Carl van Bethoven [sic] age 12 years, student in the 3rd Latin class, was examined:
Had he received good testimonials?
“Eminent” in Latin, “1st class” in other studies.
Why had he left his uncle?
Because his mother had told him she would send him to a public school and he did not think he would make progress under private instruction.
How did his uncle treat him?
Well.
Where had he been of late?
He had been in hiding at his mother’s.
Where would he rather live—at his mother’s or his uncle’s?