New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-10

and n gentleman. The finding OF lhe c9uft ta was
80 ali ne cashercl IL cxpecteu ihat INC uecison
~ tbs Examning Board in the case OF Gen Faux VIII
| ie made public IN day or two.
TERRIBLE CRUELTY TO CHILD.
c,sr FOR CHARITABLE NORTHUMBERLAND
prRGU RFsCUEs LITTLE GIRL FROM HER IN
urNAS PARENTS PROCEEDINGS IL TUE SUPREME
| COURT. .. r.-.... ...-. -..-
A melancholy and ptiful spectacle formed
natleto incident In yesterdays proceedings IN inc
suprene Court in which child terribly abused by is
| e,,do narents was rescued and taken before Judge
| Iovrence for relief Elbrfdge T. Gerry and Ambrose
Mcneil wel-known lawyers in this ci'y appeared De-
fore Judge Lawrence day before Yesterday IN the case
entitled ain the matter OF the custody OF the ohid
called Mary EIen" and presented the following petition
from Henry Bergn:
IN, INC ri ace about years and called Mary Ellen. is
h,d n jlecal confinement aud custody by man and
woman named Connolly dhe first names Oh Wnch a1
rith,n the premises No. 35 West Forty In tn
crty Of NewYork; that said child is not the child OF
said and woman or elmer OF 1, az. mn o s,,
lawfn guardians entitled to It's CUSTODY tnt such
child ia now kept rigid cOnnement wlthih sal prem,
W, hv the said man and woman, and is unawully and
ier lily restrained OF It's liberty ana Is anu mas peen W
hinpcJ 5eaten struck and bruised. without PROV
ocaon or cause therefor and that the MARKS Vi Saii
e hoGy and m6s of the child at the present time upon
inspecon thereof That such child has Deen kepo WIFI
! out
that the said man and woman have been Tor long tn
past In the constant and usual nhDil oi Iea'i; e ~
child alone locked up in said premises ana aiVN t
remain there crying for long tne Without any o'H
| person Whatever therein. - -,-.., /, .o.,.o
Deponent further STATES that he has received lnlorhi
ton from those vino reside Immediately adjacent 70 s'
premises and in the house IN which the cd Is cohho,
and whom depouent II ready TO produce as Witnesses 10
substantate tho statement by nim herelhao9Te ag
that the said man and woman have tcpeateuiH sta'e
that they good fortune for keeping the cniIu anu
keeu her they would Whatever trouble might DO maui
about IT, and that such child was not the cha OIL eei
Deponent further saith that the said man and woman
have resided only recently Ia the premises IN question:
and that he Is informed ana is aoe 10 snow by De per
snns aforesaid aud deponent verify believes, that the
said man will carry out OF the otae, or inos
upon the child aforesaid or that such child VIII suer
same rreparlbIe Injury and be further cruelty beaten
and perhaps maimed by the said inan anu woman, o
fore such child can be relieved by the ISSUING VI h
Your petitoner therefore prays that warrant may
case made and provided and directed such sheriff
constable other person 10 may be deemed proper
and commanding such officer or person 10 taAe suc
child ana forthwith 20 bring her before YOU 10 DE ceat
I'm according law And further To arrest ana DinS
before you said man and woman having sucn cum
In MIS- her. their custody - be dealt with according u
Law, pursuant 10 the statute IN such case ue anu p
| yded.
| on ths petition Judge Lawrence promptly granted
a specia warrant for seizng the child and bringing II
before him. for fear that the aud woman might re
move of his granting the warrant under
section C5 the Habeas Corpus actan unusual warrant
IN grant The writ was made returnable yesterday, ana
accordingly in tho morning Detectives MeDOuRai ana
Dusenbury OF the Central Office, accompanied by Omcer
Evans of the Society the Prevention OF Cruelty TO
Animals went to the and forciby took the little
GIRL and conveyed her to the courtroom OF Judge Law
| renee.
While Mr. Mcneil was elictngifr0m the little wall the
story OF her wretched life crowd gathered and formed
ring OF sympathzing listeners The little girl appeared
stunted in growth was dressed In thin threauDare
redsrped calico dress, low in the meek ana not feac
ing to Under this she had one cotton under
garment no stockings shoes, and no hat over This
| apology for a dress the officers had kindly thrown
aprobe and from this the little pinched white face
stretched out small brown eyes peered forth IN
| wonder at such unwonted tenderness Tue hands anu
feet large and rugged showed the PLAIN marks OF grea
exposnre She seemed unusually intelligent child
taking into consideration her unhappy lack OF oppor
tunes and her smile. she turned TO her charitable
friend Mrs Wheeler thanked her for the bread and
cake she was eating pleasing and chidike despite
the Characteristic old expression Her statement, as
gwen TO the lawyers and partially in their language
| was as follows:
| NV name IA Mary Ellen Mccormack; don't know
| how old am my mother and father are both dead
have recollection OF time when did not I'VE VIII
| never had but one pair OF shoes. but can't recoec
| when that was have had no shoes or stockings OIL
this Winter have never been allowed TO out Of the
! rooms where the Connoys live except IN the night
time, and then only in the yard have never had on
carpet, stretched on the floor, underneath window
| and I sleep in my uudergarment with quilt over me
am never allowed to play with any children or have
| any company whatever mamma MRS. Connolly ha,
been in the habit of whipping and beating me ainos
| every day; she used to whip me with twisted
| whip. raw hide the whip always left black AM
| blue marks my body; have now on my head
| two black and blue marks which were made
| by mamma with the whip. and cut on the
left side Of my forehead, which was made by pair
| scissors IN mammals hand; she struck me with th'
scissors and cut have no recollection OF ever nav
ing been kissed and have never been kissed by mamma
| I have never been taken on my mammals lap, o
caressed or petted; never dared speak to anybody
because II did wOnld get whipped; never have had
my recollection. any more clothing than nave on
present a calico dress and skirt; have seen stockings
and other clothes room but am not allowed e
| nut them on whenever mamma went out L was locked
| up in the bedroom; the pair OF scissors with wheel
| mamma struck me those now shown me by Mr.
| Evans; don't know for what was whipped; mamma
never said nythng 10 Inc when she whipped me az
nor want TO go back 10 live with mamma because she
beats me So have recollection OF ever being IN The
| street In my life
The matter will come M again to-day and some inter
esting testimony As expected IL IS thought that tn
girl is the lille Ultimate child of respectable parents anC
! great efforts will be made TO find the truth