Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-09

Nine-year- old Charles Chadwick, who
was sent home by his teacher yester-
day morning because there was a hole
in his coat, went to the cellar of his
home, 81 Seventh avenue, called his
pet dog Daisy" and while the animal
played about him hanged himself to a
rafter where his body was found hours
later by his parents.
Miss, Agnes Kitchell, the principal of
the Webster Street School, who dis
covered the hole in the boys coat as he
went upstairs to attend the morning
session, is prostrated today at the sug-
gestion of the boys parents that her
action caused the boy to end his life.
The boy was one OF thirty eight stu
dcnts in the class of Miss May Bassett.
he dreaded the examinations, which
were soon to be held. He was far from
being studious or regular in his at
tendance. and records of the school
show that he had been absent March 5,
April and Nav 6. and had been sent
kempt in appearance. Each time he
went home with poor grace.
"He was dull and didn't want to
study" said his teacher, Miss Bassett.
today. He was the most sensitive lad
! ever had in my class At the same
time he had a bad temper and the
others in the class feared him, as he
was moody at times. and a great deal
of his time at school was spent playing
with sticks and cords"
When the bell summoned the boys
for school yesterday morning the Chad
wick boy started upstairs with others.
Miss Kitchell the principal, was on
the way to her room and noticed a
rent In the back of his coat.
Its shame for you to come to
school this way" she said rather sharp
ly to the boy. go home and have
your coat fixed"
The little fellow scowled as some of
his little companions Uttered. Then
his face grew livid with pride and re-
sentiment and he skunk out of the
building and went to his home.
Mamma, / can't stand this any
longer" he cried bitterly as he entered
his home "All the other boys are
laughing at me. If you send me back
to school l will shoot myself"
That's all right DEAR" said the
mother, as she wiped away the tears
and gave him penny. Then she gave
him another coat, kissed him again and
sent him away.
The lad, with rueful face, left the
house. But from what developed later
he did not go back to school. He went
around the block and when he thought
the way was clear climbed over high
fence which encircles the yard in the
rear The dog DAISY" was playing in
the yard and neighbor saw him
fondle the dog and call him into the
cellar. That was the last time the boy
was seen alive.
Cora, his 12-year-old sister, met Miss
Kitchell at the afternoon session.
II hope my brothers coat suits this
afternoon" she said with a trace of Bit
terness. Then she was told that her
brother had not been to school since
he was sent home.
Cora went home and told her mother
and a search was made by the mother,
Cora and 7-year-old Johnny Chadwick.
Something tells me that an awful
thing has happened" said the mother.
Il never saw tHdTley act SO uelorS.
IA search was made OF Branch Brook
Park and the surrounding neighbor-
hood. When the father, John Chad
wick, who is foreman in the Clark
Thread Mill came home at o'clock
he joined the searching party. 1t was
o'clock when they returned to the
house The father moaned as he noted
the vacant place at the supper table.
Then someone suggested that search
might be made of the cellar.
The father. with lamp In his hand,
led the way. The rays of the lamp
shone on the white face of his boy and
the fathers hand trembled. and others
took the lamp away from him. The
missing boys body was hanging from
one of the steps of the stairway He
had been dead for hours.
Meanwhile the mother was led into
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