Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-09-27
DEATH HER ONLY FRIEND
A Woman With Her Babe Turned Out
on the st eetS to Die.
hoamS the Streets of New York Till
Death Comes.
Her Little Child Passes Awavt n Her
Arms At Midnight.

stNEw YORK, Sept. H4.-lt is not often
that the voice of a police Justice falterS
when administering the law or Furnishing
CRIMINALS, Yet that was what happened 10
Justice Murray IN the lorkville court YES
terdaN while listening to a Young woman
rs she Sohhed ont her story. Ii was such a
tale Of mySery as has seldom been heard
even IN 4 police court,
The Young woman was Mary Mullins
and while She told her story the body of
her babe was lying on a slab in the Thirty
NTH street police station. and deputy
coroner was holding an autopsy on it.
Mary Mullins Is 26 wears old Fouryears
ago she married John Mullins, and for
some tune their life was happy. 4 little
boy. who Is now ) Years old. was born 10
brighten their home Four months ago
another came along and they were happier
Stu. Then reverSeS came and the husband
lost b}S work. Unable to procure ,quploy-
ment, he went west That WIS thre,
months ago. and nothing has since been
heard hom him. Before taking his de
Parture he placed his wife and two children
IN care OF hlS mother ut No. - jackson
street.
The Young wife wanted to he indcpend-
ent of her mother-m-law and obtained
work. Having done 81. she placed her
eldest boy in the care of a friend. who
hives ON Front street. She continued to
live with her babe at the home of her
mother-in-law.
Tive weeks ago she was unable to work
amy longer, and rs She was a burden to her
mother-ln-law, the latter'S cnmitv was
aroused. There were continual chickering's,
and on Saturday night the trouble culni-
mated IN the poor woman and her babe
beng turned into the street, The little
one had been i'll for several davS.
1t was 3 O'Clock at night when she was
turned from the door Of her husbands
mother. She did not have cent in her
pocket, and apparently did not know
where to seek shelter She had nothing to
shield the child from the sharp blasts cN-
cept Il thin ragged garment
Pedestrians hurried through the streets.
and shoppers were out without number.
The walilng of the infant and the vlman's
appearance attracted their attention. But
II was not their business, and Il glance
OF pity they passed along.
The unfortunate woman wandered i'm the
street until nearly daylight At last at
tracted 10y the green light in front of the
police station IN East Thuty-hfth street
SIIt tllltIeu.
She told her story, or rather began to do
50, hut in the middle of it she fell Iaintng
to the floor. A number of policemen were
IN the back room, and they hurried ont and
lifted her up Kindly hands carried her
to a bed and djsengaged the child from her
arms. 1t was dead. Restorltiyes were APP
Piled and the woman regalued conscious
ness. Then she was given food.
In the meantime, as soon rs the dis
covcry was made that the child was dcaI,
it was placed ON Il slab in the police sta
tion and the coroner was notified
When Justice Murray had heard Mrs.
Mullins story in court he committed her
to the care ct the commissioners of chari-
ties and correction.
While IN the court room she was com
posed, but when taken down stairs into the
prison she broke into violent hystrricaI
spasmS She is SO weak that physicians,
who were called to attend her, said that She
may not recover.