The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-29
HOW ACHILD WAS TREATED
ESCAPING FROM IT'S MOTHER AND
FLYING TO ITS MUSE.
Case in tho Yorkviile Police Court that
the Society for tue Prevention of Cruelty
TO Children NAV very Properly Look Into.

the Society for tue Prevention of Cruelty
to Children NAV very Properly Look Into.
A pretty, dark-haired girl of fourteen
was taken before Justice Kilbreth Thursday.
Mrs. Barre her mother, good-looking and we'll
dressed woman, who spoke with French
cent, told the Justice that Tuesday her
daughter Mary had been enticed away from her
a few days before by Mrs. Rogers, who lives at
1l9 Nacd ouGal street. Justice Kilbreth sent her
| to the Police Central ONCE, and Inspector Dllks
gave her note to Capt. Murray Of tho Mercer
street police. Capt. Murray sent Detective Sla-
win Tor the girl on Wednesday, and the delicate
| child was left to spend that night In police
station.
| In the court room her mother told her story.
Ltttle Mary, In her own behalf, told a tale so
pathetic that 1t touched all who heard It. She
closed by CHARGING that her mother had beaten
her, and that she had gone to Mamma
Rogers" who had been her nurse, for protco-
ton. She did not desire to return to her
mothers house. Mrs Rogers denied that she
had lured her away, and Mary confirmed her
denial, saving that, on the contrary, Mamma
| Rogers" had advised Ter to return home, and
try to bear with her mother, and to say her
praNcis regularly aud be a good lirl. Mrs. RoeeTs
| added that when the Guild came TO her she had
| n number Of bruises on her body. and that she Is
SUI, jeot To nervous spells at night from the same
cause.
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Chill
dren whe her he bad any charges to make, and
he repled in the negative.
Mrs. Is IRE denied the truth Of Mary's accusa-
ton. aud said that she bad never chastised her
except with slap when sre was unrulv or un-
truthful. She was wiling that the child should
be sent to some pubic institution, aud she
would pay for her training.
Justice ktlbreth declined to make such dis
position of the child, and said that the parties
must 60 TO the Supreme Court II they wished
any further proceedings taken.
Last evening Mrs. Rogers, delicate woman
Of about middle age, told the story OF her CON
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little girl, she took this child to nurse when a
Liable, At that time the mother, beautiful
young Frenchman Of wealthy family, whose
father lies buried IN st. Pstrick's Cathedral she
went 10y the pane Of Mrs. DAVIS. saying that her
husband did not wish his parents to know OF
tneir marriage. she afterwards called herself
Mrs. SIRE. Leaving her child with Mrs X gers.
she went to New Orleans, where she remained
about year. Then she returned: and took
auartments over the Auaiomicdl Museum. at
6ls Bre.uwav, where Barre visited her OCCASION
aiV. Mrs. R1gers's husband, having been told
gong there, When the child WA about two
wears old, Mrs. Rogers noticed that Barr's
visits grew less and less frequent. aud he finally
discontinued them altogether. AZ nus time she
VS. trrested She wss lof ed up all night in
Dlrte's company In Broadway. From that
time she was known under different
names and lived Ia several places, ranging Dom
suuptuOus apartments In the ~. GcrmGiu down
to hal bedroom over an tieh,h venue en-
In Thirty sixth street. She ha- resumed the
name OF NJ ,s. barre, aud keeps few ooafders
% 80 West Forty sixth street. In tne mean ume
Mrs. Rogers mao been c-rng for Tue child, sud
, was poorly enough paid. she net barre on toe
street one da,. ana asked him II he ever W
, her there. lie answered, No, aud don't you
see her II YOU con heiU IT,
Mis-. Rogers told MN lac ought to provide for
the cntd. cut n denied is paternity. aud told
her & give IL back to- its mother. But she kept
her nursing. bspiized her In the Catholic faith
la ner own name, AIRY liarre Rogers. aud sent
her to school IN DoMning street. Here she
made good progress. She bad just teen trans
frTrt ii school in wealth. about
years ago. whcn her mother took her TO 1--we Win
with Inc S,.ters Of The hoiy Co.'S Mrs KoseTs
was no satisfied. Sn' went there aud had her
hound out to her according 10 the ruies oil tue
institution. Mrs.. Bare retOok her with a writ
, | Of habeAs cor us. and df.er bearing, IN which
Mrs.. Rogers charged that she WAS an imLroper
person to care for the chilo, fliner hcAleer was
| app liuted her guardian, ana sic resumed her
studies Win the Sisters
Llttle Mary tod The rest OF her story herself.
Her mother. she SAID, nad hsoituaily III used
/ her and soc never knew any thiug about hur
. | father. except that nor motner said he wss
/ dead. aud sue had en- her mother wing WITH
otner men. when Justice klnreth asked her
mother about IT sue sal her hush nd was dead.
"Dtadf" ask-d his Honor "weh; all tho
same" Sue said; dead to me"
4 gentleman named upmaun IL boarding with
her. Last flli she Vac ,ving lot Of baby
clothes made, aud said she was gong t. the
, county. aud wuiie she w4s away sue would
7 adopt a tarv. she urou-ht the bauy 3a - with
= her aWeek or Two. " The ba0S died ABOUT two
was on the hd Of the CONN II was Charc. 4
1 lpmaun, born Seut. =, 1870; died Jtl, .. 1875.
Mother asked me u 4 utl itdl It. l l Al uef
yes. she said, MIR. Uunitnn Is Suuf stepfethrr
, he wti attend 10 YOU now Tat WAS tue hr 81
dine size i'd iLe ne wsu, MY strpftth r.
4 Mrs RE answered to th4t name last night
a a. 3J " est Forty siXtn street. she made to tut
,, rep trier the 4 me cnarge tnAt she made To jus
. toe kiltrsta, aud said thht what sis. Roger
wantr l. money she SIN goes 10y the name o
Mrs. hArre among her uOtrders
Mrs. Rogers, on the contrary, saws that al
though hef husband l. only all engineer In I'll,
- lirr ID +partiueut al I no month, and she his
iaiuiiy OF her own, she wants none of Nif :
Bures money. and her little nuraling sinai
snare her last crust.