The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-28
BABES FROM CORNISH ORPHANS
HOME SAID TO HAVE
BEEN WHIPPED
INVESTIGATION NOW ON
Mrs. Julius Kahn and Miss Daisy Mich
OILS Visit Institution Today to Learn
Real Conditions-Loeal People Gen
erous in Support.

Pitiful abuse OF two tiny tots, in
mates of the Cornish Orphans Home,
may be the basis of a searching in
vestigation of that institution. Mrs.
julius Kahn and Miss Daisy Nichols,
Of ArdmOre. are at the institution to-
day, investigating the condition OF
about a dozen children in the home.
Their backs and limbs mass OF
bruises and cuts, two children Of Mrs.
j. w. Church, a widow, were display
ed at the court house yesterday after
noon as evidence Of the mothers
charges that they had been abused by
someone connected with the Cornish
Home. In addition to the two ladies
named. Judge W. F. Freeman, Of the
district court; w 5. Gilbert, secre-
tary of the Chamber Of Commerce,
and A. j. Hardy, county attorney, and
several others of the court house
force viewed the children and each
was positive of the manner in which
the bruises had been sustained and
highly indignant that such practices
We're possible.
"Mercllessly Whipped"
considering their tender years, It
is positive that these children have
been numerically whipped was the
statement of one Of the witnesses.
Mrs. julius Kahn, who with Miss
Daisy Nichols, visited the home today
said over the telephone to The Ard
moreite this forenoon: 1--WE have found
conditions fearful, almost beyond be
lief II is not home, in any sense OF
the word We have examined about
a dozen children in the school who are
inmates of the home, and have also
made some inspection at the institu-
tion. The children are dirty, poorly
clad. and show many evidences of neg
lect. The Home is simply a frame
building. much like an ordinary dwell
ing of poor people. If there is a bath
room in the house we haven't discov'
cred it,"
Mrs. Kahn and Miss Nichols had
been at the home only short time
when this statement was made; In fact
were only beginning their investiga
tion. The matter of food for the chill
dren had not yet been reached. The
committee will return to Ardmore to
night and submit a report TO w. S
Wolverton, chairman of the board o.
trustees of the home.
The children of Mrs. Church were
placed in the Cornish institution be
cause of the fact that she is a cripple
and unable to earn money sufiicien
for their support.
The boy. four years old, and the girl
two years old, were brought back Il
Ardmore at the request of Mrs
Church When the children were pre-
pared for bed indication Of abuse wer
discovered
The boy, interrogated as to tn
cause of the whipping administered {
him, said II was because he was Il
the chicken coop In the case Of tn
baby. Of course. only the marks o
its body were gained as evidence Of II
treatment
W s. Wolverton. when made awar
of the charges. expressed surpris
and volunteered 10 have the matte
Investigated. Being unable to max
the trip himself. he deputized Mr.
Kahn and Miss Nichols to act in hi
behalf
Operated by NJ. E. Harris.
The home is said to be under III
operation of NJ r. Harris, resideI
of Chickasha His agents, accordin
to reliable authority, have found Ar
more and vicinity fruitful source
revenue for the support OF the instit
ton Frequent solicitations have bee
made here, and, according to his ov
statements. the response has bee
liberal. II is said that the residen
and business men In the oil fields di
trict contributed $4,000 at one time
III there has been expended, exec
for food, 800 in several months (
the maintenance OF these childre
their appearance does not warrp
that belief" was one of the statemen
over the telephone today"
The home Is said TO be under d
charge OF brother.in.law of Harr
and the formers wife. A girl abo
sixteen years Of age is said to be 4
only other person at the home ash