Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-31
I1 AzErrn. WORM TEXAS, ULY 81, 1891.

as happy family as 1 ever saw. l
bad n class OF girls IN the Sunday sun
day school there and feel very near
70 them and they TO me.
None of them ever made any complaint
10 me about any enormities. 1 went
there on Sunday TO teach In the Sunday
school. Think It Is the best conducted
| ever saw I am usually from about
2 o'clock nearly all the evening. Am
there also during the week. Go In the
evening. Miss Mamie Selrners was
In my class. Knew OF no complaint
She has opportunities to tell me of any
thing Of the .ldnd.
Re-cross--I do not know of little chill
dren being whipped TO make them
learn Bible verses, nor do ! know about
a lot OF little children being taken up
Ia the night and whipped. Was. not
there when boy was knocked unoon-
scious. heard some reports about
things Of the kind during the winter
DO not know about Pet
Dooley being burned nor about the
girls being chained. Have been going
there since June OF last year; mad not
heard about the child's being whipped
with hair brush. Heard nothing eS-
cept In casual manner.
Miss Clayton testified that she lived
| In Fort Worth. Is teacher. Had
taught Sunday school at the Orphan's
day about 2:80 and remain TIL or G.
See the children in the buildings and
yard Am good friends with the chill
dren. Think its Sunday school better
than most our day schools Have
never seen any seventies; none ever
complained OF to me; never observed
any marks upon their persons Have
taken them upon walks. No disclos-
ures We're made to me.
.tt.a AftanHnI EHnnuW
school at the home about year. No
whipping going on as far as I know.
DO not live close enough to know what
goes on there Mt night,
j. G. Scott testified that he had lived
here for twenty years. Is n lawyer
! am a trustee OF the Orphans home
and secretary. Go TO the home irreg-
ularly. Go any day In the week have
the time. The first lntimation / had
of-any harsh treatment was on March
10. 1894, when Mr.. Armstrong, Miss
Fisher and Mrs. Bird called and alr
Armstrong said he had a matter to
bring before the board. During the
regular sitting OF the board George Il.
Niece. w j. Boa2 and myself were ap-
pointed as a committee TO hear the
complaint that Eva Wilson, years old,
had been whipped with wire hair
brush. Her body was hurt and her
~ ~ ~ t',t,1,S,,,, gl,tatnoi,io and
49, ~ -, IN, ia Cantoin T5a-
rngton asked Mr. Scott and Mrs. Bur
chill to examine the child and from
their examination We made report
that no marks were found upon her.
Then a resolution was passed TO IN
ttIucl me buptnh'ehuVhl 10 IHuhv
run investigation ana report ~ Iiie
yM' neep',s ns vo'i FDnneb thc
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,sa,f avt. ''S ,'s't,u,,V n5 ,V sotsry
iIiNcst sut''h "ls w t,,,,,,,il1,,,y
lnere was sooI u'ni 81 ,iisuuul u''ia
tloii aihoiS lhc puNT ~ w p'',,
homn- lhey We're ealleu NJ ~
chapel ana httet feABlous eNg'e'stH nv
bnys were told mar no lntoootuU'.'on
would be tolerated or inc trustees
would see to II mat Mrs FRENCH was
ubeyed
As 20 this hnlr brush anoir. Mrs
Scott and Mrs Burchill examined tho
little girl. My own conclusion was
that the charge of cruelty was not
aubstantiated, J saw the hair brush
Mrs, French was placed there with my
knowledge and consent ana with the
knowledge and consent Of the other
bows were very lnsuhofdinale took
some OF thcm out riding and made IN
oury Of them, and they told me that
they were kindly treated. heard Miss
Scholney testify. She was brought
To my oftce ON one occasion and told
me that her mother wanted her 10
leave the home, but she wanted to
rCmpln there TO set an caucatlon' ana
asked me 20 help her porsuade her
mother to let her rcmnln, ond | told her
| would do anything l could,
The Sunday school at the Orphans
homo ia the hest | ever saw. l never
heard about the boys being forced to
drink ont Of the bottle until 1t was
mentioned IN court The Respondent,
Mrs. Mcknight spoke TO mc on the
street about having been 70 the home
ana could not see hcr child, She said
Nhc could not take care of the child.
/ told her II she could take care of Il
she ought to do so. She saw me again
Mt my cilco about permit and ] told
her again 10 abe could take care Of II
Thought she could get II by masking
the proper application, and she said
she ala not want to take the child
away She only wanted 20 visit 1t SONG
times.
The Williams children, who were
taken 70 Mrs Rogers were taken IN q
waS that was AGAINST the wishes or
] tho trustees They were docoyod away
from the home They were returned 10
the home by u committee that went TO
0 - 80 l.