New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-14
MOTHER FREE ON PAROLE,
GIVES UP GIRL SHE BIT
Surrenders Child for Six Months
ON Magistrates Advice, but
Sentence Hangs Over Her.
PARENTS SIGN AGREEMENT
Daughter Shrinks from Them IN
Court-She Will Go to the
Clara de Hirsch
Home.

Big-eyed. frightened. thin-cheeked. APP
pearing for all her seventeen years eN-
actly what Magistrate House called her
lin physique nothing more than child
Of ten" Ida Forman sat Yesterday in the
jefferson Market court, shrinking when
ever she saw her mothers eyes upon her
From the minute Ida appeared. with Miss
Anna Doyle. the probation officer. ON one
side OF her. and Mrs Mortimer II. Men
ken. who as president OF the Portuguese
and Spanish Sisterhood OF Jewish Women
IL looking after the case, on the other.
the mother. Mrs. jeanette Fornan. Kept
her eyes on the girl as II fascinated.
From her prisoners place before the
Judge she stared at the child whom her
cruelty had driven into court
Screams as Father Approaches.
The father. Max Forman. cab driver
in court as a witness. also lowered about.
and once approached Ida. but she jumped
up with a scream.
NO. no." she cried. and rushed into
the anteroom. where Miss Doyle followed
and tried 10 soothc her.
"Ach, / do not understand" said Max.
MY wife iss de pest wife ! haf for eigh-
teen years. Ven Ida vas sick my wife
pawned her jewelry to safe her. Ach'
II lss queer Ida pehafes So
But not until her father went 10 the
rear OF the room would Ida come back,
and then she was trembling.
The story. already told I'm court, was
not retold II Is a week now since little
Ida. employed as a shopper by Mrs. \.
THOMPSON "A dressmaker at No. - East
5sth street, confded 10 Mrs. Thompson,
who asked her why she was SO pale that
her mother hated her and beat her and
Bit her" Mrs. Thompson advised her 10
30 20 court
"She came walking I'm here to me. the
child did" Miss Doyle the probation OIL
Ger. told a reporter for The Tribune yes
terday. "She barred her shoulders and
| showed me the red marks where her
mother bit her Magistrate House told
me 10 investigate the case, and ! went to
tho Forman home In No. 233 West 9th
street. / asked Mrs. Forman why she bit
Ida and why do you suppose II was? \
little remark Ida made that her mother
thought was saucy. and she leaped upon
| her and pinned her arms behind her back
and sank her teeth into her bare shoulder.
| Mrs Forman. who, when brought INTO
| court the first time. was defiant was
meek enough yesterday She signed a
manor agreeing 10 give the custody OF the
/ girl for six months TO Mrs. Mankeh-
! signed II as well as the trembling OF her
I hand would permit.
This agreement was also signed by the
father. The agreement was drawn up
after a long consultation between Mrs.
| Nenken. the attorney for the Formans'
Deputv Assistant Attorney Dickinson
IN. magistrate and the parents them
| selves.
After the conference Magistrate House
summoned the parties before him.
o1n all my experience. and | have mad
wide one. / have never known so nor
rihle a case OF cruelty as this he SAID
when the child-for she IT, to all IN
tents and purposes, child OF ten-hrs'
came TO court and told her story OF abuse
which 7 believe to he a true one, SAID