Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-20
SAD LIT TIE ORPHANS
CASE OF MRS. FEREEBEE, cHARG-
ED WITH ,IArEREATISG THEM.
SOME OF THE TESTIMONY.
one Child Said "somethinE white"
Told Her to Run .Away-Counsei
for Defendant Charges Conspiracy.
Alleged Ticket Fraud in Norfolk.

NORFOLK. VA, November i9.-(Spe-
cial.)-The testimony in the case OF the
Commonwealth against Mrs. Margaret
Ferebee charged with cruelty treating
orphan children under her care, was
heard in the Norfolk County Court this
morning Mrs. F'erebee was in court,
accompanied by her daughter.
The case before the ~urv to-day is that
OF 13-year-old Rosa lee Hickman She
neighbors of Mrs. Ferebee at Lambert S
Point are prosecuting. The child was
placed on the stand to-day, and said that
she ran away from Mrs. Ferebee's be-
cause she was badly treated and be-
cause something white-it may have
oeen nay nlother-told me l ought to-
HER MIND PROBABLY AFFECTED
The little ones mind, it is believed
has been affectedaby hard usage. It was
in evidence that the children were work
ed in the fields in all kinds of weather,
and that when they had to work near the
public highway trousers were put upon
them and their faces blackened to give
them the appearance of negro boys at
work. 1. was also testified BY the Child
that she was beaten with bare knuckles
by Mrs. Ferebee. and that her eyes
were bruised terribly.
ALLEGES \ CONSPIRACY.
Mr.. Tilton, counsel for the defendant
claimed to the jury. in opening. that the
entire case is a conspiracy against his
client, growing out of personal misun-
derstandings with two of the proSecu-
tons witnesses and political animus
against her husband While the little one
was testlfying and making a deep i'm
preston on all who heard her Mrs. Feree-
bee the prisoner. sat near by rolling her
eyes and shaking her head at the wit
ness, but the girl continued her dam
aging evidence. Mr.. Venable called tt
attention of the court 10 the prisoners
conduct. and Judge White warned her
that if it occurred again he would take
steps agains: her. The case resulted in
Il hung jury.
ALLEGED TICKET FRAUD.
Charles Farley, Leon Marshall. Car
Isle Hozier. w. Curds. Michael Kelly.
William Hope, and T. c. Scuitatus,
charged with conspiring TO perpetrate
Field at last Saturdays game of foot
bail between Carolina and Georgetown
by sellington the outside tickets that had
been taken up at the gate entrance, all
appeared in the Police Court to-day.
Hope Marshall. and Farley were held
for the grand jury. The others We're
uIslf,.- st,..
LOUIS HoRNTHAL DEAD.
Mr.. Louis Hornthal died suddenly at
his home in Client. this morning, as he
was rising for the day. Heart failure
is supposed to have been the cause OF
death The deceased a very well-known
citizen was af the Silefsky Hornthal
wholesale grocery firm. on Water street
He was the brother OF Mr.. L. H Horn
lhal, Of Hornthal S Son, shoe dealers.
Nj. Hornthal leaves a widow and one
daughter, Miss Flora Hornthal. He vas
about 60 years of age. His remains will
be carried to Baltimore tomorrow night
for interment.
CLEVELAND AND THE DUCKS.
Ex-Presidenr Cleveland and his party
reached here this afternoon, after
weeks sport in North Carolina. a box
Of eighty ducks was shipped to Mrs.
Cleveland at Princeton. and then the
party went to the home OF Joseph See
finger, president of the Back Bay Gun
ming Club. Mr.. Cleveland looks much
whp