Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-01
Story Of Lambarh's Cruelty 10
Baby Told by Mother Of Child.
WOULDN'T LET MOTHER RESCUE II
Man, Drunk. Becomes Enrased at wo.
man. Causes Child to Fall In Crate
and Keeps Mother From Taking
Suffering Infant Out.

NORFOLK. VA, February a9-At
preliminary hearing at Morning
Star. before Justice Griggs. John
Lambeth was ordered held for the
grand jury of Princess Anne county,
on the charge of maliclously manning
his child. and Elizabeth Hope. OF
Sanford. n. c.. with whom he has
been nving. she passing for his wife,
has been ordered held as n witness
for the State.
When confronted with the evidence
tnat she was not married TO Lambeth
the Hope woman broke hown and con.
ressed. unfolding a tale OF cruelty and
inhumanity that SO incensed the Deo-
pie OF The community that feeling
ran high. There were muttered
threats heard against Lambeth. ana
commonwealth Attorney White
brought the couple to Norfolk for
safe keeping, There was a strong
sentiment In favor OF dealing out
summary Justice to Lambeth.
The Woman's Concession.
According to Elizabeth Hope. Lam
oeth came home at Morning star
station drunk one night last Decem-
per. Entering the house. the woman
declared Lambeth kicked Emma Lee
the little girl, ont in the cold when
ne began his cruel treatment or her
and inc child. She continued:
After turning my child out or
aoors into the biting cold. John Lam
peth began quarrellng with me while
held our baby. Jimmie In nv arms.
ne became enraged because | would
not DO something he wanted mo 10.
win hound he sprang upon me and
inc baby. With one blow he knocked
'De child from my Ian into the Arc
pace upon bed OF Goals. rushed
TO- ward 10 rescue my baby when this
man knocked me down.
got up ami started TO nul, my
enid from the fire. where he was
CRYING at the top of his little voice
ipeing IN terrible agony, when was
again knocked TO the floor. Arising
the third time. determined I. pet my
baby before he burned to death lam
beth dealt me stunning blow oyar
me eye. and sank TO the floor, help
less Slowly getting to my feet once
more In an effort to rescu my chilli
was again knocked down. where |
lay for a few seconds. stunned.
Iegs Burned to Crisp.
Apparently satisfied that was
unconscious. Lambeth fell across the
ned In y drunken stupor. | manager
TO crawl to the fire place and lIftcd
The baby out OF tho embera Ua n,os
unconscious. no
win bits OF cotton and oil bound
up little Jimmle's burned feet and
iegs The limbs were burned. to a
Crisp for seve,al inches above tlo
ankle, 1 was weak and afraid 10 do
anything. well knowing that II TOLD
OF me affair Lambeth would kill me
i did start to go for help. blu, THIS
man threatened me with dear 10
notifled the nelshhors. lie finally
allowed me to open the. door and let
my little girl In the house.
did tell n neighbours wife about
me baby being burned. but was afraid
10 tell her the truth. When rho
heighbors came to the house to In
Vesusate, Lambeth told them that ne
and myself had left the little one
playing on the floor while we went
TO the barn. aud when we returned
found Jimmie had crawled into tho
fire." >"o
according TO the Hope woman. her
husband has been dead for ss,eral
years She says that she and Lam.
beth came TO Princess Anne county
last fall from North Carolina. In
greensboro. N. C. the Hope woman
declares. Lambeth has wife and
children. who left him because of
mis- cruel treatment. Her excuse for
remaining with Lambeth was that
she was afraid TO leave him for fear
he woulh ikll her.
Other witnesses testified that Lam
beth and his wife were both IN the
haoft of drinking. A number of tue
neighhors testified that Lambeth and
the Hope woman were drinking the
night the child was burned.