New-York tribune., 1896-11-28
FACTORY: u. AND 1876 WEST IoTH sTREEr.
Mr.. PIERCE'S MENORl FAILED.
HE COULD NOT REMEMBER FACTS kELHi
ING TO WHIPPINGS IN TIE WEST
CHESTER TEMPORARY HOME.


CHESTER TEMPORARY HOME.
Superintendent James w. Pierce was cross-eN-
nmincd in the Investigation into his management
of the Westchester Temporary Home for Destitute
Children before Referee ID. w Guernsey a' Wh'c
Plains yesterday which was continued IRON 'he
adjournment Of Tuesday Of last week
The cross-exa animation was conducted by Henry
G. Henderson for the prosecution. anc from inc
beginning was nm example OF keen. persistent IN
ouirv resnondod TO by answers that indicated thaf,
while the witness desired TO answer as fruthfnlN
as possible ne did not intend making comprom's-
ing admissions by attempting to make statements
concerning facts that had passed from ms y" 'ho'H
The morning session attended by = hummer
Of the women Of the board Of Managers Of the
Home cx-Iudg- l. y. Mills and Richard : En-
met ir counsel for the defence. and ; y Mar
shall and II C. Henderson for the pros"'hlloh
There were few spectators. The examination WAS
confined entirely TO the cases where IN" Wl'"'S9
had whipped the girls under his charge IN h"d' De-
meath "A sheet, The names Of Teresa See. Moran
Adams Carrie : hncider. Mary LOCKWOOD. "ili''''
Schiller and other girls who had been 80 punished d
w.r, recalled 10 the memory OF the witness. ! III
he failed to remember the particular facts oi ne
puni-hmcni- He believed they had all h""h 50
whipped some OF them perhaps TWO or thr''
times always IN one particular room. ana "hrr"
he and the girl who was punished were III" 'hF
orcs In the room The girls at the time were
from, thirteen TO sixteen or seventeen yea~s old
He had made no memoranda OF these punishme MS
n. objected 20 Mr. Henderson calling them beat
irgs" and defined the distinction between beating
and whipping hy saying that TO beat person
would r.uuir. the rs" of q dN'rcnt weapon 'h""
the eat" submitted In evidence. -
After the recess The threshne % the OLD si'i"
about the whipping % IN" girl inmates OF IN"
Home was continued. The witness stated ihaf ~
no tine did these punishmcnis exceed III durHtl'h
iwo ~ three. minutes. be- never struck more man
tbre. blows at time and IN" total number of
blows never exceeded a dozen
Most OF ti. afternoon session was devoted 10 90
tanning from m. witness IN" records from IN"
hooks Of ih. Home of a number Of girls who were
punished Throughout th" day tn" object OF
mo examiner wa~ obtain some definii" details
of The. punshrn.uts inflicted upon IN" cirlS by ~"
witness huf ihc result was nnsaiisihctory Mr
pore. ln All tn. Instances. thought II wds pos
She that h., had punished them. IN som" In
stances hr was certain that ne had. hut IN no
co.. could ne recall Tor what oncnc" they "'r"
,,bfnu.d or the date OF the Occurrences.
II don't remember" II could not say lust
now cannot recall the fact" are f"w OF tn"
ausv.ru that formed the desert of y" Information
fbaf confronted Mr henderson nt th" 'nd ~ most
Of his patient and -"nfching 'N'uisi"ir hy in'@-
lions into the recollection ~ the wi'r"ss.
Tho inycaiigatiOu adjourned ar '" O'Clock Ni'l
Tuesday of next week. when IN" cro's-"Nnninntion
Will be continued