The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-04-12
TO EDUCATE CHILD
LIVED LIFE OF SIN
Husband Gone TO Get Rich
Mother Sacrifices Sell
for Daughter
AWFUL DEMAND OF LOVE
Mrs. Walters Declares to Court That '
Daughter 10 Given to Father She
Will Kill Them and
Herself.

Pittsburg. April lin court here Mrs
LIzzl. Lambert Walters declared that
for love OF her daughter. now IL years
old. so that she might obtain good
education. she had lived "A life Of shame.
Ruth. the daughter. was present
when the confession was made. IL was
more than minute before she seemed
to realize fully what her mothers
statement meant: then, with piercing
shrek. she tried To reach her mothers
side. but before she could do so she Tell
unconscious. She was carried into an
ante-room, where a physician worked
with her several hours before he could
restore her To consciousness,
While this tragedy was being enacted
the husband OF the woman and father
OF the child sat with bowed head. The
confession was made ut the hearing OF
the habeas corpus proceedings OF VIII
liam ]. Walters. of Portland. Ore.
against Lizzie Lambert Walters. OF this
city.
Left Wife. Got Rich.
The couple were married at Johns
town. Pa, on December 10. 1890. and
came to this city where two children.
boy and girl. were born. Then
they separated. Walters going to Chi
cago and afterward to Portland. He
In n mining engineer, and prospered
there until today. according To his tes-
timony. he In worth at least si5O.OOO
and IN the general manager OF the
Western Smelling and Mining com
pany. He declares that the son cied OF
neglect. but he admitted that he had
never contributed TO the support OF
either OF the children.
Walters. some time ago. obtained a
divorce from his wife. and then. learn
Al a.. II, n. hrnN1hN
suit for the custody OF his daughter.
Il was expected that the mother would
attempt 10 deny leading a dual life
one that OF the fond mother. the other
that ot the woman OF the town. But
she only said:
What am. am for my daughters
sake. That she might be educated and
be- properly clothed. ! have sold my
body and my very soul. | could die
happy In the thought OF doing so. for
OH. love her so! But l want To tell
you. Judge. that II you take her from
me and give her To her father will
kill both of us and him. for ! cannot
live without my little girl"
Persisted with Her Story.
She had continued her narrative To
this point despite the efforts of the at
torneys tn interrupt her Then came
the piercing cry of the child, who n
moment later fell unconscious.
Ruth Walters II student at the
fashionable Ursuline academy I'm this
city. and has had everything she
wished for. She IL on. OF the best
dressed students. Her mother. who
lives on Craft avenue, was supposed TO
receive money from wealthy relatives.
According To the story or Mrs. Wal
tiers. her supply of money became ex-
hnusted n year ago last November In
order To continue her daughters edu-
cation she started On her life of shame.
Mrs. Walters " n handsome woman
about % years old. She was dressed
entirely In black. Her former husband.
who II twice 49, old as She sobbcd con-
yulsively M she told her story
No decision has been rendered In tho
case.