The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-04-30
AGGRAVATED CRUELTY.
HENRY BERGH AS A FRIEND TO HUM
ANITY-RESCUE OF A BADLY
ABUSED LITTLE GIRL.

red it is only one of mar cases. A
few days ago charitable lady was
on an Grand of mercy TO a dying
woman in house No. 1876 West
Forty-frst street, in this city, when
she heard loud and lohg-continued
shrieks in another part Of the house.
Inquiring among the neighbors, she
learned that the sound proceeded from
little orphan girl living with
Francis and Mary Connolly, and
that similar cries were wrung from
her almost daily by the pitlless beat
ipgs she was subjected to by these
people. The lady at once called on
Henry Bergh. and asked whether
something could not be done to
alleviate the child's sufferings. Mr..
Berg offered his services in the
matter, and acting, not as President
Of the Society for Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, but as private
citizen, proceeded to collect. as fast IS
possible, evidence in the case. This
he laid before Judge Lawrence, and
asked that the child be taken
from the ConnolIys, claiming
that she was not their child, and that
they had no right 10 her. Judge
Lawrence granted to-day writ to
bring the, child before him. She
was brought to court by an officer.
The little girls appearance was
miserable and pitiable in the extreme.
She is small, with blue eyes and
brown hair, and when found had on
no clothes except calico dress,
which was ragged and dirty. Her
features were sharp, and the skin
was stretched tightly over them, and
they bore that dull and hopeless
expression which Is never seen on
child's face save when caused by Ill
treatment and hunger, and is SO pain
tul to the beholder Across her
forehead was a broad liyid scar
which could only have been caused
by heavy blow with some blunt
weapon.
THE STORY SHE TELLS:
My name is Mar Ellen McCor-
mack. [ don't know how old 7 am.
My pelents are dead. Don't recolI-
ect the time when | did not live with
the Connollys. I call Mrs. Connolly
mamma. | have never had but one
pair of shoes, but can't recol,ect when
that was. | have had 10 shoes
or stockings on this winter.
[ have never BEEN allowed
to 60 out of the rooms where the
Connollys live except in the night,
and then only in the yard. L have
never had on particle Of flannel.
My bed is on apiece ofca-pet stretch
ed on the floor underneath window,
and [ sleep in my little undergarment
with quilt over ne. | am never
allowed to have am company what
ever. Mrs. Connolly has been in
the habit Of whipping and beating me
almost every day. She used 10 whip
me with a rawhide. The whip
always left black and blue marks on
my body. l have now on my head
two black and blue marks which
were made by mamma with the whip,
and the cul on the left side of my
forehead, which was made by pair
of scissors in mammals hand. She
struck me with the scissors and cut
me. | have no recollection Of every
having been kissed, [ have never
been taken on mamma S lap or caress
ed OF petted. | never dared iospeak
to anybody, because if I did I would
get whipped. 'Inever have had, to /
my recollection, any more clothing
than L have on at present. calico
dress and skirt. ! have seen stock
ings and other clothes in our room,
but am not allowed to put them on.
Whenever mamma went out I was
locked up in the bedroom. I.=don'tt
know why I was whipped. Mamma
never said anything to me when she
whipped me. / do not want to 60
back and live with mamma, because |,
she beats me so. Il have no recol-
lection Of ever being in the street in
my life.