Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-08-29
WON BY A cHILD's PRAYER.
The Touching Ending or Case IN
a California Police Court.

The Touching Ending or case VII
a California Police Court.
There arrived in this city from San
Francisco yesterday morning, says
a Fresno, (Cal.) letter to the San
Francisco Chronicle, a young man acJ
companied by q middle aged woman
and two children. They went to the
Grand Central hotel, where they reg
istered as Duliss Bayswater, sister and
children, and were assigned rooms.
During the day the party went into
the country and returned toward even
ing accompanied by William Chrish-
man, who for the last two years has
been foreman for DR.. Eshelman. The
two young men were around tho hotel
together in the evening, and about
o'clock went up TO tie room OF Mrs.
Bayswater, who registered as the sis.
ter of the younger man.
About IL O'clock the guests of the
hotel were aroused by terrible noise
in the lady's room. and il was discov-
cred that the brothers were fighting,
for brothers the two young men proved
to be. One OF thcm-thc eidest-was
taken to Jail, and the younger one was
allowed TO remain at the hotel.
Complaints were filed against
boys for disturbing the peace 5Gcore
Recorder Prince, and this morning at
10 o'clock they had their trial. The
testimony developed Il sad story OF do.
Inestic strife, ana in brief il was rs fol-.
lows: The names OF the young men,
are William and Duliss Chrism N, aud
that of the woman Bayswater. Some.
eight years ago William Chrisman met
her and fell in love with her. She was
grass widow, her divorced husband
being alive, and when Chrisman and
Mrs. Bayswater went to get married
they told their story. being, Catholics,
and the priest refused to marry them,
Catholics not allowing the marriage Of
divorced man or woman. This appar--
emily made no difference to Mrs. b vs.
water and Chrisman, and they went to
living together rs man and wife. She
bore him two children, both girls, and
they lived happily together until two
years ago, when Chrisman left her.
Mrs. Bayswater keeps tavern at.
80 Townsend street, San Francisco.
After leaving her, Chrisman went to-
work for Dir. Eshclman, and has con-
tinued in his employ. On one or two,
occasions the woman has come here,
/ begging Chrisman TO go back to her..
and this was the purpose Of this visit,
the brother accompanying her to beg
his brother TO do right and return to,
his children. In dispute which arose
the lie was passed and fight ensued.
In court today William Chrisman
seemed to be bitter against his brother
and the mother of his children. He
accused her of keeping a dive and she
denied it vehemen;ly, retorting with
other accusations. This was kept up
until the mother said. in answer to.
some charge made by Chrisman,
Don't believe him, judge. | have
raised my children as they should
/ be-
This was all Recorder Prince wanted,
and he said: "Ill test it, madame. -
and turning to the youngest girl. lit
! tie tot no more than ) years old. her
said: ''Can you say your prayers?"
Then ensued most touching scene.
The little girl without a word climbed
/ from her chair, knelt on the floor of
! the courtroom, with the policeman,
spectators, judge, and her father and
mother around her. and, folding her
tiny hands and lifting her eyes t0.
! heaven, she made the grandest defense
Of mothers word possible. Slowly,
but distinctly and without a tremor in
| her voice, the innocent little darling,
born with the stain of shame upon her
and discarded by her father, lspcl in
childish accents the Lords Prayer"
As she proceeded, utterly oblivious
to her surroundings and thinking only
of Him who said Suffer little chill
dren to come unto me ana forbid them
not, " as she uttered that prayer which
many in the room had not heard for
years. strong men bowed their heads
and sobbed aloud. Finishing her pray
err she added: God bless papa and
mamma and Uncle Duliss, amen" and
rose from her knees.
The case was settled, and hal Will
liam Chrismau sworn a thousand
oaths that his wife was bad he would
have been disbclieved. 1t was several
minutes before any one spoke, and then
the recorder fined the two brothers $l5
each and dismissed the court.