Tombstone epitaph., 1894-01-28
IS NOT HER CHILD.
Mrs. Lindsey Tells Her Story in Court and Denies that Miss Kane is Her Off
 spring.

Mr5. Lindsey, the alleged mother or Miss Kane, the young giIl who was examined few days ago as to her sanity, appeared in court yesterday to answer citation to show cause why she should not care for her offspring. Her testimony was highly sensational. She denied that the child was hers by birth and produced the certificate of Drs. Hamilton and Hoicomb that she had never born a child. Her testi- timouy was as follows:
 "I am acquainted with Annie J. Kane. l took her on the 21st day of November 1876 or 1877 when she was two weeks old. I took her from Doc, tor Benjamen H. Hardy's Founding Asylum on Mission street in San Francisco Cal, my sister and the matron, Mrs. finders or Anderson, l can't remember which, carried her to my home and laid her in bed with me. Mir Kane would not adopt her but said he would help me take care of | her.
 "In few weeks after l had got her put her in his lap one day and she smiled and be said he would give her a christian baptism. felt very proud | because he took such an interest Tn my baby. feared all the time that | he would make me take it back where l got it from. He chose Godfather | and God-m other and took it to the old Mission church and had it baptised and gave her his name.
 "I did raise her rightly and always provide well for her When she was very young found that she was very vicious and untruthful, but l loved | her and wanted to claim her soul for | heaven.
 q sent her to school, furnished her a horse and saddle to ride mile and g hall: l sent her to restaurant to | have q warm meal, l wou ldn't let her take a cold lunch. I took her to Cal ifornia and placed her in school. She became dissatisfied, and ! went back to California and placed her with Dr. Medlock, and she was SO disobedient to the Doctor that she would not go to school.
 '1 let her come home. Shortly after MT. Kane was taken sick, he made his will and from the day he made that will she hated us both- She got to runnIug rrrir tne wittig family and MT. Kane tied to k.eP her at home. One day she got reaa.- . go up town and he sad Anne, where are you going? see said "it is none of your business, you old Irish Mick"
 After his death she was beyond my control. l tried to keep her at home, told her I was lonesome and needed her to help me work. She told me I was not her boss and that she would do as she pleased.
 "She went away and stayed three days at one time With the WIttig's. When she came home she said Il will break that will and kick you out of this house. MT. Pritchard, Mir. Will Hams and Mir. Wittig will see to that. Ton wav rnvo- married to my papa i; you have no right iIere al; ..O... /, slapped her face, she struck me and l said: "the God that have served 8 years will strike you back, and you will feel the blow mere tban l feel this" She packed up her clothes and left her home. l went up town to MT. Wit:ig's and inquired if she was there the family told me 'No." They looked guilty. made up my mind that would go home and not make fool oi myself as I was nervous.
 "The next day went up to the house of MT. Wittig's son and inquired ii she was there. l was invited in and saw Annie. I told her pleasantly te come home; she told me that she would never come inside my house again. That day I was arrested for disturbing Mrs. Wittig's peace. wal taken before jury of twelve men.
 was acquitted. She put cut scandalu. ous reports about me. was ashamed
 to walk the streets Of Bisbee, and my
 friends whe had sat at the commun-
 ion table with me, turned against me
 and believed what she said. I wa,
 wounded in the house of my friends
 "Mr. Pritchard nor Mr. Williams