Show GIRlS FREED Of Indictments Alleging They Allowed Their Mother to Freeze Nolle Pressed CAMBRIDGE Mass March 11 it AP AP AP-Alleen Alleen O OConnor O'Connor 18 and her year old sister Honora were free ree today after being Jailed on a II charge o ot of manslaughter for letting their mother freeze to death The indictments were nolle pressed last night by Arthur K Reading district attorney who said he wanted to save the girls from a night in Jail I I do not believe these girls acted much differently other children chil chil- dr dren n lacking guidance s h he said 1 The father of the defendants died two years ears ago and the mother took over ovel his real estate business Last May Mrs O OConnor O'Connor suffered a paralytic paral para- para l tlc shock and from that time until her death was confined to her home When hen winter came caine the mother re refused refused refused re- re I fused t to allow the furnace to b be re repaired repaired re- re paired saying that a 3 fire tire would not be b beneficial to her health She Insisted that the children go to thereal the thereal real est estate te office to sleep Both daughters returned to the home each morning rooming and Aileen usually remained at home until noon each day da FIND MOTHER DEAD On the afternoon of December 31 31 when Aileen returned to her home horpe District Attorney Reading said her mother her mother was dead She was afraid to tell en e her younger sister and and she did not return to her home f for r several weeKs weeps The suspicions of neighbors w were ere aroused and on on January Januar 14 en entrance entrance en- en trance was made to the house and the bod body was found In bed The girls who had been unable to furnish 1000 bail ball and had no attorney were preparing to spend the rd ht in Jail A hour half after the indictment had been nolle none pressed grossed they left the court house with Mrs Cella Celia W Wellman probation proba proba- probation tion officer who assured the district dis- dis dIstrict district dis dIs- a attorney torney they would w would get a good home |