The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-08

body. and one of AS goes down and assoc
CilJes with the inmates iu the basement
so as 90 encourage complaints IF there
are any.
Is worth 90 go into the large boys dor
mitOry at night. once "a guard did go
m, but pepper was thrown ln his eyes,
De was nearly beaten 20 death and two
OF the boys escaped The an night III
specJiOn is through a hole in the door
Superintendent on the Stand.
.. ~ Allison. ST.. for ten years super
intendent of the school was the second
I'VE had three girls and one boy from
the Curtis family in the school, said he
iu response 90 Judge HeudersOn's ques-
ter CAS- regards the charges, there Is
not one word of truth in the letter. 1
know the writer She was here. The girls
told the guard who brought them here
that they would make it so hot for us
we would send them away, and they came
pretty near doing it. They came here un-
utIeraDly filthy I'm person, diseased. lheN
used some of the most IntnE language /
ever heard, among themselves 10 the
boys and TO the guardS-ldnsuage ihdL
cowboys wouldn't tolerate in their own
camp. There never was any horseWhlp-
ping. Those two girls We're the only girls
ever struck hy me In the history of the
institution. and i only used strap Ihey
We're disturDcrs. The school was tnOr-
Ouehly dcmOrallZed DY them. ana was
different place after they went Maggie
weighs about ll5 pounds. i struck her
across the shoulders and she stabbed me
iu the arm with the scissors and made
am attack which required the matron
and other girls 90 repeL I finally got
away from her AS punishment / put
her i'm q light cell for fourteen days. Two
DAYS on bread and water and twelve with
regular meals. she was sorry Tor what
she had ne-quick-tempered, but soon
III HHHn. 4
IL was not very elaborate, simply pillow
and "a few quilts. She was parOled 20 De
cared for by her relatives lu Cache VAL
ley. and is doing AN right there. Eva
owned up 10 having set fire 20 the build
ing once, The third sister 8 record was
equally bad-bOth FOR fact and talk She
set fire 10 the building once. The son
died iu the penutenuary later, convicted
of burglary. I have never heard of any
stripping or flogsing All there was used
was "a strap about two feet long. IL sets
pretty str0ug on person. All PUNISH
meat has been moderate i'm view of the
offense committed
Eva Curtis Tells Story.
Senator Bennion interrupted so Eva
Curtis could be examined. Judge Hender-
son suggested that the witness be eX-
amined by Senator Lawrence. who said
ne committee was perfectly satisfied
with having AR Henderson pursue the
questioning. Judge Henderson insisted
I that he wanted 90 cr0ss-eNdmIne. senator
( Lawrence finally and reluctantly con-
scented. The girl said
II was placed in the cell on bread and
I water. and Mr.. Allison gave me a whip
ping He used a strap. Tie whipped me
I for quite "a while. There We're marks on
nv arms and back Il week later. IL was
T because Z laughed. / feel 7 deserved the
punishment. for ne told me not To laugh,
and I kept laughing / tried 90 obey the
rules. / was punished once for going into
/ the cellar no one held me when J was
| whipped. Ny clothes were not taken OF.
D felt b was being severely hort i nave
known eases where the girls were in-
/ humanity punished Mr. Wallace cnoked
I and abused Frances Whitecotton. ID was
/ 40 supper when I laughed one OF the
/ girls made me laugh. and ] couldn't help
Interrupts spry's Questioning.
/ Senator Lawrence interrupted "a course
I of questioning started upon hl RcpreSen-
I tatiVe aprg oy suggesting mat judge
/ Henderson proceed with his crOss-eX-
I Eva denied knowledge OF the strike
I alluded 90 by Superintendent Allison, and
I denied ever having refused TO work. She
| told about her sister having told super
I intcndeut Allison 20 stop hitting her. and
/ how then De turned 0n her and she
/ stabbed Mr. Allison with The shears.
"She didn't use amy BAG language She
/ said iu response 10 one of Judge Henuer-
| SON questions sac simply said Leave
! her alone in talking about me-.
/ Senator Lawrence then asked III the
I boys and girls were not treated kindly
I and lendcriy.
eyes. Sir. She said Mrs Allison said
! M i had only been treated right I would
not have become a., and the CIR