Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-06-26
She told you that she had told a

whipping. ana Ola she say that
Marjorie had got a whipping on
the lie she told? Yes sir. Well
were there a great many other
similar instances where she told
lies? Too numerous to mention
| can't keep track of them. She
told you so many that you cannot
keep track of them? Yes. Did
you ever punish her for it? Only
by making her stand in box. By
making her stand in a box? Yes.
And telling her that she would not
get things to eat unless she made
up her mind to. Well now what
was her conduct as to using bad
language, and telling naughty
stories, and writing nasty things?
Well she was at me all the time to
tell ME things. What kind of
things? Was it obscene things,
and obscene stories? Yes sir.
Well what would you dor Would
you listen to? No sir. l told
her that l did not want her to tell
of that; that she should tell that
to Father, or Father Clarity.
What would she do then? Well
she said they were words that she
would spell for ME. | told her
she didn't need to. Meaning by
words" obscene words? Yes sir.
Well what would she do then,
when you would tell her that you
did not want her to spell them for
you? Well she would insist upon
telling me. Did she write any
obscene things? Yes sir. How
do you know l saw some Of it.
Where did you see it? In her bed
room, On the bed. Book Yes
sir. Had you known anything
about her having written it before
you saw it? No sir. You knew
nothing about it until you saw it
on the bed? No sir. | noticed
that she had been writing, but l
did not know what it was. Had
you told her to write anything of
the kind? I had told her
to write down figures. To
write figures? Yes sir. But
had you told her to write any of
these obscene things? No. What
were in the book? No sir. Now
how was she as to learning her
lessons? Well she was contrary.
Did you ever punish her for not
learning her lessons? | slapped
her across the hands. How many
times did that occur? Oh perhaps
three or four times. Well what
were the occasions? Well when
she quit school l was to hear her
recite, as far as l could. What is
it2 When she quit school | was
to hear her recite her lessons; and
when it got SO far that I could not
do anything why Father proposed
to take her in hand. Well would
she recite her lessons for you? No
sir. Well on those occasions
would you punish her sometimes?
Not on those occasions. What?
No sir. When she refused to
learn her lessons? When she would
not have her lessons just right it
was, that she would get a slap
across the hand, if she did not
know her lessons. What with?
With little switch that she got
herself How did she come to get
it? We'll she would go and get it
and bring it to me. Would you
tell her to? Yes. Did you ever
punish her severely with the switch?
No sir, [ did not. How many
times would you strike her over
the hands with the switch? Once
at time Just once2 Just once.
On each hand? Yes sir. Did you
ever strike her more than once at
a time on the hand? Not that l
know of. Did you ever give her a
severe beating with whip at any
time? No sir. Or with any other
Instrument No sir. Or ever
strike her? No sir. Did she
continue to be stubborn, and
refuse to learn her lessons?
Yes sir. Well what would you
do with her when she would not
recite for you? l would turn her
over to Father. You would turn
her over to Father Jungblud? Yes
sir. Well do you know what hap
pened her then? Well [ would be
hearing her recite, and she would
make up her mind to go SO far;
she would say. Ca little louder.)
When she would be reciting, and
when she would make up her
mind not to go any further, she
would say Il am not afraid of you.
Tell Father to whip me-" Those
were the expressions. And then
| would turn her over to Father.
Say that she was rot afraid of you?
She was not afraid of me- Did
she say why? She said because l
did not whip her. That she was
not afraid of Won because Won did