The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-26
GIRL WHIPPED IN COURT.
KATIE'S FATHER LAID HER OVER
HIS KNEE.
Spanking Recorder, Who Has Had BOys
F1ageiiated. Prescribes Same COrrec-
tive for Child VINO Stole Eggs and Lied
About It-Better Than . Cell. He Says.

On several occasions Recorder LYMAN
Lazarus of Bayonne has compelled fathers
to spank their hayward boys in open court
Yesterday, for the first time in New Jersey
as far as could be learned. small girl was
soundly whipped in court by direction OF
Recorder Lazarus. The girl was Katie
Kantor, 8 years old, who lives at so West
Twenty first street, and the whipping was
done by her father with cat-o -nine-tails
After the operation, which was very painful
to the child, was over she promised her
father and the Court never TO lie or steal
again.
Katie was arraigned with Mary Dwyer,
who lives in the same house with her and
is one year older. They were arrested
for stealing eggs and groceries from several
stores. Their depredations had been gong
on for months, and the police had hunted
for small boys before they got clue which
led to the discovery Of the two girls
After many fibs and efforts to place the
blame on each other. the girls contested
when brought before the Recorder yester-
day that they had stolen the things Katie,
who TODD on the rostrum and had to stand
on tiptoe to gee over the top Of the desk.
admitted that s.e had st olen many dozens
of eggs from Thomas .Moloney's grocery,
at 423 Avenue D. When asked how she
managed to carry out the eggs without
breaking them ard without the clerks
seeing them, she smiled and said che had
put them in false pocket in her little red
dress She had the dress with her and
showed to the ast onished Recorder the clev-
erly hidden pocket, a foot long and half
q foot wide.
Katie insisted that the false pocket had
been sewed in her dress by Mary. Mary
denied this and SAID that Katie had
sewed 1t In. The Recorder was about
to commit the girls to cell when the father
of the Kantor girl came forward. He was
asked by the Court how he proposed
to reform his child. and he replied that he
would thrash her when he got her home.
"SLe needs a sound spanking more than
anything else" said the Recorder. 1T
would To crime to send her to Jail. but
she is bad girl and should be taught q
lesson.
Mr. Kar tor said he was willing to do
wha,eve the Court desired, and the Re-
corder said:
Il THU the best thirg that you can do
with her is to give her good spanking
right here. Lay her on your lap and do not
spare the rod.
Court Officer Melando arranged a chair
in front Of the Recorder, while the two
score spectators craned their necks and
several women hid their faces. Kantor
Sat on the chair, drew his daughter TO him,
laid her face downward on his lap and
struck her with his hand on the face.
"None Of that, said the Court. IF you
trike her on the face again I'll have a
polio nan trounce you with club. Spar X
her where you used to get it..
Kantor then tool a firm grip on his child.
drew up her skirts and took from his
hip pocket cat o -nine-t ais. He brought
1t down hard half dozen times. and at
each blow the child screamed with pain,
and Mary Dwyer cried, fearing that the
same medicine was TO be admin tered to
her.
Il guess that will do, said the Recorder,
after the sixth blow. take her home now,
and repeat the dose every time you think
IL necessary"
Katie was led, believing, home.
The mother Of the Dwver girl said she
child had frequently told her that she knew
10 cents brought home a dozen or fifteen
6gr With the money the child pur-
chased lead and slate pencil blar books
pods and candy. Mrs Dryer promised
TO whip Mary hard and well. and was al
lowed to take her home. The Recorder
said afterwsrd that he thought the public
whipping Of tbs girl WAS worth hundred
whtppings ct home and did more good than
sending tho child to jail.