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shipptHg Intelligence.
DRrAEEN CHILDREN.
Lowell Dispatch in Globe Demo

Lowell Dispatch In Globe Democrat.
An extraordinary case OF juvenile de-
pravity is puzxling City Marshal Favor,
who does not know what to do With five
little girls, all under Il years, who we're
arrested together the other night for
being drunk and disorderly on the street
At 6 O'Clock in the evening Inform alton
vas telephoned to the police station that
the girls in question we're fighting and
talking loud on Pawtuckst street, near
the corner of Salem. Inspector La
famine proceeded 10 the scene, and upon
seeing the drunken coalition of the
girls marched them, with Officer Walsh q
assistance. to police headquarters. The
girls we're stability attired, wore bat
tered straw hats, and one of them was
wthou, stockings or shoes. Their hair
VS. matted and dishsveled, their faces
red from alcohol and their speech loud
aud indecent. They presented sad
spectacle as they we're questioned by the
City Mar hal. They gave their names,
ages and residences as follows:
Minnie Grant and Maggie Grsnt, sis
tiers. aged respectively IL and II, living
on Jefferson street.
Katie Lynch. aged II years, living on
krv q street.
n mic White. aged u, and Katie Mul
len. AGED I2, both living in Little Canada
Fs. a. the stories told by the giris i,
sppe :, a that the Mullen girl has rs-
Gently b. On doing some work at Q beard
ius houss kept by Mrs. Jones. and thai
she vas II aid two dollars as wages yes
terday nornins. She then hunted ~
the other four girls, purchased tvo hall
- ktAk al "A N
street, and then walked to the opsn lol
GA Pavtuckes street, adjoining the Mer
ripac river, opposite Harris mill. Here
they drank repeated potations and pro
a .Sed 70 walk 10 the Fox farm Ia
Drscut, singing. shooting and cAusinG
/ = general disturbance. They returned
10 Lowell, and o5saining q Ito pail
bought two quarts Of beer and returrec
TO tue vacant lot. This they alec drank
Finally their actions became % notiee
able aud dissraceful that the residents
OF Pavtuckes street sent for the police
Four Of the girls accused the Muller
girl Of entsoing them away TO drink TIE
liQuor, bot the latter said that they hAc
accompanied her willingly, and eagerly
drank the whiskey and oeer. The stris
were 50 drunk that they could hardly
tell conncrtc0 esofty ano sncy 1o3s
charges and couutsrcharees against
. ,ch other. They called each ether the
most shocking names, and their con
due, Gas eQasl 90 that of the tonahes
y,r.so that wAs ever brought into the
station. Ga account OF theii tender
years the MsrshA Gas In q Quaadary a.
10 What be should do With tnem. Az Il
vas eviden, thai IL be sent them tt
their xrrtehed hones they would con
tinue their dovnsard career. hs ordefet
them 20 be locked up for the night until
be coaid hold . consultation With !nde'
| Hadley in the morning. The eirii
made thinss warm ali night by theii
profanity and rihAld songs They vef'
not srrsigned next day, the City mar
shsi being undecided what TO do wa
them. The parents Of the Grant eifi
want Ihe,r children to be scot up foi
being Stubborn and uacostreusois
| The others vill probably be dssceAreed
IL will so hard 9TH the liquor seiisi
Who allowed them TO pafcnsse va
liquor. He has no license