The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-13

eral contempt IN the dormltory py taikihg t9Ine
80 had hoped that after the holidays
things would be different, but they weren't. AT
first they confined themselves to occasional in;
sulting remarks. Matters got worse. l could
and holding loud conversations for the sole
purpose OF ridiculing me and lowering me
in I]erts sss eyes ios,h Sf the to dq SaRs e stop "s at
order, ana have them AZ naSssins away at
OF sponees and other missiles being hurled at
me-. 1t was the haunting feeling that they were
knowledge that l was the object Of derision to
all in the house for another year. when l should
drove me to this. II | ware moved to another
house what earthly good would 1t be when It was
Finally. I solemnly declare that -, and
had % acted .au / as they did | should i've on in per-
feet peace. / don't accuse them of personal yto-
successful one. TO make miserable my lie by
e sSs asias, ana m .i insld 10 AL mesns' snf fh Il I % Mrite I in
full and perfect possession Of my senses, having
C%UrHBERr P. EVANS.
The school doctor was called and stated that
Evans was q healthy. cheerful boy. WHIT had
never shown any symptoms such as would ex.
plain his suicide. Canon Lyttelton stated that
he had fully inquired into the nature Of the
charges against the boys named. Tho whole
thing amounted to simple teasing, and tho un-
fortunate boy might have ended 1t all by report
ing the matter to him. The boys named in tho
letter were present at the inquest. but the Cor
oner decided not to call them, as Canon Lyttel-
toms explanation satisfied the jury. who, after
a short consultation returned q verdict Of sui
eide during temporary insanity.
This Is all that has been done TO satisfy the
portion Of the press is demanding o fuller In
quiry. There is no shred Of evidence to show
that the boy was insane. beyond the one fact
that he committed suicide. The lad was nearly
II years of age, bore an excellent character. and
had been in no trouble of any kind with the au-
thorities. Until something moro Is known Of
this case, the only conclusion that any one &C
quainted with English school life can draw 10.
unfortunately. the worst, The boy must have
been driven to his death by the most cruel form
Of bullying. The victim exonerates his tor
mentors, go far as mere physical bullying goes.
but with 800 boys living together for nine
months out OF the twelve there are forms Of bull
lying infinitely more cruel than mere physical
brutality. And this poor boy has apparently
succumbed to what has probably made the life
of many a schoolboy a simple purgatory. As a
leading London daily points out this morning. n
full inquiry is imperative, not only out of justice
to Evans, but to the school al large and the three
boys mentioned in his letter, whose names
have been completely suppressed. II Is asked:
On what Imaginable principle OF law or Justice
did the Coroner allow those names to be sup
pressedI II he intended to shield the boys he
took the worst possible course for the purpose.
Their Identity must be known at Haileybury.
for we are told they were In court, and ready to
be- called. They are now branded with an odious
charge, made in what was virtually q dying dec.
l~aration, and they have had no opportunity OF
that they never buiiied their Iuckisss sehoolfel.
low; They might have been corroborated. They
stigma is now attached to them. II, on the other
hand. the Coroner wished to save the reputation
OF the school, he has been equally mistaken in
his methods. An accusation made against three
Individuals Is now distributed over the whole OF
Haileybury. Every Haileybury boy will be I'm.
der suspicion until the three names are disclosed.
The head master has treated the matter with
an airiness very much out OF place. He writes
TO a paper and says that 1t Is clear the poor boys
mind was unhinRed, but gives no evidence In
support of this. II there were bullying, he says,
the boy had four courses open to him. An ap'
peal to him would have stopped 1t. That may
be true. But II 10 a most ridiculous thing for
the head master OF an English school TO say
He must know perfectly well that though by
h~ogging, or expulsion, or threats OF expulsion
he could prevent the bullying. yet the victim
would not really be relieved. As an English
school is constituted the lad would have beer
obliged to leave, But, anyway, the idea o.
" sneaking TO the head" would probably occui
to a boy even after that Of suicide. The SECOND
course, says tho Canon, was to write TO hi
parents. They could only refer TO the heac
master, so these two courses are only one. Tit
third method OF relief was 10 apply TO the heaf
OF his house. II the head of the boys hous'
did not know what was going on, he WAS evil
IDENTIFY not likely TO DO OF much service