The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-03
4 GIRLS SCHOOL DUNGEON.
NOT DENIED That GIRLS WE'RE LOCK-
I'm RIP FOR DAYS IN CELLAR CELLS.
Gov. voorhees, Is Convinced That There Ia
something in tho stories of Cruelty AL
legged Against the Mntron of the Girls
e,,te Industrial school at Newark.

x voorbess IL Convinced That There IL
something in tho stories of Cruelty Al
,..ed Against the Mntron of tho Girls'
e,rte Industrial School at Newark.
rprvrov. y. j., Aug. Gov. Voorhees,
,,,,r hearing the second days testimony in
~. ipyestiga,on OF the enhancement Of the
ris,' Industrial School Of this city. Is now
,.i,o.d that tho charges OF harsh and cruel
,root,nent at the school are not without
s,nrJn,l,n The Governorsspent the entire
,oy a, the school and with him we're Managing
n,r,s,ec F.. r. Cook and Trustees George G.
Maddox and Edward A. Stokes Trustee II.
7 ritzcIbbon was represented by John H.
p,rkes who asked the Witnesses many ques-
lions, his evident object being to show that
.ro r,,tron. Mrs Myrtle b. Eyler. had been
,,,,i,,y Of cruelty DR.. Maddox and Mr.. Fltz-
c,lh,n are of the faction that 10 opposed to
,trs Tvlers rule. while Mr.. Cook 10 her cham
rUn.
Miss Elizabeth b. Rosells. teacher was
o,u.l in the interest of the Eyler faction.
nerr cross-examined. she told Of a girl. Mary
Truur being placed in q dungeon and fed on
broad and water for six days because she had
.n,ed in an ithpudent smanner. During the
siy DAYS, according to Miss Rosslle. the girls
food consisted of two slices OF bread and CUP
Of water twice a day The girl was put in the
oyprstion Of the sir days expressed contritlon
fNr her i'm pudence. The TACT was reported to
Mrs, Eyler. who refused to order , her release ..
that II was the custom to conflne girls In the
dungeon until they became properly psnitent.,
no matter What tmS n,gnt ,s esa }os ms ea
~ confinement. to which Mrs. Eugene Emily
Of the lady managers replied that the Rev. Q:
IN. mStron. was just at that time going over
The records to secure that very information;
4 few minutes later the Rev Mr.. Eyler CHANGED
Longest term recorded was three days.
Despite the fact that the existence Of dun
EEsUtcJ BY the the managers OF the school. one
nj Mrs Eyler's own witnesses to-day testified
that the sir cellar cells are always spoken Of
Dr. Laura satterthwait a physician at the
school, testified to attending Katie Barlow, q
M p5,r the Ih2o vS wh Ri. 9sc ssunfa I'd
y.stigation., For trivial offence. IT is alleged.
ce'n and then made to walk up and down a
DR.. satterthwait denied having given the
girl large doses OF mercury, as alleged by Mrs.
fyler and expressed the bell that the child's
present condition was due to the cruel treat
iHs sas she ana Mrs Eser had
been unfriendly ever since the latter had a girl
put in room with temperature Of A who.
She claimed. was suffering from typhoid fever.
while the physician diagnosed thecase as one
of pneumonia. Dr.. Satterthwait had reported
10 Trustee Parker thar the girls were badly
abused and that many OF them were suffering
punishment received. Mr.. Parker promised
10 investigate nut had not done SO; DR.. +. B.
pressed the opinion that the Barlow girl had
been overlooked with mercury. He admitted
that her condition might have been caused by
the punishment received
Miss Anna VI. Nanderveer. one OF the'teach-
ers. said she had only struck girl once this
when the girl used bad language. When cross
examined about the case the witness broke
down and went.
Mrs. Eyer will go on the stand tomorrow
and tell her side Of the story.