The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-07
The Object OF a Law Suit Taken
Or by a Tumor on the
Brain.
Gho Expires at Her Fathers Home
Early on Wednesday
Night.
Medical skill Was PowerIess to Save Her
and Her End Was Painless and
Peaceful.

Laat Wednesday night, a few minutes
after eight O'Clock, Linnie Conner, aged IL
years. daughter of Charles II. Conner, 917
Eighth avenue. died at her fathers resi-
dence from a tumor on the brain. The
little girl is the child whose alleged ILL
treatment by her father and hor step
mother created considerable talk last April,
and led to legal proceedings. The parents,
on tho ground that the girl was beyond
their control, had placed her In the House
of Good Shepherd. Some of the neiRhbors.
who, Connor claimed, were u%nfrlendly to
ceedipRs were instituted to get the child
out of the care OF the sisters and away from
her parents. The matter was tried befote
Judge Buck in the district court. The
father expressed q Willingness to do all he
could for the child, and both he and his wife
denied having ill-tteated her. They also
claimed that they bad used only such
treatment AZ parents were justified in when
their children do not act as they
should. The father stated tina.
he WIS willing to have Linnie go with any
| good family who cared to take the charge
Of her. G. II. Anderson having been &C.
lected by mutual consent to take that re-
sponsibility, the girl was placed in his
charge and taken to his home on Broadway,
and Judge Buck dismissed the proceedings.
While under the care of the Anderson
family Linnie was frequently visited by her
stepmother, and the two were on the best of
terms. The girls health, however, appeared
to give way, she had trouble with her head
and her eyes became affected. About Ave
weeka ago, with the consent of the girl. her
temporary guardians and her parents, She
was taken back to her fathers homo on
Ealvails caro-, who took her to DR.. M. G.. Pal
sons, who treated her for strabismus. The
latter found she was suffering from q tumor
on the brain. and gave her palliative treat
ment. and wrote to DR.. Riggs. Of st. Paul,
a celebrated specialist on brain troubles. to
soc If he could treat her If she was taken
there. Other physicians who were o
suited agreed with DR.. Parsons diagnosis
of the case. On Wednesday afternoon Dr.
Parsons took the child out riding, and on
her return and up to the time the doctor
left she appeared to be no worse than she
had been for some time. She lay down on
the lounge, and some time later she APP
peared to DO out Of her head. not knowing
where she was. 10 her mother. whs was
sitting beside her. she said: Lift me out.
mamma" evidently thinking she was in
the DOCTORS carriage still. When told that
she was at home and on the lounge, she
over" Becoming alarmed, her father went
at once for DR.. Parsons. When the doctor
arrived the girl was dead. She passed
away peacefully, and without a struggle.
DR.. Pa sons, with the consent Of the par
ents, made an examination of the brain Of
the dead girl yesterday. When he had COM
pleted it he said that a tumor had been
forming on the left side Of the brain, evil
IDENTIFY for three years. 1t weighed about
an ounce and q half. It's existence there
no doubt accounted for some of Linnie's
actions which had appeared strange to her
parents.
The funeral of the dead girl took place
yesterday afternoon from the fathers resi-
dence, Rev. F. ID. KELSEY officiating. Those
OF tho %neighbors who had taken nc part in
the legal p oceedings of last spring, rem
dered the family all the assistance in their
power in carrying out the funeral arrange
ments.
Charles II. Conner, the father of Linuie,
was very much affected by her death. He
ascribed all his troubles last spring on her
account to the interference OF those who
were his enemies. With tears in his eyes
he yesterday reiterated his denial of ever
having tfeated her harshly or brntally.
Mrs. Conner also spoke feslingly Of the
dead girl, and believed they would never
have been arart az long as they were. had
her malady been understood, and the child
not operated upon by outside Influences.
One of the n%eighbors and friends OF the
family stated that the child had told her,
after her recent return to her father, that
she would rather go home to her parents TO
die than to remain away from them any
longer.