A Child Martyr.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXIII, Issue 6604, 8 May 1890, Page 1

A Child Martyr.

te ca§e ; rofj (toe/little girl Sfanetta jerfcrudVPwchard/ who was eeateneed ; iorae.:,time'; since in Birmingham to five. ; /ears'/detention in a Defofmatory, is surely v; )tie' !, 6f the most.pesplexiDgiinstances of; : : ; $«it js. uHualj^|nown-aa miscarriage of; iuatwq,'v'Xittie Gertrutle one iay drew .'attention ."of $er ati-p-mother,.; Mrs; iare,"to'iWfaef that'a.cask-box was on: : ; ■He top bf tt'fowl-peti ! ili the garden. Ihe ":. : b'6x ; was 1 secured,''aii'dI*was1*was found to bejmpty^an^'the'ehildbeing quesMVned, cfgardin'gsoraerings and^in.oricysit had ; jontainp, Returned seemed to lo : jvasive answers.. Later in ihe;.day she "■■'; ihscon'dedi \ and and brougli't f before s the con- : x feffief ferae'lf 'tlio c tliief,* ! aiid 'even named M Aff haa\a6 sho , ibtkin'g if ! the 'sort; was /fouwMu any: .rf tli'e Hjiaicdipd convict £6n natttr • \ re: sim -.; nfss founds hor.gffiSt, and it nowbeene ; stablishe;Ho' the'sjirtisfaclion af ; c the-.-.-: r culprits v ;aun halfsister of Jittlo Gertrude'sji acting on the ): iastigationxifetheuaunt. These twain /; liave "nowiboth-been-.convicted of the ;. robbery/the=formm f receiving the intoimumupenalty. which the Co»rfc■■ was Empowered to" inflictr'The irapressioaSoduced"oa the "Bench:by the pise ii Shown by tlie 6bservati6|vkddressed by :he magistrate: to thisjiwoman.:'.-•■ T-. u ; irstincite'your niece tojf rob'hw father v ind j you allow : ; ihat- poor tlittle-gii-1 Gertrude, who* you inewj was A inno.cent, to be sent away;tp. : m iudustriai school, and have a, slur;.-| upon her L loi'life."- Steps, it was sjated.xv ivill be'takeri to procure little release, ,- :-'"f:".i- .. + : ;