The San Francisco call., 1897-11-28
HOW lone
BOYS ARE
TORTURED
Sworn Statements by
Ex-Attaches of the
School.
8 STORIES OF AWFUL
BRUTALITY.
Lads Stripped and Beaten
Until Flesh PeeIS From
Their Backs.
ACCUSATIONS REDUCED
LEGAL FORM.
SEXES of AffIdaVits Charging DR..
O'Brien With Acts Almost
FiendSh.
Lads Stripped and Beaten
Until Flesh PeelS From
Their Backs.
ACCUSATIONS REDUCED TO
LEGAL FORM.
SEXES of AffIdaVits Charging DR..
O'Brien With Acts Almost
Fiend iSh.
Special Dispatch to The CALL

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 27-In all its
vehemeuce and bitterness, with all its
venom and acrimo ony, the Preston school
for Scandal" has again turned loose tide
OF calumny. All the old wounds and ran
cOrous sores are open again, and all the
tales of woe treachery and deceit, disap-
pointments, dispieasures and wrongs are
10 be retold. The first chapter OF the new
''wormwood" edition comes from a pen
dipped in gall and run out over pages of
statements under oath and other declara-
tions which must stand without such
test as precedes a notarial seal.
II. r. Bernard is the author OF the latest
bundle of accusations, which he has piled
up against the present superintendent
He prefaces his story with various sugges-
lions as to wherein the institution is at
present mismanaged and whereby it
could be improved by the adoption of
certain reforms set out in his introduction.
He concludes with quotation from the
Firesjde Companion, as follows:
He who cannot govern himself must
not expect to govern others"
Following this comes another caustic
reference to the superintendent, couched
IN the following language:
aside from working under the 6isad
vantage If the coneregate' system,
tie Preston School IaDors under the
disadvantage CT having a thoroughly
Incompetent parvenu at the head, nf an
i ascibie disposlt o., an uncout o bic
temper, 'clothed in little brief author
II ana, worse, in sold er clothes, and
lan who has in his egotism persuaded
I mse that be is an 'indis pen 50 bic ana
y, 91rs under the haIlucination that, as he
tXp,> sses it, he Is stone WALL and can
not be removed
Alter this The exhibits in the case are
enumerated as follows:
Exhibit Affidavit of ptain C. w.
Bawds of San Francisco, ex-cap ain of
Company B, Preston School OF Industry.
Exhibit B-Affidavit of Cap ain P. J.
Glass of Sacramento, ex-cap:ain OF Com
p'ny A, Preston School OF Industry.
Exhibit C-Afidavit OF Dr. Z. E. Enui-
c5't, County Physician OF Amador County.
Exhibit D-Atfidavt of Frank Russell.
inmate of Preston Schoo. OF Industry.
Exhibit E-AffidavIt of Captain ]. J.
HanIon of Sacramento. ex-captain of Com
lany B, Pres OH School, of Industry.
Exh bit F-Afidavit of H r. Bernard.
secretary Preston School of Industry.
Exhibit G-Matters not TT for publica-
tion, but which constitute the most con-
clusi We and damaging evidences of the
N alad mlnlStra tlOn OF Dr. f. 5. O Brien
TIE writer conc udes with the following
statement, which is under oath:
November Is, 1897.
To Whom L May Concern: I, II. r. Bernard /
secretary OF the Pres on School of Industry ,
do hereby make the following affidavit rela- !
tive 10 the nal re= tment OF boy named A |
Ascensio 10y Dr.. E S O'Brien; superintendent |
Of said school:
I was called upon one evening to report in
mediately TO the superintendent's Office, and /
rushed III to find DR.. O. Bren wildly excited |
and beating Ascensio over the head and face
with cane, y hich he soon broke but CON
tInued has blows with the part left in his
hand, which was also broken a moment laIer
- n he force of the b oWs. Then the doctor
'g,abbed pole n bout four feet long and pro-
eede TO beIabor the Yelling lad over the
'body The force Of the blows terrific
Two other Off GERS also witnessed thi exhibi- |
ton of brutality. l have every reason TO be-
lieve The reports OF other brutaiiii.s from on
GERS of this school, as well from bose VINO
have gone ont
also witnessed a rough ard tumble fight on
the front porticO OF the administration build
ing. between DR.. O'Brien anu 16-yeur-old |
10y from lone by the name OF Hereford. This
was disgracetul. Each pummeled the other
Tor sons time, until blow from O'Brien cut |
the laGs face
The boy was allowed to go, but few min |
uIes Ialer Mr.. PhIliDs, officer OF the school |
AMI Deputy Sheriff, was sent after the boy |
HON he brought back, when he was taken !
by the -supeTihtende to nv private office, !
where O Brien made the frightened young |
ster divest himself of his coat, and then chal- !
lenged him to fight Upon the boy refusing |
O Brfen became brave and threatened the boy |
n effect as follows:
That if he ev-r dared TO speak to him in
lone he (O'Brien) who had just handed his |
revolver to Philips, would blow hole In |
him mat a team could drive through.
II. K. BERNARD.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th
day OF NoYem Der, 1897.
MALCOLM c. GLENN,
Notary Public in aud Tor The county OF Sacre-
lnenlo, State of California.
Following this comes the affidavit of DR..