Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-31
ROsA's STORY ALL TOLD.
THE ORPHANS HOME HAS NOW IRIS
INNING.
Captain Darlington Tells How Mrs.
Durchiu Paid Nine Hundred or n
Thousand Dollars Out of Her
Private Purse for the Home.

The trial OF the Rosa Mcknight hh-
beas corpus case was resumed yesterday
morning at o'clock Attorney Byron
johnson asked that an attachment be
issued for Or. w. ., West. material
witness for the respondent in the
case. and the attachment waa
granted.
Mrs. Matilda Prince was introduced
by the respondent, she testified she
lived as far as across two streets from
the Orphans Home. lived there seven
years, So years is her age. Had heard
great deal OF cruelty going on Mt the
Home. had heard screams from chill
dren many ana many time could
not hera the licks on the child,
had noticed this for four years heard
the screams In tho day time. thought
often OF going over there, but never
interfered. Witness stated she could
not tell the room where the beatinRs
took place, Mira. French and other
employees were there at the time. could
not sar, how often Mrs, Burchill was
there when theRe punishments were
going on. looked at Hattie Dovidaon,
Maude Lowder and Dora Parrish AFTER
they hnd been punished. saw marks
on the persons and arms on them.
Dora Parrish was hit with IL bread
pan. Saw Pet Dooley's face after
she was burned. 1t looked like a sore
on her face
Cross-eNamlned--The last four yenra
was the time referred to- had not
heard any whippings since Mrs,
French left. during the last three
months when | yns first there
fight took place between Dora VIII
iom's mother and some one else do
not know who the other woman was
Tho three girls showed me their uer-
sons after they were beaten, and they
did 80 voluntarily. Saw Hattie some
time after size had been chaBtlsed
these were not bad. only two that
amounted to anything, they were on
her arm, they were scare. cannot say
how many Inches long the scars, the
glrla and Mrs. French said Mre. Hurchhl
did not allow the girls to visit around
the neighbors. Tho bruise on Amanda
Lowder seemed 70 me about one ana
half incheB long. It looked like Il had
been bruised. there was u scnb on II,
never told Mrs. Burchili word about
II, do not know the gentlemen who
compose the board OF directors had
rood many talks with Mrs French
but they never amouated to anything
She said she had to do no to yet along
with Mrs. Burchlll, 1t was Mrs Bur
not remember what transplrod during
the first three years that | lived there
do not think MIRA. French was there
the first year, there was somo whipping
going on whom Mn5. Collina was there,
did not talk with her, did not know
her. think the Home has been there
nbout SIX years, not related TO any Of
the girls, Dora Parish ia related 20
son-in.law of mine. abe has been
nwAy about n year. do not know
where Amanda Lowder ls, do not
know that Dora was taken there out
OF n shooting gallery, a man porpc-
trated barbnrity, bo % not thprc now
thihis Mira. Rurchlll ran him on. heard
no from Mrs. French, he was
too bad among the girla;
1 can't aay about it. raw a man thay
said was the name OF Page huE and
kins a girl upon the ponrch, then took
her on buggy ride aud did not re-
turn untll between . aud 10 O'clock
Mrs, Burchlll was In the achool room;
] think the g1rl was Laura Harrison,
they were gone TN dark. u wps Just
before Sunday school, It WIS about
two wceks ago. did not sec anyone 40
in buggy with Mr.. Page, my son-ln-law
and daughter Hnw part Of H. the Eirl
came out OF the school room and cnmu
out to meet the man.
Ro-dlreot-Page looked Ike an old
man. HIS beard was white, did not see
Mrs Burchill whom he came there. he
put his arm around her waist no one
came out TO take the girl away from
Page. They call the girl Laurn Harris
or Harrison. she looked to DO turning
10, he kept her out TIL between 0 and
10 o'clock, no one went away with the
Eirl except Page from the Home
Never saw II oecurr but TINT one time,
Saw Mrs. Williams hive commissions
A.. q s.H.t -
was said she was struck by some one
else. said to have boon u woman. she
was heavy set woman, do not know
where Nfra. Burohili was at the time.
don't think she WINS In the building,
Mrs, williams was not conscious, did
not sec her when she became con-
scious Mr.. Burchll telephoncd FOR
doctors. but none came while | WAS
there, ! was not called aH witness
against the party who struck her DO
not know how long Mrs. Williams stald
there. ahe was sick up stairs there at
least two weeks before she could come
down staira.
The respondent, Mrs. Mary Nc
Knight. tcstifed that she was Rosa Me-
knights mother, Rosa Is years and
4 tnonths old my husband IL not living
with me, we arc separated, came to
TeSas with Mrs. a. l. NanRcnsalner
When Rosa was taken TO the Orphans
Homo ! was In Dallas working for
Judge Bower. Judge Bower lives IN
East Dallas. was cooking and wash
Ing and doing housework, was In
bad health and had very little money
I left my child with II colered woman
and told her TO take her TO the CON
vent. was not In position 20 do
sood part by her, and | thought she
would be IN good hands at the convent
! intended 10 taln her out OF the con.
vout US soon na could support her
] told the colored woman 10 take the
child TO Mrs. Van Rensselaer, II she
was not taken into the convent W,tils
In Dallas wrote TO Mrg. Van Ken
saleer and the oolored woman about
the child
never consented for the child TO
BE- taken 10 the Orphans Home. never
gave Mrs. Burchlli any authority. never
had any applications for apprentice
ship or guardianship OF the child. Got
possession OF tho letters ] wrote from
Dallas last week. l requested Mrs,
Burchill to give up the cllild and she
refused. | went TO the Home for my
child. ana Mrs French tslephoned TO
Mrs. Burchill and Mrs. burehill an
swcred her not to let me have my
child. was sick IN Dallas, Have
worked for people In Fort WORTH
worked FOR Mrs. =. IA. Burchill about
thyRA xvnal q -. .,,t,, rnlntn fAks Mra laatr-