, 1880-09-15
TIE COURTS.
Selling Liquor to Little Girls to
pebauch Them.
A Grossly Inadequate Penalty for
Suoh au 0ifense.
O'Nclll, Chnrgcd with tho Mcmahon
Murder, Trying to aet Ont.
Record Of Judgments, Divorces, New
Suits, Etc.
SELLING 1tuuo1, TO MINORS,

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SELLING 1touot, To >,tSons.
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r., No m, more revolving rasn w"s ever tried BE-
iofc the criminal Co'trs tlan l'1at Which wns
AFTERNOON BY str, 4, Paxton, ti,o agent Of tic
ft,iyon., a, .,.. ra. t,'a Sr,,,,r,ssIn ~ ti,a
c,,af ,,n.. ,J,,ns @ r,,,.,,r,.,@,,,n.s y. .. 49,
',alho1 iaa'ior t" Miners ihe PRISONERS wero
wo,nan who lives vii with him rs l,is tara,uour
In Il basement nj Mn. 3,l clark strrct. Thts
cnnn," % ,yi,osc n ,tnv 1w AMI mi vrona % a,so orn,na @
attracted TIC attention of nil who visited tho
cn,trt, were cl,argc,i with having In ,juuc
|nst given linuor IN t,yt, mInnr rhtl,1ren
n,o, n. EfJ" ill., s ,a % w" 'mo, 1' y c',,IeM ~
Frances Payne, white girl Of H.
The evidences for tho prosecution opened
with tia Testimony of Officer San,unski. Win
,est.,,!!l m ., tlaat IN June iaa; at about O'clock
III tlle evening, he s1sltcd tho basement In
question, md, ~ II r,'on! occupied by II pres
tisutn named Lizzie Cnleman, he found tic
girl Frniiccs l'nyne lying nn n bed III Il coltli-
tlotof llelpless, litox!catiou. erclotlies were
So snt!tsnrranEcd that her person was cxp,lsrtlt
which iact reIdc aa Tho ptcs!lice III tlIs rnnnl
OF c9orctl ll,tlli unite suspicious. The o!1i-
sufficiently to a1low of her heEng hellcd
home. lie stated further TINT there were In
ttio basement ut tho time from twelvU to If
Rroes, anil nbout lalf ~ MANY tlugra,icd
Willis women.
Mr.. Pnxton stnted that he Ind made MI IT.
ves!agatl11, OF the c'!s'; tt1rng which the f-
edged 10 him tlWt SHE lla!i given both Of tic
little girls Ql,antity Of beet, AMI that tho
nlnlc prisoner. lnylry, hatl fetched II. She
s2lt @ t'gt y, hot!, 2f TIC EIrs l!a,! rcn to her
next tlonr with her fatllcr.
lille Fisher, n very pretty ntlatto g,rl ut
10. was p'uced OIL tllc stAlMI, ulHl In childish
S a s tS m St'S Sr & m s apn. %sSS prosd ws ' %
reducing herself asn TIC ot!lsr girl to IL con-
attion where they would be unable to help
themselves anil heGnnle nj, easy prey tn THO
x9 t'a; %retGe1 ~ issnf thu n'ns. Ss sIats
sent nnt for lntt after lail Of beer, which sl,s
Eot itr!llk ilrst, a,N slle resl,e,Mbcrcd seeing
,iead drunk While slis was In Tits ii.lsI state ' liz
room was entered by two cnlored men md
onn whltn ma,, who sh1t themselves III with
the drunken child and remained there some
1ortcr Payne. a aycar-oll lrntllcr of Fran.
l, e i',e dood M d! s6SP!er!i, %as nSt on aili 70
testify, Enye evidence which showed tint Ills
4, all tho lcstE,ility connected with tllG c,,se.
in siate IT. tnt ." tug 9rtlnE 1T the day
prnrtl 1le ulltl llls sister wrre sent down town
hy their mother To buy cl1e|sa.,-fectl.. When
! Hear tho Clark street dive some of lis il-
from Him. 1lo llea,letl with them to leave leave
her Alnllc, but tliuy would not, and e deter
mined thnt llo would mt desert l,cr, md
when Ills sister went into Mary keley's tlel
| Ilt stnycd III the sp.l,uwlnt ,nore decu,lt
apartment Of Lizzie Coleman. Heycrnl fIl,l,s
during tho day he tried 10 get her to leuyo
tho pacc. hut sflc would not do 50. Ile yaw
tho prisoners su,ui for. beer. four or ilyo
eac time. at nbt',st q o'clock In tho evening
| lls sister was carried Into Colc,nnn's room
| utterly pr0strnttHl with jtquor Every lu,u