The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-10
Boasts His
Instructor
Was Fined
Peddgogue Had Innings
by Getting Woman
Fighter Punished


Eight.year.old Howard Hnff.
man was tho hero of juvenile
Nooainsiile Friday.
'I1i bet that oil teacher won't
Hek me again" he bonsled to
youthful admirers. who crowded
around him 60 congratulate him
on his legal victory over Miss
Anna swlgert. primary srhool
teacher. Miss swigrrf was fined
$40 aud resis by Jusileo of the
Frsre e. &. Ifaftnn Thursday fer
administering spanking 10
Howard brrause he couldn't pro-
nounce the word never
yeah. = Howard admitted. eth lick
IN hurt--but. gee. Il was worth Il
Judge Dalton he's great man
In court Thuruday hc declared:
ia rather have mamma spank
met doeen't hurt 80 much"
Perhaps u was this naive state
ment that won his case A. any rate
the Judge fined ihr teacher.
He then fined Mrs. +. Mencharn,
mother ~ six children. 81 and cost,
for beating up Miss swigert for q
real or fancied grievance.
SHE TRIED
To PROMISE
"If the court IL lenient with you
win you promise 60 behave yourself
and leave Miss swigcrt aionc7@ the
court asked
Mrs. Meacham. n large. powerful
woman. looked across at the slender
teacher and hcaitatod.
IL will II can" she said n,
last.
The baiiiff restored order.
Testimony showed that one Of Mrs
Meaeham's boys had to etny out oi
school for lack OF a pair % shoes
When Miss Swigert was informed Of
this by one of the other Meacham
children. she Ia said e. have refused
to believe H.
II knew that neighbor had given
the boy n pair OF shoes" the teacher
declared on tho stand.
She did not know. however. thnt
u was a pair Of wooden shoes. and
the boy could not wear them.
when Mrs. Meachsm heard tha,
her excuse had not been accepted.
shc is said to have left the cook stove
and to have started across tho fields.
She amhushed Miss Swigert at o
lonely stretch OF road. and. according
30 the testimony Of the victim. bea
her up, pulled her hair and sat upon
her Neiehbors parted them.
Another commotion waa caused In
Tho court room whom Miss Swieert
strayed from the subject IN leading
up to the details of the encounter.
JUDGE ~ EAGER
FOR FIGHT NEWS
Tell MS about the fight. Tell us
about the fight" Judge Dalton dc.
mnnded
Miss Swigert was fined after II had
been shown that she whipped How.
ard with a short blackboard pointer
when he had trouble with his read.
ing leeson. lie persisted in pro-
nounclng the word ''nrver" Ike
"ovor." she said. and finally balked
when corrected several times. The
followed. the strokes
the lad on the fgs.
Miss Cordclla Thief. deputy prose.
cutting attorney. deplored the flog.
ging Of such young pupils tho she
asserted teacher must maintain
Arthur Hutchinson. defense coun-
sci declared that the teacher had
only spanked the pupil on the place
provided by God for that purpose. 2"
Judge Dalton, however. while stat.
Ing that he would 90 far toward help.
ing teachers maintain control OF
their pupils. said that in his opinion
tho evidence. showed that Miss
swigeri became out Of patience with
and struck him too bard.
several small pupils OF the school
testified in the case.
II would rather have these bright
children for witnesses than most
mon" said Judge Dalton.
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