Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-16
How Emma Riekaby Came to be Sent to
the Institutlon.

The case Of Emma Rickaby, who 6
few weeks ago was sent to the Orphans
Home, was noticed in the papers at the
time and then the matter dropped. Il
was the general impression that the
mother of the child was an imrOstel
and that the child was anxious to b.
removed from her custody.
There are other matters connected
with the case which indicate that the
parties who were instrumental in plac-
ing the child at the Home, have another
object in view than a desire to look
after the girls welfare.
THE GIRLS STORY.
Yesterday the mother secured per-
mission from the Board to visit the
child and was accompanied by repre-
sentative of the APPEAL. The reporter
talked with the girl nearly an hour and
she made the following statement:
81 WAS taken away from my mother.
1t was not Of my own accord. 1 was
walking along the street with a satchel
in my hand when Constable Ferguson
and George Brown came up to me and
took me to a room. They took my ear
rings and finger ring away from me,
with my satchel. have never seen
them since. Afterwards they gave me
small breastpin and finger ring, but
not the same they took away. They
took me to the train and said that
Spanish woman was coming after me to
throw vitrol in my face. Twas very
much frightened and went on the train
with them. They shut me up in the
water closet most of the way"
The reporter then told her what the
papers had said regarding her statement
that she had been beaten by her mother
and compelled to submit to indignities.
The girl replied with some warmth:
alt is lie. never was abused by
my mother. She sometimes slapped me
on the hand when deserved it. Twas
never whipped by her as badly as I have
been whipped here. l never told Judge
Rising that was abused; never talked
with him about it. If I could only
write to Rising l could make it all clear
to him and get back to my mother. /
wrote a letter to him the other day,
but was not allowed to send it. Bill
Gambler told me that Mercedes was not
my mother, but she has letters which
prove that l am her child. Gambler has
been trying for years to separate me
from my mother. and Ferguson has
helped him. When l came here over
heard Ferguson tell Mills never to let |
ne out of here. Ferguson told me if |
anyone came to see me to run and hide |
Inder the bed and to never let my |
mother get near me, as she would dis
igure me with vitrol. l was so fright |
ened at the way he talked to me that |
believed that something might hap
zen. 1 want to leave here if possible
md live with my mother, who always
,reated me WE'LL"
THE CUBAN PROPERTY.
Mrs. Hickey showed the reporter a
etter which was written by her
in Cuba, and states that
here was a large amount of property
here for the child and her. There is
$4,000 for the child and $4,000 for
he mother. This letter is corroborated
~ a letter from the American Counsel
n San Francisco, who writes that the
money will be paid as soon as she for
Yards properly certified marriage
certificate to show that she married
Father McGrath, of Vir-
,inia City joined the pair and the GER
ificate has been sent. The letter from
;uba removes all reasonable doubts as
0 the identity of the child. 1t was
ddresSed "Dear sister, and signed
Your affectionate brother" The letter
rom the American Consul contains the
Xtract from the will which pertains
irectly to the child and Mrs, Hickey.
he letter from Cuba states that the de-
eased husband changed his name to
.yan for some cause unknown to his
elatives. Photographs were exchanged,
oWever, and the writer of the Cuban
,tters is satisfied that his brother mar
led the mother of the child. The will