The evening times., 1896-09-12
BLOWS INSTEAD OF LOVE
Cruel Stripes Mark William
Leyden's Back.
BEATEN BY HIS FATHER
Tender Flesh Scanned by Cuts and
Bruises shown to the Court-BOdy
Covered WithScsrs-H His Tormentor
Pleaded His Legal Power, But Was
Held in $500 Bond.

New York, Sept. 12.-In the Harlem po
lice court yesterday fair-haired, blue
| eyed, gentle-Inannered little boy barred his
back 10 show the magistrate how cruelty his
father had beaten him. The boy was Will
lam Leyden, twelve years old. The man
with the heavy jaw who stood at the baI
was lis father, Charles.
Ar anonymous letter, in a wonian's hand,
brought the father there. She had written
TO the Gerry society, aging that little boy
was being terribly beaten at No. 80 West
Ninetieth street.
Agent Deubert visited the Leyden fiat
Wednesday, and took the boy to the So
cietys roons. Mrs. Leyden, who stood
by, declared that the lad was torment
What is the evidence in this case?''
asked Magistrate simnis, when Deubert
applied for an arrest warrant yesterda y
morning. Deubert simply took off the
child's Jacket and shirt, and then magis-
trate, counsel, policemen, prisoners and
spectators turned sick at the sight.
COVERED WITH SCARS.
From the nape OF the Eeck the boys
back was crossed and criss- crossed with
abrasions, bruises and cuts. Ills left
arm was bruised and cut In twenty-one
places. His right eye was bIackened.
There was a big four-iDch cut on the
left side of the head.
DIR. j. Travis Gibb, who had made the ex-
animation, reported that there were wenty-
two abrasions and contusions on the trunk,
varying in dimensions from one inch TO
eight inches in length. On the left leg
were eight abrasioDs and one contu-
sion, while Oh the right leg were fosr large
bruises.
Magistrate Simms lost no time in issu-
ing O warrant, and the elder Leyden was
arrested at the office of Oberiy & New
ell, No $50 Pearl street, where he is a
bookkeeper.
THAT boy is one of the NEST gentle
Low able children that ever lived" said
the women in the house, and the lads
demeapor proved this. When the masis-
trate put question which he failed to
comprehend, he would say, Pray, ex-
cuse me-" with q courteous gesture of
the hand. His naturally handsome fea-
lures, disfigured by the marks of the
beatings, were draw with shame as he
told the story Of the whipping that he
had received from his father.
AFRAID TO STAY AT HOME.
He is iBcorrigible and runs away. I
have the right to do what like with my
own boy. The law gives me the right to
chastise him." was Leyden's defense.
The lad admitted that he had twice run
away, butitwas because he was frightened.
II had done something nothing bad;"
he said. IT knew mamma would tell papa,
and thatI would be beaten again. Istayed
away two days. Then got so hungry that
came back one night and got through the
transom They found nie in corner next
morning, and papa beat Me-"
There is one other Witness" said Agent
Deubert. holding up heavy driving whip.
The handle had been broken sharp off.
.'You are right in saying that the law
allows you to ctastise your son." said the
magistrate warmly, but there is a point
where brutality takes the place Of punish
ment. This is one of the worst cases ever
saw. Ycu are committed In hail Of $500.
Leyden was led away TO prison, while the
lad remains in the care Of the society.