Daily Republican., 1890-03-14
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eaChr we arc bOldas worked
for SOME srn1 Last Wednesday, he went
to SEQ him, In consequence Of being sent
for, and found him very drunk. The
child was lying dead In the house and
the wife told him that she had NO provi-
slons, and no way OF burying the child.
When the mon In the shop learned that
the child was dead they raised some
money, $40 OF which was contributed by
the drm, and the witness engaged M.
Kilmer 10 attend TO the funeral.
As the family were In destitute cir
cumstsnces he gave them . part OF the
money, out Of which the wife paid .
store bill, when the prIsoner threatened
70 slaughter her for doing It He told
the witness that ho wanted to get q
Jig over the corpse, but he persuaded
him not 10 do It. II tho prisoner would
remain sober and attend to his work he
could earn e13.50A week, but be wss so
addicted TO drink that the nrm could not
send him out without his getting drunk.
Last week he only earned $500, and he
would have been discharged long ago
had It not been for his wife and family.
The prisoner said that n the court
would let him of tbis time he would
take tho pledge for i've years, and would
promise to take care OF his family.
Mrs. Moore was sgain called to the
stand, and saii that she did not feel
willing to accept his promises. lie had
often promised before what he would
do. but It was always the Same thing
over. She has two children, aged o and
2 years. respectively, and she felt that
she could take better caro- OF them with
out him than II he was about
She said that he frequently used pro-
fame language toward her and the chil-
dr,n, aud that his treatment Of her and
hi family was such that she ii1 not feel
that che could live with him any longer.
Nr. Carey said that while Moore could
not have any more work In Rcmming.
toms shop. the men would see that his
family did not suffer, and Special Agent
Btout raid that tho Society for the Pre-
SEQ that they were looked after in q
mother.
Moore again Plead to DO let on. but
Judge Ball said:
"Such q brutal offence rs You have
been guilty Of cannot be overlooked OF
allowed to pess unpublished. We trust
that the penalty which We will iu1lct IN
your case will not only be lesson &c
you, but also warning to others, sc
that they Will not transgress as you have
done. Tho sentence oil this court Ia that
you pay the coats Of your prosecution. .
1ne Of $50, and that you be imprisoned
for term OF six months"
Mrs. Moore, who seems like an exceed
ingly nice but heart broken woman, va.
seen after The hearing and said: ~ have
borne with this for ten years, and could
not stand II any longer. He 10 able Il
earn good wages, but oven when he doci
get but little OF 1t. Last Tuesday nigh
week all three OF our children wert
| lying sick, and he did not come HON,
from his work until after . o'clock. n,
was under the Influence Of liquor, ant
although ] knew tina. he had mad,
q full week he did not give IN,
but little over SIX dollars, and told mt
what good time he had with two girl
| drinking beer. When he acted a. b.
did when our child laid dead ho turned
my heart to stone, and l want nothipl
more TO do with him."
| As the heart broken wife passed out oi
the court room, the erring husband wa,
taken down to the cells, and this after
noon will be taken to New Castle jaii.