The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-29
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Mr.. Brenaman was teacher Al the III
Sttutiony
A. 1t did. =.
q, who was superintendent when It
took place?
A. / think Dr. Vaughan or Captain
Roller; feel pretty certain II was Roller.
o. DO you know personally whether
Bear betrayed any young girl thereY
4. Thai Is the only girl know about
q. Did you ever see anything wrong
I'm the cont uct Of Bear TO any pupil!
A. No. SIR
AS TO THOMAS WILLIAMS.
O Please state the conduct of Mr..
Thomas Williams towards the members
VI Those who did not understand hts
oxpianat lion he would slap them on the
asainst the slate: ! have been treated
SO myself. and this took away my cour-
age. and | could not study.
Q. Did this occur very often IN the
CLASSROOM?
A. Yes, IL did. .,.,,,, -, "a
Q. Is MIR. Thomas Williams dear and
dumb? A., No.
q. Is Nc. Williams at me institute
Q. is II his habit TO treat children
that way?
A. Yes. sir. ,,.
Q. Did he merely slap them or strike
them hard2 ,. ~.
A. lie struck them very hard with his
open hand. but don't remember seeing
am of them bleeding from the biow. re
would pull the girls hair, anu me
scholars were very much afraid OF
him. | never reported MS CONQUER 10
Captain Doyle. Mr.. Williams never niis-
treated children in Captain poy'es pres
O. Do you know from your own
knowledge that tname withhe'dt nad beeh
ruined at that institution and had 10
10 hntnpp
A. lust heard about It.
O. This II Il occurred AT all, did IL
take place before you were pupil at the
A. No. sir: it happened in 1855 or IS,
while I was at school. but 1t was hearsay
with me. - ,.,
edge who ruined the Young lady|
q. can YOU state which of your class
mates gave You the information, that
she had been ruinedG ,,,.us..
A. Different ones: among mem on'i ~
Bowen, Broyles. and King; put they oin
moi state who ruined her.
A DISCOVERY.
Q. Do you know OF your own kho"i-
edge about a baby being found at that
institution?
- please state what you know about
this. n, ~. .o. a.,
i' 20 n n crave had been there could you
have seen tt2 a. 49,. , An,
a. Yes. ! could have seen IT; but ! did
not. No one told me that he ga" H. pu'
il was q common report -,
o Did YOU ever have the spot OF
ground pointed out where the paoy was
buried?
% C rS You tell what year it was when
a. il was in 1884 or 1885;
Q. Who was principal at the INSTITUTION
a. '' + mink il was Captain Roller.
q. Did you hear at what time the papy
had been found2 ...o.o, ,ho,
4. do not know, put ! suppus'" '"a'
IL had lust happened at that tlnie, - =.
% Did You know tname ~ithheid) 10
have been under medical treatment
A. II was a matter Of common report,
and she Was sent home, ana 90 ho'
't ~ How much time elapsed after this
report about her had been circulated ana
before she was sent homer ,.s.u. .I.,
A. | heard of 1t few days pe ,sat Ely sno
was sent home. | never neard tHat Sne
was subject to cataleDtic nus. it,.
o. DO you know for what the doctor
treated her. -. homo
A. No. sir: do not she went nome
before her graduation apo "e''' '"''
% Can YOU tell who the physician was
al the institution that Year, ,.,,,. hut
A. do not remember dlstii0"S' NV
] think 1T was DR.. Atkinson, teachers
o. State If you know OF male teacneIS
going into the rooms OF female pup''s
during the hours OF study. ,.,,,,,,lv
A. The teachers went very ireausm ery
into the girls studying lall, but vsrs
seldom into the boys studying room. -,
.. Were the girls all in the same hai
while they were studying! i. IT,
A. Yes. sir. all of them were ~ ene
o. Was the conduct Of the teachers an
ferent when the board was about TO ar
river -.
a. Yes sir; they were careless ls t beIo;gS
In having everything in good condition.
The teacher would tell him what to write
on the board, SO as to make II interesting
for the visitors. have nothing to con-
ceal / want to have everything open
there. Smoking and chewing was very
common there i'm the Mushroom and
other places while / was there.
o. Mr. Randolph. do you wish 10 make
any additional statements az to these
charges as you know them from your
own knOWledgeF
A. / would Ike TO make one more state
ment have seen a great deal or vile
conversation carried on between the boys
and girls i'm the class- rooms. sometimes
when the teachers back was turned.
sometimes when they were apparently
looking on, but / have never seen any
improper conversation before the teachers
and the girls
UNDUE FAMILIARITY.
O. Did you ever SEQ any undue familiar
lily between teachers. such as hugging
themy
A. Yes
Q. When and where?
4 In the classroom.
O. What was the OccasOnl
A On one occasion, while a girl was
writing on her slate, Mr.. Yates threw his
ann around her She was Miss Ethel
Blankenship. row Mrs. Randolph, a;ld she
was greatly displeased. aid not See
any similar occurrence IL happened I'm.
der Captain Doyle's administri lion, but
| did rot report II.
O. Did you ever tee the male teachers
making vulgar signs 10 the boysY
A. have seen them tell some yrgar sto-
res 10 the boys This was In 1875.
O. Did you see Yates more than once
attempting 20 embrace a girl2
A. Yes several times, that same young
elu. I'm the classroom before the class
Miss Rlankenship left the school in June,
1855. two years before ! left.
o. Who Were the teachers whom you
saw tell" smutty' stories 30 the boys?
A. Mr.. Yates and Mr.. Bear.
Q. What Impression did this conduct
make upon your mind2
A. II caused me the impression OF i'm
morality.
Q Do you know when Mr.. Yates came
them az teacher under Captain Doyle?
A. / think It was in 1883 or 1854.
o Was Yates then under Captain Roll
ier2
A. ] think he was.
.. Did you ever see male teacher
sitting between two girls. with his arms
about her shoulders on a porchr
4. / 90 not recollect anything OF the
kind.
O. Was Mr.. Yates a teacher OF the
institution when your wife graduated In
1870?
A. Yes, sir: / think he began teach
ing there In 1883 or 1894, but | am certain
that he was teacher there In 1ss5. l
think Mr. Yates was my wife's teacher
in 1854, when Captain Roller was prfn-
cipal. During the last year she was In