The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-03
1T was feared some harm might be

done with the cup
s.NVho fixed the period Of six days?'n
Mrs. Eyler told me to take her out on
why was this punishment inflicted up
on this child?"
Because She had been impudent and
s'Before the sixth day did she express
sorrow?"
Il think she did,,
And still Mrs. Eyler would not let her
II did not have Instructions to let her
twas the girl nervous and pale when
she did come out?''
"Yes. she was
Don't you regard tlis as rather inhu-
II regard ii as severe treatment
Didn't you at the time regard it as
too severe?"
s'That is not for me to say
As d woman, would you have kept a
girl in a dungeon for six days on bread
Il don't think I have any right to an
swer that question. was in accordance
with Mrs. Eyler's orders and it was my
duty to fill those ORDERS"
IF you had your say would You have
kept the girl there that length of timer"
II don't think I would.
Did YOU make favorable reports to Mrs.
Eyler during the time the girl was in
the dungeon?'
tsYcS
Don't you think .he child suffered on
the bread and water diet?"
well, I don't know"
do you think that punishment helped
along her fraining2s'
mo sir: do not,'
WAS she girl who could read?s
s'Yes, si~"
"And she was confined all alone in a
dark cell for one hundred and fortv-four
hours? There was no light there?s
There was when the outer door was
OPEN
Somewhat of stir was created at this
iuncture by the discovery that Rev. Mr..
Eyler had sat all during the afternoon
session in a doorway. directly facing the
thought there would be no objection to
his presence, but he was excused with
much speed.
.sHow much bread was allowed the
grip. asked Mr.. Backes addressing Miss
@Two slices. twice day was the re-
It was DR. Maddox who raised the
briefly referred to abovs. He said -:
s'Am / to understand that Mr. and Mrs
Eyier are to be brought into this room
to the presence of the former, who has
been hearing all that these witnesses saw
and who is now seated ia the door behind
the newspaper men. "
Mr.. Evler promptly arose and an
nounced to the gathering that it had been
his idea that the inquiry was public,
and that otherwise he should not have
been listening to the evidence. He then
retired quietly while Dr. Maddock was
expressing. himself as terribly disappoiHt-
ed over the fact that he had been so
long in discovering him Throughout the
morning hours afr. Eyler was going back
and forth through the parlor adjoining
the office and many times he stopped and
heard all the different teachers said: Dr.
Maddox was informed of the clerks 5
movements and it was directly after his
attention was called that he interjected
the above opinion Both the Governor
and Mr. Backes supported the Trustee in
his complaint and then the regular order
of things was resorted to.
The question of a postponement was
then settled. Mr. Baekes wanted TO wait
a week until he could get witnesses which
he said were material but the Governor
wanted the testimony in depositions, and
this caused a short discussion. A few
minutes after five o'clock the matter
came to focus and it was decided to
meet again this morning at 10.15 o'clock.
when Mrs Eyler will take the stand.