The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-08-02

the assault, with 125 Of the Other
boys, enjoying a trip on an excursion
steamer. All but two of the male
instructors at the school also made
the trip. Seven boys. whose records
were not good, were not permitted
to go. The Oldest of these was Mon.
tie Guess. Robert Ormes, formerly
Corporal in the First Regiment
Band, but rejected on account Of a
defect in eyesight, had returned
from Fl. Thomas two weeks ago. He
had previously served at the institu.
ton as an instructor in the shoe
making department. and he was Civ.
en- employment as a relief instruc-
tor.
Yesterday Ormes was detailed to
watch the seven boys who were left
behind. All the workshops having
been closed for the day, Ormes took
his charges to the ,dormitory and
ordered them to prepare for bed ia
lay down on one of the beds himself
and fell asleep.
According to Louis Satterfeld,
one of the boys who witnessed the
assault, he and his companions were
startled by Monte Guess coming
into the dormitory from the bath
room brandishing the balance ball.
"I'll kill the first guy that hol-
lers," the boy said Guess exclaimed.
Back in that corner and stand until
| tell you to move" was the COM
mand, and they obeyed.
Stepping over to the bed where
Ormes lay asleep, he struck the in
structor, they declared, across the
temple. Satterfield said that Ormes
groaned slightly, but made no out
cry. Guess then rained blow after
blow on him and was only stopped
by Earl Greenwall, with whom he
was especially chummy, stepping
out and pleading with him to desist.
Maddened by Greenwall's inierfer-
ence, Guess turned and started
across the room. Greenwall picked
up a chair to defend himself with il.
Seeing the boys -determine ed -atti-
tude, Guess became conciliatory and
began to argue, the boys said, that
then was their chance to escale.
Returning to lis unconscious vic
tim. Guess speedily removed the gar
II ents. His own clothes he left on
tie bed. Ormes was known to have
had a watch and small amount of
Iicney in his clothes, and these were
missing with the clothes.
According to Supt. Brown, he has
an ungovernable temper. He was
committed to the institution for the
first time in 1914 for truancy. He
was paroled eleven months later on
request of his mother, who in her
petition said she needed his aid.
Supt. Brown said the boy ran away
once during his first stay, but was
caught and returned. His second
commitment was on July 1, 1916, on
charge of HOUSEKEEPING:
Supt. Brown said Guess had given
his instructors no trouble since his
second commitment and the only
reason he was not permitted to ac-
company the others on the bOatride
was his previous bad record.
Ormes was one of the most pOpu-
lar instructors at the institution. He
had been reared at the school from
the age of 8. In 1914 he was ap-
pointed an instructor in the shoe re-
pairing department, as a testimonial
ed in him. He served in that capac-
ity until several months ago, when
he resigned to become foreman i'm a
saw mill in Highland Park. While
an inmate at the institution he be-
came a musician and member of the
School Band. Several years ago he
Joined the band of the First Ken
lucky Regiment and had only re-
Gently been promoted to Corporal.
At the school he was popular,
partly due to the fact he had been
an inmate himself. He believed that
all boys were right at heart. and was
an ardent disciple of Supt. Browns
honor system. There are no guards
at the school and none of the in
structors are permitted to carry fire
arms or weapons. The inmates are
designated as pupils. and the word
prisoner" is not tolerated.