, 1880-08-26
LOCAL CRIME.

ll3 Ennll!lliHllDU n1 lhe cxulnlHnllUIl III
Clarissa Butler, charged with abusing and
ntaltrentInG her mother, Afrs. phillips, to0k
place Mt 10 o'clock yesterday tlortlltg before
Jnstlco Sc,llly.
The llrsl witness calletl was Florence But
ler, rather 9uo,l-look1,g young tIa,nscl,
daughter Of tic accused and granddaughter
of Mrs. Phillips, who tesitlct1 In behalf Of
tllu defense. SHE cnt1cavornl to prove that
Mrs. Phillips had been cllrOnlc grlt1nffer,
in,llIlg fanlt with anything mil everything
tint was tlonc for her.
4 young nlAn will n checked shirt anil a
checked suit Of clothes named Ilawley But
Ter, 2t years oil, was tIla next Witness. 1te
lived with Ills mother ut iU. 10 North Peoria
street. Ills mother, liz saFA, WIS remarkably
kind to lis grandmother. lla never heard Ills
mother revile or curscher. l1encverknew his
mother 10 lock his grandmother up III room,
md she always gnye her anything she wanted.
The old ntly Ind un!y occupied tho nttfc.
rouul three Or four slnys. Tic provisions
Mrs. i'hilltns wis u|owetl 10 eo III mid l,clp
herself. :. They were NIT ipckcti MP Mt nil.
She used 10 get Tip nt o'clock Il, TIC i,or!l,
inu and 20 down stalrs, where witness would
for her which lle did Reluctantly, because. 1t
sOlrptl II brought Into the hDusg 10 early In
the ,lay. iJe had l'ear'l Mrs; Phillips tnlk
of her &saantinnee ,Ia Mt', IL, ,Sn%no pnS r,, a'd
Es9fFS SfS"t ticsi. washington nc olu iAa' fe'a
The defcndant was then put upon the
stand, SI!n saltt that l,er ngn @ Mas n S!!e
ennio 10 GIcae tat II tS fo ekn ILL., She
She l,atl been married to Il Mr. Augustus
Lewis Dnyispn hsforn sho married Dr. But
lcrt wig had bcen 'awygr, n ~ g;ood prac.
he e se ef ar hrt e} sos aS Sios sh 1fe pat
tiDwn to the charge Of crneMy. Shu Ind
taken bonr.lers n1n rented rooms since sl,e
la,l lived III Chlcngo. She married pr;;
shortly after tt,elrmarriagc. She had Ind her
ilnillcr Will ller evrr sine se ht.tl been III
Chicago. Her nsotller WIS very nervous.
The old lady was ~, und slc ate so1ne quick,
ntlectetl l,er ,,rycs, ailtl she was queer so'e-
times, saying That she expected To ~ cruzy.
She wns cr',zy a'3nut s,'lnn things, but siio
ater 't "? sc to sc III u 5 5H"tF a niatss gret e ft
at talk grsat tea| nbPlt IT M !,e19y a; ntsstl @ by
was llll tic lnolley Tint s!lu ever Ind. Tho
old ay @ay VIZ :, very m mt nsiirS!'s M,si Mr m Il eylt Ken
ID I6 oio u wlicl sl,e threw i
lighted .enn,l'e ut tho witness. After
better. Tho old lady mnde witness home
| very unhappy, bccn,,se she WIS. never. ct,tl-
tented, alnt foiInl fl0lt even Will, tho Christ
mas presents which witness gAye her. A.
wanted. Her swallowing apparatus WIS o.it
Of gcnr. SHE could only take light swallows,
mud tho old lady when size coultln't ent wass
afraid that she was gnlng to die. i dlsli Ut
| Phillips. The old latty llnd u Teptlgliancu
| fur sG,Ip, Sl,o wouldn't eai Eralinn nIuslt or
| pDrrtlEr. hut preferred Heavier, tlict. SIG
elaied e bS ;S.taryng Sec'se We souldn't
| and ITO {lllo eyer heard her llSG urt,-
Inne language. Sllo never locked her
@Mot!lor. @ up bcsa,so % there te, wero re no ~,
E{ sf{s To # III III aS S9y wou Il Gsf c, whe. "
take "cat maps" SllG was up at, all hours
Of tlsa night. Mrs. Phillips used to mort!fy
ea,S @aa'o II tc s;isr Wi!css " se,l gise or
money, but tho Old lady purchased stl,nu-
| lnMts. which did nat agree will her, She
Ind never hlt lgr Mother lnt hA,l onee taken
lounge IN the otlining-r9o1n. s!eneyer 5ockGtl \ u
screamed whenever slle got, n'gry ut my
ei,sy. ,E; T liz ts wlt'css toIl an asctins s.ory
Uf n homemade npp!!-tte, in htr, effort 70
purchase the, ingredients for which tho old
lady fell OIL tile sitlewulk aid wns badly h,rt
,I IL 'as "sk sS Ser Hs To- ep e ef M s de]yerpt ]
alry and cheerful. She only stail there
u, fur .ays WHO tho basement was oclhs
c'fat'fa. Iar oro.s.oxon,,,t,on ,v,+rosa ,,er,e1
II hGf cFGss,eSan''aIn, ,,s,p m,tmess Ge,s !,,sa
that s!le keM !ta s,a mss'ghai,.2n ,,. no'sse;;
60 augtSr e1orec9 n veo s oac Ms 'sE & a1 MI
| ula i!nL receive iicA ~ S.!n nousc. Hho ana ~
not KNOW Wheiher u. Haller WY dei.a or
not. s'ig ''at! mot henra if9!l niin III III telt
years. Mp Wch1 nWaY on business, ana y
W!!s generals pc,levtd tf'at e. ewaslaitfdefcu.
Witness Tag ,t,adg TIP ~ Callfnrilln, s'9rs- m
yniter uno !lEo' ; niso haa n!Gn u NHw s.e ..in NJ
Gas soe w SHHts ngo ayor 1 "pa n;u,o Io dt ~
furniture. Ladies caile 70 llio honst' nai iop
wat pnTpoSs sag tecle, u e s!ate' @ oecaaso
THIS WY gu Ing evidences sllbl,attea' AZ
ttio lnWyer Was 1!us lcnuy ~ nIsae III s. cttst
1hnlsu"4 "ltct'"o'i W : e'o1A o''"'p'
| ,,7cr1c1c Avn A,,.,yyt.n.
,r,.,. .aa,,n - 1,,.tto" 1,i,,, n,',,t. ~ ,,,o
,ro,., ~ ~ fnt,a M .1nsa,'l, 1,autnnon o,,t faw.
var Wade Ahl,ott. nj tl,fs city. ill charged
| wifi, coneuir,cv In nsyistin,, II, l,rturiu,