, 1873-04-06
How The Uncouth Gutter-Girl ThriEed in
the Orphan Asylum and Grew to
a Pretty, Well-Behayed
Hiss.
Extraordinary History Of Abandon
ment and Rescue---A Roma ice
Of the Day.
Shall the Girl Be Brought Up a
Catholic or Protestant

In Judge Farwels Court, the case "The People 1t
tha relation Of Bridget Burke y Emily Swan and the
Chicago Orphan Asylum" which involved the care OF
Ellen Kennedy, I2-year-old girl, daughter OF inc
Feator BY previous MARRIAGE was taken up 1na
court was filed with the parties interested
1r. Cooper, the counsel for tho Asylum, briefly
stated tho facts Of the case, aud proposed stop
examining the child to ind her ~72Aes
In the matter; and In the event OF her deciding to
leave the Asylum md go to her mother to let her do
N NJ ~ .ha actde IN favor nj the Asy1u to Lat tho
- ~ ~ - 80 - ~. 1s.>
coa1t decide upon me iasue. .,.,
~. Inc rronaaan eoannsl LUZ ''' ''D1 '1f' A'' '
home, , % sna tut she would h.,o died Mayor Msdu
had not been instrumental in pacns her in tho As5-
lum- An argument then ensued upon tho lega1tt, OF
toned by relators counsel. The aEat witness ~aa
who stated that he recognized the surrender, and
tdaoHeaa +ha c1nd thonrh her annrar,n.e
YVES greatly ameltorated; remembered ques-
donfng the girl, and learning from
heE thst hho VA badls tseatsa at nome, ana was VIZ
n1e !" ~ ~ 11e o9141' 0.~A 49, ~ ~. A.~e-.s.
homo to aer tnteznpe1ate mother HIS remembrance
1a,r of .ve. .hnns through very dirty skin.
49, ,<pe anpnrr1
had not seen Mt,. Burke drunk, but had seen
her drink beer which ahe bought at the saloon
kent by tho husband Of tho witness. b1zs. Burke
camo in through the htehen aud got the beer; thso
the witness from her bedroom window could see s"
Mr., nhe .a@ N aoS
y 1hpped fns f1h hsr e9a o@a s4a Ella sna It
xa enn e. br deaxhe4 md cursed It. The g wss
Htts vild and faz - tho witness knew, was pun
1shsd 1sSa only fo1 ;tnses diso6ezsn's; easS r..
MRS. MARY BENNETT,
9 et o1 her On tho street in charge of police
man she VA dirty, ragged, and said she had been
Tie eoe tins and III tat her, ohfE aa;9sd bad
month after aud said her child but the girl was
not wiling 70 go With her. Tho girl was With bar two
Hines. hut the R1rl 1an .wsy when aha
carne NelIv WA very much afraid OF the mother,
vino spohs ss o1 n but
wards came bsck. and was there month. Mrs.
Bu1ko called once there- The child was then taken
m for .tealino came back again, and acted so the
xitneaa could DO nothing with her. The child WI.
naturally wild, md seemed to have been poorly
nv Had Fen hnntnr for he child. ana told of tha
trouble ahe had had with her. Nelly stole BONO money
from tho witness who had her taken to The Police sts
was taken home By the mother, but back to the
Titness Mrs Burke always seemed to love the child
,n.,, r. ths a1 nreee;i'nr nesh xtne.s tesned to
.hont the ssme facts a. his wife Nelly told him her
mother wa cross 70 her and whipped he. hrs Burts
td him how bad the girl wss and the witness found
out thss that W. the ca.e Mrs Burke said abe did
not Want her, for sho could do nothing with her, and
Fe11v ith the baby, md Nelly poured some boiling
eoapauds in its ear. Mrs. Burke did not Eeem
o have much affection 1at5. 115 Nelly who Rntsa Ratsa
sa;d ehe would send tho girl to tho Reform School
Nelly va sent to Catholic school but ran away
S ve4v1odv xnd yrns fighting al tho little girls ct
her AZ
MISS sxAE. ~ ou..
brought Nelly there. She did not know she had =
mother until sx months after. Tbs girl had shawl
over her head, and very hlthy-mofe 90 than tno
obedient: did not use bad language, but waa untuth
fui. Once, only she stole something At present shs
she witt to school esery Day when we enough For
sorne months She hid scted as erzand girl and was
heIseK til LIT November when the hteer said she
uad to SEQ the child and did not directly ask to take
her home. The child refused to go, and seemed TO
n1eascd till the child became SICK, in March, and the
physician forbade letting the mother zee her: Mr.:
once. The ne1t morning tho child was much worse1
Mr1 Burke having kept awake and tt4ed her snd
chii. when well could have run away when aho
pleased She had Seats on her head which ehe said
s5 %0ai 1a Il ,6s ssa
seen her child alone Tho witness told Mrs. Burke It
would not be allowable to bring priest there That
nioht Mrs. Burke sat up with the child, aud the next
dag ahe ca1ne With priest. Tho next day the priest
cams alone. Mrs. Burke seemed to think the child
would de- In the of Methodst 1aintsteE 1. she
r. the chd did not want to SEQ Catholic rreas ahe
should not. with children legally belonging to tho
It wa understood that priests not to be
admitted. Il Catholic child asked for priest, .ho
.hnnId have hiun They had received donation from
th Ra,ie9 and id Society On condition that thero
should BE- no d.imnattonz but shat M in rese,E- IL
fecon for her daughter but Nelly said size asked her
TO run awsy She did not Let the priest Molly since
he refused to see him. and since the phyacian thought
it xouId nirro tho child
After brle1 recess,
DR.. H1saHAN
wa Called and testified that he was the medical At
tendant 1t tho Asylum. He knew Nelly, and rene1n.
bered the sickness, which was lung fever, an Anent
wish delicate organization The child told him hes
mother worried that being the first he had heai
Of Mrs. Burke. SO he ordered that no VAtors anou!o
nee the child. He asked Nelly II ene "aotso ~ ae*
tie priest and abe refused. To have forced hef 70 -
him would have n1ured her chances of recovery 20
nrafudfce8 had influenced him. hl191 0"AA