The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-11
NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY, 1s74-TRPLE SHEET

that came nom work with him and stopped there
drinking; have no way OF knowing whether the
woman Is alive and whether she has any relative;
never received cent for supporting this child;
l was living at No. 866 Third avenue when took
out the child and my husband said the mother
lett 1t there and ne would take 1t out until such
child, according to the undertaking in the In
dentnre, that there Is a God; told her what a lie
or housekeepng,n because she is TOO young; she
had fannei petficoat when she came to me;
1'' s''' Ne SHE GETS VERY EXCITED.
"Bnt you see that the child has on mary stand.
ing np) a fragment OF calico dress. continued
Mr. Gerry, going on with the examination, 'anc
little worn out chemlse under 1t and no shoes or
stockings or bonnet, and these, with another
officers, all her clothes. DO You call this dressing
her wells''
.'rhis whole thing IL persecution, answered
Mrs. Connolly, land got up by people who do not
know what they are aboutn
thing ABOUT a Mr. Gerry
$50 you say" spoke up Mrs. Connolly In q saw
agcly iratc tome and IN a very excited manner
ideas OF the duties OF parents to children and the
dinculty OF bringing tlcm up. 1t was with some
Difficulty she could be induced to stop talking.
THE CHILD CROUCHING IN A CORNER.
! Alonzo $. Evans an oficer OF the Society for
next witness examined. he testiGed that when
he called TO the house OF last witness, the child
was crouchngi acorner, and lifted up its hands as
II fearing blow; Mrs. Connolly said the child
not hers; the child mad no clothing but what 1t
has on now; Officer McDOuga got a rug and
put It around the cnlld and carried 1t to superin-
tendent Matsell's Office; after the witness ana
0Iicers McDougall and Dusenbury went back to
demand the chlld's wardrobe Mrs. Connolly
handed out the few articles now produced; while
in Mr.. Matscls ofce, the child stated the cuts on
her lace were maze by Mrs; Connolly with the
scissors now produced while the officers were
getting the cnids wardrobe and the scissors they
also searched Tor the cowhide known to be there,
but couldn't ind IL; Mrs. Connolly was very aous-
i've, and used an expression which he cons dered
obscene; while they were taking away the enid IN
hild told them Mrs. Connolly whipped her every
morning with raw cOwhlde and showed marks
Mrs. Connolly she told him that Mr. KeIlocks head
clerk quietly said to her he knew the mother ol the
child, but he wouldn't tell her.
STORY OF TWO DETECTIVES
Detective McDOugal OF Police Headquarters, con-
frmed Mr.. Evans story as to the cnild's condition
and story, giving the chlld's story In somewhat
more dramatic form; he also confirmed Mr.. Evans'
statement as TO Mrs. COnnollys behavior and OBJ
scene language; he added that the child told him
IN the carriage that her mamma struck her with
the scissors Tor not holding cloth properly, and
that sue was in the habit OF whipping her with y
cowhide.
onlcer Dusenbury in addition to telling the same
story, testified that when he asked Mrs. Connolly
Tor the chds clothes she said that the two articles
produced were her only wardrobe; she said when
She got her back she would whip her as she had
before.
NEIGHBOURS TESTIMONY.
MRS. Charlotte Hergellng, German, who lives at
Connolly lived in the same house with her some
months ago; she never actually saw MRS. Connolly
beat the child, but she often heard the child cry
ing: one very cold day she saw the child go into
the yard with nothing on but pettlcoat; she
asked the child why she did not put on shoes and
stOcKings, and the child SAID she daren't, her
mamma wouldn't let her; she asked the child to
come up stars with her. and she said she dared
not, that her mamma wouldn't let her; one side OF
the childs body was all black and blue with whip
ping marks; she spoke 10 Mrs. Connolly, and Mrs.
Connolly said any one who interiered would have
to so to the highest law.
THE CHILD A PRISONER.
Mrs. Kemp, VINO lived at NO. 1875 West Forty-fr
vuh MaJ Hns.1 .t.tt
there, testified tnas the child kept in close
confinement all this time In back room; the child
always trembed when Mrs. Connolly came home;
she used TO be locked into the little room all day.
HEARING BLOWS.
Mary Studer, resident OF NO. 1923 West Forty
even seen the child, but very frequently she heard
her crying ana very frequently heard blows; not
every day but very often.
ALWAYS LOCKED IN.
Mrs; Margaret Bingham, who lives In No. 1926
in the rear to Mrs. Connolly VINO told her she had
one child; the child wore an apron and little pet
tlcoat like that on her that ''done her no good;'
this was two years ago; after some time they be-
gan to wonder where the child was, always locked
In and the windows down; she told the neighpors
police wonldn't listen to her, ana witness knew
nothing about this cruelty to animals. Witness
dow where the child was confined, and could
only get IT up one inch; the child had cut
in the back room; Mrs. Connolly used to 60 out
andTemain out all day, leaving the child locked in
the BACK room; Sne never once TOOK the child out;
she once told witness that the husband was trying
to get the child into an asylum, but II got good
fortune with the child TO keep It," says sue. land
mean to keep ~ ,u,,, ,o,,,
Charles Smith, whose wifes dying condition
first attracted Mrs. Wheeler to the house, testified
that almost every morning he heard blows falling
on the child and the child crying; that was just
after Mr.. Connolly went to work; the Wrapping
lasted about quarter OF an hour.
AFRAID OF CONTAMINATION.
Mrs. Slater, Mrs. Bingham's daughter, testified
that during the hot summer two years ago. the
Connoys rooms were so persStently shut Jip that
she could not believe there was any child in Them
but afterwards she saw the child at the window;
then the Connolys put catches on the blinds so
child once out in the yard and once or twice be-
sides; once IL had shoes on and once, besides Its
present dress, little apron; Mrs. Connolly, when
she suggested that the child be allowed to play
with ner own little girl, said she did not want her
contaminated by other children.
A RAWHIDE ON THE TABLE
Mrs. Charles g. Wheeler told how she went to
Mrs. smith and tried TO get Mrs. Connolly to let
the little girl 20 in and attend on Mrs. Smith.
Wnen she first went in Mrs. Connoy's room she
found the child standing up on O keg washing
dishes; there was rawlde lying on the table; the
child took no notice OF ner; Mrs. Connolly
gave an evasive answer; on her next visit
to Mrs. Connolly for the same purpose the
child was sitting down, and the rawhide
chair near her; in passing on her
visits to Mrs. Smith tie CoOr OF the Con-
nOllys room was sometimes open, but was at once
closed she saw the child several times, some
dress and except once, when she had little slip
on. 1t was the same as SHE now had she never saw
her wearing either shoes or stockings; the Con-
nolys blinds were always down.
The further examination OF witnesses was here
adjourned till this morning