The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-11

meal a day but would not allow her TO
have it until o'clock in the afternoon
All she got was the cold dinner meat colu
potatoes. and whatever the other chiidreh'
had at the regular dinner hour. ! was
forced by Mrs. Eyler to put Sadie's din
ner on the plate at dinner time and It was
cold and stiff when she got it.
sadie was inconfinement altogether
for six weeks. during which time she
did not have single warm meal. All
she got was the single cold meal in the
afternoon. After two weeks in the poara
room her condition became so serious
that she was taken to the hospital room'
where she was kept under lock and key
until she was taken away to pc near
cerated in lunatic asylum Mrs. Eyier
during all this time, from April TIL
June. only saw the girl once.
Just before Sadie left she~was exam
ined by DR.. Ward, of the State Hospital,
and Mrs. Eyler told me he had pro-
nounced her fit subject for the asylum
II know that before Sadie was put in
the asylum she was in perfect health,
physically and mentally. If she was
really mentally affected, as Mrs. Eyler
said Dr. Ward had pronounced her, I
say unhesitatingly that it was caused by
the treatment received during the period
next preceding Dr. Wards examination.
81 saw Sadie when she left for the
lunatic asylum at Morris Plains. She
was mere skeleton OF her former self.
Her cheeks had sunken in: her features
were drawn; she was hollow-eyed; she
couldn't walk; she simply staggered.
Il helped her to the head of the
stairs. 1 don't think any one would
have recognized her as the same plump,
healthy and rosy-cheessd girl who was
put in the dungeon some two months be-
FORE
Miss Day next took up the case of
Louise Stokes, a colored girl, who was
her room attendant at the school.
I'm April, 1897 said Miss Bay, Louise
had some trouble with Gottlei5 ESohisr,
who had been called by Mrs Eyler to
take her to the board room In the tus-
sic that ensued Louise struck Gcttlleb
with a tin cup. BY Mrs. Eyler's express
orders, he knocked her down and iu1np-
ed on her with his knees, SO that sha
afterwards suffered from Inflammation of
the abdomen. The girl was in bed nearly
a week from the effects of this treat
ment. A few days later she with twenty
other girls. was selected to plant potatoes
in the field The girl did not respond
promptly to my call, saying she was
sick
Mrs. Eyler told me to make the girl
obey me and I returned to Louise, and
when she repeated that she could not CO.
Mrs Eyler sent for Timothy Commit
She ordered Tim to bring the girl out by
force Tim grabbed the girl by one arm
and with the other hand seized her. hair.
In this manner he dragged her across
the sewing room, out on the porch,
down five steps and across into the po-
tato patch. Managing Trustee Cook
saw what took place outside of the build
ing.
When Tim got the girl as far as the
sewing room door, Mrs. Eyler began
strapping her with a leather strap, con-
tinuously, from that point all the way
out to the potato patch, beating her un-
mercffully, whenever she could reach her
with the strap.
"At the potato patch she ffogged the
girl until Mr.. Cook went over to her.
did not hear what Mr. Cook said but
some of the children afterward told me
that he said
sThats enough; you had better go in
to the house."
cat any rate, Mrs. Eyler returned to
the house after Mr.. Cook spoke to her
Miss Day also said the records in the
punishment book, which was relied on
at the investigation to disprove the
charges. were inaccurate. 1t was part
of her duty to enter the reports of the
punishment inflicted in the book but
she says Mrs. Eyler frequently made
additions and alterations to the entries,
completely changing their tenor and max
ing records false and inaccurate.
Miss Day also gave some testimony OF
a general nature relative to the cruelties
practiced under Mrs. Eyler, saying the
punishment of girls by confinement ana
whipping was an almost daily occurrence.
She was fully corroborated by Mrs Mil
Ter. who also told of some details of the
punishment omitted by Miss Day.
Governor voorhees, has signified his in
tantion of being at the State House to-
morrow. though it is not customary with
him TO come to Trenton on Friday. Tues
day is governors day. but then he did
not put in an appearance last Tuesday.
1t is believed that the Governor is lying
low IN the nope tudt ile AiSiiiOci - 't--
Board Of Trustees of the Industrial
School viii resign and enable him to ap-
point Board that will not hesitate to do
a little house-cleaning in the school 1t
is believed that all are about ready to re-
sign except Trustee Cook, who Is Mrs.
Eyler's strongest supporter and VINO IS
known as the managing trustee.
Mr. Cook has been a member Of the
Board fifteen years, and has made daily
visits to the school when not prevented
by the weather or sickness, and upon ms
reports that all was as It should be a t the
institution the other members have relied.
Mr. Cook has expressed the opinion
that the members of the Board, excepting
himself. should step down and out. lie
declares that there is no reason why he
should resign because he has faithfully
performed his duty and saved the State
a good many dollars. Trustee Cook
recommended the appointment of Mrs.
Eyler
The Governor leans toward the school
because 1t is one of the public institutions
conducted under his administration. He
is slow to condemn its mana cement for
fear of political effect. At least that is
the explanation made by his intimate
friends He has no power to remove Mrs
Eyler That is a prerogatiye Of the Board