The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-20
Yitllmond 1ispatrh.
-.xn,y FEBRUARY 90, 1881.
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For Chasuiug TITS Chtfd.
CRAWFORD ARRESTED AT THE IN.
C"A".xCr OF rHE SOCIETY FOR rus PRSvEN
~,ox OF csueLTY TO CHILDREN Doc
trY INDICTED.
New York Herald ish
r,. story published in The Her0id Of the
.',,,c. inflicted by Mr.. Charles +. Craw'
GU, nm IN, little twelve year.old daugh'
io'" Inc Louise Crawford, and thereby
i''' g, eoafe.s ious from her Of Stealing
'N', i,vclrv. and other articles missing
n'n' - hou.e. the theft OF y hieh was SUBJ
HV'" -, traced 10 Mary Dolby, his SER
~ III attracted. very naturally, the at
W. ~ fbe Society for the Prevention OF
lt' cut, IN children. Prompt measures were
''~,ii,,,lv taken for The arrest OF the
i., and removal OF the chlld from his
i'".A Anplicaiion was accordingly made
Vl.Tslf NJ HE society 10 JUDGE DOnohuc,
o" ,. Snnrfmc Court, fOi warrant OF ar
20 '..,,n>. Mr.. Crawford. This application
60 rdona pfilti0n OF lha Society setting
W. t,c rounds upon hich u was made.
lo''",'..ni,y st. forth that Charles l.. Crdw-
-" pota proper lawful guardian OF his
l.''", annie l.ouisc, nor iii 10 be entrusted
Gu -. custody. education. care, or control !;
',,nue1fiy for some time past he has Sc
'"-' vDnpsd Der without Just proyoca-
W. ,,t>s. and that the marks Of such
..yoo, and bcilings are plainly visible
"h'r hldy aud limbs. Tue rest OF the
".,,,n -ecrcs The nudes alleged TO have
90, ,d,p'cd Tor her punishment and re-.
..r,,nt. Is already fully detailed.
t-pon jhc prlmaJoc'e case Is mus maze
.,., ,s,in,l Nr. Crawford Judge Donohue
Il ofr - To-
.rrhed In ordinary legal phraScolOSy,
and REQUIRED the production IN supreme
C.,ri chambers at 10 \. NJ. yesterday OF
V, crawford and hi> child, The latter, how
.,.r following the arrest. 10 be placed at
o,,. in tha custody OF The Society. The
warrant va, Entrusted 10 The hands OF ON
c.r T5up,on. Of the Twelfth precinct. who,
...,r.r4rlcd by an officer Of The society Tor
,.. Prevention of Cruelty To Children, pro-
.s,f,d carly Yesterday morning to the cor
..- - On..nundrtd aud >iXly-!rst street
"rd Morris avenue. where Mr.. Crawford re-
.il.I WHEN ne lmccDic> were committed at
t.b.u.c. Arrived ai The locality named,
r,c.,,r. tir diclvcry was m3dc that Mr..
r-.of,rd Bad removed 10 No 49, east One
Ir,lrrI.lnd tWcuiy-Gr,t street. NJ n.
n lie officers rang the bell at tie latter
brr,s and lo,, no Tine in making known
rcojtr ~ their visit.
lyon a.c NY prisoner was The prelimi-
nav observation OF Officer Tomp>oD TO
Mr. Crawford.
"On wha. charge am arre>ted:" a>ked
Nr. Crawford.
..In, warrant will explain" Slid the
officer. auu he produced The ail-iOtent docu-
mpr'. bearing The impress # the Supreme
f.ur seal and Judge DOnohuc'> autograph.
"I,.~all right, presume, y observed Mr..
Crawford. si,cr reading The warrant; and
lien. ID toe cdlHc,t manner Imaginable, ne
added. II am al your service
I'VE also want your daughter Annie
Louise continued toe officer.
la few minutes the father dOnued his
oyercoa; and bat. and the daughter having
,een huiuely app1rel.cd, the latter looking.
however, pa'e and anxious, both lett the
house 100 company Of the officers. Mr..
Crawford WIS At once taken TO the Twelfth
precinct >iaiiou.hou>e. while the little girl
Wa, taken p the flee Of the Society for the
Prevention Of cruelty to Children, ut tile
corncr If Twenty third street and Fourth
avenue. Here she was given comfortable
breakfast. ana after the facts leading to the
arrest Of herself and father had been eX-
planned, recovered her oquanmity. being
assured That no harm would btfall her. She
eyinced no anxiety As TO what would be-
come Of her father.
ARRAIGNMENT IN COURT.
There were but a few moments interval
between The appearance Of Mr.. Crawford
ana his daughter before Judge DOGohue.
Mr. Elbridge +. Gerry, president of the
s.,~ Of n
dren, bad anticipated their production in
count. q bad also Mr.. john Il. Pine, the
attorney OF the Society. Neither father nor
child spoke 10 each other.
III your Honor please" said Mr.. Gerry,
eve have produced, pursuant 90 the war
rant OF arrest YOU granted, Mr. Charles +.
Crawford and his daughter Annie Louise
in court
Have YOU any counsel 10 represent you,
Mr.. Crawford - asked Judge DOnOhtfe.
Il have nor. answered Mr.. Crawford.
E" | don't think any is necessary"
Il think be bad better have counsel"
suggested Mr.. Gerry. "ThiS case will in
yoiye lengthy and searching eXamina-
ton"
u am ready for examination now" said
Mr. Crawford.
You are a little procipiiate," was the re.
ply. you will want counsel before you
sel through. and you had better get enc be
fore beginning"
Mr. Crawford concluded to accept the
advice given him. and Mr.. Hampton Put
nam soon appeared as his legal adviser
The latter, o. soon rs be became possessed
Of the fact, Oh the ease through reading the
petition ana warrant Of arrest, made re-
turn denying the allegations OF cruelty
specified in the petition. He then asked an
adjournment till 10 O'Clock next Monday
morning 10 enable biln 10 prepare for the
A3mlLatiOn, which request, Mr.. Gerry
having a,>ented TO II, was granted. On mo-
ton Of Dir. Pine the girl was directed to be
retained mean time IN the custody OF the
Society. Mr.. Crawford wa, released on his
own rocogni,lnce and left the court with
Dis counsel. The little sirl seemed very
cheerful under her new custodian.
NARY DOLBY INDICTED.
The grand jury, IN session yesterday,
found IN Indictment against Mary DOOley
on the charge ~ arson IN connection with
he premises Of Charles l.. Crawford, at
t-hundret-and.siXty-i first street and Nor
us avenue. TIE charges Of theft against
The accused will be investigated by the grand
'nry to-day.
ora winters Parting Blasts.
ANOTHER SEVERE SNOw-sTORM IL The WEST
RAILWAY TRAVEL IMPEDED.
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