The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-12-05
LET ME- TISS MY MAMMA"
The Incredible 1nhumanity of the
Father Of Three Children.

A be-sotted looking man and three
pretty little children were taken lie.
fore Justice Gardner at the Essex
Market Police Court y sterday.
The man gave hi name as Frank
Haas, and is, according to his own
story, a boss carpenter. Previous t.
his arrest he, with his wife and three
children, occupied the rear apart
ments on the top floor at 27O, Seventh
st. He has not worked for some
months past. relying upon his wife,
who was very delicate, to support him
and the children.
Sunday morning Mrs. Haas died.
Haas went out, leaving the children
with their mothers dead body, and
got drunk.
The neighbors raised some money
to bury the woman. When Haas be-
came sobered the money was given
to him and he promised to see about
the funeral. An undertaken was
sent for and the body placed on ice.
Relieved of the responsibility, Haas
used the money to 60 on another
| drunk.
Ten o'clock Monday was the time
set for the funeral. Haas could not
be found, and the undertaken took
tho body from the ice and laid it on
the bed, and yesterday when the
place was entered the scene presented
was extremely sad.
On the bed in n corner of the
room lay the dead body of Mrs. Haas.
The three children were PLAYING
around the room, while their inhu-
man father slept off the effects of a
drunken debaucn in a corner.
why don't mamma wake up, pa
pa?" repeatedly asked the youngest
of the three children, a girl of four
years, as at intervals in her play she
would toddle over to and shake her
drunken father.
Word vas sent to the Health De-
partmeht aud Haas's arrest was or
dered, and the body removed to the
MOrgue.
When the officers entered, the baby !
burst into tears, and following the
men to the door, asked between her
sobs:
us 90 DOM to take my mamma
awav ?"
eyes. little girl" answered one of
the men. feelingIy.
"WOn't she tum back no, NJ moreen
II guess not" answered the off,
cial. in embarrassment.
Wont 90 let me tiss my mamma?n
"Yes-yes-child."
Standing on her tip toes the "babvu
up, and looking for a mo-
ment at her dead mother, puckered
up her little lips and pressed a kiss
l1pOn the lev lips Of tho dead woman.
Then pat ing her mcther's cheek
lightly with her dimpled hand. the
child said, "Dood bye. mamma, dood.
BYE tum back soon to baby" and
hen folding her hands. stood silently
~ ~ the men carried the corpse to
The dead wagon.
The father was awakened out Of his
drunken sleep with some difficulty
md taken to court with the children.
what is this?" asked Justice
Gardner, when the man was placed
It the bar.
The story was repeated BY Officer
'avlor, and at its conclusion the JUS :
Ice said to Haas:
$50 you took the money that was
1ven to you to bury your wife and
OF drunk, eh 2" :
Haas grew red in the face while
Lis Honor continued: 4
You may well blush for shame. c
AXE him away-pve no patience t
oW. I'll look into this Tomorrow" :
The Society for the Prevention of
rueIty to Children took charge of {
two elder children George, aged .
< years, and Charles, aged ten years. t
The "baby," Lena, aged four years b
is said: will be adopted by a moth =
ly ne:Rhbor.-N Y. Morning Jour-
u, Nov. %. :.