
dormitory?" asked Noah Allen.
because thought he wanted it."
The question was asked concerning the
way sick boys were taken care of. Mrs.
Post said: They are put in the dormi-
afterward they are put in the hospital if
they get Sick
The next witness was William Mooney.
boy of II years. He has been at the
school 10 months, and was in Mr.. E. B.
Posts family.
When asked concerning the tunnel
episode, he said:
4 was sent to work in the tunnel. The
sewer was stopped up. At another time.
the gas plant was out of order and had
to, inf ho al Ta& 49,
out of the pipes. l guess 1 left the cap
off too long, and the gas touched my
lantern, and burned my face"
1t was at the time of his first being
sent to the tunnel to work. that he hid
there and was going to try to run away.
'Were you whipped?" asked Noah
Allen.
Eyes, SIR
"What with?"
"A raWhide."
All this time Mr.. E. B. Post was sitting
IN the doorway staring at the witness.
81 would suggest that Mr.. Post should
not be in the doorway there and stare at
this witness" said Noah Allen.
Mr. Post got up and rushed out and
slammed the door after him.
Mooney still has two scars on his right
and one on his left arm where Mr.. Post
whipped him. He showed them to the
board. He said: Il was put to bed that
night referring to the attempt to run
away, without my supper he next day
j was put in the dungeon and kept there
five and one-half days, and fed on bread
and water and sometimes l didn't get all
my meals" The bruises were sore for
over month after the whipping. "Mr.
Post whipped me d week ago tonight
with rubber hose. just had on my
underclothes. He made me bend over
with my hands on my toes.'
In speaking of his merits, he said: 81
made 116 in one month. l know that
when L made some under Mr.. Wake
had forty-three merits knocked of.
sometimes not 1t is just as they feel
like
The subject of his being whipped
was again brought up. The witness
said:
Il was whipped about dozen times
by Mr.. Post with hose pipe He gave
me about fifteen licks each time. Once
he whipped me with a willow switch
and four times with a rawhide. My worst
whipping was when he gave me fifty
lashes with ii rawhide."
Mr.. Post is superintendent Hitchcock's
trusted lieutenant, and his testimony at
the beginning of the investigation shows
clearly his position.
Senator Kelly then cross examined the
witness.
not worse, by the previous administra-
tion?''
mo. sir. because I never got whipped
once under the old administration re-
piled the boy.
Lawyer Madden then asked: "Does
this administration whip as hard as the
old one?"
'sYes, sir, they do. The most 1 ever
saw the old administration whip was
twenty lashes-"
At this juncture, Captain Waite broke
in and began to CROSS examine the wit
ness. The witness had been whipped
mostly for running away.
81 know of some boys that were never
whipped when they were brought back
from running away" said the boy.
Edward Seward was then called. When
asked concerning a rumor that CIar-
ence White had been struck in the eye
when trying to escape, he said:
"He was hit over the eye and in the
back of the head, and he was bleeding
when l saw him.
Seward has been released from the in
stitution, but he is staying there for the
present as he has no other place to go.
Lawyer Madden said to STATE JOUR-
NAL reporter today: There is no doubt
but that Mr.. Hitchcock will be exonerat-
ed by the board Whipping must be
used in school of this kind. There was
one month that whipping was done away
with. and the boys became very wild"
The superintendent takes down on
paper everything that either the en-
plOyes or the boys say that is in the least
damaging to him. 1t appears from the
testimony of the last witness that Mr.. E.
b. Post had spoken to him in regard to
this and given him some instructions.
Our cutting department is in charge of