BOY THRASHED

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 March 1922, Page 7

BOY THRASHED

| — WITH TOASTING FORK. M hen a policeman went to the house i of a Hatfield (Yorkshire) kiborei - nanib ed Joseph Telford, whose neighbor had t reported that he had ill-treated the* _ tour-year-old illegitimate son of jiis . wile; the constable found the man in bed at hall-past 9 in the morning howling like a mad dog. The policeman told the magistrate » that he made Telford get up. lie c found that Telford had chopped tables - iqi and done other damage to property, lie wasi a man who had not worked for a considerable time, except on odd b days. He was a very violent-tempered ) man, got into a terrible passion in a s moment, and witness did not think he t knew-' what hei w’as talking about. s The policeman said he had previously examined the little boy. lie found on his back, loins, and legs purple bruises and weals which Telford adJ milted doing with a toasting fork. I A married woman named Lions, liv- - ing next door, said her attention wax . attracted to I’elforil’s house by the } screams she heard proceeding from there. She went to the house and” said: “Joe are you going to kill that child?” > “What the has that to do with 1 you?” I’elford replied. t Telford was beating the boy on the back and legs with the toasting fork (. and on his bare back. She reported the milter to the police. ’ 'the magistrates sent Telfort! to L ‘ prison for six weeks with bard labor. ■imiiiiniiiiiii,.naji.iumwM— r