The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-03-15
Juvenile Depraviiy.
Philadelphia corresrondent savs :

Recently deplorable cases Of depravity among
very Young children have been brought to light
Protect Children from Cruelty, main Office at
.4G6 Chestnut street. PHILADELPHIA, is energet-
lcally at work in this direction, and already has
accom- lsh he'd vast amount of good. A few DAYS
ago officer of the SOcietv discovered in an old
shsuty Bay street boy aged fourteen lyiu z 10
room with woman OF sixty. both in state Of
maudlin intoxicatiou. One Of the other room
renters of the house csolly informed the officer
that they were recently married and had Just re-
turned from their wedding tip. When this novel
couple were arralgned before a Magistrate-thiS
being done within few hours after their arrest
the old bag, who was then three and a half sheets
IN the vino, produced Wh8t she teTmeu her mar
rage certificate" IL was drawn" on q dirty
scrap of paper by c0lore1 preacher of the elias
steal locality in which they lived and read fol
lows:
this sertifys that miss msrret RAFFERTY, and mis-
ter john lennard is marred by NE TO-DAY febry
1851
richard white, minister of the gospel
Ii was aseertaiued that the groom" was a
wsif, and while drunk had married ''-aiter
fashion-;he blushing bride. who also ct the time
| OF the ceremony WIS half seas over" The mar
rage was promptly annulled. without the inter
yentio2 Of costly and tedious Divorce CouEt.
THE QUEEN OF THE sLUMs.'
The horrible death of the Queen OF Sums. -
! some weeks ago, was one of the first and one of
the most terrible of the many cases OF depravity
| among children recently brought to the notice OF
the authorities. As most OF the public are al.
ready aware, this little girl. aged twelve, died
OF deliriun tremens after attending ',bsIl''
on st. Mary street. She had been drink
ing almost constantly ever since She was
a bsby. Her Substances cost her moth
ing. she had admirers by the score,
who were only too enxious to treat
| the fascinating Katie. Notwithstanding her
irregularities" and mode of living she is said to
! have been very pretty girl, and had she bees
properlv raised would have in time been an orna-
meat TO respectable society. That she really died
at her early age Of true deliTum tremenS. pro-
duced by drinking alcohol, is vouched for by
number OF the most respectable physicians of
Philadelphia.
A short time ago a girl aged ten was discovered
living with old blind beggar OF nearly seventy
on Spohord street. She claimed him as her nus
band, AID he appeared very fond of his youthful
ana petite wife. When questioned in regard
/ her, he said ne had lever seen her, but
| ''sHE WAS A BULLY GOOD GIRL
He is a professional beggsr, and she led him
around the streets while he sang his plaintive re-
quest: Have pity on the poor bllndp' When
the cares of the day done and the strife and
/ tumult of their business life were over for a
brief season, they were IN the habit OF going TO
spend the pennies given them for sweet cheritys
sake" until they would foam over with the
delectable connections furnished them. or rs one
of the ''6artenders' graphically described their
state: They'd get so full they'd swop eyes. He'd
get hern and she'd get hisen. He'd think be
could see. and she would be stone blindi' The
latest case is being investigated by the proper
authorities. young girl, aged twelve, was
found TO be frequenter of house OF ill-Tepute
on Balm bridge street. She was several times seen
staggering on the street in the neighbOrhOod of
the house, and when arrested an investigation
followed. 1t mas thus far been proved that a
and woman in the house freely furnished rum TO
the child, ana encouraged her immoral conduct,
taking
ONE-HALF OF HER EARNINGS OF SHAME.
Her father is a respectable man. but is compelled
by his werk to leave his daughter alone during
the day. He is q widower. and has no other
children. The testimony has so far ELECTED the
fact that as soon as the father would get out of
sight of his house on the way to work IN the
morning, the daughter would promptly lock up
the dwelli g repair to the house of i'll repute
on Balm bridge street. Here her tutors would at
once take her in hand. get her half drdnk, and
then she was prepared TO earn money for them.