, 1880-07-11

CAllCt uQ 1Ol uldl lCLlUl. lut llLIlc IGi4V"
sold: ' ''>N 'A0 '''' . '>'' ~ "
sDo you yantto go home with your father
and mother?"
mo, sir;
I'M AFRAID TO GO HOME"
"HoW old are you ?''
/ Pm going on TO-"
/ where do you reside Z"
"On Illinois street,
| "What Nv I, !; !, the numaer2"
"1,hen you don't want to go home"
Justice Wallace, addressing. Mr.. Wade,
| said that it must appear very evident that the
and that he ought to be placed IN the custody
| Of those who would insure his presence ut
| the hearing next week. The best custN(ians,
! he believed, under all the circumstances pre-
sented, would not be The parents Of the
! child. The statutes concerning the question
of the custody Of children placed under such
peculiar circumstances declared that the Gus
tedy should be left to the discretion OF the
Court. Therefore, the child would have to
sign Harry Wade to the, custo!?y Of the.ofh-
GERS of the Court, that they might keep him
i'll a convenient place until the'trial.
Mr.. Wade m:de no RESPONSE, but simply
bowed his head and retired from the COURT
roDIil.
The boy was taken In charge by Detectives
Duffy and McDpnahl, 'i;l.o subsequently con-
signed him tu Mrs. Forsythe's lnotherly ten
derness ut the Newsbopys' Home
David Thornton became AIRS. 1Nade's
bondsnan i'll $500.
After the adjournment OF the court the re-
porter called ut the rooms Of the Illinois
Humane Socitty. and also ut the business,
place Of MI. Shor:ail, the President of the
Society, with lhe view of ascer!atning what
they knew Of the character of the boy, and
to inquire why the Suclety had failed to
prosecute Mrs. Wade three weeks ago, but
was unable to find any Of the officers Of tie
Association.
THIS IS THE FouETH CHARGE
against Mrs. Wade for the inIlulnan treat
ment of little Harry. The first time was Oct.
L, 1871, when Officer Dudley, df the Humane
Society, arrested Mrs. Wade ut M. III Ran
1:uldolph street, where tile parties then IT.
sided, When, rs now, she was accused Of ill
humanity. Mr. u. j. O'Leary. whose office
adjoineu the room OF MIS-. Wade having
heard the repeated ~whippiNss OF the poor
child, during her absence removed him and
the Humane Society. The stepmother was
arrested. Jailed, and held fur court, but tile
matter was subsequently husIed ip. The
reporter OF THE TRIBUNE, who saw the boy
at the te wr9ts ~ foll3ws + Ills baek is
" ~ been ftfi int!icted :"S Mith viii e''sem so1ae
pointed instrument. The hips are black |
and blue, the clott.d blood being plainly visi- |
pIc DtUtALl LIE SIKH. l3OEn eyes are D1NIl- |
ened, nnd the face is marked with bruises
and Commissions, as are also the legs and |
arms.''
The second offense was Dec. S, 1877, when
the child was again found to be injured. |
Mrs. Wade WAS again arrested, but, upon the
promise Ut the father to place the boy in bet
ter keeping, the charge was not prosecuted.
Three weeks ago MIS-. Wade, it is alleged,
again maltreated the boy, and the matter was
placed in the hands OF TIE Humane Society,
but was not acted or. The fourth offpnse is
the one above related
It now remains to be seen whether the
guilty party will again be permitted to go
Of justice, AMI that motherless
boy, who in proper hands might deyrlop into
a useful member Of society, shall he contin-
ually abused.