The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-04-18


child should be properly treated, and
well bfought Up, lhs commissioners made /
Mrs. SsyTs enter into adeed Of intenlure
by which she bound herself 10 treat the /
child a. IN apprentice. and provide y
with suitable maintenance. &c. until u
arrived 81 the sge Of one and twenty. and
The commissioners. on tl.eir part. bound
The infant, Of Two months old, 10 sersl-
lude for nearly half . century. These
prsliminaries being complied with, Mrs.
Sayre was given the infant and took u
away with her. and il sflerwsrds turned
out. that nolx outstanding all ihs caution
II the commissioners. they had surren-
dered " the sinlsss child Of sin" 10 the
care and keeping Of common prostitute.
| In The meantime. Eliza Jones. The mo-
lher Of the infant. having lost her eharae-
ter, could obtain no respectable situation,
and " a. obliged 10 earn htr living by Of
fc;a,ing IS servant in . splendidly fur
nished brothel in Duane street. which
was also the residence Of ca,harine Sayre.
And 10 this house she brought her adopt
ed child, and unknowingly employed is
own mother 10 take care oil IL. Eliza
jones recognised her unfortunate OFF
spring. and kept the secret 10 herself. but
bestowed such maternal care upon il. that
the infant ihroye exceedingly. and in
few months was one Of The finest and
mos, pretty children in the city. and the
woman who adopted il seemed ss fond
of il as if il had been her own. When
the child was nearly seven months old,
lis present age. Mrs. Sayre discovered the
relationship whirh Eliza Jones bore to
il, and with a refinement Of cruelty, or
1 from other motives known only 10 her
self, she determined 10 separate the child
from its mother. and send IL elseah here TO
be nursed. The poor mother Temon-
siraied against being separated from her
child. and refused 10 part with il, aud
Mrs. Sayre had The child furliEeiy re-
moved. and placed il with a eoloursd
woman in Church street. The m0theI.
however. discovered where il was. aud
went there on Wednesday and endeaSor-
ed 10 take il away. but d,h not succeed.
and received q severe shrashing from
Mrs. Sayre fnr making The attempt.
E,,za Jones then summoned Mrs. Ssyte
and The coloured woman TO The Police
Office. where they appeared yesterday
morning and brought the child with
them.
When the magistrate heard tie story
Of Eliza Jones. which Mrs. Sayre did not
attempt 10 contradict. he asked Mrs.
Ssyre Why che had separated tie child
from lis mother. and Mrs. Sayre in a
most whining and subGued tone Of yuice,
replied. that she had sent the child away
as il would very soon be able 10 under
stand sounds. aud she feared that some
Of The prohiga,e expressions so con,inu'
ally used in The house might make an
evil impression on The infants mind.
Such . sentence from such parsonage,
caused as may be supposed. no liIl'e mer'
rilnent amongst the bysIandcrs. The
magistrate then inquired further, aud as
il was evident IRON The waman's own
confession that she was COMMON pros
titute, he informed her that she must give
up the child 10 its mother. But Mrs,
Ssyre refused poin. blank TO do any such
thing. She insisted that she had right
10 the child, and showed her indenlurt
and demanded her pound Of flesh. The
magistrate in return told her that linden
T lure was void and Of no effect. and com
handed the coloured woman who bat
the infant in her arms. to deliver /. in
s,an,er TO lis mother. The coIoured wo
man was about TO comply, when Mrs
, Ssyre in most determined tone Of voice
!. insisted that il lhe child was taken from
her, The rich clothes il wore should b
returned to her, and swore thai i sheJ
} we're not she would tear them from Il;
body. The coloured woman, however
/ proceeded 10 hand Tie child % iis mo
J iler. and al The same instant. Mrs. Sayre
! with the fury almost Of iend. sprunl
. forward. seized the child by The neck
and compressed her hands round il wit
50 deadly grasp thai the child imlnedi
a.ely became black in The face, and wa
: evidently being chpked. Fortunately
however. The parties were standing clos
10 lie magistrates deck, and Justic
iIapson Instantly started Or, seized hol
Of the upper par. Of Mrs. Ssyre's arsn
and hauled away 70 eIIscsually. that d
actually tore away The arm Ofher gown
and left her arm from lie shoulders !
: the wrist naked. This caused her |
y lonscu her bold Of The child. and one q
= Two of The bystauders Immediately seize
! hold of her and forced her away from !
J, The child was then restored 10 lis moif
er. who carried il of with an air Of MOI
4 obvious delight and triumph. The seen
u then closed by The magistrate commit,in
% she splendidly dressed Mrs. Sayre TO pr
10 son, - common vagran,. and charge