National Republican., 1882-12-21
CRUELTY TO A CHILD.
The Rudd Woman Sentenced 10 Six Months
In JaiI-Other Charges Against Her.


The case of Carrie Ackers, alias Carrie Rudd,
the woman whose cruelty to child named
Amanda Bishop was published in yesterday S
REPUBLICAN, was before the police court, and
from the testimony of Lieut.. Kelly, who ar
rested the woman, Mrs. Sarah NJ. Richards, in
whose house she boarded, Mrs. Z. A. Owen, a
boarder in the same house, various acts of
cruelty were established. Mr., Stoutenberg,
intendant of the Washington asylum, testified
that the little girl was an inmate of the
hospital of the asylum, and that she was
given to the Rudd woman to take care of with
the consent of the mother that when in the
asylum she was an extremely well behaved
child. Judge Smell imposed a sentence of six
months in Jail. Mr.. l.. Browning, the woman's
counsel, noted an appeal and bonds We're fixed
at $500. The defendant was then charged as
Catherine Ayers alias Ackers with stealing
iewelry to the amount of 800 from Mary L.
McCuen, and the case was continued under
$500 bonds.
A reporter of THE REPUBLICAN was last
night sent out TO find something further about
Mrs. Rudd, alias Carrie Ackers. He learned
that Mrs. Rudd first appeared in Washington
about two years ago, and stopped at the board
ing house of Mrs Scofield, on b street, be-
tween Second and Third streets, northwest,
under the name of Mrs. Key. She said then
that she had come from Baltimore, where she
mad relatives. one remained Wlln MIS-. SCOIlelu
forabout two weeks, when Mrs SCOticld put her
out of the house for her conduct. Mrs. Scotield
told the reporter she would not allow men to
remain in her house until late In the morning
and that when the woman boarded with her
he had no child. After leaving Mrs. Scofeld
Mrs. Rudd disappeared for while, and about
seven months ago turned up at Mrs. Hills,
on Tenth street between II and streets
northwest. She then had little boy which,
she said, belonged to her sister. AT this place
she was known as Miss Avery. The Hills
finding out her true character notified her to
leave. The child was very sickly and is sup
posed to have died afterwards at st. AIMS
infant asylum. Mrs, Rudd then left Mrs
Hills, and the next time she was found was
at Mrs. Johnsons, on Pennsylvania ave-
nue., near Four.and-a-half street north
west. She then had the little girl
with her, which Mrs. johnson says she treated
in such cruel manner that she ordered her
10 leave. Mrs. johnson told the reporter that
one morning a servant told her that Mrs
Rudd had locked the little girl up in the
olosct of wash stand and that when the
child was let out she could not stand from eX-
haustiOn, being nearly sutlocated. While
Mrs, Rudd was stopping at Mrs. Johnson's, a
man named Rudd was living with her, at
least he slept there and Mrs. johnson discov-
cring that Mr.. Rudd's wife was in the west,
she promptly ordered them to leave which
they did, owing her two weeks board.
This was about three weeks ago. Mrs.
Rudd then boarded at Mrs. Richards
ON d street northwest, at which place she was
arrested. At this place she treated the child
in a horrible manner, throwing her down
stairs and beating her with sticks. Once or
twice the other boarder inteTfered. The
man Rudd also lived with her there. Mrs.
richards the landlady notified her last Satur-
day to move, and gave her until Wednesday
10 get another place. Mr.. Richards went TO
headquarters on Monday and notified them
what Find Qf a woman she was, and while lie