The herald., 1896-12-02

didn't all stand right I think almost all
of those were whipped"
We'll, but what were you whipped
for?'
That's what we didn't know. unless it
was what said to Mrs. Henderson, and
1 told ner to her face thai kHc" mat
she talked about me and said was dds
gusting and had disease, and that her
words came back to me-"
What was said about an operation
Nothing was said that l know; but
some of the girls said, Perhaps your
side is gathering and you'll have to have
an operation performed"
THE WITNESS TALKS.
The next witness on behalf of the pros
ecution was Mrs. Dora A. sutherland,
the night watch in the girls department,
and the person who preferred the COM
plant upon which the three defendants
were arrested. The witness is woman
we'll advanced in years and with hair
silvered by age. While giving her tes-
timOny she was just a trine TOO eager
in telling not only what she knew, put
what she thought she knew. In other
words, she persisted in telling What
others had told her. and this being out
side her own knowledge. Attorney, Ar
thur was kept busy interposing op1ec-
tions and making things generally live
ly
Il was in the employ of the institu-
tion," began the witness, from August
to October, as night watch in the girls
dormitory. 1 was there on November .,
and went there about o'clock in the az
ternoon. In the hall / saw two men pa
rading about, and upstairs the girls
were in commotiOn. / knew something
was wrong and returned to the library.
saw Grace Maroney there and the 9TH
/ er girls save one. They were seated
around the room. There were about
thirty-three of them. l saw Miss Ger
main bring Tilly Broadstone into the
room
Attorney Arthur objected sharply
to any outside person or matters being
! introduced, and inasmuch as he hau
done so several times previously. the dis
I trct attorney stated that they might
just as well argue the legal point and
| have done with 1t.
| Quoting from the authorities. Mr.. Don
nell maintained that for the purposA . of
| showing the system In vogue, he was
entitled to present all the circumstances
surrounding the case. inasmuch as he
| believed that the system followed at
| the institution was contrary to law.
Some wordy sparring was INDUCED in
| between counsel. and Attorney Arthur's
| feelings became too much for him, and
/ he asked if 1t was not precisely for the
courts permitting some such thing that
| the supreme court had given Kid
| Thompson new trial.
| For a few moments the wrangle. and
| then lull. and then the witness placid
| ly resumed the thread of her narrative.
Il learned that Grace Maroney had
been whipped" said she, when viewed
her body at 7:45 on Sunday evening. She
was in the lavatory and her body was
one mass of bruises all down her back
to below the knees. All night long she
couldn't sleep on her back and for several
nights she lay moaning. This, however,
not so much the first night as the sue
ceedlng nights.
Before l went to the dormitory re-
manned in the reading room until re-
ceived a note handed to me by Mrs.
Henderson,
The note was read by the district at
torney and was to the effect that the
was desired in the reading room, and that
she would go to the dormtory" and
signed. E. A. Wilson. After supper,
about o'clock. she went to the dormi-
tory. Just after the girls had gone t.
bed Mrs. Foster brought another note
to witness from Mrs. Wilson, inform
ing her that Mrs. Foster would remain
in the dormitory that night. The wit
mes did not yield up to Mrs. Foster how
ever. but remained at her post in the
dormitory.
Witness described the wounds and
|. bruises of Grace Maroney on Monday
night, and how she moaned during her
sleep. On Tuesday morning witness
awoke to find letter of discharge await
ing her. On the day following before
leaving the institution. witness saw
Grace Maroney and the latter complains
ed of her side hurting her very much.
The witness was crosse examined first
as to the restlessness of Grace Maroney
the first two nights after her whipping.
On Sunday night she slept like a log"
but only reasonably well on Monday
night. She was one of the early cooks,
and so witness wakened her early Mon
day and Tuesday mornings. On Tues
day night witness went over to get her
things and again saw the girls. Mrs.
Sutherland proceeded to describe how
she became engaged at Whittier and how
she was discharged by the board Of
trusees through Superintendent Coffin.
SHE ADVOCATES MORAL SUASION
Mrs. E. r. Threlkeld. the present prin-
cipal of the girls department, testified
to taking her position on November 11th.
and on that same dayGraceMaroney told
her that she had pain in her side. She
was very busy that day, but upon the
day following she examined the girl and
found the bruises on her body, and
bathed them with liniment. She sum-
moned the resident physician. DIR. Smith,
and he advised that the girl be put to
bed for a day or two and her bruises be
bathed with liniment
The witness stated that she had re-
ceived no instructions, written or oral as
to method of discipline to be followed
In dealing with the girls To date, Mrs.
Threkeld stated, corporal punishment
had not been found necessary, and If
such was demanded she would quit her
position.
HOW FAR RESPONSIBLE.
John T.. Coffin, the superintendent of
Whittier school, next went upon the wit
ness stand. The district attorney intro
duced in evidence the records of the in
vestigation which was held last summer
| in the case of Rhoda Webb, and Of the
resultant resolution of the board of
| trustees resembling the rule permitting
! corporal punishment. This resolution
was passed August 49, 1885, and was read
! to the jury. The leather straps were not
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