, 1880-08-21
CHARGED WITH CRUELTY.
Trial of Mrs. Butler for Abusing
Her Aged Mother.
The Customary Conflict Of Testimony
The Case Continued.

A further hearing Of Tic case OF Mrs, Clara
I}nter. charged with cruelty to her aged
motllcr, Mrs. Phillips. who lived with her
Mt No. ~ North Peoria street, was had yes
tcrtiay ''eforo Justice Scully.
Mr. Sparllng, COUNSEL for the defendant,
wanted 10 llayc tho Court pass upon Ills mo-
tlon for dismissal of tho charge. on tho
ground Tint thu daughter could not III con-
silercd the legal guardian Of the mother, rs
was alleged III tho warrant upon Which sllo
was arrested Tho Court declined 10 give
all opinion until the evidence had nil been
given In, Md proceeded 10 hear further tes-
tinony on behalf Of tic prosecution.
MISS FANNIE FOSTER,
residing Mt No. :I Nortl, Peoria, tho house
next nurtf to tlat occupied by the defendant,
stutctt TINT sic 1Iasl known the ull lady for
five years. as long ago rs TINT thu old lady
tlN.l called at tler lotfsc for something to eut
Stu salt, sElo was sick, ni,d asked witness to
send for u physician. She nto tho food rs
though she wanted 1t. The witness saw her
frequently during the year. She never saw
Mrs Butler Abuso or strike her, but nbotlt
three ilinl Il l,alf years ago the s1w lump
OIL Mrs. Phillips side which she said Ind
hcc1l produced by lier daughters kicking
lIcr. During these yrnrs Slrs. Phillips was
always asking witness fur something to eat,
nimI always ntu ravenously what was given
her. Thu olt[ lady lla.t fallen oif In Tier
strength n Kood deal in the past
lvo years. When witness first knew
her she used to worl, hartt, but,
especially wl;hn.tl,c last two years, slo had
falscnnway. July II, when slle came to
visit wI!ncss, she was very weak, apparently
having been almost starved to death. 1t
tool, three days of treatment oil isOrt wine
M Msr ay osr M st11iS as wera fe c51 y es ST.. a!e, eo
nut wear sliocs, ,crn,,se sumo nf her.toc.-
Often henrtl and seen Mrs. ,Hntler tlireatef!
c,ss ths S IT, ay yq my %oa s 'rSis sr S'!s tss es d
lrr nu'thcr, chilling her iii NIL devil. Mn oil
lug, and worse. She hat. never see,l tho d.
fe,lslanl beating her n!otllcr, but l'n.i heard
sercas e :a''st ssf ws s IL was NJ s sayns sa fs oso
with witness. The Ud lady .liatl askrl wit
ncss to send her ftHMl, anI l,nu! suggested,
when sl,s WINS liyins ~ the Earrst:& & t., :,,t
supply her with .It,'si. The old latly was
tltjleit chair, s0 tlsut When she visited wit
| ness she WIS ii, snrr t!at she .collla not sit
down. Witness lad heard the defendant
! her, since tho old lady wellt lack tu her.
LIEUTENANT or POLICE uAEusEE.
! of The Madison Street Stntlo,t, said TINT la
| knew Mrs. Phillips, Int 1i;ld no personal
! knowledge of my hardship slo, Ind UNDER
| g0l,p. ID was ono evening askrd by the
takr,, refuge with them, hack 10 her tln'lg'-
tcs's. nrxt tlonr. 1Ie learned some facts re,,
ear.!ing the treatment which the Oil laty had
undergone. but Il wins nll by licars9y. The
sllo was afrai,l 10 20 bnck 10 her .lnnyhtcr,
| WHO, She said, shH was afrnilt would kilt
| ller. Witness !IEd conyers4lt With Tic de-
| fentRllt, who complained tllat litr !notl!er
wished She could get rid Ut lscr She talked
! of luuyi1.y her sent tu the I'm,r-11nnsc.
Ii, crosS;exuu'illnt1l' wltiiess statesl tltat
tle defendant sail that stlu waS afraid t9
| suddenly she might lM blamed for II. Sha
| also said Tint the old la.ly hal eone to tho
Misses Faster Of her own accord, and that
she might stny there.
| OFFICER o. r. DUDLEY,
Of thu Illinois llumnne Society, testified TINT
living MI Itarttu!pl, street t!lat the old lady,
aHster: s: t; Sf;s. B"isr, It s "a 4 Sorh Tscria
etreet WiteSs weat tsrs !; IN md sw s IT. l
l1at lncked her mother IN rt,o!'. 1lG 9sktHl
to seu tho E,rret room III wliicl! tho oil lady
hntl bGcn staying. 1t WAS si.nlll room, per-
nRs twclve iect S1are wi1 az reI, e,slI,enhtl. ".
loof. A di!ap!ttatcd cu0k.stoye WINS in ono
cDrnrr of tllp laoEl; Il, another WIS rlckcty
| bed with 4 dirty mattress upon 1t, which,
viz, wooen f"ck!nE.c,ir. conp!etSsd ~ | .Sa t'to @
nsane Society, mud went haek some days after
10 nrvst Mrs. But!cr, vito on tllIs occast9'i
seemed VERY anxious to Eet ritl nf tho old
Judy a1d Suggested that Thy ro;,r,llo.!se was
to tho CONCLUSION from whnt he learned about
tic old lady tl.a, her condition was tho result