The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-01-27

These two nights she said were not
cold ones and she declared that heavy
quilts were piled on the floor along
side the bed occupied by herself hus-
band and baby in the living room.
The boy was put there until the father
had finished making the present bed
When asked to tell what she knew
about the child's frozen feet and
whether he was mistreated, Mrs.
Stchr said:
The Mothers Statement.
Il came here with my two children
in October, eleven weeks ago. My
husband preceded me here Christ
mas eve we noticed n small red spot
on Kaurt's foot and thought it was
because his shoes were too small. The
scar later disappeared and both feet
suddenly turned red We knew then
they were frozen and read in this
doctor book (displaying a small paper
covered book which | brought with
me from Germany, instructions about
frozen feet. We bathed them in hot
water and rubbed Salve on them every
night. My husband bandaEed them
every other night one night my hus-
band called me and told me the skin
was coming off. He was frightened
and ! could not look at it, my heart
! bothcrs me so. | went to the LuebCkc
grocery store that very night and
/ asked Mr.. LuebCke to get a doctor for
us. ! can't speak English and it is
very hard. DR. Piger came that even
| ing waited for him at the store. He
| told us the feet were very bad. did
not know they were rotting, neither
did my husband. We did what we
could. Another doctor came the next
day and he later brought another doc
tor with him. He returned again with
another man. who told us my child
had to be taken away and have his
| feet taken off. He told my husband
to take Kaurt somewhere, don't
know where. and my husband said he
| would.
| Il did not want him to be taken
from me, but my husband said it had
to be done. He did not take him that
day but did the next night. We both
| wanted to go to see him, but neigh
| DOlS JOIu US llOl w ~ lltl I YET to-
terday some men came here and my
husband went with them. | was sick
i'm bed with my heart trouble and be-
| fore he went my husband gave me my
medicine and told me he would come
back soon. He is not back yet and
have been mp all night waiting for
him. want to see my child; | love
him. ! could not go when | was sick.
one of my neighbOrs promised to take
me there today | would go alone,
but don't know where the place is.
NO, sir, ii is not true that he slept
on the floor. Two nights we had him
on the floor with quilts beside our own
bed until my husband could finish the
new bed for him. He did sleep in the
kitchen two nights, but it was not in
the cold weather. 1t was when We
first came here.
Il did not know about those scars
you talk about ON Kaurt's stomach and
chest. He had one scar on his stom-
ach and when | asked my husband If
he struck him there he said No Once
my husband struck Kaurt on the back
and | interfered. The st, Johannes
pastor was here today and he told me
about all the reports in the paper. 1t
seems as if neighborS know more
!, about us than | do myself, don't
know many people here. ! can not
talk English and ! do washing for
! strangers and if this means of support
, should be taken from me don't know
what | would do. The minister says
; the paper says ! don't want my child.
| do want him, he is mine and | want
him to get well. l can't earn enough
} washing to buy him some feet.
want to see him so bad"
Stehr is the child's stepfather,