BURNHAM INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
SUICIDE OF A BOY.
Press A ssodation. Electric Telegraph. Copyright. Christcuukoh, April 14.
An inquest was held at Burnham in connection with tb,e death of James Denny who was found drowned in a tank at the Industrial School.
, The manager of the school stated that the boy had been of weak intellect, was of a morose and sullen disposition, and guilty of bad habits. The list of punishments showed that deceased had been flogged sine© January, 1902, four times for absconding, and since his admission in March, 18S9, he had absconded twelve times.
Dr Symes stated he knew the boy to be of weak iutellect, and subject to weakling habits. He did not consider the bCbool a proper place for persons of weak mtellectLunless separated and classified^
The jury returned an open verdict, and endorsed Dr Symes opinion as to classiScation.
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Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVII, Issue 87, 15 April 1903, Page 4
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144BURNHAM INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL. Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVII, Issue 87, 15 April 1903, Page 4
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