The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-22
BUTTE News.
NO PLACE FOR THE BABY
Mrs. Benefits Child Can't Stay
at the Poor Farm.
RELATIVES DON'T WANT IT
Auditor Davies Declined to Grant Aid to
Mrs Marian Kelley-The Commits
sioners Sent Ethel Gray to an
Eastern Hospital.

Mrs Mcdonald. matron of the poor
house. notified the county auditor yes
terday that some other arrangement
would have TO be made for the care of
the 4-months' -old baby of Mrs. Bessie
BENEFITS. the young woman who died
at that place few days ago. The child.
a girl. was born on Christmas day. Its
mother was subject To severe epileptic
fits. and on account of her ailment had
been an inmate Of the poor house sew
eral years ago. She left there, how
ever and returned 10 the home OF her
mother and later she was married. \
few months ago her husband deserted
her and her relatives made n complaint
of insanity against the poor woman,
who was about to become a mother.
She was locked up in the county jail
and remained there for some time be-
fore her case was called to the atten-
ton of Judge Lindsay who, as soon as
he learned the facts of her condition.
ordered her release and directed that
she be sent to the county hospital and
be given proper care and attention.
After the birth of her child her epilepsy
became worse. and she died as the re-
suit of it on Wednesday. The body was
brought to the city yesterday and bur
led by the mother of the deceased. As
the relatives of the dead woman dom
seem to want her baby, the county VIII
have to find another home for it, as the
poor house is not a proper place for in
fants.
Auditor Davies has declined to grant
county aid to Mrs. Marian Kelley. the
young woman who. with several chill
dren, came from San Francisco to Butte
10 marry Oscar Bell, an engineer. who,
she claims. broke his promises to her.
For some time Mrs. Kelley has been suf-
fering every privation. Different par
ties have taken her children and are
caring for them. but the mother herself
has been having a hard time TO get hon
est employment and support herself. 1t
has been stated that on several occa-
sions she has been compelled to sleep
out doors. and frequently suffered hum
ger During all her hard struggles she
maintained her responsibility and ii was
said yesterday that she had found
friends who would assist her to get em-
ployment. Some parties have offered to
adopt Mrs. Kelleys youngest child. but
she refuses to surrender her legal claim
to it, Mrs Kelleys $4,000 damage suit
against Bell and her action to gain pos
session of n residence property, which
she claims he promised to give To her,
are still pending in the district court.
She has great faith in her cases and be-
lieves she will win them.
The county auditor refused to issue
transportation TO Ethel Gray. the Grip
pied girl whom the Associated Chari-
ties sent to an Eastern hospital. and the
commissioners took the matter out Of
his hands and themselves issued the
necessary order on the Northern Pacific
Railway company. and the girl left for
the East yesterday.
The auditor had a large number of
applicants for aid yesterday. He stated
that there We're now between o. and 10
persons in the poor house and county
hospital