Milford News | 1931-03-05 | Page 5 | Superstitious Mother Tortures Her Daughter

Superstitious Mother Tortures Her Daughter Los Angeles. Convicted ot beating her eight-year-old daughter, Jennie, In accordance with a superstition, Mrs Jennie 1'apeleo, 9423 Compton avenue, was sentenced to serve 40 days Id JaU by Municipal Judge Sheldon. Before passing sentence. Judge Shel don denied a motion for probation tiled by the woman's attorneys. She was charged' with Inflicting cruel and unnecessary punishment on a child. Probation Otlicer Minnie Barton, the court said, recommended that Mrs. I'apeleo be not given probation. Mrs. Barton reported that Jennie, since tier birth, had been badly treated by her mother ou account of the fact that the latter believed the tittle girl had brought a curse upon her by being born cross-eyed. Jennie wus forced for a time to live in a chlckeD coop In the rear of the I'apeleo home, Mrs. Barton reported and was beaten continually and ill treated, not only by her mother, but by older brothers and sisters.