New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-10
STARVING A CHILD TO DEATH
NHUMAN CONDUCT OF A WOMAN.

MARY CORNERS IN TIE ToMDs FOR CAUSING TIE
DEATH OF A BOY COMMITTED TO HER CARE.
Mary Conners, who has been in the Tombs since
April o. charged with causing the death of George
Mccarthy, child six years old. By neglect and
starvation, was taken yesterday before Coroner
Herman and jury. Inc evidence 'haI
was taken showed the woman 10 nave
been utterly destitute of human feelings
in her treatment of the child. She IS about hfty-
five years old and has the general appeaIancu vi
yirago. Although she has a husband and grown
son and daughter. none OF them appeared az tiie
indrrst On April 81 Officer Richards, or the
Twenty second Precinct was told that niue poy
was being poorly cared for at No. sol West Forty
third-st He went TO the house, and In an lll-iur-
nshed rear basement ROOM lying upon some straw,
emaciated and his limbs were wasted ana
shrunken; and only the uncommon bright
ness of his eyes gave, evidence that
life was not already extinct. There were present
with him Mrs Murphy, the tenant OF the room, ana
Mary Corners glrl OF sixteen, who told the police
man that the child had been LETT In charge OF ner
mother about eight months before. Mrs Murphy
said she knew nothing OF the Conners family except
that they had craved shelter Of her for Dret time
finding the little boy too weak to take any nourish-
ment took him to the dice station, and from there
he was carried TO Roosevelt Hospital where he died
on the next day.
Mrs. Corners was arrested at once. She stated
that the boy had been lett IN her charge Dy MS
mother. whose name was either McSarthy or hlley,
=,
for his board. The child had been with her elghI
months aud its mother had never returned, nor bad
she ever heard Of her since little GeOrgy" had sore
eyes when he was brought 10 herj otherwise ne
was in good health. one denied starving hlin'
and said that he got as much TO eat as the
rest of the family. Coroner herman committed
her IN the TOmbs. and issued warrant Tor
the arrest of Mrs. Mccarthy. The warrant was
placed in the hands OF Captain kIllea, but ne naS
beeu unable to lind the woman. 1he inquest Dau
been postponed from time TO time In order that the
mother might DE 1Ouhu-. , ON vrr:, g
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty 10 Chill
aren testified that the child died OF neglect ana
starvation. Photographs taken after hls death
were shown to the jury. The BODY was almost q
| skeleton Other witnesses testified TO the drunken
habits of Mrs Corners and her il-treatment OF the
child. When asked by the Coroner II s1e deslreu 10
/ make a statement, Mrs. Corners SAID
" did not mean to misuse the chlld. gave MN,
| what had. did not have anything to give him.
| When asked why she did not take The enid to the
police station or the Charity Hospital she proIesseu
| ignorance of those places The jury brought IL
Terdict that death was due To neglect anu starEa-
| ton caused by Mrs. Corners. ne coroner RECON-
United her to the IOmbs TO await the action Oh Tue
| Grand Jury III default OF $1,000 DaIl.
| j." Ii Is one OF the most heartless cases l ever
| knew" SAID the Coroner anu she ought W eeI ae
| least seven years" -.
day that when the Connerses were WIN heI' tllt
child was III such pitiaDe condition that sac asked
| the daughter. Mary, to give nun some mix. On
he don't want any thing" was the petulent reply
Mrs. Murphy then undertook 10 Iced nlin' Dut he
| was too tar gone to eat or speak. Mrs. Conner-
would 90 away and leave hun IL charge OF bel
| daughter ,
| AT No 53I West Forty-thrd-st, where the Con-
| nerses hyed month before tine death Of little
George the other tenants declared that the whole
house stood in dread OF the family, especially VI
| Mrs. Corners. cne was drunk nearly al the umt
| anu quaTrelled with her husband ana children "hI
| were as noisy and disordery herself. None OF
the tenants ever saw the child until the day he was
| carried from the house, for he was KEEP
| in the ROOM but at times they heard M'
pitiful cries and once MIS-. COnnerss son had beer
| heard 10 say: Mhle you are spending your money
| do carei / am not the chlld's mother" was tia
vicious reply The police are still searching Tor th'
| chi Ids mother