, 1881-02-14
witness Mrs. Sophia IL.
White, second Daughter OIL
Atlttls.
e.. Asserts Her Belief in the Purity
'A' and Innocence Of Her
Mother,
,u,,,ts ,l,at Her Father Is Il Hlllata,
for Whom tl1o t'a'lows Is Too
uood,
,.a Wonders that no Docs Not Kill Him
uAN solf Rather than Paoe Public
ScoTn.

D$pGtfH 10 iHk %''t''so *'''.'
oa,sp RAPIDS, Mich., Fea'' TIL 'lo
.J,lii ease t-siny tllo o'IlS "ll'aess ""s oee''
Mrs.. sophia Il. White. ot oal' fIahe'seo.-
eecon tr II tI,c t!iFcct examination she ittcntl-
e"s'o" ,,n,nd letter sent by hur tn hrr I'M
hea I,,a u ~ si ;tcrs hcrc,-Anna aid Marlp.--ln
mat'Nu ms,n hr1rirttcrl,leulln,lct yesterday, In
ahs"t. '',,,.,ts hrr sympathy for Ller MOTHER
Nitaf Nans IN mr virtue, atr! her hatred Uf ltcr
~, ILL.,. Insisting that the gailows Is toO guDd
ta.",' u,i, tl,at hc ts villain, antl that slo Is
~ n,, .nn, h,ye found friends who csfnttsu
k."' ,aot1,cr's CAUSE, aml wonders II her
!st as,or tyIll mt kill himself rntIer than face
the public after
s,.,u i vILt.AtSoUs ACT.
d., ossurrs tneu that sha ntltI ller husband
Iii hrtp yindlrate her mothers character
Wi wi sacuro n blg slice Of tlle property. Shu
~" .,saro to,. that neither she ,,or her sisters
n"" o,ontI sneak to their fntl'er BECAUSE Of this
,,""hIe: " Tint they a'I hnleye their mother
..s,,,n.,s. .ie" wrongctt woman, and would not
,.t,s.r their father under oatl, III this casc.
s1,a a,so said tl.st she had understood tint
S"r 1 lrnlher Wilf hal ntted Its father Il, tho
raso.-tstller sided wttl, him. Bit, However,
I'M Ind told llcr tint llo believed
~ Inn crime or adultery alleged against her
BY hts fatllef'
hours. developed these salient features. SAe
had sr,n tIrtu acts Of cruulty towards fler
motilcr hy her father. Once llo WIS choking
lwr motl,er, but lift no marks. Another
t,mc she was sc.lt away by her father. Her
mother told her she had been pounded i,nti.
sh, WIS lame al! over. Tlle mother sworn
That ut that limo hu lsa,t nsctt II stick of
stoyewood, nntl sllo saw three scratches on
lie rlgit side of l,er mothers lccls, the larg'
est pe,la,s Il quarter of an incl, long, rs the
result of 1t; nfld tlla tl,ird time
uE had PUSHED HER MOTHER OFT OF
DOORS.
]!cr mnthcr Ind told l.er Of other nets. many,
Int sIe did not know Of tliem Ut her per-
soual knowledge, rnr did sho sec the effects.
She WIS examined ut length rs tn tito treat-
mcut site atl,l tle Dtiler children lad re-
cpiyul. Her fnll!er hut lIlovGL from d
farll to NewaygD to gtyD tho ctilllrcl,
a better education mil give the fasnily
moru privileges. There l,n give them Il ilnu
Stcluway piano, II llUr5n and cnrrinEc for
their use, and kept them NIL In school fullr
years. Then he camn to tirani nupttts fur
still further privileges. IN kept thcm nil In
schUof here. ar sGnt thcnl nway 10 school,
aud only ceased TINT beca,tso OF
THEIR Muri1En's OPPOSITION.
lie la1 gtyctl them nil ,nllsic lessons horses
nMl enrriages, valuable presents Ut goll
watches, anil Chains, unh iewelry; allowed
them sa,9M Il year for honsclaVta en-
lnnses nirf frequently nlorc; gave
them unlimited credit Mt souse Of
1 thu finest sllnps; t0nls tllcln mil their
.l'o'ia! W l!el"e'l! H1Is u, NJ" "ile''',s'
arountl Tile lakes, down tic st. LAWRENCE, to
kaIlsls and Nebraska, tUWn thu 1Iississippt
hy lmat. md MI 411e ttmr. still shn s,yorn hc
wa ,r"1 md ,ta,, rnn,.,I No., H., ,t ,,.n
III" t'ies le1''ea "''' w. ""1 'osc
'!hi' i1e gave t!lc aA!lEhleEs' rs llley lhllr'
Eetl, fine outfits of clothing mud furniture,
casting several hundred dollars. md eacll
Rbnnt 81 Mn .ulcco hcui,Ios ,rircn or tIn
I,n.,1,ors ,,'', ,,n.',, ,.''.,,.'., '. " .no
.'"h"'''' " navy ncetl '1"lt ie'1' "''u o1to eul'e
bnek llhlic. tier fntior taking her pArt when
4 hilE SEPARATED fItuM HER itCS1'ASD.
Hec'el went 10 l.c;tlsillc In is7t to get II
!ollle nlltl furnish 1t Tor ono lnrrlctl tniHl!'
ter wiz. hrnposch to liyc there, going In ata.
salre y prepare The way: ~ offered tG
ltaclI tio wiliess' husband his bl'slness an
t, Ely l'fili an liitGrest after Il time lin li.
Siayetl 1T l4onln frnm husltrss seven weeks
sSij, ySfF ut! sief ,l sc Ys lnaFrcl na wiin hcl
1nrn,n'r hn I H. r1,fs,s vav 2tGG - s. ni!o sunu IT,
fay"s n III. H. ,,,., as ,utu y, IT, ~ s'tn teeS' T.
HAL nEWAyS appeared to Striy1 for tllcfi
kultl opinion, EltU never ltnt used y1pfetlrt