New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-29
LOCAL. MISCELLANK.


STOLEN AND BADLY USED CHILDREN
MRS, PAss's BOY RETURNED TO HER-A FATHER
BRUTAIIY TREATING HIS SOMA BOY STOLEN
FROM CLEVELAND.
The substance of the story of Mrs. jennie
Lee Pass on application for the custody Of herf0ur
years-od boy Robert Lee Pass has already been pub
lished in THE TRIBUNE but further particulars ap
peared papers presented to Judge Potter yester-
day. Mrs Pass lady of very respectable Delaware
family married Norris C. Pass, and for some years the
marriage was a happy one. He became dssipated. and
finally abandoned her ard his three children last Winter
She was forced TO seek employment and went TO Phla
delpha, where she found II i'll wealthy fanny, as
mother In February her husband az she believes stOe
the boy. Austin Harrington, Of Wilmington, brought
the Prevention of Cruelty TO Children and OF the Pmla
dclpha society The child was discovered through an
superintendent Jenkins, Of the New-iork society an
swcred the advertisement, and brought INFO rea-
e6aTce The The bow, a fuc, sturdy little fellow,
with light naXen curSs and handsome GiII
watch aud as soon the bows identity was proved, the
child was seized by the society. Tie woman wanted
$500 for the child The child shows no marks OF Ill
treatment though it is said 1t was struck by MS Fagah
III the face for ling TO tel IFS mothers name
The proceedings in court yesterday were without H.
teres The society aud the mother had onli one pui-
pose, and the father did not appear L. L. d. aheld te
counsel for the society, obtained leave 10 make bret
public statement of the facts, IN view ne said OF the Iact
verisemcnts such traffic, some facts III TINS
case tended to shOw So, more Infamous and he
desired u call public attention to the facts IN the hope
that public sentiment would enforce on such news
papers the necessity OF closing their columns 20 ue for
sucn crimes. judge Potter IN supreme Court
Chambers granted the order IN The form asked inr CIV
ing the child to Uc mother but under the protection oi
me Philadelphia society, which has in soWe respects
Iurc power than the NcW-Nork society.
George Atkins arrested Yesterday ana brought
before Judge sutherland at the iastencc OF the society
for the Prevention OF Cruelty 10 Children Tor muiauN
TO Ms child, Robert Atkins. The father Is SAID by the
officers OF the society to he mcWucru aNdi"t troupe
and Ia have been arrested few Ouths ago ior keeping
a diSorGery house. The present chIHe u Of "Il'lN
beating his child boy five wears old The nov ma hct
semi away hy the father The father was he'd b> Judge
sutherland IN $1,000 bail, which he could not give hui
judge DonOuuc, appeal 20 him. permitted nm 10
b. placed IA superintendent Nul!ugs custody, On cohu
ton that lac produced the boy to-day.
Richard CHUNKY, bog ton Years old, whose laihcr
PIlr.ck CHUNKY, ives AT No. rs Grind-st, Cleveland
OHIO. While playing lust sunday IN the street near ms
fathers house, approached Dy Two fOuEh-loglh&
men who asked him n be would like 20 see New-1ork
Richard answered the Affirmative and TIE same after
noon the bow without speaking % his parents, started
with ms lev friends LAX, shore train for TINS city
on TAuIsdJy, Officer IUly encountered the party Ia
NaunatjauN r and Nas sIu, the appearance OF the
lad lie stopped the party aud began aeug questions
when the two men ran away, leaving Richard IN Tie
bands Of the officer. officer 1uiy TOOK j chud before
Judge KasnTc, who seut him 10 ne society 10y thc IT.
VcntiJu Cruelty 10 Cuhdren, Win request uAI inc
case should be Investigated.