Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-21
THE DEANS HELD FOR COURT.

Result Of . Hearing in the Emma Abbey
Cruelty Csse-A Dispute Among the
Various Humane Oficials-rhe Conflict
ing Testimony.
Frank Dean and his wife, Alice Dean,
were given hearing before Squire Woel-
full, of Spring Garden borough, yesterday
afternoon on the charge of cuuelty to Emma
Abbey, the waif who was in their charge.
The child is in the hospital, and will have
to have both her feet, which were frozen,
amputated. The whole borough is excited
over the affair, and the 'Squire's Office was
crowded. Secretary Dorente, of the Anti
Cruelty Society, was present for the prose-
cution, and NJ. J. Dean, formerly Superln-
tendent of the Anti-Cruelty Socity, and who
placed the child with the defendants, and
Agent O'Brien, of the Humane Society, were
present to testify in behalf of the defend
ants.
Frank Dean, one of the defendants, testi-
fed that the girl ran away on Wednesday
That night and the following day he went
to derrick nearby to which she had gone
before, but that was all the search he made
He said he notified the Humane Society.
Agent O'Brien said he found note from
him on the following Monday, but did not
know when it was left at the Office. Dean
said he had told no one in the borough of
the matter, though he had seen plenty of
people. He admitted that when the girl
was found he did not offer to take her home
or procure a doctor.
Mrs. Dean, in the course of her testi-
mony, said that the first day she had the
girl she whipped her. She had also thrown
water on her for telling lies and threatened
to put her in tub and scrub her with
i ho1 m
a number of occasions when told she was to
be punished. Mr.. Dean, on rc-examination,
admitted that he had been told by Secretary
Dorente, of the Anti-Cruelty Society, and
by Squire Woelful, to leave the girl at the
Office of the society, if she ran away. He
had kept the girl to help his wife until he
could get another girl.
Agent OBrien, of the Humane Society,
testified that he had investigated the charge
of cruelty against the Deans and found no
canse for complaint. He said he had been
told that the Anti Cruelty Society had re-
fused to take her and he offered to take her,
but she did not want to go and denied that
she had been treated cruelty. NJ. j. Dean,
formerly Superintendent of the Anti
Cruelty Society, testified that he had given
the girl to Mrs. Frank Dean. He had never
seen or heard of her afterward until the
notice of the finding of her under the porch
was published. He said she was bad and
untruthful and had ran away from others
with whom he had placed her before.
Attorney Lightenheld, tor the Deans,
made strong plea for their discharge, claim
ing the girl was not indentured to them and
therefore they were not responsible for the
fate which befell her.
Secretary Dorente said that if the girl
died, either from pneumonia contracted
while she was under the porch of Burgess
Musig, or from the amputation of her frozen
feet, the case would become one for coron-
ial action.
Squire Woelful said he would not take
the responsibility of summarily deciding
the case and held Dean for court in $500
bail and Mrs. Dean in $500 bail. Dean,
however, could not get the amount of bail
and as, if he went to Jail, Mrs. Dean and
her child would be left without support,
and as she is now crippled and on crutches,
Secretary Dorente suggested Deans bail be
made $500 and that Mrs. Dean be allowed
to go on her own recognizances. This was
done and Dean secured the bail.