Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-06-19

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before that? l would promise her
things if she would make up her
mind to study and get along
right. What would you promise
her? l would promise her cloth
ing, and candy and all such stuff
as that; and that l would
take her with me places
where | went, and everything.
Her answer was that she knew
that. Did you ever take her any
places with you? Yes sir. To
what kind of places? To the
people in Neillsville, certain places?
Any entertainments? Yes sir.
Did that means succeed in making
her learn her lessons? No sir, it
did not. After this then you made
her stand in a corner behind the
door? Yes. Told her she could
not have anything to eat until she
learned the lessons? Yes sir. Did
you or did you net give her any
thing to eat? | always gave her
to eat. You gave her all that she
needed? Yes sir. Did you buy
her any clothing while she was
with you? Yes sir. What cloth
ing? Dress; hat; stockings; apron;
and handkerchief l gave her of
my own. handkerchief of your
own? Yes sir; and hose supporters,
and things like that; little articles.
Did she have any underclothing?
Yes sir. Have underskirts? Yes
sir. Drawers3 Yes sir. Did she
wear underclothing while she was
with you, or did she not? Yes sir.
Did she wear drawers? She re-
fused to wear them. She refused
to? Yes sir. Did she have more
than one pair? Yes, sir, several
pair. Had several pair? Yes sir.
Did she have shoes and stockings?
Yes sir. Who took care of her,
in the way of dressing, and comb
ing her hair? l did. Do you
know whether she was stubborn
or not? Yes sir. In what way?
How did she exhibit her stubborn
ness? Why she would refuse to
do anything that you would tell
her. Now in relation to having
her hair combed, did she exhibit
any stubbornness? Yes sir. State
how it was? She refused to say
please comb my hair" and she
would 60 to school and to mass in
the morning without her hair
being combed before she would
condescend to say that. Before
she would condescend to say
"please?" please comb my hair. -
You wanted her to say please
comb my hair?" Well | was told
that that was the way l should
bring her up, instead of saying
Comb my hair" and "Do this, "
and do that" She refused to do
it? Yes Sir. Were you able to
make her say please afterwards
After long time, when the sister
would send her home from school
AGAIN. and tell her. Well how did
the sister come to send her home
to say ''please?" Because had
told the sister the reason of her
hair not being combed; and told
her when she went over that way
to please send her home to me;
and | wanted to explain the reason
so that they would not think |
sent her like that Well would
she come home then? She would.
Would she say please? Some
times she would; sometimes she
would not. Did you punish her
for thatP No sir, did not. Did
you whip her? No sir. How long
did she keep this up, in regard to
her going to school with her hair
uncombed rather than say "please?'
Well about 3 or 4 times during
the week of every week. About
how many times? 3 or 4? 5 or
4 times during the week. Who
was it that told you you must
make her say "please?" Father
Garrety. Her guardian? Yes
sir. Did she ever refuse to say
please while Father Garrety was
there, or was Father Garrety ever
at your place at this time? Yes
sir. Did she ever, while he was
present, refuse to say "please?"
Yes sir. State when, and how it
occurred? The exact date | can
not. Well never mind the exact
date. State the time. State the
whole thing do you mean? Yes.
The beginning and the ending?
Yes. Well Father Garrety happen
ed down there one evening; and she
was to school that morning with
her hair not combed; and l told
Father Clarity about it and the
trouble was having with her on
that account; and then he asked
her if that was SO, and she hung
her head for a while, and he asked
her again, and she said yes, it was