The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-17
TRUTH ABOUT SALEY CASE
Children Taken From Them, With
Mothers Consent, for Good
of the Children.

In the Tribune Of Monday last there
appeared an article headed. Mothers
Hunt for Lost Children which pictures
a devoted mother searching for two lit
tie girls who were cruelty separated from
her by q laundering charitable aSSOcla-
ton. These children. the article goes on
to say, were taken from Mrs. Saley during
a critical Illness. with the stipulation that
they should be returned in the event OF
the mothers recovery. The children were
given into the keeping of the Infants
HOme-FindinE and Protective association
and the association in turn found homes
for the two little girls with good people
When the mother was wei enough TO care
for her children she asked for them and
was referred TO Captain Wood. Captain
Wood, the story goes refused to d1vulge
where they were located, and to all the
mothers suppliCatiOns replied that the
children were better off where they were
This could not satisfy the warnings
I of a mothers heart the article contln-
ues. 'and finally she appealed TO Chief
of Police Sheets. BY him the anxious
and suffering mother was referred TO an
! attorney and through his efforts the
children were located and returned to the
/ nus Of a loving mother The article
concludes with the query w here could
the children receive better treatment or
their interests be better subserved than
under the parental roof and watchtulneSS
/ of a loving MOTHER
! Persons who have made an investiga-
I ton Of the TribUne's charges say they are
D -
/ her marriage, was a servant of the Wo-
/ man whose name IS quoted in the III
/ bune article and since her marriage she
+ has been emDIOyed by her at intervals.
/ When Mrs. Saley has been unable to work
/ this lady has helped her. as Saley- the
! husband, is given TO drink and unable TO
/ provide for his family. Mrs. Saley mas
I been assisted also by the DIShOp or the
1 ward by relief societies as well as the
lady mentioned ever since the birth of
! the first of her eight children. At the
Il
! children were taken, the family was des-
! titute the father Incapable or supporting
| them and the children almost starving.
/ The city physician found the woman In 4
! frightfuI condition from disease and the
! husband similarly afflicted. II was an
/ absolute necessity that the children
. should be taken away. Mrs Saley In the
/ presence of a notary signed paper CIV
/ ing the two girls and a boy to the In
/ fants' Home in the case of her death, as
she considered her husband unfit TO have
/ control of them Saley refused 10 sign
the paper but said he would do so II his
/ During his v-ife's illness Saley, it is said
abused with shameful language the nurse
who volunteered her services. On one Oc-
/ casion IL IS affirmed, he took the money
/ left BY a charitable woman TO buy OyS-
tiers for his dying wife. and got drunk
with it Later DTs- Mayo and Odei re
| moved Mrs SaIey to the county infirm-
arv Saley then had his boy taken from
the orphans home and let him nun wild
on the streets, with the result lHdL H'
was injured on the railroad tracks
! ITpon the day Of the accident when lit
tie Dick was suffering dgOnies from his
crushed feet. his father remarked brutal
~. I wish the car had broken his damn
neck. then I could have got damages from
the company.
Such is the devoted father in the case
SaIev has a record. He has been en-
Moved at various shelters and has held
odd iObs from time TO time, but has al
vvavS been discharged for drunkenness
He was arrested four years ago for steal
ing coal and sentenced to sixty Gays ii
iaiI His two SONS. following their faith
er's example, went wrong and were boil
arrested for stealing.
| Every statement in the above can b'
1 verified the infOrmants say, not only By
Captain Wood and the Infants Home
Finding and Protective association. bu
by the nurse who attended Mrs. Saley
Nv Mr.. Jones of the infirmary, by BishoI
Seldom of the Fifth ward and by Drs
Mayo and Odell.