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TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1938 UNIONTOWN, NEWS STANDARD Mother Of Alice Harris Tells Jury How She 'Reared' Child Called By Commonwealth To-Testify Against Father, Dave Harris, On Trial For Cruelty; Defense Opens Soon The Commonwealth's case against David Harris 69-year-old Perryopolis farmer, charged with cruel treatment of the Illegitimate child of his daughter, Martha Harris, 33, was to close early this morning following. presentation of a series of witnesses Monday. During the afternoon, District Attorney James A. Reilly called Martha Harris to the stand to testify to the amount of work she was required to do at the farm and the compensation she received. In cross-examination by Attorney Oscar B.

Goldstein, the witness admitted that she got money and "about anything I asked for" when she approached her father, the defendant. Most forceful witness of the day for the was Dr John Kerr of Connellsville, phystcian for the past 37 years. Dr. Kerns declared: "It was about. the most deplorable condition I nave ever seen in all those years." Martha on.

Stand Dr. Kerns had been summoned to examine the child, Alice Marie Harris, after. her discovery by humane agents: Little Alice Marie, showing marked improvement, was brought to an outer chamber of the court room Monday afternoon; but was not to appear in court until today. District Attorney Reilly entered in direct examination of Martha Harris who gave her age as 32 years. "Do you work cu the farm?" she was asked.

She said that she did. "Do you inik. the cows?" "Yes, five of them." She told the court that she also did housework, fed the stock, clean-: ed the barn and that there were four horses, five cows and pigs and chickens. Could if She Tried "Do you fork the hay?" Reilly asked. "No, but I guess I could if I I never did," she said.

She testified that she did not receive pay for working but just her Do you get any spending money?" Reilly asked. "Takes a good while to get enough crust up. to ask for any," she responded. "You didn't buy a crib. for the baby, did you?" Reilly asked, "No sir, I didn't have the money," she said.

"Did you have replacements for the bedding?" she was asked. "No." "Your father had plenty of money, didn't he?" Reilly asked. "I don't. know how much -he didn't have to borrow any," she responded. Cross Examined The mother was cross-examined by Prosecutor Goldstein, "You got $180 from your mother's estate.

didn't you?" he asked. She admitted that she did. "Isn't it true you haven't been in the hay field since before John (her son) was born seven years ago?" Goldstein asked. She said that it was true. "You haren't fed the stock for a long time, have you?" "No, not for four or five years," she answered.

Attorney. Goldstein asked the! mother it she tried to get the child to eat meat and other solid foods. "Yes," Miss Harris said, "but she gagged on it." She said that the child was given cherry juice, tomatoes, applesauce, mashed potatoes, oatmeal and milk. The defense further the witness to show that the child had been given reasonable care. "I'll ask you whether you always kept her in her room?" Goldstein asked.

Put Her in Sun "I took her when nobody was around and put her in blanket in the sun," Martha said. Attorney Goldstein asked If she had tried to teach her to talk and walk. "I'd call her by name and she'd just grin at me," Martha replied. "You tried to use the same methods on her that you used on John, but it didn't Goldstein I queried. She said that she The defense called John, her seven-year-old son to the Ine child, closely resembling the mother, stood up in the court room, I apparently healthy.

Miss Harris said that the giri was never tied in a chair and that she slept in the bed with her mother and brother. The witness said that she fed the Lirl three times a day and bathed! her twice a day. Boy in School She admitted that she took care Jo: questions both her directed children, by in the answer defense to to remove the responsibility for the child's condition from the grandfather, defendant in the first case. Asked if John had ever gone to school, Martha said: "I took him to Sunday school when he was real young so he could get used to children. Since going to school; he likes it real well." "And do you try to take care of Alice the same as you do John?" Goldstein asked.

She replied that she did. "Did he (David tell you why he didn't want Alice downstairs?" Goldstein "She had some kind of disease," Martha. answered the She said. that "Doctor Griffith of Uniontown" gave her "some kind at of black salve" to use on the child. No Attic, Claims Miss Harris blasted that the child had been imprisoned in an attic when in cross-examination she declared that there was not an attic in the house.

District Attorney Reilly again! examined the witness and produced testimony that Miss Harris had nor been permitted to keep the S100 she inherited from her mother's estate. will. "After the child had been did you bring her downstairs?" Reilly asked. "I would be stepping over the chalkmark if I did," she responded. "Who made this chalk.

mark?" Reilly asked. "Pap," she responded simply. "If I had had permission," she went on," I would have had that child in the hospital. a. long time before this." Dr.

Kerr called the stand said that he had examined the child on February 2. Deplorable Condition "It was the most deplorable condition I have ever seen in all these Today's Bridge Hand By Wm. E. McKenney Trapped In Overbid. Unhappy And Makes His SOLUTION CONTRACT TO PROBLEM PREVIOUS 088 0 0 8 IN duplicate, even the lowest plus A score on board is valuable, and hands which at rubber bridge would be tossed into the discard assume 3.

great importance, because. the fight for the plus on the may develope from a minor struggle into one of major proportions. Such was case on the hand discussed today, in which the eventual declarer A Q2 10986 3 A 43 AK 107 65 AK 10. A 5 96 J542 8765. Dealer 2 4.A 98.

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The plans now considered call for the construction of new grade school building and Parish house with a gymnasium, a convent home and quarters for 16 sisters. Under the new plans, the present Jefferson street school building woud be transformed into a high school building only. Purchase of necessary property adjoining the present church site is anticipated. Don't Neglect a Cold Rub soothing, warming Musterole well into your chest and throat. Musterole is NOT just a salve.

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DRUG STORE BETWEEN THE THEATRES is 1 1 Church Provides Parking SpacePlenty Of Room For Autos Of Congregation. Congregation of Grace Chapel Presbyterian church at High House will hare ample parking facilities for their automobiles near the church, through the courtesy of Attorney Frank C. Newcomer of Uniontown. The Rev. David Hunter.

pastor of the church. announced that Attorney Newcomer has donated a large plot of ground in the rear of the church to the congregation's use. The congregation. the said, will construct a. fence around 00 00 0 00 00 Hospital News William Culletou, son of Mr.

and: Mrs. Charles Culleton, of Masontown, was an overnight observation case Sunday in the local hospital, Student nurse Charlotte Caton has been admitted to- the institulion for a period of observation. Margaret Stefl, of Grindstone, was admitted to Uniontown hospital Sunday evening for an performed yesterday morning. Her condition is good. the lot and build an adequate driveway.

Members will report at the church Saturday morning, March 19, to begin the work of. grading. Women of the church will prepare A. lunch at noon. All friends of the church are invited -to assist with the iniprovement project.

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Phone 1300 PAGE THREE years," he said, "Bones were all: abnormal," he continued," practically no muscie, or any of the limbs, feet were very much extended, joints were mostly immovable." Dr. Kerr said that he could "jag feet" with a pin and that she gave 10 evidence of feeling. He declared that the same condition was true of most of her body. He pointed out that the abdomen was very large. "To all intents purposes, the child couldn't hear and didn't see" and he said.

"No matter how much we punctured the body, it made no! sound," he said. He said that the condition was brought about by improper nourishment and exercise. Cross Examined Asked if the child had had proper care, the physician replied, "Absolutely not." The doctor was cross-examined by Attorney Goldstein. "You say that the child did not have food?" he asked. Dr.

Kern declared that the child had had simply enough to. sustain life but not enough to afford proper I nourishment. "If the child from infancy had been nurished properly, it would be normal today," he declared. He said that the child might brought to normal physical condition by proper treatment, but added that he could not vouch for the mental condition. Penn State Teacher Is Speaker For Art Society On Saturday evening.

John Y. Roy, instructor of art at the local Penn State Center, was one of the guest speakers at the annual jury award dinner of the Beaver County Art in Beaver Falls. He was designated to represent the Pennsylvania State College by Professor J. Burn Helme, head of the Fine Arts department at the campus, who was requested by the Beaver County society to send a college representative. Mr.

Roy spoke on the value to the community of local art exhibits. Mr. Roy has been member of the faculty at the local Penn State Center for the past three years and has received much favorable local comment on his work. He is a graduate of the Fine Arts Department of the Pennsylvania State College and holds a diploma from the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Fontainbleau, France. He.

has also studied at Harvard University and Tech. Mrs. J. J. Michael Back From Eastern Buying Trip Mrs.

J. J. Michael, owner of Uniontown's original shop, South Gallatin turned Sunday night from New York City. where she had been purchasing new Easter stock. She will.

soon have many attractive new fashions on display in the shop. Declarer Has Good Breaks Game Contract. Contract Problem (Solution next issue) South finds himself in a very optimistic contract of six no trump. The opening lead knocks out his heart stopper, and it looks as if it is only a question of how many tricks he will lose. However, if he.

makes the right play, the declarer will make not only six, but seven. AKJ9654 A 83- N. Q72 Q1095 64 753 4 J.102 6432 Dealer A A.10 AJ72 A64 AQ95 Opener- 5. 15 three tricks must be won by Fast and West. After winning the first trick, North continued with another club, which was ruffed in dummy.

West now led a low diamond and went up with the ace, He returned a small spade and finessed the ten, South winning with the ace. South returned the heart four and dummy's ace won, The diamond Anesse was now taken, and when it held, low olub as ruffed with the jack, and South's queen of trumps picked up. Then the losers were discarded on the epades contract. in dummy, and thus fulalling the North South could, and in several cases did, make four hearts where the bidding was less spirited. (Copyright, 1938, NEA Service, Inc.) 6..