Show CRUELEST BEATING DECLARES s G Girl t rI Shrinks Shrinks a as ass I Mother Approaches Approaches- Her Side II One of or the tho rEw NEW YORK May IS One I beatings I have ever known to toe toe e inflicted on a child That was the thc verdict of or Dr Ellen A. A V Lysaght ht physician ph to tho the Society for tor he Prevention of or Cruelty to Children fter er an nn examination of or Regina Pus Pus- elila ilila I The Thc year old victim of oC a mothers mother's nger over the loss Joss oss of or a little gold I ross ross was an object of much concern in ino 10 o society's Brooklyn quarters at street She was still suffering Buttering severely Se from fromI I 10 e unmerciful lashing with a cat o ne tails administered Friday night InI in I. I cr r I home at Wythe avenue And AndIC Ande IC e physical pain was aggravated ed b by a torture of ot fear lest Jest she should returned to her mothers mother's care The loss of the little gold cross was till preying up upon n her ex mind Only t the or of it She reit len could save herrom ncr her nerom om rom further beatings al at al- al altho tho the hands of or ofer I er mother Dr Lysaght ht and Supervisor S. S B. B I. I mitz of or the Childrens Children's society used very means they could think of or to onvey nye tf to the child brain the idea that I I I the he reign of terror was end ended d Thc They her she he was now in the hands or of f friends who would take good care careY care of at f her and protect her from all harm But Regina Hegina could not grasp the idea The he power and authority of her mother mothr moth- moth tails o always alwa's er r with the h handy andy behind the tho kitchen door continued continued con- con to dominate her hel imagination She he trembled every time a door opened or or r a bell rang And whenever she sank nW an uneasy uncas doze she sho would start startup up Ip p at the least noise and cry out that he could not find the little gold cross E Sleeplessness was one of the most marked larked results of her ordeal ordal Dr Ly- Ly I at pronounced her in a highly nervous nervous' ncr ncr- ous' ous condition and last ni night ht found it advisable to Induce sleep by artificial means The Tho swollen welts and cuts from from the tho leather thongs of or her mothers mother's scourge had turned purple and were still sUll causing her great pain They cov- cov cover coyer or er her back and arms K Supervisor said tho Childrens Children's society f 4 would vigorously press the tho harge of felonious assault against Regina's Regina's Resina's Re- Re ginas gina's mother Mrs Ursella The ho woman was WIlS held in 1000 bail ball by Magistrate McCluskey on Saturday for examination on Wednesday morning Inthe in inthe the Bridge Plaza court That the Childrens Children's society should roI re- re I lain tain tam possession of Regina Resina for f r the present pres- pres l ent was formally decreed yesterday by Judge Wilkin of or the childrens children's court I Although it was not a court day the judge had tho the child c carried before him jj that hat full legal gal 1 weight might be given Shen oto to the protection now accorded feel I her every manifestation of deep feel feel- I Ing he inspected her wounds and lis listened us- us s- s to the tale of her sufferings Judge Wilkin seemed especially Impressed impressed impressed im Im- im- im I pressed b by the tho mental suspense the tho child had undergone every overy day da last I week while white searching searching- for the tho little I cross she had lost Jost With tho the threat of a flogging flogging- hanging over her head I she had haunted the tho Bridge Plaza after school hours searching searching- for tor the treasure treasure treas treas- ure uro o of her confirmation da day and asking aSking- everybody If they had seen it |