Evening journal., 1909-09-11
WILL INVESTIGATE
FERRIS SCHOOL CHARGES
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TO that institution and snaJiled lie
had only FIVE or six more weeks TO serve
before being discharged from the school
Il did not thing It was good policy
for Mr.. Stewart TO tell me that II would
be better for the boy to remain at home
and then six weeks later mare him pick
ed up and taken back TO the school. HIS
mother doesn't know to his day that
he was shackied."
Hazel Lane to-day told some friends
that the charge as TO the treatment OF
him made by Mr.. Handy was true.
Tells Of One Incident.
letter has been received by CITY Judge
Cochran in reply TO an article published
IN The star last Sunday containing a
statement from the superintendent at tive
school
Superintendent Stewart stated that
Judge Cochran was probably actuated in
making his remarks concerning the
school. last week. by an occurrence Of two
boys trying to escape from the institution
Mr.. Stewart said that one OF these boys
when captured by an officer OF the school
seized a fence rail- and attempted to club
the officer. The latter, he said. was com
PEELED 10 defend himself and recaptufe
the runaway. which he did.
while. the officer had the hoy on the
ground trying TO subdue him." said Mr..
Stewart "a woman In the neighborhood
called to two men that a Ferris School
officer Is beating q boy badly These men,
who had not seen the beginning OF ths
affair. criticised the officer severely fot
treating the boy as they expressed ~
like Q dog They then notified the ref-
tiyes Of the youth in wilmington OF the
occurrence and stated to them that the
runaway was all beaten UP. This caused
brother and sister to come 20 the school.
made an immediate investigation IN their
presence. The youth was stripped subject
10 their examination. The result was that
aithough a few abrasions and lump on
one wrist we're found, a natural outcome
or such an affair. they expressed them
selves as being thoroughly satisfied that
tho youth had not received brutal treat
ment
.In Justice to this hrother and sisteh,
whose names I wlthohld out OF respect
to their family. they have on four or ave
occasions. helped me TO recapture this
runaway. In fact. they have gwen me the
Information whereby their brother was To-
Gated"
The woman referred 10 by Mr. Stewart
was Mrs. NJ c. Ford. OF Falkland Her
reply to Mr. Stewards statement follows.
Writes to Judge Cochran.
"Faulkland, Del, Sept. G. 1907
''Mr Edwin Cochran. Judge OF tho Muni-
cipai Court.
while reading last Sundays star no.
ficed an article in relation to the treat
ment received by the inmates Of the Fer
ris School and a statement that nothing
out Of the ordinary had occurred except
an attempt Of two boys to escape iaat
Tuesday That is a very good way indeed
Of putting It, for the occurrence last Tuea.
day was certainly out OF the ordinary
and the facts OF the case. as stated In
The star. are entirely erroneous.
Il being the woman IN the neighhor-
hood referred to. wish to state the true
way Of the occurrence.
In the nrst place the youth, while he
did throw back stones.at his pursuers did
not savaeely Fight Nhe officer nor seiz'
-nru,Sen fence rail and attempt 10 club
the officer II was on our grounds. righi
an back Of our barn. that the hoy was sur.
rounded and IL was the officer who seized
the broken rail and beat the boy with all
his might on any part OF his body where
the blows happened 10 strike. II was the
most inhuman treatment one person could
have dealt out 10 another. Even II he had
the authority to recapture the boy. does
that Justify his brutality7 Is it not an
old adage, older than reform schools not
10 strike man when he Is DOWN Yet
most Of the blows came after the boy was
down. despite his piteous moaning. and
the fact that he was unable to retallatc,
IN view OF broken wrist
Indeed the officer himself. (vhose
name we could mention but will not)
seemed to realize that he had gone
too far. as he sent 20 the house for
water TO bathe the boys head. which
was bruised and swelied TO an awful
extent on the whole he was in such
bad condition that he could not walk
back. but had TO be taken In the
wagon.
Another thing. ] did not call TO the
neighbors that a Ferris School officer
was beating a boy badly as / did moi
know he was from the Ferris School
IN fact, my first impression from tn,
force OF the blows, was that he wal
Killing a snake.
Our neighbors did not wish to i'm.
terfere. thinking the ofiicer was bu
doing his duty. but there were other
present who were not so callous. Tw,
young men from Wilmington who caml
10 see us. arrived a little too late fo
the beating, but in time to see the hoyl