Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-20

Editor kennebec journal:
AS there seems to be no prospect of
| any hearing from the committee in
charge OF the investigation of Mrs
| hunts methods, the signers of the pc
tition to our Governor. feel that the
only way left for them is to publish
some of Mrs. Hunts over-zeaious
works in the newspapers.
Space forbids more than one case:
/ When Mrs Hunt was asked by a tax
payer where she had put the child of
the deaf mute, Mrs. Hunt replied
| None of your business" This child
was taken out Of our good United
States and put under foreign flag,
Thy being sent to New Brunswick, to
work for her board, while her own rel
,atives iii Springfield, Mass, were ready
, and willing to take her and bring her
| up. These relatives are among the
most respectable in the city of Spring
field and have written letters to the
, court at Augusta asking that the child
-, be sent to them. The child has re-
Gently been brought back to the Chill
| dren's Home in Augusta.
Il relative from HolyCke, Mass,
| came to Augusta hoping to find and
take the little girl back with her. She
was refused admission when she called
F, at the Children's Home. She then
called upon Mrs. Hunt, who also de-
/ MED her request to see her relative.
The judge, who was enjoying a va
walton at the sea shore was appealed
| TO, and wrote letter to Mrs Hunt
saving that the child might go with
the relative if said child was willing
Through the most energetic efforts of
a lawyer, Mrs. Hunt finally consented
to allow the relative to see her cou-
sin at the Children's Home. The child
was brought in, shaking from ner-
vousness and her hands and lips We're
trembling. Mrs. Hunt sat opposite to
her and twice interrupted the relative
when she tried to talk to her Once
when the relative tried the sign Ian
guage Mrs. Hunt said None of that. .
That is not allowed Are we living
| in a country where freedom Of speech
| is not permitted? Naturally the child
said No when seven pairs of eyes
were upon her. She is too young To
decide for herself and as she is in
tneed of medical attention her own rel
IItt4NNto az tifN oiicS u tdiF iVi iiti
When she was sent to New Brunswick
| the judge did not even knew where
fshe went.
l appeal to the public to know if this
is not most outrageous thing to hap
pen in a civilized community. A child
taken from the mother, the writ served
on the mother as she lay i'll in bed,
and the hearing held on the same day,
the child sent out of the country, an
offer of the almshouse made to the
mother fshe would be a valuable as
set for the almshouse as she is a good
worker and the little girl now shut
up in the children's home at the ex-
pense of the State when a good moral
home and loving hearts await her in
Massachusetts. A home vouched for
by clergymen and the chief of police.
The only object in publishing this
comes from desire to assist the poor
and down-trodden and to extend a
helping hand to those whose infirmities
place them where they are helpless to
defend themselves from the cowardly
attacks of those more fortunate. We
may have "a mistaken idea of law
but certainly hope we are not the dan
gerous kind who keep just within it.
MARY F. BRADSTREET.