Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 287, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1918 — PEDAGOGUE IS FINED [ARTICLE]

PEDAGOGUE IS FINED

SUPERINTENDENT OF THE DEMOTTE SCHOOL GUILTY OF ASSAULT. Bert Llewellen, superintendent of the DeMotte school in this county, was found guilty Saturday by Squire S. C. Irwin of assault and battery upon one of his pupils and was fined SI.OO and costs, the full amount being $50.70. The case had -greatly agitated the otherwise quiet village of DeMotte and a large number were here to attend the trial. James Russell filed the complaint against the school man, charging assault and battery upon his fourteen year old son, Orvel Russel. Thft evidence in the case seemed to be as follows: On November 26 a number of the school boys at DeMotte were playing in a rough manner upon the school ground. A number of them had piled upon the Russell boy and with some very emphatic oaths he invited them to-get off. These words were heard by the watchful pedagogue and he rushed upon the scene as the boys, with the exception of Russell, scattered. A number of the boys in perfect harmony, almost letter perfect, swore in the justice court that before the Russel' boy cohid get up the professor pinned him to the ground with his knee and gave the lad three heavy hits in the face.

The school man then asked the boy if he was going to swear upon the school ground any more. The lad did not reply and the f ormer physical exercise of the superintendent was repeated. After this the iboy then gave a real demonstration of IMS ability to use emphatic adjectives and adverbs, many of which were derivities of the words taken from sacred writ. For this the iboy was again severely punished, and after being freed from the irate pedagogue Ihe lad ooked like he had been the loser in a ight with the town bouncer. The evidence convinced the judge that the teacher had been too severe with the lad and the fine and costs as per above followed. The case bas 'been appealed to the circuit court. Deputy Prosecutor C. M. Sands was assisted by Attorney A'braham Halleck. Llewellen was represented by Attorney Moses Leopold.