Bisbee daily review., 1910-02-25
PITIfUL STORY OF ABUSE TOLD
 BY TWO GIRLS
Innocent Children Are OiSown- ed by Father Who Brings Unfounded and RegoIting Charge Against One,

Disowning his own child,c in front of a crowded court rooin. J. !. Ilo'mpn who had Jesse Slack of CoGrtlIul arrested a few days ago an a sai:o i.; charge against ris daughter. Gladys. aged 14, created len digsus.inS spectacle in Justice Higl'- cnIrJ yes tcrday morning as to Cd go even ihg officers. who are accustomed to such scenes, to turn from him in disgust.
 After the case against Slack hla been ordered dismissed bV A-S' ;lnt Prosecutor Flannissn f,- hcF oi c.i- dCrce. to convict. aal lJ w3- prove, n that neither Slack nor any other man. so far as known. eye- had any reia Hons with the girl the father, in a manner that betOkened more ttr an maj than the human being. wa'fed up to hs eldest daughter Lizz.e. aged 16. and said:
 -I disovn you and yoI' sister. both of you. You can go vhr~a you damn please"
 To which Lizzie spankily r-p!icd:
 Thank you. I can look atcr my self and sister, and don't ncei your help
 He walked out and Ter the girls standing there. desertei with ATS. Hughes. with whom they had been stopping at the Hughes book and who cane 10 court with them. he- sym pathies having been aroused Dy their pitiful tale of abuse at the hands of their father.
 A tale of fiendish persecution at the hands of parent. either usu- ness extreme. or else mentally un- balanced. was brought out by every witness. supposed to be for sae prose cution. that took the stand. D. s,' examined were Mrs. T. A. Holland and Charles I.anders. of Courtland and Lizzie. the eldest dau2hter. The latter was in tears all the time on th- stand and in the ante room. where they kept her So she would not lear the outbursts of her father
 The two girls. Gladys and Lizzie have for several months been abused by ,,eir father over al;. fer4 for winch they were ao- E. b1itc isoi- rrar did not like Sac. wlso vas on f.iood3y terms wit1 E'th he Hol- man girls. Several weeks ago he went 70 Charles Land rs. proprietor of livery stable at Cour'laud. and told him ne believed SlscE was hold ing improper relations with Gladys lie asked Landers what h. would advise in the matter of finding out if it were true. Landers suggested that he tell the girls he had found p note written by Gladys to Slack. He told the daughters th's. They said. "ail right: produce the note He sent for Landers and a man named Reid He wanted the latter as wit ness. he said. But he never produc- ed the note. Later on he met Liz z.e talking with Reid on the stree; about il and was about to strike the sirl. Reid interfered and Holman had him arrested. Justice Cabeli fined Reid S25 for disturbing the peace. and the remitJed the fine
 On the strength of I.anders' sIa- gestion about telling the girls he had found note lay the only foundation for the dastarGiy charge he made iE- plicatiug his own flesh and blood. Landers testified to that much uu the stand. and rebuked Holman severely for suumouine him as a witness Slack was one o'N his best friends and Landa-s Was one oC his bonds men when he heard he was arrested
 A Cortland Holman attempted tl e-- the warrant ont for Slack 6efor justice ca5cU. The latter refused 70 entertain the complaint without evidncc so Holman then came ts Blsbec.
 lie brought -thc girls with him a the time without telling them wha he wanted them for They did no know what he wanted until Wedues day night The old man took then 10 the Hughes block. promising t look after them. buy meals. etc. an, had it not been for the kindness Q Mrs. Hughes they would Eot hay had a bite Co eat after he took thCT there. Wednesday night he came [
 see them. They had read in tn papers something about the case. an
 told him what they thought of hin
 He thereupon refused 10 pay thei
 room rent or have anything mor