New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-27
WITNESSES FOR MR.. PIERCE.
soMr EVIDENCE PRESENTED BY THE
PROSECUTION CoNTRADICTED.
FLORENCE THOMAS. A FORMER ROOMMATE o'
TERESA SEE AT THE wEsTCHEsTER HOME
rEsr1F1Es THAT THE LATTER WAS NOT
WHIPPED BY THE sUPERINTEND-
ENr AT THE TINE 1T WAS
SAID SHE WAS.

" ~. hearing Of the charges against Superih-
..na.nt pierce Of the Westchester Temporary
Home for Destitute Children In the Courthouse "
White Plains yesterday. the most 'H'pol." -
Of evidence was given ny Florence lho".''
co,ored sir.. who was formerly an inmate OF ."e
r Tba witness had occupied room at the
HON. with Teresa See, who testified some '.'"0
.go that she had been whipped by Mr.. Pierce "h"n
she was covered only by Sheet ana '"a' DIG ""
run away for that reason ca.
Tha witness Yesterday testified that Teresa SEQ
was not whipped at all at the time Il aue'
hut that Mr. Pierce had told her TO go TO her 'oo''
=. a punishment for telling fa.sehoo1 ihs'Ta1
Of this Miss Thomas says she went from w
superintendents presence out OF ooo's anU
away Aside from this piece OF eVoehee VI, 80.
s,ons Of yesterday developed no remarHao'e 'eA'
ures. 49,, J.. .hov
oh ,n,erest IN the trial several of them conferrlhs
from time TO time with the counsel FOR the oeieoe
The attendance yesterday was smaiier 'ha' ~ az
time since the hearing began. ana there "e,o "o''
Of those outbursts Of applause that az carrier
.,ons have aroused the wrath OF the referee. nv
mass Of Yesterdays testimony was addnceo TOT INC
purpose Of showing that Mr. Pierce was nu
the children and administered the AFFAIRS OF inc III
etitution in a capable manner
HAD RECEIVED A BLOW ON EACH HAND
William schlobohn a son OF Alderman w. ochio
hohnn Of Yonkers was the first witness 10 'aHe ''o
stand at the morning session. he was a. ~ -
an inmate Of tho Home and testineo 'ha' ~. nov
bean punished by Mr.. Pierce to the extent u one
n,ouv on each hand and had seen other ooys pun
80 49, 49, .orra ex,ent He corroborated the test-
,ronv Of witnesses who had asserted that 'he a"n.
az boys who wore chains were always plo'e.eu ~
pads and said he never knew OF boy ha'.'s |
mouth washed out with kerosene oil because "e "'eN
bad language. -. >-, uoyen
Henry Thomas, colored lad. OF New-haVeh'
...,ed ,ba, he had been an inmate Of the Home 1or
49,. ,orr vears The chief point In MS testimony
~.s his contradiction Of the statement Oh wy
named Weatherwax, one OF the prosecu'o"
nes.es TO the effect that Mr. PIERCE hau o !,
shomas's finger with horsewhip' ihoi, a.
he had never been struck with a horsewmp vi.
~ N sorr,ra.ion tho witness admitted that one OF
~. ,ouvers for the defence had given MIN 'iV "
80 81. exnenses TO and from New-Haven IN oroer
that ne might TESTIFY
ASKED WHERE SHE GOT THE ChOl rH'
r,orence Thomas. a sister OF Henry Thomas' CON
t,ad,cted Teresa Sees testimony as aireao! 'o,u
Mr. Henderson, who did the cross-examihihs io' ~
nrosecution created little futter OF eXci'e"e"' ~
asking the witness where she got the co'hes s"e
mad on and whether her mother had gwen 'i'e'''
-. 49, hs,ors she was summoned witness. or
..,.. that time The girls answers to these ques-
t4oos however were not such as 70 De OF any ne'p
"a the prosecution. The testimony OF MIS- May
n..hes who had three girls In the Home al one
time was TO the effect that MI. rieroe ""N 'N
Eind to one of them when she was ~ ,,o MN &
Mrs Louisa Brown. colorsd woman VINO ., Sas
Gov ak wears aundress at the institution; .ss h
w;,h reference to the charge that boys had pee!,
whinned in he'd until they bed that she never ma
.onn onv marks of blood on the bedclOtning one
oso aid she had seen boys climb TO the top Oh h's
trees when chains were on their ankIes
Miss Carter was the first witness OF tne prlei 49,
r,o3n session She for three years teao.o, a"
the Home and during that time sne never sam az. Ely
Of the small children whipped: She hao seen 'ns ne
larger ones punished by Mr. Pierce 70 the exeht Oh
two or three blows the hands. but no oiooo wan
drawn and the skin was not broken
WANTED TO MAKE GIFTS TO MR.. PIERCE.
Miss Carter, continuing. said that the oh'iore"'
~vhan asked TO whom they would like TO give the
little articles they had made IN the kindergarten
often Of their own free will named Mr.. Pierce she
had never seen any girls with their hair cut IN
weird faahon. mai, IL, nh, h,a
Emma PEBBLES a brght-eyed little girl. VINO mao
once lived at the Home. said that wnen she oioh is
the rules Mr. Pierce had excused her Tor ao0ut ia
Of her offences and that when she was punished IL
didn't hurt much $500 . ,,o o., ..h.d
Mr.. Henderson. meet, n,,re.s
Ibid they cry? , 49,. 1850 ,,oh
"Only a few Of them. and they didn't cry much
They only had their hands slapped a lew times.
Mr. Henderson then ceased 10 question her ano
the hearing adjourned until next Ihu 1 sua T.
The defence will probably occupy three more Gay II
presenting it, evidence, and Superintendent fierce
His examination is likely TO consume some consi1
cradle time and. the prosecution VIII IN an IAen
hood produce witnesses in reOuttai the outcome VI
the hearing cannot yet be seen.