Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-26
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red ink and pink and blue baby ribbon
book marks. a copy OF the mon Cos
pei News; q role of The Message o
\ Love; the Finest OF the Whcat songs
not 4 new breakfast food, tracts in as,
sorted sizes and eolols a copy OF thu
Cate city aud one of the Nlinneapoli:
Times.
ON the floor We're 4 torn bed conf
| forter. q mattress filled with excelsior
some little girl garments aill care u
/ two shades of blue. The mother OF III,
baby ami her friends Consistently re-
1 ferred to the things on the floor q:
them pile of rags there. AttorneN
Ballnsel uaxed eloquent as he he'll
/ them up SO that the holes would shoM
to good advantage.
These things replaced the heticlothes
the baby had before the visit OF tin.
charitable women. the mother anG
other occupants of the house swore
that they We're not 50 good as the ones
the baby had before
The burden OF the evidence Was that
two OF the philanthropists asked the
mother to let then, take the child and
she consented. The mother swore tina.
she declined the proposition. and sly
eral times Attolney Zimmerman in MS
nlonotonous. satilical draw spoke Of
the child the mother had before the
women kidnapped ii anG took it away.
A Tragedy In Her Life.
AS regards the morals of the woman,
q tragedy appeared. The mother WAS
b.. i
then she married again and her nus
band died. Then she became engaged
tc another man whose name was cars-
fully concealed in the court proceed-
ings, altho ii slipped out that he i
laarried.
He deceived the woman. telling be-,
thi,t he WAS q single man and by n
promise OF an early marriage and is the
father of the illesitimate child now in
controversy. The mother OF Mrs. ke!-
lar, her sisters and Il long retinue of
neishbors men and women. testified
that With the exception of this one
child her reputation and morals are
good.
The Other Side.
For the other side half a dozen of
ISeokuk's leading society ladies APP
peared and some of them We're in court
all day. They We're in good humor
and showed none OF the narlowness OF
View charged against vomankind by
the funny photographers. They laughed
as heartily as anybody al the funny
things. even If the joke We're on them
selves. The Witnesses called by the
state We're Mrs. Paul Dysart Mrs II.
y. Manson Miss Ada Read. Dr. CHARLES
~ Jenkins and DR.. Frank NJ Fuller.
They told of finding the sick baby
in their charitable work. They said
that it was Very dirty and covered with
lies and neglected. That they asked
The mother To let them have the baby
10 cure it and attend To its wants, and
that she consented. That they took it
10 their homes and soon the mother
tried to get ii back. Then came the
court proceedings. The baby is in ST !
losephs hospital pending the end of
.he trial.
They told how the head of the little
one WAS covered with seabs. and that
mother said VAS caused by the other
children holding it too close to the |
stove.
. ~. ~ ~. JtllhlllS ~ t'tttH tilt brf)N
While it was al home: after they Sc
,ured possession of ii, the charitable I
yemen put DIR. Frank NJ. Fuller in
,harse of the case. Each doctor testi-
led to its being Very Sick from serious 4
and that i improved as
'oon as he got the case.
They Gave 1t Bread.
Mrs. Manson in rehuttal. testified
hat on one occasion when she and
Mrs. Dysart visited the home. they saw
hat all the children Mere hungry.
Mrs. Dysart gave Mrs. Manson dol
ar and Mrs. Manson went to Rotch-
ord's grocery and spent the most of
t for bread. butter. crackers potted
lam and cookies: she also herself
Fought a bottle of the baby food for
he child. All these She carried TO the
Rouse and gave to the family. The case
will be continued today.