Show A brutal mother CHICAGO sept 11 A case of cruelty to children that is almost unequaled in this city came ont in the examination before a police justice this afternoon mrs amelia per a masculine looking woman was charged with ill treating her two little stepdaughters step daughters the complainant in the case was an officer of the illinois humane society fannie a pretty little 11 year old child with sad looking brown eyes told how on the slightest provocation her stepmother would knock her down wibb a blow of her hand and had frequently whipped her with a large strap until she was blue the most horrible treatment took place about three weeks ago when the woman became angry at fannie mrs per grabbed her around the neck and thrusting two fingers into her mouth tore out two front teeth lau aerating the gums in a shocking cianne r taic little victim showed the court where alie teeth were missing and it could be seen the flesh biad been torn carrie iSch omner er aged 15 told an equally shocking story she said slie biad frequently been khaled whaled with the strap until her flesh was bruised and that her stepmother had clicked her so hard as to leave alie imprints of her hands on her throne fora week the children both stated that they frequently ran away from home to escape the fury of the inhuman wo mii and on their re turn they were shamefully treated for nub to alx lx ann me dreaded strap several ebors gave corroborative testimony the court censured the father and stepmother in no mi d terms stating thit the case was one of a most inhuman character he find thu woman 35 and said lie would have made the amount were it not for alie awn babies this mother waa still nursing the relatives took charge of the little girls and leave petitioned the courts to take control of alie property to a considerable sid erable amount left them by their mother out of the control of the inhuman father binl stepmother |