New-York tribune., 1874-04-11
A CHLD,S SUFFERINGS.
Mr. BERGH's PROTEGE IN COURT AGAIN-THE STORY
or MARY KILEN's sTEP-MoTHER.

Mr. BERGH's PROTEGE IN COURT AGAIS-THE STORY
or MARY KILEN's sTEP-MoTHER
The proceedings which began on Thursday
n Supreme Court Chambers before Judge Lawrence for
the rescue OF the little girl Mary Ellen from the violence
OF irs step-mother Mary Connolly were continued yes
terdav The object Of this practical sympathy. wrapped
IN the aprobe with which the officers had covered her.
WAS surrounded by the ladies and gentlemen who had
made her cause their own among them Mrs c. G..
Wheeler and friends, Mr. Bergh and Messrs Gerry
and Mcneil her counsel Tue child seemed To have lost
some of her feeling Of fear and chated with her pro-
tectors her small pnched face lighting up at their ex-
pressions Of kindness. 1t is said that Mrs Wheeler,
after investigating the thoroughly found it very
difficult TO interest any in behalf Of the child until
she met Mr.. Bergh.
The first witnoss examined Mary Connolly, the
woman who accused Of brutaly beating Mary Ellen
She gave her testimony with great vOubty aud was at
one time very abusive in her language TO MI Gerry she
is apparently about years old with sharp hardened
face she said she formerly married 10 Thomas
Mccormack and she had understood from him that
Mary Ellen was mis- child although he made contradict
pry statements about it, He died in 1866 and she mar
red Francis Connolly 1867. Before her first husband
oaed he told her frequently he had three chi-
nren by another woman, and that the woman
was alive. Mccormack and witness went 70
the office OF George Keock and secured the child Mary
Ellen her husband signing the necessary papers.
Here the witness produced paper which the in
denture OF the child Mary Ellen Wilson, aged one year
aud months. 70 Thomas Mccormack, butcher and
his wife Mary. dated Feb C. 1866 they undertaking to
report the condition of tho child once year 10 the Com
nissoners OF Charities and Correction The indenture
indoTeed by Commissioner Isaac be,l ana Isaso nc
Bowen, Secretary. The usual provisions In regard TO
good treatment and education we're lnsertef Inc WIZ
ness Continued as follows Knew this was one OF my
husbands Biegitimste children; the mothers name,
tendent of Out Door had the down Mr.. Kel
lock asked questions about nv connection with the the
were a girl and bOy my husband never told me where
the woman Wilson lived; sometimes he told me she lived
ont OF the city, and sometimes he said she lived In New
York; We received the child on jan without any
d S.d : wSs tSe s' onS GS'ePs PAPER Se
slgped and il was not signed until Feb. 10 !;
learned from several people %U M tell my wbe seg
were they aOorers that came frOm WORK WIN ln
snd stained there drinkng; have way OF knowing
whether the woman is alive and whether she has any
relative; never received cent Tor supporting ths
child; was living No. sec Thrl-ave. when we took
out the child my husband said the mother left II there
and he would take until such time as she called
Undertaking in the indenture that there a God;
told what lie Isl did not teach her housekeeping
Commissioners of Charities aud Correction but they did
10 care, so didn't take her again sne had
fanne undergarments when she came 10 me- and gave
her others.
regard TO the child's clothing, sno very vomDy De
nnnnced the proceedings as meddesome and inter
ference by people who did not know what they we're
Alonzo g. Evans an officer Of Mr. Berghs society, and
officers McDouga and Dusenbury. VINO TOOK the enid
from Mrs Connolly testified 10 the chlds condition
when takeu. she timid aud frightened and Told
them how she had been whipped ana struck WIN q
pair of scissors. The woman was reucent ABOUT the
child and used abusive and obscene lap &
and threatened 20 whip the child when she was
20 her. Mis-. Charlotte Helgng. who nved III tne same M
house with the COnnoys testified that shs had seen n
child IN the yard the ooldest weather win hotnn
On except light thin petticoat she spoke 10 tue Hi,
and she answered that she don't uare iS "a
put anything on for fear her mamma" woua
oeat her; she WAS then black and blne lIoln
ppng Other witnesses testified TO the evident rear
Sen the girl felt toward this woman, the SOUNDS OF
olVns ana erYing which they had heard, aDd her ih
Psonmleht ana seelusion. One witness stated thst 1rs
tohh0 sao ner husband wanted her 10 get rid OF the
child and she was going te do N
Inc case Was auloafned until 1890 d m to-day, the
emo being remahueato 70 the care the officers