Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-08-03

tlr. Clegg came to the APPEAL Office, yes
terday, mala considerable buster, and de
uandet the retraction OF the article denoun
cing his wife which appeared in the APPEAL
August 1at He also published 8 card in the
Tribune of Last evening giving his version OF
the treatment which the State Orphan,
Nancy Mayes, has received at the hands Of
his wife. The card contains also more blus
ter which il not worth noticing, and as Mr..
Clagg has, since publishing the card in the
Tribune, stated to one of the proprietors o.
the APPEAL, III substance that he vas sorry
i. had appeared, and would have suppressed
it after an interview with him, had it
not then been too late to do SO, there is no
necessity for making any further reference to
it, The reply to his own card which Mr..
Cleqp has handed US to publish IS local
item We cannot give place. We feel per
fectly competent to answer everything Of
this kind ourselves; and we much prefer do:
ing SO in our own language. However, if
Dir Clegg desires to publish 8 statement
giving his version Of the affair, the columns
Of the APPEAL are at his service. We have
no desire or motive to do either him or his
wife the least injustice. So much for MIR.
about the inhuman treatment which Nancy
Mayes has received. The writer fearing he
might have been misled by the statement Of
Dr. Herrick and others who had given HIM
the information contained in our article OF
August |, was Ut considerable trouble yester
dav to make further enquiries. He went
down to the Orphans Home and saw, him
self, the child Nancy Nayes. He also found
two neighbors of Mir Clegg who have been
eve witnesses Of the treatment OF this child
Thev assured him that when the proper
time came, that not only they but at least
dozen more persons would testify to the
truth Of the statement already made in this
paper that the article III question was very
mild considering the facts Of the case. Be
lieying that the proper steps will be taken tor
Mrs. Cl8ggs arrest that legal lnvestlga-
ton may be had We shall refrain for the
present from making public the result Of our
investigations further than to state the con-
dtion in which We found the little girl.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Webb were III when we
reached the Home, also several other visitors.
The child WAS brought in for our examina-
ton. We hope for the sake of humanity that
this woman Clegg may be able TO clear her
skirts OF the charge OF beating this frlendless
orphan. We should be sorry to believe that
a human being could be so fendlike and brut-
ish as to perpetrate such an atrocity as the
appearance of the child indicates has been
done to her Her hair has been cut
off short by Mrs. Webb; SO that the
scalp is easily seen. It is bruised in many
places, but the skin is not broken. The top
Of the head was very much swollen; though
by frequent applications OF arnica it has sub
sided very much since the girl was brought
back to the Home. The upper part of the
face was swollen out of all proportions, and
the skin is atill much blaokened about the
eyes. The eyes themselves are all bloodshot. |
In order to see the condition Of the body |
Ilrs Webb loosened the child's clothing. |
The little things back was just check
cred 81 over with black and blue welts,
and one Of her hips was in a frightful state
from blow which had broken the skin and |
left cruel cash. This is the condition in
which We found this poor motherless waif,
Nancy Mayes. And now We ask that the
State Board of Directors for the Home, the
District Attorney or whoever the duty
may belong 20. 10 present charges against
bis. Ciegg and give her chance to refute
the charges made against her The writer
will gladly assist III q further investigation Of
this matter.