The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-04-04
Arrested for Cruelty.

Win us lace COV6reu WIFI MASS Ol
scars, bruises and cuts and portions of his
body black and blue, Albert Borden, aged
IA years, son of Winfield Borden, of De.
lance, was brought to Mount Holly, on
Tuesday afternoon by Detective Parker.
The lad was placed in charge of Mrs. Will
liam B. Abbey, a member of the State
Board of Children's Guardians, and placed
in the Burlington County Children's
Home. Later he may be transferred to
some State Home to be educated and bet.
ter cared for.
The Bordens live near the railroad
bridge at Delanco on which carpenters
were working. Hearing the screams OF
some one in distress, their attention was
directed to the Borden home, from which
emerged Albert, bleeding and crying. By
hard work the men managed to secure a
statement from the boy, which led to a
formal complaint being laid before Prose
cutor Samuel A. Atkinson against the
lads step-mother. Detective Parker found
Mrs. Nellie Borden walking along the
green bank skirting the Delaware river,
pushing her baby in a coach.
Mr.. Parker has known the woman for
many years, and before he had chance
to say anything she remarked:
"Well, you have come to arrest me,
have you ?"
eyes" he replied, land you must come
with me-"
The party went to the Office of Justice
Ziegler. where the detective, who had
been instructed to see that she was placed
under $1,000 bail, entered a complaint
Mrs. Borden denied the charge of cruel
ty and in her presence Albert was afraid
to testify, but when taken to a private
room he told the whole story, the details
being most shocking. Were he a boy of
more tender years. being frail and deli
cate, his case might have resulted like
that of Gwendolin Haines, who lived in
the same neighbour bod, and whose step
mother was acquitted of the charge of
murder. But the usual procedure in such
the fact that Mrs Borden has three chill
dren of her own, the eldest Arthur. being
only four years of age, which kept the
mother from being comm tilted to the
county Jail and perhaps further i'm
prisonment. Because of this fact Justice
Ziegler held her in her own recognizance
under $500 bail.
Winfield Borden, father of the lad. it
is said, had always been deceived when
making inquiries concerning his sons
wounds, the lad being afraid to tell the
truth because of alleged threats made by
his step-mother not to reveal the secrets
of his unhappy home. Upon learning the
true condition of affairs, however, the
father broke down and cried bitterly.
He has since learned that intimate friends
knew of this affair, but they were 10th
to refer to his domestic affairs, matter
of common talk about that town.
The case of Mrs. Borden will be con-
sidered by the next grand jury, which
will meet on Tuesday. April rs.
In explaining some of the causes lead
ing to his punishment, Albert said: EVERY
time Arthur did anything he blamed it
on me, and believing him his mother
would beat me with broom handle or
anything she could get. was compelled
to take care of the three children and If
one of them got hurt l was whipped for
it, but never in the presence of my father.
There are forty bruises on my arm which
| received in protecting my head. After
| was battered up the last time was not
permitted to go out for several days"
On leaving Delanco the father asked:
albert, are you willing to go with De-
tective Parker to any place he might take
you ?"
''Yes, replied the lad, anywhere is
better than here"
A letter has been received in Mount
Holly from gentleman residing at Mill
vile, asking that he be permitted to give
Albert home and rear him as member
of his own family, he having no chill
dren.