National Republican., 1878-04-08
mECnLIR'S CRUELTY.
Another Chapter Of Fathers Bru.
tality.

Two More Cases OF Asssuit-Aimee beaten
line Numerically Clubbsd for Eating Some
Oysters-Eiis Testiae. for the Defense in
Both Cases-Nicohiin IL Released on hail.
The trial OF J. n. r. McchiIn In the Polico Court
Saturday last served to attract q large number Of
curious people. The prisoner appeared In better
spirits thar the day previous, his attorney had
succeeded in procuring bondsmsn for him.
The third charge against the accused was called
at one o'clock Prior to the examination, Mr.. Tag.
gart stated to the court that gentleman had yOlun-
tccrcd to become responsible for Mr. Mcchlin's sp-
pearnnce, and Immediately presented Mr.. William
Chhill who qualified as security for Mechlin's ap-
pcarancc in The sum Of 500.
The case OF the United states against J. X. p.
Mechlin. charged with Rssnulting his daughter
Aimee, November 1. 1877. wa. then called.
Miss Aimee was sworn. and testified IS follows:
III the evening Sunday her father asked her to
lin one end Of the dining room table. She was suf
fering with headache ut the time. and In attempt
ing to lin the table she dropped IL The defendant
gave her blow in the head with his fist, which
stunned her. This window was broken by her he.
ing snncseh through 1t by the blow. The next
her eye blackeI The blood from her face stained
the STEPS and floor
THE STAINS STILL REMAIN,
notwithstanding all attempts to wash 1t out with
soda and standstone When the beating occurred
the table. ns Aimee was too unwel To do It, but he
refused, saying that he had asked Aimee several
times II she could hold Il up. and she had said she
could
On cross.eSaminatiou witness statcl that she
was able tn be about the next dar The only
iIer father struck her the frst time she dropped
the table. She was merely required To tilt the table
up while her father CREASED the rollers
ned that her father found fault with Aimee for not
holding the table up. As soon as she dropped II
he struck her several times with hi, fist, during
which she was knocked against the window pane.
She broke H. which inccnsed her father still more,
and he kicked her In the face several times. She
retained traces OF the beating for two weeks.
On cross examination the witness stated that the
assault on Aimee was committee in the evening OF
the same day that he had beaten Charlotte Her
father explained to Aimee what he wanted her TO
do with the table and when she failed ~ hold the
end up he knocked her In the head with his fist
The defense called Miss Ella Mcchiln, who ties.
titled that her father wished to fix the rollers Of the
dining room table, and asked Aimee to hold u up.
struck her. Ho slapped her in the nose and caused
It to bleed freely. Amer ho struck her she
staggered bac. and fell In falling she pushed her
hand against the window and broke n pane OF
glass. Her father told her to get up of tho toor
which she did. She then held the table up right.
aud af.9r 20 doing went up stairs to wash away ".
her father did not his fists or kick her sister. He
merely slapped her with his open hand. Was sure
dropped the table. She fell from seeing blood, and
not from the force of the blow Had seen her faint
when she pulled n tooth.
ness tho was closed, Judgment being reserved.
| The next case called WAS for an
ASSAULT ON MADELINE
Mechlin on tho I'd OF November, 1877.
testified that on that day she was In tho house on $
street She went out In the morning to get some
oysters She found that thers was pint Of oysters
over. Her sister Ella put them In the refrigerator
and told the children not to touch them. The wit:
ness feeling hungry tock some OF the oysters and
ate them. Her sister Ella soon discovered the loss
and called witness To account for taking them. Al
frst she denied taking them, but finally acknowl'
edged that she was guilty Her sister took her up.
her father @ S when he came home. Her father found
fault ut dinner that there not enough oyster,
In the pic, when Ella told him that tho witness had
eaten them. Her father told her that he would set
tie with her after he was through eating. Aftsi
dinnor he called her up into her sister Elias room
and made her lean over the bed. She was forced tc
take up her clothes, when the accused beat her un
mercfully on the bare flesh with chair rocker
The children did not all cat at tho same table. a.
her father was In the habit Of treating thom yer,
badly.
On cross c EXAMINATION witness stated that sh,
had been refused food by her sister Ella ant
her father on numerous occasions. The stick with
which she was whipped was curved like chat
rocker and was very rough: lie had the doc
locked and INFLICTED the punishment for about Nv,
minutes After he whipped her she went dowr
stairs and showed her sister the marks Of thu
whipping. Ella wanted her To put arniea on he
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pains. The morning aflcr the whipping she wa
sent to market with her sister sophie. Did no
show her injuric: TO any one outside OF her famil,
until the 18th OF November following. She wen
to Mrs. Adams and told her the circumstance
abOu. the whipping. The reason why she lef
home oil the 18th Of November was because he
father threatened to
CUT THE FLESH OFF HER BODY.
Although twenty -four days had elapsed since tn,
whipping, she still experienced il-eiects ftom th
punishment inflicted when she went to Mrs. Adams
house.
Miss Sophie Mechlin was the next witness called
She testified that her sister Willie" showed th
bruises inflicted by her father amer the whipping
, The children were In the Kitchen, but distinct.
heard the blows, upstairs. The skin was brokel
and the bruised parts were very bloody Tn
Mrs. Hannah Adams was the next witness sh,
stated that she lived at ia Eleventh street south
east Had known Madeline Mcchlin about tw'
to her house on the evening Of November ~ abou
nine clock. The witnessed noticed that willie
70 .Re as, w @ssn shs stated ,sss he
l father had whipped her severely. WitneScd mad
an examination Of her person and discovered thu
tho scar 10 her grave. When She frs, saw III
bruises they had been inflicted three weeks
ON crosse xaminatiou witness stated that the In
D jurics were similar 10 those which she had seei
,, motive. Willie" had been in witness house
week before she exhibited her injuries. Had ex
l amined the Injured parts recently, and found tn
bruises still perceptible and the skin rough am
AbraQed. The girl had never been In witness
house prior To November 26. She asked wha
; made her come TO her house at that time, and sh
said that her father had threatenod 10 cut the ski
on her back.
: miss ELLA MEcHLIN
, was then called for the defense.
Her testimony was that her sister willie" bough
, oysters for dinner which she measured before pu
!, ting away. She warned the children not to tax
any, Ms frequent complaints had been made by lac
father that ths oysters all picked out OF tn
pie Soon after she noticed that u quantity q
oysters had been taken, and discovered that wi
lie" had taken them When her father came HON
she told him what willie had done, and he too
her up stairs and punished her she said the reaso
why the family did oil eat al the table
owing to negligence In their dress aud appearance
, They had been sent away from the table tor th
otiense frequently, and finally she and her iathe
were the only ones who Gto together. The childre
were In the habit Of eating the food before It Wa
! brought 10 the table, and she was compelled
lock 1t up from them.
| The. Testimony OF this witness concluded the la
charge und judgment was reserved. The furthC
hearing OF Lhe care was continued until tJ-dNy
hall. past twelve o'clock. The defendant then qua
fled In thesum Of 500 for his appearanceand Wake
= away from the court In company with his dausht'
a Ella.
Tho j. =. u. y. Society.
The J. p. d. s. held an exceedingly interestin
, meeting saturday evening In the hall of the Franl
lin School building Before the regular subject f
, ,l,. .y,nipv Mr. Elvnn n,ado N vary ab