Show CRUELTY OF A stepmother g colorado women treat child and ud narrowly I runt by neighbors hannah of leadville colo was wa taken from home by neighbors find and turned over to the authorities for protection her father and stepmother are charged with cruelly maltreating mal treating the girl who is 13 years old the child la Is badly bruised at out the lie lierd a d anybody and body where she was beaten by the stepmother who used heavy sticks of wood for the purpose the pirl girl also charges that lier her step mother burned her with car carbolic carrolle bolle acido and the neighbors testify to this act find and other atrocious handling of the child recently a dozen men dressed in clothes laid in wait alt for the father to tar aud feather him and the mother but a change of shifts at the mine prevented ills his coming coining home and cooler heads beads prevailed and the case was turned over to the authorities twice the girl ran away from home for protection but each time was forced to return and was brutally brn lally beaten for attempts al to escape uhe ilia father admits lie he vya was 19 turned against tile the girl by her stepmother but denies that he be knew k new that tb the e gi girl rl w was as bel beinar n c toi tortured tu red |