Show CRUELTY OF A stepmother colorado woman Bin tally treat child an 1 narrowly escapee hannah riff n of leadville colo was taken from home by ne gabora and turned over to the authorities for protection father and stepmother are charged with cinel maltreating the girl who is 13 years old the child is badly bru sed about he bead and body sl was beaten by the stepmother who i sed heavy sticks of wood for the purpose the girl also charges that her step mother burned her with carbolic acid and the ne ghiors testify to this act and other atrocious 1 andl ng of the child recently a dozen men dressed ID women s clothes lad in wat fortha father to tai and feather h m and the mother but a change pf shifts at the mine prevented h s coming home and cooler heads pie and the case was turned over to tl e anthan ies twice tl e girl ran away from home for protect on but each time wag forced to and was brutally beaten for atten pta to escape ahe fataei admits tl at he was turned against the gul bv hei step mother but denies that 1 e knew that the girl was be na |