▁$ 4 0 0 ▁for ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁claims ▁and ▁the ▁Princi pal ▁was ▁f ined . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁esc aping ▁the ▁prem ises ▁of ▁Moh awk ▁Institute ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁issue , ▁so ▁the ▁staff ▁built ▁a ▁prison ▁cell ▁to ▁hold ▁students ▁who ▁tried ▁to ▁leave ▁in ▁the ▁bas ement . ▁It ▁res emble d ▁a ▁dark ▁clos et , ▁and ▁students ▁were ▁often ▁left ▁in ▁there ▁for ▁days ▁at ▁a ▁time . ▁One ▁former ▁student , ▁Lor na , ▁who ▁attended ▁the ▁Moh awk ▁Institute ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁re called ▁being ▁given ▁shock ▁treatment ▁for ▁wet ting ▁the ▁bed . ▁" They ▁used ▁to ▁bring ▁in ▁a ▁battery — a ▁motor ▁of ▁some ▁sort ▁or ▁some ▁kind ▁of ▁g ad get , ▁and ▁he ’ d ▁put ▁the ▁girl ’ s ▁hand ▁on ▁it ▁and ▁it ▁would ▁j erk ▁us ▁and ▁it ▁would ▁go ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁through ▁us ▁from ▁end ▁to ▁end — it ▁would ▁travel . ▁And ▁we ▁would ▁do ▁that ▁about ▁three ▁times ." ▁Another ▁former ▁student , ▁Da wn , ▁rec alls ▁the ▁sexual ▁ab use ▁that ▁would ▁occur ▁in ▁the ▁bo iler ▁room ▁in ▁the ▁bas ement . ▁" You ▁couldn ’ t ▁hear ▁their ▁sc ream s ▁over ▁the ▁noise ▁of ▁the ▁bo iler ." ▁ ▁S ally ▁General , ▁a ▁former ▁student ▁who ▁att ending ▁Moh awk ▁Institute ▁from ▁ages ▁four ▁to ▁th ir teen , ▁rec alls ▁having ▁all ▁of ▁her