St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-04
ST. PAUL NEWS.
THE PROBLEM OF THIS GENERA
TION
Partly Solved Yesterday-Smith, the
Vulgarian, Oscar Nat, the Dude,
Angry Joe and the Dit
man Case.

stThis is a sad, sad world,' remarked hz-
zoner yesterday morning, "and the .saddesV
things I have witnessed in the diurnal
round of the footstool is the enforced de-
prayity and sin of childhood. You can
wrestle with crime when the offenders are
old in years and vice and meet out justice
without conjunction, but how to correct the
youth of the country is the problem OF this
generation"
The wise reflections of the court arose from
the trial of Louise Goodenow, charged with
receiving stolen property, her daughter Ella
Russell, child of twelve years, and Josie
Novitny, sixteen years of age. Particulars
Of the arrest of the two latter for breaking
into the residence of Mrs. Rhumor and steal
ing a large quantity of valuable clothing and
the subsequent recovery of the same have
heretofore appeared in the GLOBE.
When the case was called yesterday the girl
Josie confessed to the court that she and
Ella had broken into the house and stolen
the goods. With tears pouring down her lace
she related how she had been driven from
home by her fathers brutality, and secured
employment as a servant girl. She was in
duced to leave her place by Mrs. Goodenow.
and in O short time the latter sent her and
her daughter out to beg and steal. Once in
her grasp, Mrs. Goodenow, veritable female
Fagin, refused to let her 90, Oftentimes hid
ing her hat and shoes so that she could not
look for work. On one occasion she declared
that she would not steal any more, when the
woman told her that she must, and when
they brought home the fruits of their last
robbery the latter was so tickled that she
tried on all the dresses. In return for her
dcpravity the woman gave her few ribb-
buns.
Mrs. GoodcnOw waived examination and
vas held to the grand jury and committed in
default Of 50 600 bail. The girl Josie was
committed for ninety days, Mrs. Goodenow
has been married several times, one of her
husbands, Russell, being noted criminal
OF the east. The chiId's case was continued
to the tenth.
The case Of Ralph Russell, in charge of the
carrier department Of the Pioneer Press COM
pany, who is charged with beating a newsboy
was continued to the 18th.
a vular fellow, named John Smith, had
been drunk and when found he was lying on
the sidewalk making holy show Of himself
and to the disgust of pedestrians He was
sent up for thirty days.
Joe Ayers, q biscuit shooter, at the market
restaurant, was arraIgned for Shaping one
of the female pot wrestlers. The row was
over dish cloth, and he was fined twenty
large bills which he paid.
His name is Oscar, but he Is not dude.
He is a drunkard and a wife tanner, however,
and this is worse than smoking cigarettes.
The other day this Oscar, whose last name
is Fallon, received 50 from his wife to pur-
chase a shawl. He stole the shawl from a
place near seven corners, and blew in the
money for booze. He went to the bastle
for sixty days.
The case OF C. NJ. Dittman, charged with
obtaining 81, 200 from Mrs. G. Hewitt, under
false pretcnses, came up in the afternoon
The charge grew out of a real estate transac-
ton in June, 1888, when it is claimed that
Dttman sold Mrs. Hewitt a piece of mort
gagged property, receiving therefor the full
face value. County Attorney Eagan ap-
peared for the state and Mr.. John D. O'Bricr
for the defendant.