The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-07-04
Vindlcated By her Chlld's Prayer.

ViDdicated By her Child's Prayer.
FRESNO, CAL, June 17.-There arrived
in this city from San Francisco yesterday
morning young man, accompanied by
middle-aged woman and two children.
They went to the Grand Central Hotel,
where they registered as Duliss Bays.
water, sister and children, and were as.
signed rooms. During the day the
party went into the country and returned
towards evening, accompanied by Will
liam Chrisman, who for the past two
years has been foreman for DR.. Eshelman.
The two young men were around the
hotel together..in the evening and about
8 'clock went up to the room Of Mrs.
Bayswater, who was registered as the
sister of the younger man.
About IL o'clock the guests, of the
hotel were aroused by terrible noise in
the lady's room and it was discovered
that the brothers were fighting, for
brothers the two young men proved to
be. One of them, the eldest, was taken
to jail and the younger one was allowed
10 remain at the hotel.
Complaints were filed against both
boys for disturbing the peace before Re-.
corler Prince, and this morning at 10
o'clock they had their trial. The testi-
mony developed aaad story of domestic
strife, and in brief it was as follows:
The names of the young men are William
and Duliss Chrisman, aud that Of the
woman Bayswater. Some eight years
ago William Ohrisman met her and fell
in love with her. She was grass
widow, her divorced husband being
alive, and when Chriaman 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 apparently made
no difference to Mrs. Bayswater and
Chrisman, and they went to living to-
gether as 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 .Chrisman went to work for
DR.. Eshelman and has continued in his
employ. One or two occasions the
woman has come here, begging Chris
man to go back to her, and this was the
purpose of this visit, the brother accom-
panying 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 to day William Chrisman
seemed to be bitter against his brother
and the mother of his children. He ac.
cused her of keepinging dive and she
denied it vehemently, retorting with other
accusations. This was kept up until
finally 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: "I'll test it, madam" and
turning to the younger, girl little tot
not more than three years, he said: "Can
you say your prayers ?"
Then ensued most touching ecene.
The little girl without word climbed
from her chair, knelt on the floor of the
court room, with the policeman, specta.
tors, Judge and her father and mother
around her, and, folding her tiny hands
and lifting her eyes to heaven, she made
the grandest defense of mothers word
possible. Slowly, but distinctly, and
without tremor in her voice, the limo.
cent little darling, born with the stain of
shame upon her and discarded by her
father, lisped in childish accents the
Lords Prayer.
As she proceeded, utterly oblivioua to
her surroundings and thinking only of
Him who said, Suffer little children to
come unto me, and forbid them mol" 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 prayer she added, "eicd
bless papa and mamma and Uncle Duliss.
Amen" and rose from her knees.
The case was settled, and had William
Chrisman sworn thousand oaths that
his wife was bad he would have been
disbelieved. It was several minutes
before any one spoke, and then the Re.
corler fined two brothers ;s15 each and
dismissed the court.