The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-18
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:, Brnpar an. Extreme Cruelty to HE
fssh iI.rcnr.old hoy.

,.,,v whose faco was shockingly cut
ANU, and whose clothing was blood
na ~ s.,J torn, rnn into tho Bedford avenue
SANE. .,,,,on. in willinmsburgh. at AZ o'clock
r'lcc , afternoon md begged Sergeant
Nsei'.a ~ rrItcct him from his father lie had
,.,aIr uttered the words wnch no 'ainteu.
e.,,rl policemen carried MN INTO reae
N,,, and laid him on hnlo. MS lower lip
Wv y. ippcl orcn about an Inch. MS lott eye
va ,,'rhttully swollen and discolorcd. ana hc
w., least n dozen cuts in his Taco and many
hu. .,. A the policemen wcrc taking on tho
u" .,. clot,ins he opened his eyes and cried
W. W.. "oh. papa. please don't XIII mcF
W., W., how was benjamin Branncan. III years
i"V whose father Frank Branagan. Is n
,"', tc,pcr ut l5n North Third street Will
h.hnrcb In November last the boys
p.hn, dicl. leaving nvc children. Tho eldest.
pVi ~ soycntu,n. has since left her father.
st.,oun,. MS II IL snil. OF his treatment OF
W pocrntly flanagan Is said to have boon
w. WI. h,,it o, forcing BENJAMIN to tend~hnr
" ", ,or,in awake until very lato hours. When
~ h,v lemurrcd he WAS bcaten with a raw
All. Yesterday afternoon benjamin was lett
...o,eo Of the saloon while his father went
wv W. when the latter returned two hours later
Wv WV ,ound that his son hadn't taken In any
.',or during his absence he accused him OF
ealing Tho boy insisted that nobody had
ssO in tho saloon. Branngan struck MIN 10
WsIsit eye. Tho boy fell against tho wall.
Ii. el tbs bar. and. dragging tho boy into the
n1 o room in the rear Of the store. he dashed
Kin. il is snid. for ten minutes, Neighbols
E4n the scleans OF .no lnM anu ron n'i into Tho
Wan md denounced Hranngan for his bru-
KIM While hc was arguing with ono woman
ssWs rights as II father. tho boy hobblcd out
S S@s ''" away. Hr was followed by several
turdrcd people. who Ind been attracted to
he saloon ny tho boy 8 crios, a.,
had beaten him with rnwhide. All his cloth
i En' WAS taken of hy tho policemen and his
anh to +" in frifntfaH noS eGn arH on
hsn Isn ic Il INK some Of tho blows hav
~, ont "ut deeply into tho flesh. Ambulance
Surgeon clifford dressed tho wounds. Three
policemen found Branngan reading = nows;
saper in his saloon. A large crowd followed
Sim 10 tho station house and uttered Threats.
Iranagan told Capt. short that ne had " right
b treat his own children as he wished.
when was younger than that boy. ne
nld. VI To-. IL rawh!lc many tlmG1. can XII
ny boy i j as. Hos a lad fellow and de-
"You ought To TO taken out into the back
yard md cluhSed 10 within an inch Of your
lie," said Capt. Short 1" flanagan.
THAT wouldn't kin mo-" snecrinGly replied
Eanagun. land what's more you dare not
Branngan was takcn 20 the room where his
boz lay on n tahI-. When the boy identified
6is father as his assaiiant Branacan NUT
tered. You It'll -. you didn't get half
The police hustled him into a cell. A charge
dassault in the second degree was mado
against him. When Agent Folk OF the Society
isrthe Prevention OF Cruelty to Children saw
Ne 10y no said it was the most horrible case
eibtuiality that had evcr been brought to the
steniOn Of the society. He took him away to
Photographed. BranaChn will he srraicnod
before Justice ioetting In the Lee Avenue
Rlico Court this morning.
brother Of the prisoner told q Sun reporter
last night that little BENJAMIN Ind been steal
ing money from his father lately. and his pun
ishment yesterday afternoon was for stealing
moneY out Of tho drawer.