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Show Mary Baer GemmilB Returos to Hospital County Authorities Will Care for Her Until Responsibility Can Bo Established. Mary Baer Gcmmlll, who applied to tho county for aid last night, alleging that she had been driven from tho homo of her molhcr-In-law after her husband had taken her there, and who was so sick that she was forced to beg shelter for tho night at a neighbor's, Is now at tho Holy Cross hospital, a chargo of tho county Dr Whitney, tho County Physician, says "Tho girl will remain at the hospital at tho-expense tho-expense of tho county until It can be rstabllshed where- tho responsibility for her support lies. Tho county 13 tnklng caro of her becauso she Is friendless and homeless, but as soon as possible those who ought to tako care of her will be mnde to do so." Alexander Gcmmlll, tho father of tho girl's husband, Albert Gcmmlll, Indignantly Indignant-ly denies thnt tho girl was turned out by his wife, "My wife did not send her away," ho said to The Tribune yesterday. "I went out to look for a placo for her to stay. First I. went to her mother's and then to other places, and while I was gone tho girl insisted on leaving. My wife told her sho hnd better stay until I came back, but sho would not do this. "She had no business to lcavo tho hospital hos-pital In tho first place " ho continued, "Sho says sho left because her bills wero not paid Tho sisters were, not worrying over whether her bills were paid, and sho could havo stayed there as well as not. I havo never told tho sister that I would pay her bills. My son said, that ho would pay them whon ho got a Job and 1 told him I would help him, but I never told tho sisters that I would pay them anything." The girl claims that Alexander Gommlll and his son, Albert, promised her tho first timo she mado her appeal lo tho county that If sho would keep thlng3 still and not lot matters reach tho papers, thoy would pay her hospital debts and see that sho was taken caro of. This ahe says they havo failed to do. not hnvlng paid any of her debts and not having seen whether sho was cared for or not. Tho doctors say that tho girl's chances to llvo moro than a few months are slim. |