The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-22
Awful Treatment of
Child BY Inhuman Parents

Kingdsher, Aug. -CspeclaD-ope Of
the worst cases Of cruelty and depravity
That ever occurred in this city, was the
barbarous treatment Of little four-year
ora boy Saturday by his unnatural fam.
er and his step-mother The Free Press
OF this city gives the following details of
this case of modern heathenism:
saturday morning George w. White and
his wife were arrested on the complalnt
Of CITY Marshal T. P. Christy for cruelty
and brutal treatment OF their little four
year old boy. These people live in the old
Massel building, corner Of Broadway an
Main They have lived here for about six
months. The woman ,s whites second
wtfe' and step-mother to the children
whose own mother died about two years
ago. lie has two children, a girl thir, e1
years old, and boy four years old IN Jc.
tober. The everyday cruelty OF the par
ents toward their children has created
profound ind gnation In the nelghborhooi.
The Ettle boy had been suffering from
summer complaint" on account of whoa
he had frequently soled tis bed. This ~.
fense seems to have been the direct cause
of his punishment which resulted Saur-
day In the arrest Of rs Parents. That
morning, for the uncons srollable ofense
named, his mother first beat him soundly
with stave OF lath, wrapped the soiled
blanket around his attle head and shoul-
ders and pushed him into the water closet
sat him down upon the seat. fastened the
door on the outside and left him The
child cried the mother returned, opened
the door and again punished him with the
stave. As she walked away she told the
chidl II he cried any more she "would
return and beat the life out OF him" This
was early IN the morning. variously stat
ed between 5, and 2 O'Clock. About
O'Clock Marshal Chr.sty was notified that
the child was a prisoner In the closet and
he and Councilman Mccartney went over
and released a.. IL was found 10 be lyins
In the closet, exhausted. sull wrapped in
the blanket-head, face and body be-
smeared with filth and wr.ng.ng wet with
sweat. II was a very hot morning and the
clubhouse stSnds on a vacant lot exposed
to the blazing sun. When taken out the
child5s body was found 10 be black and
blue from the calves OF its 'egs % its
body, the result Of the brutal punishment
TO which - had been subjected.
When White was arrested ne said the
shild was MS and ne had a right 90 thrash
L as much as he pleased. The womGn was
released on her own rccognizence and the
man was held in jan until Monday morn
Ing wl,,n their trial was held befcre the
probate Judge IN the district Counrt room
County Attorney Noffsnger appeared for
.he territory and Col John r. Bradley,
'Or the defencants.
A. the trial. The evidence OF the larger
number OF witnesses corrOborated the
lbove story, and the Judge then found the
defendants guilty as charged in the COM
olaint ard imposed fine OF $500 on
White and $40 on his wife Mrs White paid !
her fine and costs with the remark that
he would "have nothing more TO do with |
he ad." In default OF payment Waite |
yas committed 70 jail,
The htte gTl appealed 10 County At |
orney Noffsinger and begged that she |
IhOuid not be compelled 10 return home |
;he Is now ir the employment Of MT. An
lenman and receivse good wages. The boy |
$ a very bright good looking fellow ana
5 az present IN the care Of Mrs, Baker,
inder the direction OF the county attor-
icy who SAID II ne could not induce the
10 pay for his care ana
,eepng until a home could be secured
or HIM he would pay for Il.