, 1869-02-20
AN OUTRAGEOUS CASE.
Cruel Treatment OF nm Orphau--Tlte
Gunrdiansk Attempt to keheue the
Child.

aHAf0lEA'k AkkeMpt 10 EtehtuH ING
Child.
From the Mllwauscc tcn'tnel, F,t. IL.
MIR. William Mitchell, Of Kansas. and
Mcssrs. Young and Car eton, Of Berlin. called
NJ the Police Station, day before yesterday,
10 secure the services rt thu force in OBJ
taining possession Of little pirl named
Katie Scidcn, WHO, 1t Is alleged, was spirited
motivcs. Fl. In MIR. Carleton We learn the
following particulars in relation TO the
case:
several years ago Mr.. sclden, Of Couuec-
ticut, cmi-rated to Kansas. where be shortly
after married 4 German Indy. They were
not destined to enjoy each others society
lorr.. Death entered the family circle, and
called a1r. Seldcn from tue walks Of life,
leaving Mrs. Selden and an inlun, daughter
10 brcast the waves Of this troublesome
world without r!otector M1s selden, :.
measure disappeared. accepted the hand Of
Lutheran clergyman. They lived on happily,
and were blessed with q son, when death
again visited the ciEclc-this time carrying
OH the former Mrs. seldrn, and leaving little
Katie sclden an orphan.
Tie clergyman, spou alter The death Of his
wife, left knnsas for Berlin, III this state,
tel iny his Iii nds that he world return
shortly, as he merely intended to visit some
friends. lie took with him both Katie aud
Ills son. Not loug after rcaching Berlin tue
luAu " ~ E44lL+SA n1lA tuc EH1tNlh Ol 1t
Tcutunic nlaidrn, proposed, was accepted,
and elur.ly ;Atter celebrated his wedding.
Ailtr Ills marriage systematic course Of
~ Treatment WAS pursued toward little ka.
tic StIden.
Tie ru1rdan of the Selden estate In
kn. sac, Mr. William Mitchell, finding that
tie clergyman did nat return, made in
Huirics ny letter, and. o! course, learned
that his charge was subject to abuse. Why
and wherefore WIS i question TO which no
plausible soiut ion presented itself, unless II
Was to obtain possession Of the estate to
Which littlt: Katie is M heir. Mr.. Mitchell
immediately proceeded To Berlin to reclaim
the child AMI place ii under the care of it.
grandparents, who reside In Kansas.
On arriving ut Berlin, aud making known
Ills mission, he was informed that kAtic had
gone tuDshkcsh on visit to somr relatives
| Of her 81. pfathrr. MIR. Williams proceeded
/ ~ that city, but found TINT she had been
] spirited away. All trace WHs lost, until Sir.
Williams lefl i, with Messrs. Young aud
Carleton, o! berlin. who advised him to visit
this city together: Alter much difficulty
they were successful In anding her III The
falni7 Of i German residing til the Ninth
Ward. Herr they were made acquainted
Will the saddcst occurrence in the short,
though cvenltullie nf tue little orphan.
The party to whose charge she way con-
| signed, under Instruction visited a surgeon
md represented that this child, hut SIX years
old, vas the slave Of 4 yllo habit. Tue sur
geon, whose nanc We preserve for future
reference gaycit as his opinion that an oper-
alton was Necessary to cure. The girl was
hereupon suljccte! TO 4 surgical operation
with TO all fntcnts unsexcs her. As soon as
they were arrTiscd Of the Outrage, the guard
ian and gentlemen from berlin secure d tAc ser.
vices q. four of cur prominent surgeons to
examine the case. After a thorough i11yesti.a-
tion ,lcy pronounced the treatment 11ncallcd
for, even The child had been guilty Of the
! alleged Practice. a charge, In thef7 opinion,
| without iout dation. The Clergyman arrived
| while the Investigation WAS progressing, and
| learning that the cast was assuming seri-
Suspect, promised to deliver the orphan
to thc guardian at the Ncwlall House, but
failing to appear at the appointed time,
search was Instituted, which las not, us yet,
/ proved successful.
Tic Child Is tlie only heir TO considerable
| property in Kansas, which leads 10 the sus.
| pjci0n that the treatment she has suffered
vas Intended TO superinduce death, after
which those Interested would succeed to the
4 estate,
1Lc ease is exciting considerable interest,
and VIC hope soon to chronicle lhe arrest ut
tlosc engaged in this outrageous atfair.