The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-09
FINE STEPMOTHER FOR
ASSAULT|NG CHILD
Dozen Witnesses Heard
at Trial Today; Uncle
to Take Girl

Following a hearing In police SQUIRT
thus morning In which more than "a
dozen witnesses were summoned TO
teatify ana winch lasted Tor two hours.
Arr. John Ho,Gand. cnHrhbl with
assaultng her a-yenr-old s%1epchild,
was fined s2b and costs 10y Judge W
". Mcclellan.
MIR. and Mrs. Rowland are to give
up the custody Of the child. Dolores.
vino. Il is alleged. was whipped und
beaten. Tile court gave the child into
custody Of pr. g. +. ukens ut the
Children's home. An unCic ot the
child. Jesus Gonzales of Santa lie, who
arrived today, took The child ~
charge Immediately after the hearing,
by arrangement with II. l.ukcus
According to testimony brought OF
Mt tiir hearing The little girl has been
made to do homework. Mrs. kcrNtc,
WHO made the complaint against Mrs.
Rowland, was the iirst witness and
testified that the girl had been made
to wash the dishes sweep the floor
aud do ironing. she testified thnt she
lived in the other hair Of a double
house with Mrs. Rowland ar-i had
often heard the child scream.
'How many times have you heard
the child scream" questioned Attur-
pey j. A. Miller. who conducted the
prosecution.
Il can't tell. most every day"
Have YOU ever seen Mrs. Howlund
whipping the child,
None saw child whipped.
Ernest Chavez. who acted ns coun-
sci Tor the defense, questioned the
various witnesses closely TO bring out
the fact that none had ever seen Mrs.
Rowland whipping the child
Mrs. Jennie scotland testified that
she had lived near Mrs. lloWlaud 1T
one time for several months aud that
the girl had been made 10 empty
the Stops. wash dishes, sweep the side
walks aud kitchen and empty ashes
morning she had seen blue mark on
tile chiid's arms.
Il am a mother. a grandmother
and a great grandmother. aud
couldn't stand to see the child in sucl
u condition"
When questioned as to whether sh,
had seen Mrs. Rowland strike th'
mild Mrs. Seuland said she had not
As tears rolled Town the witness
face. Attorney Chavez asked her B
hhe did not think that her hcutmcn
had got the best OF her yesterday
Mrs. sccland replied firmly in The
negative.
In. Lukens. In whose charge tn,
child was placed yesterday afternoon
testified that the child had not re
ceived as much nourishment rs sh
should have. The doctor said N.
child had bumps on her head, tina
her tongue was bitten and swolloi
and that the child was sick. TIL.
twisted condition OF the chilf's lef
ear was apparently luz to blows, IN
said.
Questioned by Attorney Chavez /
the condition Of the ear could no
have come from an operation. tn
uoctor replied;
"Not from a surgeon
DENIES Nistrcntmcnt.
lie said the ear looked Ike n priz
fighters ear and hat the chill
coughed continually. He said tn
Child WIS not able tn do any work.
Mrs. Rowland testified that 10
lorcs had done only the light 'worl
around the house. e. as sweepinI
and washing dishes. She had don
some ironing. too. she said, but sh
did so only with a small iron.
Mrs. Rowland admitted that IN
child coughed at night. She said Nh
had taken her to "A doctor at Two dii
ferent times since coming to Alb
querque more than "A @ "a ago an
was giving her the best treatment sh
could.
MIR. Howland testified that III
rhtid had been sick since she " .
three yenrs old. lie said he had rev
seen Mrs. HOwiand beat the child an
would not have stood icr II, Us ]
knew the child was sick.
Mrs Rowland was arrested ycsteI
day after she was believed 10y neigl
rs to have beaten the child an
after a crowd Of women and childro
bad gathered at her rome on Altar
tic avenue.