The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-11-16
Converts and Monasteres are the Marpos Of Civilization

! desire 70 introdBee in ths install
neat further evidence before the bar
of Public Onniou which wtI COO.
elusively prove every statement that
has been made IN The Menace cen.
ocrnlng the terrible conspiracy With
has prostituted even Law itself 10 legai
i1e the protection of those Who have
shAmefully. Sanioaly. and eriminaliy
sinned against this ehild-a dAstardly
conspiracy that locks this innocent
child M away tom the sunshine Of
freedom and that systematically robs
the father 10 enrich Catholic ooiers
SWORN STATEMENT or MRS. J.
7. BENSON, or CHICAGO.
ChicaEe. unseis. August ie Isia
hr. a. q. Martens.
Dear strt--ln reply 90 your rrauesi
ceneerntnE yaur dauE hter, Nlola. whfls
uNtuE with her mother. . will gladly
wass iisss ss ssss SesaS w..,.,,
aNeaue In the same heass with Nlsla
and hrr mother. Mrs. Cork~Il. Q hars
ssvn aethtnE ef Mrs Corksil that eoaid
%. - Prsssssssa - Sss,,,sssrly s,,s err. IAs
iested aad sbussd. Ths ussthsr. bstnn
seldsm ~ ho@~ and staylnE out aiil
late AZ ninht. made ths.rhiId 20 shtfi
isr Asrssii s.es, % ,ss ti@s, Mssy :
cot pretectien. have taken The ehiis
iate cur home. givea h~r feed and
shslfer end eefriended her tIil he's
@ether cane home. The chnd uai.-rd
vac always OssdissI ssd sppTssiasss
what was dons Ter her by ne. shs
eftea said 90 ny daaEhter. Lilitaa. II
wl.h : had = @s@a IKE year..-
ssotAsr % Gulas AsT.
The pareats wers. when hems. eoa-
stsntly quarrclinG and the ehtld was {
sahlect. ti-trning 60 the cenyer.Htlos
The test day Of May, 1919, Nr-
Corkeil sad Niela came home al ~ o'
.. m. They went up In the attic whers
ur. CsrEsii hsd made his hsme. 10.
stesd of In the nat below. The asl.s
and quarrel which started Kept a,
awake tiiI abeut i7'ts .. m. When ~
heard q terrible crash and q plttfu
sersam watch . shall never forErt
Nrs. CorkrIi came down the steps ant
erted. -lou have killed ny ehiId. yot
have KILLED my rhildi- Mr. Corkell We,
arms. Hsw tRs child Eot cut 81 tb,
wtndew nobody seemed 60 know
but Mr. Martens explained q
60 ne late. - on ,ss' gsrA.P,
lsa ,Ss sAs 20 s.Ss !s%s'I puai.S-..s sS, e. RI: S:
distance IL about IS feet, from tbs
Eround Go the attic windOw. Ths
house n n three story one. Z kelpft
-ibIs assistance while hsE wounds
were sewed mp.
Whenever my time allowed me.
helped 60 care for aud sssisted tbs
child. ~ the mother either did not
know or did not have SUFFICIENT IN.
%ss on eSa,chss. TIE sSiId. Ssipis
aud sick. was a pittful sight. she hnl
the sympathy OF all the ueighbors
where the mother had noae. The pesl
physically Tor the sin and negiect oI
her nothcri
In January, 1911, Mrs. Corkel uhs
Ass been twice divorced. left her thirt
husband. Mr.. Corkeii. she moved d
ls5a North Clark street and condueies
the place n fast house. ON several ec.
casions. generally on sunday, Viola wa
sent by her mother 60 Induce Corkel
60 eome To the roominE house. When
ever the child visited COrkell, . aiyyay
oppressed my fear for the chlid's safety
she beisg alsne with him for hours 81
. tlmei
On one occasion when returniar
from such \ visH . aoticed froIa hel
appearance that something was not
riEht. she WIS pale and was crytnE
THIS was In Juiy, 1911, cOnverscs
about this Incident with a Mrs. MOranr
who told me that when looking fof
wsshsGshst on the attic perch she 10,
In the bottom OF the basket audrl
some Old clothes. Z never mentioned
anything OF this affair till lately, n
about March. 1911.
In January. 1911, Mr.. Martens beuSu
court proceedings against Mrz- Corkell
un the witness stand and under oatl
her own son, Arthur. a son FROM the nrsi
marriage. her daughter-tn-law, bel
Hister-in-law and her stspson teattfes
against her.
she was PrOnouhced an unat wens .
Not one OF her relations who wai
present testified In her favor.
Mr.. Marteas was given his child by
the court. by hia honor, Charles ~
Walker, OF the circuit court.
Mr.. Martens mnde provlslons aRt
made a home Tor Viola and equally az
hts wife. They did All % make IA,
care aRd comfort was greatly apPre.
ciated. She called her HtepEiOlh hei
"mamar and referred 40 her the Ris-
erahle life and the disTeputhbis $3.50.
house. She confessed the detaitssof ths
Incidents NJ 2G22 Western avenue iI
July, I0II-how CorkeIi sedueed het.
When q heard this frVtn ur. hartea,
. told him about Mira Norgans discee-
cry. Hiola's mother soon got knowl'
Mrs. Corkeil brought charges againsl
Mr.. Martena. such a. hiding the en-
blema OF her religion and tried 90 iui.
press the court that the father was NO
% Go take care of the child.
The child was taken from him 100
sent Go the Nazareth Academy. Th'
case was before the same Judge. Dur
Ing court proceedings two nans Wrr,
waiting 20 take the child away. tn,
chlld WAS never on the stand nor qurs-
tioned about anything.
All wttnesses-Dr. A. Exc, the proba
tion ofucrr. Miss ,. Binford, the prtert
Father Hyncs. ETC.. testified Viola hnt
Improved In health and had n gcos
home. Everybody was for the ehiid''
welfare. bat some powerful Inauene,
on the other side unbulanced every
thing. The poor unfortunate child q
pitied by everyone who knows her eN-
cept her avn mother! Why was IN,
ehlid. nEninst her own and her father
will. put In n Catholic Institution. tori
away from q good home and parenti
whose only aim was 60 uplift the chiis
aad give her the care and love whlci
every child should receivef . am fh,
mother OF two children and can do
nothing hut express my deepest regret
for tails poor child who never had :
deeenf home till she was with hei
father and bis present wife. Mrs
katherine MartenA
MRS. =. r. BENSON.
2SI5 Cherry Place. Chlcano. III