New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-26
MRS. MONTAGU HELD Oy BOTH CHARGES
HER DAUGHTERS DEATH, AND FOR
CRUELTY TO HER CHILDREN.


Belfast Feb o5.-Mrs, Annie Margaret Montagu.
wife OF Robert Montagu, OF Colcraine, County London
derry, and daughter-inaw Of Lord Montagu, was re-
arraigned to-day for further hearing. on February
Is she held ty coroner's jury a responsible Tor
the death OF ber three yearold daughter Mary Helen,
and when taksa before magstrae was remanded
in e7OO bail The has excited widespread Interest
throughout tho province OF Ulster and considerable
Lfeeliug has been aroused by the a0icn Of the Rev
Mr.. Mcdonald the parish priest Of Coeranc, VINO
declared from the altar last Sunday that Mrs honaeu
who Is convert 10 the Cahplic hlth, was bcihs
prosecuted because u her religious tclef Ulster n
s well known, Is the centre of Protestantism IN
ireland The case has been discussed from every
point OF view and J. generally believed by Impartial
persons that, though Mrs. Montagn was uinece~shHN
severe I'm her punishment of the httle glrI' shc l'H
no thought # infc,ing bodily injury upon her' much
les OF kilhrg her.
When the hearing wns resumed to-day Colerilne
Wa ir a : ate Of the - excitement. Feeling Tor
and against enc priN. 'ad reached such Stage
that the Judge before whom the hearing was ID DC
held had taken alarm, and deemed II hcce-s"IE' IL
1rder 10 preserve the peace, 90 i0rhd IN" Aol''dn'c
OF the public to the cOurtroo 30 serious Elu Ut.
outlook become that the auh hortie'. rs ma Ter OF
precauti,n had draft made upon the police sh'i0'u
In the village, adjacent Colealne, and many extra
e)nsables were on duty.
The first witness called was Miss Dosell, the gov
erne,s She repeated the evidence she had give" oc
fore the coroncrs jury to the elect mat the h'o H
had committed some act OF H;sbelavioF' Tor Wiicn
the witness had placed her In bare, darH rV'"
Witness afterward told Mrs. MOntagu what she ia"
done. whcreupon the latter. who was evIhhuy ""oh
incensed at her daughters action, went 10 'le Io"'
and tied the little girls arms behind her BACK WIN
stoe1ng She then t1s-d the child up with cofu 10
a ring In the wall and left her. At the expiration OF
f,ur bour,. when Mrs. Montagu went 10 the room To
,.svo the child she found that the stocking IN some
anaccountable manner had slipped up around the
,hiId's neck. and that she had been s,idhSlen 10
,eatb Further evidence submitted 10 prove
that Mrs. MontarI was guilty OF the hrst COUNT
maaslsuphter and she was held In 500 bail to await
trial that charge.
The hearing IN the second count. charging her
with cruelty To children. was then proceeded with.
Tho first witness called was Mis- Wallace, VINO had
formerly been In the employ Of Mrs Moniasu as
coverncss for her children. she testified That waller
Montagn the four year oh Of the defendant was
upon one occasion tied TO tree In the morning and
.llwed 10 remain there until slte in the afternoon.
iii, dinner was taken from tho house and placed on
the gas before him. ON another occasion Miss Wal
lace missed the boy from his usual place In the house.
ard saw nothing OF him for eight days. When she saw
him again the backs Of his hands were pulled up ana
looked a. though the blood had stagnaicd. lie had
bruises on his face and neck. Witness had also
heard Mrs. Montagu beating the child In the dark
room.
Mrs James formerly a nure N the Monaeu h6use
hold testified that she had Gilbert MOrtagu, I'VE
wear, old with the marks Il "A cord around hs elbows,
and with pieces of flesh ont Of his toes Austin Mon
tacu anoiher Of the accused had also been locked
IN the dark room Mrs. Nontagu had said TO her that
this was her WAY Of Furnishing her children. She did
IA 10 save their souls She did not mind their bodies.
Mr. James also deposcd that she the
csed dragging her son Austin along the corridor by
his fee. his head trailing along the ground This
testimony caused "A sensation.
4 hOu.emaid named Campbell deposed that She saw
Gilbert MDntagu stripped naked and beaten wiili "A
scourQe until his whole body lacerated that lac
wa. then thrust into dark closet, where he LAY
mosnlu9 ali night. aud that she unable 30 sleep
account Of the moaning and pleaded with the accused
10 LET Gilbert out Of the closet.
Mrs Nootaeu was committed for trial on the second
charge She was dressed In deep mourning. and
havy veil concealed her face. Her husband and
brother set beside he's through the whole proceeding
CALLS 1T LICKING a YANKEES BOOTS
London. Feb 25.-"The 1t. James's Gazette" though
that paper itself favors the project TO day publishes
letter protesting against the proposition OF Leslie
stephen that a fund be started for the erection Of n
monument In Westminster Abbey 10 the memory Of
James Russell Lowell. The writer of the letter says
ust Westminster Abbey should he reserved for Eng
nshmen. "whys he asks ." shoeid we crowd the
sss6 Corner with tributes TO foreigners who would not