The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-11

In the cita Nurt yesterday an inter
estine ana somewhat sensational case
sas esken up IN which 4 pretty young
girl about sixteen years. OF -, was
the principal ~wwnuss
fhe case on the docket read the
state vs. Warren Furough ana Mrs
tannie Furlough, mother and step
father of the gir,. Miss UInie May
Brooks. the charge being assault and
pattery
When the case was ready for triai
Judge Gale kindly asked ali chose not
~ terested 10 the case IL ieaye the
court room. aad the trial progressed
during the day with only the court OH.
Gals. the jurors. attorneys and a News
r porter prseent Judge Gale exclud.
| "a visitors owing TO the fact that some
nsayory testimony was coplemplatea
Ihnng the crial
The story connected with the riaF
| j long one, anu IL some instances q
very SAD onA but inasmuch as the
case has not yet sonc to the jury, The
News Is no. Il position to discuss any
iof The testim1 1ry introduced yesterda
Howe5or II deals with the man
lsides Of human nature and introduces
IL various forms ana fashions the
many by ways and hedges chat stand
/ IA ogen persuasion @ genng namaH-
rot,d THIS especia story ie marked
4or the simple TACT that It appears lhaj
J lhe own mother as charged with being
instrumental IA bringing about the
trouble of her daughter The scenes
| IL the court Louse yesterday at va.
nous times. were pitabie. its hard
Tor blood to revolt ngaiust blood, It's
usrd for p mother 70 give testimony
agains "a child aud il is revolving
when circumstances connect other par
I IS with such case
story Of tho Case.
NJ and Mrs. Furlough. step father
and mother Of Miss Willie May brooks
are charged with assault aad battery
g Is claimed that The girl has been
nmercifuuy beaten by Mr and Mrs
turlough
! Phe case was Investigated By the
lasl grand jury and true bills found
against both the cases being sent down
10 the dty coIrt, and the man and
. ife are being Jointly tried
II seems that when Miss Brooks
father died near this city several years
ago. the girl, then only eight o. nine
years Of age, was sent TO the Episcopal
e. phans home in Macon. She remand
there until last November. when she
returned TO her mother, she having
teen married to Mr.. Furlough. she
resided with her mother and step
father, who live on the cypress mills
roads few rifles from the city, for
several days tefore trouble commenc
co.
It Is alleged that the mother and
S ep father bc.h severely WHIPPED tho
young girl This fact or tins charge
soon became known and the grand
jury investigated.
The mother nd step father testified
that The girl was not satisfied; that
Ne wanted 10 80 out Into the world
gihout money. friends or profession.
grd that when they refused sbe would
hive o short reply ready for them
hat they did everything possible for
ccr comfort and pleasure az rar as
their means would permit but she
seemed 20 be bent on leaving home
aud caring for herself. ia what way
ale refused TO state For 30 doing the
uother whipped her so size SAID on
II estand as any other mother wouia
rave done.
on the othor hand the states Wit
negses and the young girl testncl that
the daughter was not whipped as
mother should whip a cnild Tor disc.
Incidence but that both the step rather
and mother thlashed her unmereifUly
without any Jusr cause
Which one Of the stories ara TO be
heIieyea aili be decided BY tbs jury
today.
The girI hes been IN charge OF
friends al Bav.ey since December. rel
aiives of Judge Parker agreeing to
care Tor her She 70 an unusually
8. etty little blonde, with an innocent
ttce neatly dressed ana well educated
sHd showing fhat sne was wen trained
III the orphans home at Macon She
left last night for Baxley bat viii anx
iously await the result Of the case
The lawyers VIII argue the case this
rorning and it wifOprobably 70 70 ~.
jury before noon The step father anc
mother are represented by Attorneyi
h.rauss q Shepard. yh.ss sallcltoi
coison IS BENG assisted by Major Il
H. Dart ~