The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-04
WHAT RUM DID FOR THE HBWT1Ts
A Bn-o Room. Bruokcr rore~t.. md stnrv-
Ing thIIdrea-Mr.. Ayres's InlMrles

Mention WIS mado In Yesterdays Sun Of
tho arrest of tho Hewitt family nj dj] East Six
iecnth street They wrrc arraigned hoforc JUS
tice K bruth ut Jefferson Market Poi,o Court.
md seldom are moro inject prisoners secn in
thr police courts
twill to remembered TINT tho night before
Mrs MnrInrct Ayrrs. moro dead than niivr. had
rushrd into the NV 'ntirth street police station.
and conplnlnrd to Scrgt. Ryan that on last sun
day Mrs. Hewitt had poured tho contents OF u
kettle taken from the slove upon her. Tho kct-
tie VIA full ~ boilln. wat'r Mira. Ayrcs had
for some time lived WITH the lIrwitts. On sun
day evening they got into drunken qunrr0l
Mira hyres tried to parify thom nni got tho
boiling water for her pains 1icr scrooms
somewhat staggered the lIcwitls. SOLDERING them
sufficiently to nnko Il clenr Ia them Mrs. Ayres
had been terribly injured. Thcy hid the said
cd womnn on thor miserable bsd and applied
nolnsscs and rags to her wounds. but thDy ro-
fused to call II do tor. though Mrs. Ayrcs begged
p,cously for one They watihcd her closely
allowing no on to speak to- her. and not per
miitinr her to leave the room.
On Wednesday night tho Hrwtls ngnin got
hraaily drunk. ind. opportunity Offering, Mira
hyrrs made her ,scnpc. running all the way 70
the police station. Mrs Ayrcs's injuries WILL
In NIL prohahllt y. prove fatal.
Sergeant Ryan NJ once sent officers to tho
home OF the Hnwits. AMI this il whit tho
ON GERS found: Mrs. Hewitt wns lying on the
floor 81 the single room occupied by tho fnnily.
in n drunkrn sleep. Patrick Hewitt. her hus-
band also drunk. was sitting ai rick@y table.
Tbsrd few Soed empty yr ds scsa p ,n @
but no fire in IT, In acorn"r Of tho little apart ,
mcnt was an armful OF nlthy straw. damp and
children. twins. The liuln things were almos.
naked. and when the officers picked them up
somc OF tho straw wns iouni frozen tight 70
The officers were Obliged To send out for n
light 40 none was to be- found In tho room. nor
anything to make u light with. Besides crazy
bad and two stools to match, the apartment WA
Little or no information could he got from the
drunken parents. and II was from others in tho
house tho officers learned that there WIS yet
another child = boy Of nine years. belonging to
tho Hcwitts. He WIS at Last found IN AN unused
pantry. hark Of tho room, buried in II mnsa Of
illthy rugs. fast nscep. The poor child had
crnwled n among the rags 70 keep warm. The
ON crs bundled the whole family OF - tho sta
ton house. Mrs. Hewitt had neither shoes.
stockings nor bonnet. Barciootcd. with u rag
gid. dirty quit thrown over her head in the
! Chargcs Of cruelty to- their children were made
against Mr., ,nnd Mrs. Hewitt end q, scpargte
assault and battery. Justice kilbreth held
them rs chnrscd. to answer.
ON ''r lundbcrg OF the society said yesterday
that thu children were all but starvcd they
were skin and bones. and II would b. marvel
II thoy wrr' M Prominently diseased Their
| parents ar lik"wise .mnciate1 md have the
| look Of hard and constant drinkrrs
Tho lttlo hoy. on bclng questioned. said that
every penny went for lluor; H. was often
times r"nt out To bee, and thus supplied tho
family with stale food. Whenever he got money
i was Laid out for drink. His mother had cold
! shoes. and thn child could not recall when he
/ linus ~ md had AMIR. II Wa very eeldoin. he
sad. TINT a fire was kinlird IA The stove.
Mr-. Ayr.s IL IN the New York Hospital She
suffers great ugony III. iititn Hrwiits " il re-
mln IN ~ c.'lo y o. q" soe,y ior M Pr,
! kllbIN IA cons ..nH1 them.