Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-21
Dreeaful Child fotturs.

A shocking case Of child torture 10 -.
ported from Oldtown, Me-, . dozen miles
up the rivss from, Bangor. Fred Sawyer
and wife, with two little daughters. 8 and
10 years old, live in little white frame
house on the outskirts OF Oldtown. Saw.
yer himself is not regarded % particu.
larly vicious man. but his wife 10 . veritabls
heud. It hes long been known 70 the neigh.
bors that the little girls we're not we'll
treated, bat last week Il was learned
that they were subjected almost daily to
shocking abuse, the Oldest, Myrtle, being
especially maltrsated. Several persons do.
clered that they hsd seen the mother take
Myrtle BY the hair, pull ii from her head
In haudfuls and then throw her violently to
The krouud, while others have seen Tie I'M.
natural woman strike the child acfoss the
face with club with such force % to make
her unconscious.
Last Saturday night mob surrounded
6swyer's house with the expectation OF
capturing him and bis wife. They were
too late, the couple having got wind Of
what was going On and skippsd from
BsnRos. leaving the children bshind.
The Oldest child presented pitiful ap.
psarancs, her frail little body being GOV.
cred With cuts, sores and bruises. from
head 70 foot. The left wrist vas broken
snd the arm fractured, while The bridge ol
the nose vas smashed in - though hy Z
blow from club. Il was found that che
wrist and arm had been broken OH wesks
before by the mother throwing the child
heavily to the ground and then kicking hss.
No attention was paid 70 the ehild's sulssr.
inss, the savage mother thrsatsnins her
with instant death II she did NOT stop cry.
ing and, moreover, the helpless victim vas
told that she would certainly b killed Il
she complained to any one Of her trsa&-
ment. Not content with this, the tigrssa
actually sank her teeth repeatedly into ths
arms and body Of her victim. The girl'a
clothing bscams glued to The 6ssh with
clots of blood, and the physician Who waa
called was obliged TO uss warm water "a
remove the garments.
Iow.'s Jei.s Rsss lsill.
The railroad commissioner, q their -.
cent conference with the railroad man
sgsrs, gsve the latter 10 undssseaad thaa
there must b joint rates In Iowa Of hight
The mansgers were reminded Of their 1re'
quent assertions before The joint sats lsv
passed that they did not put In ths joint
rate becauss the Law prohibited IL end thsil
attention was called to the psrmissivs 90
ction OF the new law and - the require.
msnt Of good faith that they do - they hat
promised. This seems 10 have had salu'
tasy effect and the roads have decided "a
put In voluntary joint tariffs. They viii
probably not b. given to ill points, bu|
shippers ct such places can appeal 70 tn
commissioners, who viii order The roads 4
give them equal treatment. The eonnis.
sioners to-day received letter from 0sn'
sral Solicitor Wright. Of The Rock Island
saying: In view Of ~ pssnissien q
authority contained In ths Asst section o.
the so-called joint rate law and withou
reference 70 or rscosnition Of any oths
portions Of said Law, an Instructed h
say that the several companies havinl
hsadqusztsrs hers have undsr coesldesatio,
the formation OF certain joins tasi4s.
am dirsctsd 70 advise you Of this, Tor -
reason that IL - thought The board -
have, pending ths conclustoa Of tAs roads
some inquiry touching setion, 70 b bad q
the subject, and II b supposed thas b u
event would any such action b taken m
| III he rosds bad acted - ths premises.