, 1873-07-10
WHITE SLAVERY IN CHICAGO.

Tho TrnfTic In Street N1usieia4,n., I'll oxv
the Iiftlo Urclatns Arc Treated by
| Vhcfr "OwnerS ''--.rsvo 4a,hutun,.
| ltn11nn Fruit-Dcnacrs Fined S10O
t3stcla by Justice Isu1yom.
Now York newspaper men have boeu eneacef,
of 1ato in writing up tho result of their inyoati-
cations into tho alleged traffic iu Italian chil.
cron. Tho newspapers thero aro not o,;to
agrood TINT tho traf1o ia carried On to any rrcnt
! oxtont. The competition, however. bctwcon
papers may havo boon tho cause Of
their advcrao statements. It is highly
probable TINT thcro is too much truth in tl,c
statement that largo numbera Of these cbjldron
are annually sold into tho slavery Of cruel task
mastors. Tho most shocking phaea of thu
traffio soems to bo, that, instead Of bouv eto1on
AWAY, thoy are sold at 80 much por canlta, bv
thoE own parents, who, groody for gain. think
moro Of fow dollars than tlov do
Of ther own children. This mattor has
mover boon investigated in Chicago, to
any exhaustive e1tont. The number OF youthful
ltalian stroot-musicians in this city would indi
cate much tho Ban1o stato Of things as is alleged
to exist in New York. The efforts of a fow In
uanitarians In tile South Division, during laat
week. has at least established that there ara
mon, brutes, and worso than brates, who have
IN their service, ns street-m1,siciai,s, children
who arc not their own, and whom thoy
most cruolly abuse. Not long since, q
little Italian boy, named Eddie Toby, scarce
yeara old, was scen by gontlcman, who
wishes Lila namo suppressed, one night about II
O'Clock, standing on Twenty-sccond streot near
Wabash avenue, crying bitterly. Ho told a
heart.rondlng story Of tho abuse which had
boon inflicted upon him by man named Frank
Casaorla, on Italian fruit-dealer, who has q
stand somewhere on Twenty second stroot. in
whose l employ he Ind boon for some months as
strcot musician. Tho poor 1ittlo follow lispcd
through his story and told il botwocn Lis gobg but
enough was learned to mako tho gentleman do |
tofmno that Casseria should bo arrested Tic |
little boy, being s1ro that he had found frienl,
was embodened to tell of the wrongs which |
another little boy had suffered from ono Holm
Lamon, Of No. 50 Twenty y-Becond street, ThiR
BOY 10 an American, his nauo being Hnryey.
both tnelr lnhuman masters wore arrested mud
brought before Justice Banyon yoster-
Jay morning, who fined tl,o1n $10o
apiece: The Testimony showed that the
boys, for tho mere pittancn of cast-off clothing
md cold yictuals. had beon walking the Streets
lay IN and day out, carning nickels by their mn
'nie. Y Which, IN the evening, when thoy got home.
hey gave to their taHkmastors. If they wcre
lnlucky, and came home with little earnings.
hoy were boaten and sent to their hard bedsa
Without boing fed. Tho casos excited tlo great
'st sympathy and indignation. even amonr thc
,orsons who frequent Justice Danyon'a conrt,
Tho old Justice, hiuaolf WAS impressed as the
ad ator1cs wero being detailed bofore him n
ho law had not restrained him. no would have
naictod sovere penalty on the prisoners. The
,oys wore both taken caro- Of BIZ the bailjCr uf |
lo court, who promised to SECURE them protec !
ion, and homes il possible.