The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-01
A FIENDISH FATHER.
He Wants to Wed the Girl
Who Exposed Him.
OLD NATHAN DOLLS BRUTALITY.
ChicaO Herald.

An old man. trembling and shivering
nom the effects of recent debauch. tot
tered into the dock Of the North Side pc-
lice court yesterday morning at the sound
OF his name His eyes were indamed, his
hair was matted. his face dirty and his
Clothes unkempt more ri liable looking
ceedings against him were very brief. A
stawart officer simply related that the
prisoner had outrageously abused his little
boy. who was at the county hospital under
treatment for his injuries. The case was
continued for i've days. and the old man
was placed under bonds of $500. in defanlt
OF which he was sent back to cell and
locked mp. There was nothing in his APP
pearance yesterday that would indicate his
character. He was too much prostrated
by his own excuses. This terrible abuse
OF the little boz, who IL at the county hos
pitai, suffering from score of cuts and
bruises. is the basis of story OF brutality
that extends over nearly quarter of
century. Doll and the boy, whose name is
Willie, lived st $50 Market street. Doll
has wife. grown daughter. who is
member Of the Blueheard Company. and q
0-year-old son named George. With the
exception OF the boy Willie. his family had
deserted him on account OF his excessive
cruelty. For years he beat his wife as il
she had been a dog. and once or twice
came so near numbering her that her life
was despaired of. His treatment OF the
little boy is almost without parallel. Less
than three weeks ago he went home and
finding the lad playing with some other
chftHY0n ho hit him hfnur IN
the head with hammer. The boy sank
down unconscious and lay in state of
stuper for q whole day without attendance
OF any sort except what the inhuman
parent gave him. Scarcely day elapsed
that Doll did not assault the boy and fear
fully maltreat him, but the little fellow
made no complaint to the neighbors or his
playmates, notwithstanding his cuts aud
bruises. On Sunday night Doh went home
drunk. His boy was in bed and asleep.
but this did not save him. The old brute
dragged the child from his bed, forcihly
threw him on the floor and then began to
kick him in the face, body and limbs.
The boy struggled to his feet once or
twice and tried to get away. but each time
was caught again. thrown down and SUBJ
jected to the same punishment Doll acted
more like mailman than one In his senses.
He jumped on the PROSTATE child's breast
with force that threatened to crush out
his life. all the time cursng and yelling
like demon. The boy cried for mercy,
but his appeals were answered only by
fiercer blows and kicks until lady, living
in the fiat overhead, ran out and sum-
moned police officer. The lady's name
is Miss Julia Assman. When she piloted
the officer to Dolls door the boy was
screaming with agony. The brutal faith
er's coarse epithets, his blows and even his
deep breathing could be heard outside the
door. The officer did not wait to knock
for admission. He burst in the door and
sprang on the old fiend. who was standing
kicking frantically at the writhing form of
q lad who was on his back.
blow from the officers club sent the
old man staggering into a corner and gave
his helpless victim the first relief he had
experienced in years, but he recovered
quickly and made at the blue-coat with the
ferocity of tiger. The tight that followed
was a terrific one. The officer. a big ath-
letic fellow, had the utmost difficulty in
handling the Infatuated brute. who was try
ing 10 choke him to death, and IL is doubt
full If he would not have succeeded had not
another officer come in and helped him TO
place the fellow in irons. Even after he
was secured. Doll continued to struggle
and fight, and not until he was safely
landed behind the bars OF cell in the Chi
cago Avenue Station did be exhibit signs of
dociiity. The police intend to push his
case TO the fullest limit of the law. aud for
that reason they secured q posfponement
yesterday on account OF the inability OF the
little hoy TO appear In court
Dolls treatment Of his entire family for
years has been 30 wretched that he was un-
able to retain any friends. but nevertheless
he tried only recently to marry the young
woman who was instrumental in bringing
his brutality TO the light of the public.
Miss Assman declined to have anything
whatever 10 do with him and he prosecuted
her with vigor that was entirely in keep
ing with his treatment of his family.
Doll now pretends to be sorry for what
he did and he said yesterday that II he
was given an opportunity TO begin life
over he would behave himself. Inspector
Hubbard who has taken a deep personal
interest in the matter, is not inclined. how
ever. to show the old brute any mercy. and
will insist upon his prosecution Is soon rs
the injured lad is in condition 20 get into
Justice Kersten's courtroom. The boys
condition. while not serious, is very bad
The doctors who are attending him say he
had narrow escape from a fearful death.