The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-08-08
BRUTE BEATS BOY
AT INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
Trsalmsnl Of Lewiston Lad Ishuman.
Calls fer Investigation Of State
Institution.

Brutal treatment Of a Lewiston
boy. an inmate Of the state indus
trial scnool, has caused a scandal In
connection With the management Of
that institution. The Boise States
man gives this account Of the affair
"Superinlendenl Humpnries. Who
has been at the head Of the state In
duslrial school. located At St. Anth-
ony. since lie establishment. has
been temporarily suspended pending
Investigation. and the entire south
eastern part Of the state is aroused
over the alleged lnhuman treatment
Of i0-year-old Ellis Greer Of Lewis
ton. Who ran away from school. TAX
ing refuge IN Idaho Falls Tuesday.
"The 6Fsl information Governor
Hawley had Of the incident vas from
a telegram received BY him late
Tuesday evening signed BY S Fepui-
able citizens Of Idaho Falls TO the
effect that young Greer had arrived
there from the school. black and
blue from the bruises. covered With
Jumps caused BY the 6ve-soos tug
With which be had been whipped. the
telegram stating every blow knocked
the boy down. The whipping vas
done By A. S. Stanley. an attendant,
according 10 The message.
1.-The governor At once seiegraphsd
George Z. Hill. member Of the board
from RsxbuFe. 10 investigate atonee
and notify him.
An Idaho Falls dispatch gives The
following additional information rel
alive 10 the aaairs
"A gaaFdsman named Stanley, OF
the state Industrial school a. s.. An
shony. IL unier arrest charged With
assault and the citizens Of this and
surrounding towns have made formal
demand upon Governor Havley for
an Investigation Of the institution a.
the result Of the disclosures made
here Monday BY Ellis Greer, aged
10 years. Who asd from the school
after being beaten nearly 10 death
THE boy Is held al the county
ian here under the care Of physi-
clan and Sheriff Bucklln has haily
refused 10 surresder him 10 the In
dussrial school authorities. Accord
ing 10 his story he vas taken into .
potato cellar where his cries could
not be heard. bis clothing vas strip
ped from him and he vas beaten
With a leather belt. 10 which vas at
tached a brass buckle. until bis back
vas a mass Of bleeding cuts and
bruises. Stanley is accused Of adj
mInislerIng the beating. the only
provocaiion for which Is said TO have
been that the boy could not hoe corn
az fast as bis older companions.
eft vas three days before the boy
vas able 10 walk. Then be managed
a .seaoe from The school and fed 70
Idaho Falls.
STANLEY said be would beat me
again and would put . nail IN the
strap II / told anybody about what
happened II the potato cellar, ycuns
Greer told the sheriff
.sElIis Greer Is just past his tenth
year and appears even younger. DC
Is a bright little fellow and to ell ap.
pearances has no evil tendencies,
He was committed to the school
three weeks ago from Lewiston for q
theft Of trivial nature.
St. Anthony, Idaho, Aug. o.
Sensational testimony to the effect
that boys was stripped Of their cloth
ing and dashed with heavy straps
vas given today at the opening Of
an investigation Of the state reform
school.
Four straps we're introduced and
II was testified that they we're used
for child beating. Governor Havley
Is attending the investigation.
The investigation resulted from
the evidence Of Ellis Greer, Of Lew
iston, Idaho, ten-year-old boy VINO
had been severely beaten and VINO
had He'd from the school.
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