The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-12
MORE ABOUT THE LITTLE wAIF.

statement of the Dying Woman Who
Gould Not Die I'm Peace Until the Child
Was Rescued from Her TOrmentors-
Growing Public Interest In the Case.
The case OF the little child. Mary Ellen McCor.
mack. has evidently excited wide spread feeling
OF interest in her behalf Already a number Of
ladies' whose sympathies have been moved by
the painful recitals OF the barbarous cruelties
inflicted upon her by her inhuman stepmother and
whose benevolent impulses have also, doubtless,
been additionally stirred by the exceeding spright-
illness and beauty or the little wait, have already
offered to take care OF her. AS Mr.. Gerry, who,
with Mr.. Ambrose Mcneil, is acting as counsel for
Mr. Bergh in the case, came into the court room OF
the Court Of Oyer and Terminer yesterday, where
the examination was to be resumed, letter was
handed him from a leading merchant Of the city
Offering to adopt the child. And this young lie,
30 crushed and trampled upon in the bud Is likely
after all, to blossom into brightness and beauty.
STORY OF A DYING WOMAN.
The only additional evidence yesterday was sub
hitting the statement OF Mrs. Mary Smith,
who lives In an apartment adjoining that ofFrancis
and Mary Connolly, on the top floor OF the
ment house, No. 3l5 West Forty-frst street. This
Is the woman whom Mrs. Wheeler called to see,
learning that she was very sick and not likely 10
recover, and to whose statement regarding the III
treatment OF the child ana that she could not die
IN peace unless something was done to rescue
ner from the cruelties to which she was sub
Jected Is due the present investigation. Her state
ment begins by saying that she is q dying woman,
.No woman could possibly survive eight doc
tors broke in Mr. Gerry at this point OF the read
ing with what some might consider rather i'll
though he had said a good thing
NJ would, indeed be marvellous miracle"
added Mr.. Bergh In q tone OF most Sepulchra gray
ity, for, hike the bard who Is saddest when he
sings, his cOuntenance is never SO preternaturaly
elongated as when ne essays humorous vein.
But to 90 on with the statement OF the DYING
woman. She continued by stating that the Con.
nollys came to live there tour months ago and
brought the child Mary Ellen with them. she
"ILcK' THE CHILD EVERY DAY,
mostly IN the morning before breakfast, sometimes
before the husband went to work. but mostly after
~; she did not lick her in the morning she
licked her during the day: sometimes she licked
her twice IN the day. when Mrs. Connolly went out
the child was locked in and not sound was ever
heard, so that you could hardly believe child was
there AL the tme once the cnd came 70 the door
Wnen Mrs. Connolly was out. but on seeing Mrs.
Smith she ran back frightened and locked the
door.
THE COwHIDE.
During the first week alter the Connollys came
there witness saw the cowhlde lying on the table
It u like what man uses when on horseback; it
1s about two and half feet long; it has lashes
Qshe don't know how many about the size Of q
finger, something like CATO nine tails she used
an noW the
the child crying .Oh, mamma! mammal" all the
time; IN conversation with Mrs. Connolly the lat
ter said she never knew such a child; she said it
was little devil, that it knew more than girl or
ten or eleven, and that she couldn't have bit
or sup unknown to her husband, as the
child told him everything; she had seen the child
lying in a corner OF the room under the window,
and believes that was where she slept and passed
ali her time.
THE CHILDS ANTECEDENTS.
Mr.. Gerry here informed Judge Larremore that
the Commissioners OF Charities and Correction and
Mr. George Kell0ck had undertaken to cause o
search to be made in the ONCE for all documents
bearing on the case, as to throw light, II pOS3i-
BILE, on the chlld's antecedents. The inquiry was
then adjourned to eleven O'Clock tomorrow morn.
tnQ.