Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-10
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/ A story in real life. involving the in
human treatment of IN interesting little
boy and his subsequent rescue from his
unhappy condition by his father, was de-
veioped to-day in the Supreme Court
Chambers before Justice Gilbert Short
~ before noon Counsler John U. Shorter
entered the court rooms, accompanied by
respectable looking middle-aged man
and child of eleven years. The boy,
who chung con6dingly to his father, was
handsome little fellow with bright gray
eyes and nut brown hair He was very
neatly dressed in tweed suit His name
Is Thes. Conlin, and with his father, Mar
Gus Comm. lie appeared in respo1ce to a
habcas corpus sued oct by Mrs. Alacia
Monahan, resident OF II IS city
From the statements of the counsel and
OF the parties in interest, it appeared that
Mrs. Menahan is sister of Mrs. Marcus
Conlln, who resides in Pensacola. Fla.
some time ago Mrs. Conlin informed
her sister by letter that Mr.. Conlin had
uHlaWfully assumed custody Of the child,
ana that she desired her to take such legal
measures as would restore him to her
charge. Mrs. Conlin based her claim to
the boy on the ground that about ten
years ago she obtained an absolute d.
vorce from her husband in Florida, and
that the State court awarded the custody
OF the boy to her. By virtue of that de-
clslon and the decree of divorce, she for
ten years has controlled the boy. Mrs.
Monahan appeared to press the claim of
her sister.
The little boy, Thomas, told pitiful
tale of the sofferings he had endured af
ter he had been left in the hands of his
mother. He related it in an intelligent
and straightforward manner. He stated
that for long time past, while in his
southern home, his treatment had been of
the most lnhuman manner His mother
was in the habit Of beating him on the
slightest provocation, and she had in
structed colored man, how was in her
employ as a baker, to beat HIM also.
About the first of Noveber, the bow
said, his mother ana the negro, for some
trivial otfense, committed shameful out
rage upon him.
they placed heavy iron chain around
his neck and locked it, and then tied his
hands behind his back and pounded him
with heavy sticks until his body was
covered with bruises. They then left him
almost senseless with the chain still fast
ened about his neck by paddock. When
the poor child recovered the use of his
faculties he crept to the house of neigh
Dor, where he begged for protection The
person to whom he applied took him in
and unlocked the chain. When the iron
was taken from the boys neck it was
found that it had made a deep scar.
Thomas remained in the house of the
neighbor for week and was kindly
cared for. He recovered in that time and
was carried back to his mother, who upon
seeing him at once gave him terrible
beating with rope, and in which shame
tul act she was assisted by the stalwart
negro baker. The boy bears the marks
Of the latter beating to this day.
AS soon as he could sit up, the little
fellow, who, despite his youth and the
harsh usage to which he has been sub
jected, writes good hand and ,cxpresse
himself correctly, wrote a letter to his
father to come and rescue him from his
awful situation. IN the letter, which was
produced in court to-day, he pitcously
| besought his parent to save him from
death, which he felt sure would overtake
him if he was left to the mercies of his
mother. The summons reached Mr.
Conlin on the Pacific coast, and he at
once fastened to the rescue of his offspring
He soon reached Pensacola and secured
the boy, and together they took their
flight northward on their way to San Fran
cisco, where the father has established
thriving trade. Mrs. Monahan, upon
hearing that the father and son were in
this city, at once communicated with her
sister, who instructed her to take the pro-
ceedjng in the Supreme court 1t was
decided that the boy should remain with
his father. The little fellows Joy wnen
the announcement was made was very af-
fecting.
France probably presents more, and
more ingenious. modes of earning live
lihooa than does any other country. There
is man in Paris who manufactures worms
for anglers. He calculated, on beginning
the trade, that the thousands of anglers,
who now and then catch minnew in the
Seine have no time to lose in the search
of bait, and set up worm making. He
breeds them out of the foul meats he buys
off the ctitonniers, and foods them by the
J thousands in immense tin boxes. His
emulator to another man who has pro-
cess for the breeding Of worms for night
ingales. He gets them out Of bits of cork
mixed with bran and feur. A lady liv-
ing in the Faubourg Saint German hatch
es ants for pheasants. She has a room
full Of them, and is well known by the
keepers of rare preserves. This is a trade
that has been over hundred years in the
family, and is hereditary. There arc red,
brown, and black ants, and they swarm
in the heated room, walking up and down
sas we'll as in and out of corners, planks
and barrett.
He had stayed till the clock-hands
hung together at eleven, and that valu-
able recorder of time was menacing a
strike. She had yawned till her mouth