The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-02
TRENT0N'S GIRLS SCHOOL.
cor. TOORHEES PERSONALLY INTES-
7IGATING AFFAIRS THERE.
Testimony Given In support of tho Charges
of Shocking Punishment of tho Inmates
by the Mntron, who Has Whipped

| Testimony Given In support of the Charges
| of Shocking Punishment of the Inmates
by the Matron, Who Has Whipped
Them While Men Held Them Down.
TRENTON. Aug. 1.-Gov. Voorhees, took a
hand to-day in the lively scrimmage in which
everybody connected with the state Industrial
School for Girls in this city is concerned. in
Guiding the Board OF Trustees. prominent
gentlemen appointed by the Governor; the
Board OF Lady Managers: the matron. Mrs.
Eylrr; a score OF teachers. and the men en-
ployed on the school farm. The Board Of
Trustees has long been divided on the pues-
ton OF the wisdom Of the management OF the
institution by Mrs. Eylcr. who is the wife of
Lutheran minister. The clergyman had to give
up preaching on account of his health and was
appointed to place in the school as his wifes
clerk Mrs, Eyler seems to have the majority
OF the board with her. Charges OF extreme
and inhuman treatment of the inmates by
Mrs. Eyler were made to the Governor and
corroborated by the Rev. DR.. George Maddox
and i. j. Fitzgibbon two OF the trustees. Mrs.
Eyler's defence is that she conducts the lnsti-
tuition on the same lines as her predecessor.
Mrs McFadden.
Gov Voorhees, to-day went to the school with
the Rev. DIR. George Maddox. L. Il. Cook and
7. j. Fitzsibbon trustees. Z. s. Stokes. a trus-
tee. who is n millionaire. sent word that he
could not attend the meeting, and Lewis
Parker, bank cashier. another trustee. made
no response to the summons Of the Governor.
Mrs Eyler had private interview with the
Governor. in which she attempted to enter
into u defence OF her administration. but tho
Governor forbade her talking further until
called as witness regularly before him.
Gottleb kobler. farm hand. told tho Gov
ernor how he had often been sent for from tho
fields n hold pirlS while Mrs Eylnr slammed
them in the face At times he was assisted by
Timothy Carniff. the schools coachman. He
saw one colored girl slapped until her nose
blcu. He helped put her in straitlacket.
Whom tho girl was being whipped he had to
turn his head. as the punishment was so cruel.
Koblcr and Carnir held girl in chair
while Mrs. Eyler raised the girls skirts to
time. Carnifr testified. was the straitjacket
used. One of those times it was on a crazy in
the dungeon in the cellar for minor offences.
Once Carniff said, he held girl in chair
it around her hands and nd hen struck the ssiri
in the face with her fist. with alternating pulls
at her hair Then Mrs xEyler spanked the girl
sisted Of stubbornness. but she showed no
signs OF imnudence in speech. merely refusing
of this kind were a common occurrence. Once
girl named MarIet struggled 50 much to avoid
clothing was half torn Off. exposing her breast.
This girl was put in straitJacket and her
ankles were strapped.
1t was shown that the Rev. Mr. Fyler had re-
Gently received five ankle straps without the
know edge Of The trustees. Martha Wright
away being returned and kent on bread and
water in a dungeon for five weeks Margaret
Hobart. a teacher. testified to Mrs. Eyer max
ing an inmate. Katie Barlow. go up and down
flight of forty t airs twenty five times. after
which the girl was put in a dungeon, A
method to correct girls who used bad Ian
guaGe was to make them take repeated doses
Of castor oil and to follow these doses with Il
uuininc wash. This treatment was only in
troduced alter the advent Of Mrs Eyler