The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-13
When Such Things as This Come up
1t is Easy to Believe That Man
Has Descended From
Brute.
CHILD BEATER ARRESTED
Little Five Year Old Boys Body is
Mass of Bruises and Scars
From Mlstreatment of
Father.


one of the most horrible conditions
imaginable, with his little body bear
ing mute testimony to the torture he
had been forced to endure, little Har-
ry Glover, aged five years, was in the
county court where he was subjected
to an examination, after which the To-
cal officials whose attention had been
called to the child's condition. became
infuriated and Immediately began a
search for the person or persons re-
sponsible for the little fellows horri-
BILE condition. few hours later Will
liam Glover, father OF the boy. was
locked up in the county Jail on the
charge of assault and battery.
Glover, a farm hand, has been
working on farm near Fall Creek
He is married to his third wife and
she is stepmother to little Harry And
this little Harry has practically been
an orphan all his life, or since the
death of his mother, and he calls
those who cared for him papa and
mamma, and when he was asked
who hurt him, he lisped papa and
mamma
! The attention of the local officials
was called to the condition of the
! child by woman named Mrs Allen,
of Hannibal the little boys aunt.
/ Some few weeks ago the boy was left
i in the care of Mr.. and Mrs. James. Ed
monston of near Fall Greek. and Mrs.
Allen understood that they were re-
sponsible for his condition and so in
formed the officers. Humane Officer
Fowley OF this city, was notified by
the Hannibal humane officer, and OF
( f1cer Fowley was sent out to arrest
Edmonston. However, Edmonston
had no trouble In satisfying the OFF,
Ger that he was not responsible for
the child's condition The officer was
informed that Glover had taken the
child from the Edmonston home some
three weeks ago, and then the search
for the father began He was found,
but as the officer had no warrant for
him, officer Fowley worked a little
ruse on Glover and induced him to
come to Quincy to get the child. AS
soon as he got to Quincy, he took him
to Justice Bonney's office and had a
warrant issued charging assault and
battery, and Glover was locked up in
the county Jail He admitted whipping
the child, but denied that he had been
brutal.
! The child Is a living testimony OF
some ones brutality When the little
fellow was stripped in the office OF
Judge McCarl, he presented sight
4 that caused the officers TO weep. His
little body was one solid mass OF
/ bruises inflicted with some instru-
ment of torture in the hands of some
brute. The back lore evidence of
having been burned, and in other
places it was apparent he had been
kicked, and numerous other wounds
indicated that he had been beaten
with a club In many places the
wounds and bruises had festered and
were filled with pus. One ear had
been almost torn from the head, and
i it, too, was in horrible condition as
result of lack of medical attention
The officers present when the child
was undressed said they never saw
anything like the sight that met Their
eyes. in their lives. Their indigna
lion was expressed in no uumistak
able terms, and the full penalty Of
the law was voted as small punish
ment for the little boys assailant, AZ
Ter the examination. the child was
given 10 Mrs. Allen.
Glover. at the present time. is in
the county Jail and an information
viii probably be filed against him IN
the county court, although the officers
have not as yet determined aust what
course to pursue to punish the man,
If he is guilty, as IS claimed, of so
brutally mal-treating his own flesh
and blood-a helpless little lad of five
years who has known nothing but
strife and turmoil since his birth. It
is stated that Glover wife, who is
about sixteen years of age, was averse
to having the child around. and for
thar reason, it is said, Glover mis-
treated the child.