The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-29
ASSAULTED A CHILD
Mr., and Mrs. Samuel H. Lane
Fined forAssaulting anEleven
Year Old Child. -

Samuel II. and Alice Lane, OF Centre.
Vile, were charged before Magistrate
Prilchett this morning with cruelty beat
ing small girl that lived at their resi-
dence.
Frank Stout deposed that on April 10th
complaint was made that Margaret NJ
Shippers, "a child 10 years of age. was W.
saultod by Mr.. Lane and colored mapi
He drove to Lane s place, about mile from
Ccntreyille, on the following Wednesday,
He was informed by the child, and saw
her body was badly marked where she had
been whipped.
Her clothing was dirty and rough. He
brought her to this city and secured olntf
mcnt to be used on the child's body, 10
was all black and blue from the shoulders
to her heels. {.
Mrs. Lane admitted to him that she
whipped the child on the previous day,
Lane told him that he had only slapped
her In the mouth. The girl denied chat
she took money out Of Mr.. Lanes pockebIs
for which she had been whipped.
Mrs. Wogan testified she was ut the city
hall when the child was taken from Gem
troville. She found her body bruised as
stated by Mr., Stout.
Margaret Shippers deposed that the
child was her daughter. On January SthfI
she sent tho child to CentreVllle About
February 8th she went out and found tho
child with marks on her boly and dirty
and ragged. They then promised to treaus
the child properly and she allowed her 70
stay.
She wrote for the child to come in to ats,,
tend her grandmother's funeral. About
the fist of March she paid another visit to-
Lanes residence and found her dirty anda
ragged and almost barefooted with hardly
any underclothng. The next week sh8i
paid another visit and found the condition
Of affairs the same.
She demanded her child MS she saw
marks on her body When she attempted
to take the child they interfered saylng3
that they had her until she was Is years of
age. She denied in cross examlD alton tha9j
she drew knife and threatened Maggie if
she refused to run away.
Elsie Woodward was present with Mrs..
Shippers when she visited her daughter,
and saw her with torn and dirty clothes
and wearing mons shoes. =
The child told her she was badly treated.
The child testified that when she first
went to Centreville everything went along
nicely. Later on, however, Mrs, Lang
whipped her with whip, and again with
little stick. She wanted to leave but was
prevented. She denlbd that she ever took
any money. She acknowledged that she
took tho money because she was 80 severe
y
Mira Lane did not deny that she whip
ped tho child She did not really know
she was whipping her SO severely. Het
dress was open in the back when shA
whipped her. A iino Of $40 and costs waA
imposed on Mrs. Lane. Mr.. Lane was
thun charged with assault and battery.
Mrs. Shippers testified that when she atr
tempted to take her child away on Aprip
Is Mr.. Lane and tho oolored man ran
across the fold and stopped them on tht
road. He ran up and grabbed the chllQ
by the wrists and tho colorel man broke
the wltness's hold and took the child away
and Mr. Lane slapped her on the face and
thon struck the child in the mouth env
phasising his conduct with an oath.
They then dragged tho child down the
fane, Next day she made the complaint
Mr.. Lane denied he swore on the occas-
sion. He only swore three times in his
life and that was before he joined church.
Elsie Woodward corroboratel the evil
donce given by Mrs. Shippers. I'm
The child gave similar evidence.
Mr.. Lane stated it was about $50 o'clock
at nj ght when he followed tho trio. He
denied that ho struck Mrs. Simpers. In
going down the lane he slapped tho child
in the mouth. He was fined SO and costs.