The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-11-05
lNhUMAN SCCuNOREL.
He Starvos and MaItroats OrpbuDage
Children.

| DUBLIN, Oct 2S--Sume Startling tes-
tlnonS Was A!Sen '"-daI ~ the trial OF
| Rev caMueI Cotton, Il rector AT Cav
nogh, County kIiuarr. ChHrgCd with
criminal neginct and i'll treatment "f
Children in tGe Nar.ogh orpnan%ga.
| Rev samuel Cotton, who as conducted
the affairs or the orphanagc for many
years, has made many appeals to the
| public tor financial aid and has received
large sums OF money by subscription
tor The maintenance Of the Orphanage.
owing 10 numerous complaints which
have been made against that inStitu-
ilon, the Society tor the Protection Of
children recently made I'D jnvestiga
tlOR into the manner IN which the or
phanage was conducted and thereby 4
horrible state OF affairs was revealed.
The agents of the Children's Society.
during their investigation, found that
the children of the orphanage were in
an emaciated, filthy and ragged condi-
tlon and that they were covered with
parasites. The toes of one of the chill
tren, 1T was testified to, had rotted off.
Another, girl, had been chained by
the legs to log. The rooms Of the or
phanage were also found TO be in the
lilthiest possible condition.
In the Kitchen Of the Orphanaqe was
found baby, six weeks old, covered
with dirty rags and dying of cold and
inattenti"n. Other children were found
III the same apartment crouched around
small lire almost frozen and half
starved. All were weak and sickly and
tnelr growth had been Stunted by the
treatment received under Rev. Mr.. Cot
tons management.
The sanitary condition of the whole
estaollShmont was found to be perfect
~ horrible. The walls and floors were
IN beastly condition and some Of the
BEDS used by the unfortunate children
were merely old boxes and packing
cases filled with stale hay.
! 1t was shown that all the children
were kept IN perpetual state Of terror
by ltev. MIR. Cotton and that it would
| DE difficult even to imagine moro de-
plOraOle or blamable state Of things.
| Cotton WAS committed for trial, bail.
however, being allowed In order to en-.
able him to attend the Synod of tho
diocese, of which body nc is member
Her Spirit Haunted Kim.
LONDoN. Oct. 29.--A man giving the
name OF Charles Green, and dressed as
an American seaman, surrendered him
sell TO the police yesterday evening,
stating that he was wanted by tho po-
lice of Philadelphia, Pa, for i murder
committed about six months ago.
Green's statements were cutcred upon
the blotter and he was accommodated
with cell, pending communication be-
tween Scotland Yard and police head.
quarters ut Ihiladelrhia. According
to the story trld by the prisoner, he
murdered Il young girl named Minnie
tiilmour while in Philad, iphia in
March last. Minnie Gilmour, Green
says, was his sweetheart. and she made
him so terribly jealous Of her that in u
lit OF rage he killed her, and Subscquen,-
y escaped to Ensland. From this
country, the sailor added, he shipped on
board merchant vessel bound for tn.
Black Sra During the night watches
aC sea, Green continued, the spirit of
the d"a girl haun'"d him contlnuallv,
and made hi, life such Il misery To him
lhat, upon his return to London. h" dc.
tcrlnlnel to surrender hiu,Stli t. the
police in order that he might hc sent
pack 10 Philadelphia and there suffer
the pclal he had incurred b. his
CRIME.