Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-07-25
A SHOCKING AFFAIR.
A Young Indian Mother Burns Her
Offspring at Indian School.


Offspring at Indian School.
The Enterprise of Sunday contain
ed the information that a young gil
at the Indian School had made way
with her offspring by burning it in
a fire.
The information contained in the
Enterprise article is in the main cor
rect:
Inc AFFAIR happened over a month ago
The young girl had been employed as
domestic in Prof Mitchell's family
and was in a habit of occasionally at
tending dances at the Indian School,
Here she met young Indian who
became the father of her child She
attended one of these dances over a
.Ssenth ago and remained at the school
all night Between midnight ard
morning she gave birth to the child
and before breakfast had destroyed
all evidence by burning the bedding
and child in the furnace.
The story that the screams of the
child attracted the attention Oh the
passers-by is denied by the Superin.
tendent of the School, Mr. Ashberry.
In fact he stated that there was a
grave question as to whether the
child was alive at all or not when 1t
was thrown into the fire.
Nothing was known about it at the
time and no cutlery was heard by any
one The companions of the girl were
overheard talking the matter over and
it was by this means that the sus
picion was first aroused and an in
vestigation began. A search in the
furnace disclosed the charred remains
of the bedding and sufficient remains
of the feotus to confirm the terrible
story of the girls attempt to conce
her shame.
What will result in the way of lie
gal investigation of the matter re
mains to be seen. AS it occurred a
the Indian school and all parties are
wards of the Government it is regard
ed as a case within the jurisdiction o
the u S. Courts.
The girl is between fourteen an:
fifteen and there is more of DISPOSE
ton to express sympathy for her thai
blame
PROF. MITCHELL'S STATEMENT.
Prof Mitchell, at whose house TIL
girl worked as domestic, makes TIL
fsSe@ing statement:
The girl worked for me for owe
a year She was particularly brign
and attractive girl, and my wife wa
very fond of her.
We never had a girl work for u
that we liked better. Some month
ago, information reached me from a
Indian woman, who said that the gil
was in a delicate condition. | inform
ed Superintendent Ashbury and h
investigated and came to the concll
sion that there was no foundation fo
the story
About month ago, however, sh
went to a dance at the school an
Ashbury called me up over the phon
and gave me the first inkling OF tn
trouble. but he only said he though
there was something in the stor.
The girl arrived soon after in tn
school wagon and went to work {
usual.
L did not know until later in tn
day that she had had miscarriae
and thrown it into the furnace.
at once sent for a physician an
sphoned the School for nurse. Sf
was sent out and about week lat
the nurse, who was an Indian gil
was taken back to the school, aion
with the girl. l believe the troub
was caused by fall from bicycl
and will never believe that the chi
was alive when born.
She is much more to be pitied thu
blamed. The father. of the child 81
admits to be a young Indian callt
Joe. / hear he is still at the scho
but I think he should be expelled.
h It is claimed she got into til
wagon and came back to my hou
before the fact was known at tt
-.ro1 xl.+ oo, 4b;no IF tho lind he
transpired.
She is no longer working for me.