Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01
ROSA'S IMPENDING FATE
A MATTER SOW IN THE BREAST OF
JUDGE HARRIS.
Testimony All In. Mrs. Burchiii anu
the Entire Hoard Of the Or
pbnns' Home Having Had
Their say--l1he Decision.


Mr.. Johnson described the sores
Of the little inmates OF the Orphans
Home with ouch pathos chat tears
came TO the eyes OF many In tho
crowded court room. Judge Booty
raads an able elosins speech. ~ the
conclusion OF the arguments Judge
Harris announced that he would re-
serve his decision on the case until
this morning At o'clock.
Yeaterdhy morning tho hearing OF
s saS 's .easa Of Rosa Mcknight
was continued. Mr. W. p. BnusrberB.
barber testified he visited me
Drphang' Home TO cut all the ohll-
drenp hair: his visits were from 10
CD, M; had not observed any evidences
Of severity; never observed any sever
lily on the part OF Mrs French.
Cross-oxnmined; Go there every Blk
or seven weekBj the children are
brought in ton or twelve at time
to wait their turn; Mrs French USED
TO be IN and out OF the room. None OF
the children ever had any private or
confidential talk with me.
Redirect: In my work gee the head
and faces OF the children,
Mr. Scott whg called 10 the stand to
tShtng 80 ~ ~ ~, tasttena tbst a. ma
49,, ,d ss,,t % mo scare
. un e,""n ~ S,hare a. v,as niod a
certified copy was printed ana the
printed copy was offered In evidence
BY Judge Booty to which Mr. johnson
upJuu'eu SAu W. ...ai,,sa In
me eNaIi'hsu uPg N1aaS ~ no
sVlu,nue' N'n,'D ,tu ~, s,,,r.n,
or.,hN Ms'er a. wy a,S' -, 80
"1ter Nheh gle' ,. w" M. 49,, ro,,
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nVeu AZ ~; NJ usuh nuu1s pV' ~ s.,u
cnlnS 70 VIZ livulri Sup "ov' ~ ~,
memb.r her hiolh.ri she docs hot gym
KNOW u WIS net ihtH.F VIM tVoh n'r
70 MiH' hhrils' tne hous'Neepsr Ior
Mr' fhEc; the WuH ABOUT touf yea l.,'
OF hEe When tak.n ,lel'' me ~ il a,,
lNten or seventeen yours OF ass' guy
IL most eHunhhls Birl Mf Lehon
ma ms wlte N'blt her ~ the lotn"i
Mr Leaeh, the hehuemRn win me
nehru' Anoulu SUPPOSE nc IN el''s
years OF age never saw MN oa'eHA
her ne taRea great interest IN the
girl' she appued 70 MN Tor proteouoh
from trouble;
The girls VINO left with iiatle David
son were Daisy and beulah Davidson
ena MINNIE ana jessie Nlhlers, Ihcg
i'tt SUNDAY morning ana were prousht
nhek thet might IN January ls'V
Mrs DAVIDSON Drought tho Hlrla 70 me,
ana IN july MrA' Wintofs Drought her
slrls 70 me- refused theni sne came
nhok WIN an oruer ana TOOK them
IN l had requested Mra Davidson 70
take Hattie out or the Home, she told
Hattie to behave herself or ahc would
be sent to the house OF correction; l
told hor N she ever ran away should
punish hor She ran Off with the other
girls and was brought back from Ar
llnpton took Hattie In a room and
told her was going to punish her. J
do not know where I got tho awitch,
told them was going 10 tie them
no n they ran away th0y would be adj
vartiaod as tled girls. The chain was
little brass chain: do not know where
i got IL; put the elder girls In separate
rooms. the two younr elfls were not
punIrhed, they wore given food.
wrote TO Mrs Davidson and told her
what I ha1 done / refused to make
out napsrg FOR IN. ho,iss or correction
Hattie rsmnlnod I'M rhn rnn a,yo,, ma
rot nnrrlol ale v,oula gst IN ana
rita. d,,,,,, H., f,.,,,t 80. .. ..t tts,t
80. ~. 800 . W., ~ Nv
80 ~. .,. ~ 4, ~. "u'r
~ ~ ,,l1',, "a, NJ 1 on a"N-
~ "a V ,uiu Hns
s,uu, - - "'h. ~ tiull NV
asN,u nm 10 ues,st VIZ ne PROMISED
ues's, w my von,l,uou 20 moot,
haInle winters ! turned over 10 her
mn,her stl We eoull 40 notnlng
WIN ! snoula nave neen 700 BiAl TO
nave iurAed hatue over To her mother,
once boy Snocked glrl out OF n
swing ana hnrt her eye he was
SPANKED THIS ia the case Mrs Glnea-
cock mentioned; We went 70 Mrs. Clues
cock ana she TOD nnout the cries nnd
Rcreame. asked her " she said u was
BOARD the boy was punlHhed with
nhe snld Ane uld not Know, nht thourht
W was board THO BOY was Henry
iiill' he said he only got what he de-
served hia mother did not express any
DISQUALIFICATION, toli Mrs' HlaaAeock
Nhe was pertectly welcome 70 COMO 20
the home and see the methods OF pun
ishment everything was onen, aud
thcrs was no ooncenlmcnts but she
wouu hlWnNN near cries ana screams
ss was natural among 80 many ehil-
drent therc was no extra preparations
Tor the visits OF tho board of trnsteoal
] 90 not know how " was possible "a
knoch = my over the porch rniling
DO not Know anything about boy be
ing knocked Unconscious. About Anan-
II oh sol la