The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa Thursday, November 30, 1905 SUSIE KELLEY and her baby, about a year old, were taken to the county poor farm last week, and her admission as a county ward has created considerable talk. The facts in the case are pitiful, and it looks as if the law should get after someone. The woman who is 37 years of age is deaf and dumb, with no education whatever, her only mode of communication being by a few crude signs. For several years she made her home with a family in Morgan Township, and about a year ago gave birth to a child. Owing to her being both deaf and dumb it has been impossible to find out who was the father of her child, but circumstances point strongly to a farmer in Morgan Township, but no evidence could be secured so that he could be prosecuted. After the birth of her child the woman went to Wayne County and remained for a time, but returned to Morgan Township several months ago. As she had no home it was finally decided to place her in the county poor farm as a county charge. The authoriti! es are also up against it as to what disposition to make of the child. It is a bright little baby, and it seems a shame to rear it in the county farm. It has been suggested that it be placed in an orphan asylum, but it will be a bad matter to do this as the mother is living, and owing to her condition it would be impossible to secure her consent to take the baby away. It is certainly a deplorable case. -- LEON REPORTER. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert September 15, 2004 [email protected]