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the slightest prospect of getting her TO port.
If the Frenchman's story is credited. the
officers of the Greece were guilty OF extraor-
dinarily sharp practice; but that he Is Jnsti-
fable for leaving his ship and transferring
his entire crew, because he was cordially IN
yited to do so. will hardly be admitted 10y
seamen. 1t clearly appears that she was IN
no immediate danger of sinking. The water
was in only two or three, some reports say
in but one. of her compartments, ana II Is
said that they might have filled to the sea
level without sinking her. No one seems To
have doubted that she would float till morn
ing, The report of the officers who examin-
ed her at night and in the morning indi-
Gates that the water did not gain much not
outstanding that the pumps were IDLE
When She was finally abandoned by the sal
wage crew the next day, there was eighteen
feet of water in her. She may Yet be dis
covered ahoat and towed into port in calmer
weather.
The story of the little girl Mary Ellen
who had been EARNED out" TO family
named Connolly, and whose case Is now
before Judge Lawrence of New York, upon
the motion of Mr.. Bergh, is a most shock
ing one The knowledge of the abuse
heaped upon the child came to Bergh
through lady who was called to see sick
woman living next door to the Connollys,
who said she could not die until she made
the sufferings of the little one known. The
child's narrative to the judge was as fol-
lows
NV father and mother are both dead. |
| don't know how old am have no recol-
lection of a time when did not live with
the Connollys. | call Mrs. Connolly mann
ma. | have never had but one pair OF shoes.
but cannot recollect when that was. /
| have had no shoes or stockings on tins WIN
ter. | have never been allowed TO go out OF
the room where the COnnOllys were except
in the night time, and then only IN the
ward. | have never had on particle OF
flannel. My bed at night has been
only piece of carpet stretched on
the floor underneath a window, and sleep
in nv under garments. with a quilt over
me. | am never allowed TO play with any
children. or TO have any company whatever.
Mamma Mrs. Connolly has been in the
habit of whipping and beating me almost
every dav. She used to whip me with Il
twisted whip-a raw-hide The whip al
WAYS left a black and blue mark on my
body. have now the black and blue
marks on my head which were made by
mamma, and also cut on the lett side OF
nv forehead which were made by pair of
scissors. Scissors produced in court
She struck me with the scissors and cut
me; | have no recollection of ever hav-
ing been kissed by any onc-have never
been kissed by mamma. have never been
taken on my mammals lap and carT' sod or
petted | never dared to speak to any body
because if did would get whipped. |
have never had, to my recollection any
more clothing than have at present. ca
leo dress and skirt. have seen stockings
and other clothes in our room, but was not
allowed to put them on. Whenever mamma
vent out was locked in the bedroom. |
do not know for what | was whlpped-
mamma never said anything TO me when
she whipped me do not want to 90 back
to live with mamma, because she beats me
so. have no recollection Of ever beng on
the street in my life.