The Washington times., 1919-02-06

in the home during rush seasons in
more than four years. Before that
time, she said. only the older girls
work late.
do you mean to say" Attorney
Parse asked. that you ever saw Mr..
or Mrs. Greer whip the chiidren?"
Il can never recall having seen
Mr.. Greer put his hand on a child.
! That also applies to Mrs. Greer.
Were the children polite to you"
the witness was asked.
Extremely So" she replied. with
| one or two small exceptions they
were uniformly So"
Girl Had Twelve Dresses.
Asked about the clothing furnished
the children. Mrs. Sullivan said:
only today one of the girls was
telling me how she had twelve
dresses in one year"
Asked II she could remember the
names OF some OF the girls whose
elaborate clothes attracted her atten-
tion. Mrs. Sullivan said she remem-
bered particularly Nellie o'Brien.
Miss O'Brien was considered "the
Greer favorite" by other girls in the
home, because she did not occupy the
same quarters with them, was taken
on trips with the Greers and received
much marked attention.
You say that the home always i'm
| pressed you as being like a fashion
/ able young ladies' boarding schooI?"
Queried Attorney Barse.
! YES; 1t certainly did," witness an
swered.
/ On redirect examination. Mrs. Sui
! livan was asked If the children did
I not do more than merely help Mrs.
! Greer and work in the bakery"
"Oh, yes she said. They went to
! school,. Mrs. Greer tried to help the
! community making them Good
useful citizens
Mrs. Amelia Sanders. l2S Twelfth
! street northeast, testified that she
! had been to the Greer bakery two or
! three times to purchase cake. She
! she said, but had opportunity to OBJ
/ serve the children. They were
dressed like other children" she
said
Did you see any difference be-
! tween the Greer children and other
/ children in the neighborhood? At
/ torney David asked.
! Well, they worked" witness said
! That's no more than the others
I ought to have been doing"
William Maske testified that he was
/ nineteen when he married Sadie Nor
I ris, a girl from the Greer home. The
haske was twenty in December. His
bride was eighteen.
! Mrs. Greer objected to the wedding.
he said. on the ground that they were
too young.
COuFted For Two Years.
How long did you pay court to
your wife," asked Attorney David.
About two years." the witness an
swered
How often did you call on her?'
was the next query.
AT frs: l call twice a week-Mon-
day and Wednesday nights" he re-
piled. Later 1 call three times q
| week"
How late did you stay?" he was
asked
Il usually tried to leave at about
9 o'clock" witness said.
Did you have an difficulty in see
ing your sweetheart?" inquired the
counsel
NO" said the witness.
Where did you call on herr" he was
asked.
AT the Greer home" witness re-
piled
On cfoss-examination Maske said
he ate several meals with the Greers
after his marriage. He never ate
! with the children. but saw what they
had and 1t appeared to be wholesome
and proper"
Isn't it a fact that your wife has
told you since you married her what
a hard time she and the other girls
Earse.
No: she never mentioned such a
thing TO me-" witness said.
"Where did you meet your wife %
Attorney Barse asked.
AT Glen Echo" witness said, and
added. through my sister"
Thomas r. Pierce testified that since
November %, 1918, he had lived on
the Cree farm in Fairfax county. He
had been a frequent visitor at the
Greer home, and the Greers had al
ways been treated very kindly by
them.
Food Was wholesome.
He said he had seen the children
eating their meals there. and they
always had good. wholesome food"
What did shey have?" he was
asked
i ate supper CheIe IOH'b NJ anu
couldn't tell you what we had" he
answered; Il don't remember those
details"
! asked II Mr.. Greer had ever used
profanity in his presence, witness
said:
.Dern it is the worst ever heard
him say. don't think nc even
smokes or drinks" the witness said.
More witnesses for the defense will
b. heard this afternoon. when the in
vest'gation is resumed. at ? o'clc *
4 session of the court will also be
held tonight al o'clock.
Urge New Laws.
Investigation Of the strange case OF
the bakery children has led the Chill
dren's Council, central Organization
made up Of representatives Of AL 50