Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-28
LES MISERABLES.
SMOKE AND SMELL FROM THE
SOCIAL HElL-BROTH.

SOCIAL HELL-BROTH.
Fruits of the System-All Facts, No
TheOry-Reyiew of a Weeks Muir.
ders, RObberies, Forgeries, Sui.
cides, Starvation, Elopements, Alb.
ductions, Failures, Blackmail, In.
cendiarism, etc.
Here are some of the flaming head
lines of our great capitalistic contempo-
raries this week: "Many crimes in Many
Forms" "Dastardly Deeds Prompted by
Covetousness of Pelf and Depraved In
stincts;" "a Day of Suicide and Muir.
der Starved to Death" etc, etc. We
present below, in condensed form, few
only of the most striking occurrences of
the week. Taken together they show
the effect of our social system upon the
morals of the people:
Mrs. Mary Mullins, aged 20, was
found on the street in a starving, heart
broken condition, with ner dead babe
clasped in her arms. Until lately her
husband was printer in this city; but,
unable to get a steady situation, he left
his wife and children here, and started
for the West in search of work. Justice
Murray committed the poor woman to
the citys care.
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beauty and refinement, was found dy-
ing in the basement of the Catholic
Church at Mount Vernon by the priest.
She died Immediately after, without
leaving any clue to her identity.
Millionaire Matthews, of Minneapolis,
died in Chinese opium joint at Butler,
Montana. He was the senior member
of large railroad contracting firm.
Theodore Moth, German barber liv-
ing at West 4Sth street, hung himself
in clump of trees at 18th street and
Tenth avenue.
Mrs. James Farrell died after jollifi-
cation at her boarding-house at May
vile, near Scranton. Pa Three men
are under arrest on suspicion.
John Hallers, of Williamsburg. died
from bite inflicted by William Dappe-
man in fight.
Philip Lannan, Of Providence, an Irish
carpenter, was found murdered in the
river. His pockets were ritled.
Annie Mckee walked into McGilleck's
saloon, corner Seventy-fourth street and
Third avenue, carrying her little dead
child in her arms. A sad scene ensued,
for her husband was there drinking. In
a fit of jealous rage he had turned her
out a few days before, and cold and ne
glect had killed the baby.
BY stringing them up confessions
were extorted from man and woman
near Ell Dorado, Kansas, that the wo-
man, provoked at the disobedience of
her three year old child. had murdered
it, The father had then cast the body
of his child into the creek.
NJ. M. Southworth, of Lockport, who
was one of the earliest and most emf
nent anti-slavery agtators, killed him.
self in his law office last Tuesday for
unknown reasons.
A negro pugilist of Atlanta was killed
by blow of his adversary in a prize
fight.
Maggie Tobin, an eleven year old girl
of Philadelphia, shot her little sister of
six years with a revolver.
Mrs. Marcellus, widow of a wealthy
physician, and her daughter were found
starving and about to be put out for
non.payment of rent at 317 West Goth
street.
Jennie Hatfield, pretty little girl of
nine years, was arrested by the agent of
the Society for the Prevention of Cru
city to Children for begging in saloon
at II p. m. Her father abandoned her
and her mother some years ago. He is
now a bookmaker in Chicago and is
worth 800, 1000.
Little George McCabe, eight years old,
was picked up cold and hungry in the
street by policeman. His mother had
abandoned him, and says he is a thief
only two months out of the Juvenile
Asylum. Mr.. Gerry's agents are inves-
tigating his case, and his mothers also.
Wonfen are bought from their parents
in China for 800, with the understand
ing that they will be married on reach
ing San Francisco. When they arrive
they are sold for $4,000 and placed in
dsreputable houses. Twenty-four such
women were landed last week in San
Francisco on writs of habeas corpus as
wives of merchants.
Here is a sample of the profits of min
ing companies. The report of the
"Tamarack" for the past year shows
cost of plant $l6l, 900; gross receipts,
100000; expenses, S6S9, 900; profits,
$741 900; dividends declared, $120, 900.
This copper mine is held by Boston cap