Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-08
A SHOCKING CAST.
Fiends Brutal Treatment of His Mo,
Ultimate offspring.

CINCINNATI, June 5.-A shocking case Of
inhumanity has heen brought to light by
| the police. On the third floor of the tene
ment house, 400 Sycamore street lives Mrs
Bremking and her two grown daughters
Theresa and Minnie Being in humble cir
cumstances, Mrs. Bremking assists in earn.
ing livelihood for herself and children by
taking in washing while her daughters
work at Pierce's cotton factory, at Eggles-
ton avenue and Fifth street About a
year ago, Theresa, rather good-lookins
girl, then scarcely of age, met young fel-
low named John German, a shoemaker by
trade, whose mother keeps boarding
house at "A West Seventh street, though
Tor some time past he has not lived there
they loved not wisely, but too well, and
about three monts ago boy baby was born
Though possessed of good trade German
seldom worked, and in consequence rarely
contributed to the support of the girl whose
life he had blighted, though he frequently
visited her at her home.
The birth of the little innocent seemed to
greatly displease its burly father, and Cd
several Ocsasions he called at the Bremkips
apartments, and in each instance mani.
tested his dislike for the baby by mistreat
ing il, biting its little toes and fingers
almost until the blood came, and tossing il
into the air and allowing it to fall in a
manner which, had the child not been an
exceptionally hearty one, would no doubt
have killed it.
In spite of Gorman's treatment of her Off
spring. its mother, for some reason, did not
bring the matter to the attention of the
proper authorities, though now she declares
she was deferred from so doing by fear of
the unfeeling father. So brutal did Cor.
man become in his treatment of the child
that his actions became the common talk Of
the other occupants of the house Las,
Monday night he visited the Bremking
apartments and proceeded TO treat the child
IN an outrageous manner. CogniZant Of
the existing state OF affairs, Mrs. Frances
McGoyern, who occupies apartments adj
joining those occupied by the Bremkings
hearing the child's distressing cries, ran
down TO the street, intent upon securing
the arrest OF Gornan. At Sycamore and
franklin streets she met Lieutenant Berg,
and TO him made hasty report of the case
The Lieutenant being temporarily en-
gagged, was unable To Immediately respond
and To that fact alone is due TO the fact
that German is not behind the bars
Prior 10 starting out in quest of the
police Mrs Mctiovem allowed the object uf
her mission to become known 10 the Bremr
kings and German. In consequence the
latter, fearing arrest, was not Tong III get
,HS Hi4iSc " say, hoNeNer- oOtll OF
the Bremking girls, though they now assert
that II was fear that prompted them to do
So accompanied him to the street and were
walking up Franklin when the officer ayr
peared, but before the latter could lay
hands on his intended prisoner. German
lodged into an alley and escaped, and in
spite of the efforts Of the police to appre-
bend him is still at large.
An examination of the child showed its
fingers and toes to be frightfuily bruised
and lacerated, while its body and lower ex.
tremities were virtually mass Of bruises
On the little ones left side is Il large sore
while its general appearance is that of a
shamefully abused child. A warrant has
been issued for German, who. however. i.
selieyed by the police to have left the city