The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-22
CIT RNTEL ELLIG ZEN E.
SLAUGHTER OF THE lNNOCEaTS.
Out Heroding Herod-A Sure and
Speedy Method with Illegitimate
Infants-Diluted Cows Milk
as Preventive of
Infanticide.

The old saying that One-half the worlds crca-
lures know not as to how the other half exist is
daily being verified. Even in this single city
alone, things arc daily occurring and crimi-
nality practiced that If made public would
create as great n sensation rs possibly ever did
an earthquake; but fortunately for humanity but
little of the worlds deprayityi is ever brought to
light, and even when paraded before the public
eye, 1t is couched in language as near respecta-
bility as the facts will possibly allow. The
Christian family knows but little of the sinful
ness of others, and wrapping itself in the folds
of religion and contentmcnt, judges as it would
be judged. The immoral are so taken up and
engrossed in their helllsh pursuits that time docs
not suffice Tor the disclosure OF their many deeds
of shame, and thus, fortunately as we have said,
the world kn0ws but little about them.
Some time ago the community was startled
by the publication OF the facts of u case of in-
fanticide, in which the unfortunate Hester
Vaughn played the principal role of murderess.
At once hue and cry was raised, the woman
was prejudged, and the verdict of the jury in
the case was wilful murder. Arguments labored
and long, were used both for and against her,
but finally, as cur readers all know, the matter
was settled by the granting of conditional
pardon by the Chief Executive of the State.
This was the case of the putting to death of
one poor innocent, that hadnot even livedawhile
in this unchristian world What then will the
public say when they peruse that which we are
about to add which shows truthfully how many
thousands of little ones slowly led to the
gates of death before they have yet realized
| their creation.
| 1t has long been known that there existed in
| this city private iylng-in-houses, where the un-
| fortunate woman who, through sinful lust or
| weak morality, when overtaken, or about to he
| overtaken, by the pangs of maternity, could
| resort, and hiding her shame for the time being
| also find means to dispose of what would other
| wise be to her serious charge, namely, her own
| offspring.
These houses exist in almost all quarters of
our city, amongst the dwellings, of the rich and
amidst the novels Of the poor. and are alike re-
| sorted elevated and IA mi
distinction noticeable is that in the one sort of
refinement, or rather mock refinement, is to be
met with, whilst in the other poverty but adds to
| the miseries of the place.
A maiden, pure and unsullied meets with a
hbertine, and falls victim. AS time advances
she feels that she can no longer hide the facts
| from her doting parents and loving friends, and
| by the advice OF her destroyer she seeks one of
| these places, until the eventful period has
passed; but, what then? Does she return to her
home! No, for she cannot; she knows not how
to account Tor her absence. Once from home
away from it forever Whittier does she turn |?
Reader, we can tell you: pass along some of our
streets after nightfall, and observe the poor de-
graded specimens Of womanhood that are
angling after victims. There you will find her;
all sense OF shame, all thoughts of decency
buried in oblivion, and in their place brazenness
and obscenity. But, asks our reader, what be-
comes of the offspring? Our answer is, wait
and you shall see.
Under our various Mayors considerable atten-
ton has been paid to this subject, but it has
remained for Mayor Fox, through the efficient
Chief of Police, John Kelley, and his valuable
assistants Messrs. Abraham Lukens and David
Gordon, to show TO the public the actual facts.
For months these gentlemen have bean working
earnestly to ferret out some of the principal
movers in this species of crime, but so closely
do they guard their actions, and so many webs
do they they throw out, that it has only been
through the most persistent efforts that the true
state of affairs could be arrived at. This morn
ing the gentlemen above named handed into the
| n nf hni lah Of oh tha pI-
lowing is q literal copy
| Strive have the honor to report for your con-
sdsTasion le io9%dng iaots reiatve 70 tne matter
house OF Mr.. Henke No 1927 Vine street:-We hnd
that Miss ~. Ii while PREGNANT was taken to The
friends there to be treated by Mrs Henke during he
confinement, and that on the 10Th instant she gave
birth to female child, and that said child was takeI
away on the same day, with her consent, TO bi
adopted. She states that she is a single woman anC
was living at service at the house OF ----, ant
that Mr.. - Is the father OF said child, and tina
he has contributed the sum OF $3.50 towards the treat
ment and care OF herself and child. She furthe
states that she has paid to Mrs. Ienke $50 for at
, tendance, in advance, and s5 per week for board
and also gave her $40 for the adoption OF said child
and that Mrs. Henke has refused 10 inform her wher
her child was fear that she would want It, but sim
ply told her that 1t was somewhere on Fourth street
l we find that Mrs. HenGe had placed the chill,
5 with Mrs Ellen Creeden, living No. 1908 Vlrgin
street, and that Mrs IIenke had taken it there her
I sell, and that she paid to Mrs. Creeden s25 o
{ | account OF care OF said child.
. | Mrs Creeden stated that she was 10 have an un
derstanding with Mrs. Henke's daughter, sh
does in all cases, on account OF Mrs. Henke speak
ing poor English, but that Mrs. Henke told her tina
> she would find some one to adopt this child. Mrs
, Creeden further states that she makes business
take charge Of neio babies for Mrs Henke and keep
a them UNTIL THEY DIE; that they don't live long
generally not longer than four or i've months Sh
c states that she has had seven o
eight babies frOm Mrs. Ilenke an
y that all hare died except one which hos bee
n adopted. She believes that they die for want @
Is nOurishment from the breast. She says she feed
. them on fresh cows milk diluted with water (thre
U parts water, boiled, and mixed with loaf sugar
@ Mrs. Creeden further states that Mrs Henke pay
4 all expenses in case OF sickness or death OF tn
babies; that she calls in any doctor to attend them
y and that her charge is So per week for care Q
n babies.
a The above are the facts the names we hay
- omitted-that of the mother through charity
q that of the person with whom she had bee
g living for the reason that he has acted the pal
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