The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-07

va a4tH counsel. snu tney EeP3teo AZ Nae
negative,
Attorney MCGUIRE said too many in.
tsrriews had been given out by on
( ciais Of the Associated Charities, He
speke cf an interview With Mr.. Lecky
/ printed in The v:rEinisn MIR. Lseky
read the interview 70 the committee
Mr. Mcguire was on his feet in an
ingtant and Protested that the read
ting cf the Interview IN which reference
was made 60 Tfrairy on the part Of
T ether crgsniza' tons vas improper and
ground ter a continuance
Mr. Lecky urged the committee not
fo grant continuance because 20 do
30 would BE- hinder the lssdssle work
Z Of the Associated Charities
Chairman Patterson rhen told AIR.
Mcclure that Mr. Croddu had said
he would not give two cents for a
la~yer" ana Mrs Mason said her at
forney had advised her against haV-
ting counsel at tire INQUIRY When he
& informed Mt Mcclure that 10 con-
finaance would he granted because
1wo institutions--the Associated Char
itSes ana the Home fSr Giris---are sus-
pended between heaven and earth By
this investigaion," the audience ap-
elauaed
sfr Patterson said he understood
that continuance would mean de-
iay 81 two weeks which would hurt the
Associated Charities.
Mrs. Mason explained that when she
said on Friday that she did not want
counsel she nesrt sire did not want
it Frlda. and had been advised by
her attorney against having counsel,
but as soon 4 5 Chairman Patterson in
eiied the interested persons 10 get
counsel she had engaged Mr.. Mcclure
Mr.. NJ ctiaire said ne understood the
+ caAfF mars TufIng ard wished TO with
draw from the case.
Chairman Patterson then said the
is5esIi goticn would proceed. He said
he did not want everyone TO speak at
once bat anyone present might ask
questions
When the list o. witnesses was cali
ed Ersie Lane. G. W Glenn. w. r.
saunders and c. ( johnson respond =
I'd 10 their names.
Mr.. Mcclure said several witnesses
had absented themselves because they
believed the case" would he continued.
Ursula Lane on stand.
ST. Ursula Lane, referred TO as
Ersie" by Mrs A. q. Vaughan, Mrs.
Mason, Colonel Lochwitzsky and
Others, Was the first witness called.
she ..pcSaTtti 20 1T About sixteen
Or sesel.-t EARS OH. girl fully
cspabie II pr'te tins h, SCI and In
el.aed to ~ i~r'
tsefore q'ess-1 mig uor. Attorney
e F.-l M0n'@E4e "a q hc glt q To ask
G W C3ffeS, i req ter i-,r ar al
& teEa3oh pare. =. Ar attended the
meeting ii r. mason ONE last
E Ws6a@,Gay In, Young mn admit,
ed thRs h .tl. nftt ia 'fe capacity
OF a reporter lie ,c. !ntd to say
Is ~.
the SnGet:gP ~ =. be se!d.
Miss Lane said she was a ward of
the Associated Charities twice, her
4 father having taken her there about
nine months ago She remained Sew
eral days and then returned home.
Later she went back TO DR.. Buchan-
ans institution, The little girl told
a pathetic story II being repeatedly
hurled to the floor of her home and
.stomped on" by her father. Her
parents decided on a Monday to take
her to the Associated Charities and
turn her over 10 Or. Buchanan. Her
mother came TO see her on Wednes-
gay evening
Ny mother asked me how l liked
the place" said the witness. Il told
her the place seemed to he all right,
nut the bread they gave me was
hard enough 10 knock a horse down
with and the \neat was not it TO
give pig to eat. She said. III take
you home tomorrow / went home
TnUrsday.
Thursday night my mother sent
me on an errand To the store.
stayed out about half an hour. When
] went back into the house my father
grabbed me by the throat. threw me
on the floor and began 'stomping on
me My mother asked him to stop.
He turned and slapped her. Then
the two OF them began to beat me"
Asked what her age was, the girl
said her mother had put me down
as sixteen. but I'm eighteen"
Mother Brought Her Back.
After her father and mother had
beaten her numerically. they sum
moned the Rev. Otis Mead to their
home and asked him to find work for
"Ersie." He obtained a position for
her in the Gordon Cheroot Factory
She worked there only one day. as
the smell of the tobacco made her
sick and caused her to faint,
When ! told my mother l could
not work in the factory she said
would have to go back to DR.. Buc-
hanan," said the witness. She
brought me back to the Associated
Charities. On the day l returned
Square with a number of children
asked DR.. Buchanan to let me &C
with them. He said. No; you shan'i
GO DR., Buchanan called me dowr
TO his private Office after all the other
children had gone out and said, Sit
down here. Ersie. I want to talk
TO you He said some insulting
things TO me and tried TO examine
me- | asked him why he did that
and he replied. II want TO find on,
something. protested and began
to cry. Then he smacked me on my
jaw
las was going upstairs to my
room found a bottle of carbolic
acid and drank the acid. saving &c
myself. I'll fix him CDR Buchanan
Then ! went To the bathroom and
locked myself in. After while the
children came back from the park
The girls gave the alarm. George
Lowe broke open the transom and
got me. was put in an ambulance,
guess. and was out OF my senses
for I'VE or SIX hours, Or. Buchanan
teiephoned 10 my mother. saying she
must come at once and get me.
Only smacked at Bug.
Next day l Mas peeling some pota
toes and a bug got on my arm,
took the knife and smacked at It. Mrs
Neville saw me do that and ran dowr
stairs shouting. 'Ersie Lane is tryins