Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-04-20
SHOCKING DEpRaHIrY.
Special Agent Stout unearths a Revolt
ing Case in CARROTS Old Dive.

! IN Inc second story Oh Billy larfOllS Clu |
dive at No. l02 East Front street, last |
| Thursday. The building is rented by
| Hyman Rotchstein, Jew, who subjects
i the second story to Francis Asbury White |
and two women, Ruth Hazel aud Julia
| Schields. The husband of the latter works
| i'll Roacll's shipyard. in Chester, and comes
/ to this city at the end of each week. The
husband OF the Hazel woman is dead
\ leaving one child six years of age. Both
/ women arc addicted 10 drunkenness and
are also said to be audanum tiends,
White, who occupies portion OF the
second story of the dive came from
i Snow Hill, Md, two weeks ago. He has
five small children, Rachel. aged II; Paul
aged 10; Nathan, years old and Qunton
and Joseph aged respectively and 3
years. White declares that his wife de.
serted him Sunday last leaving him with
the five small children to care for. He
says she has become demented from the
use of opium and laudunum, and cares
little what becomes OF the children He
declares that it was she who induced him
TO leave snow Hill and come to Whining
ton, when she packed her trunk and de-
serted him; BY occupation he Is wheel
wright, and he lived az Snow, Hin 30 years
lie Is So years old His wife is 25 years
his Junior.
When Agent Stout and Officer Massey
entered the building, which could not
properly be called II dwelling 4
revolving sight was witnessed. White and
his family OF five were huddled together
i'll the secondstory front room, without a
morsel of food to eat and without sutti-
cient clothing to make them look respecta-
BILE. The room was without carpet and
furniture and one bed served for all. The
children were pitiuble sight in their
filthy and ragged garments, and bore but
a faint semblance to human beings.
The father seemed not to fully realize
the import of the situation but was very
much worried. not knowing where to turn
for the next penny TO buy food for the
half-starying children. He is Of delicate
stature and said to be q mere shadow of
his former self from worry and failure to
obtain work.
The stencil which arose from the quar-
tiers was sitting The rooms adjoining
those occupied by White and his children
We're even tilthier than the former. Inside
all was dark and gloomy, and about all TO
! be seen were pieces Of old quilts and cloth
ing scattered over the floors. The walls of
the room, which once were white, are now
a filthy yellow, and resemble rather .
stable than human habitation
Two rooms just off from the head of the
: stars leading from the street are occupied
by the Hazel and Schields women, and it
was the condition OF affairs in this portion
of the notorious old dive that led to the
investigation on Thursday. 1t was learned
that this portion of the building was the
= rendezvous OF persons oil the most ue-
7 PRAYED character. where during the night
time their drunken orgies were disgust
; ingy revolving.
y The officers learned that the place has
!, been frequented nightly by characters OF
. toughest type, male and female until it
has become nuisance and disgrace 70
Q the neigllborhood. The scenes enacted in
the old dive have been witnessed by the
ragged children found by Agent Stout this
morning, and in open view of the children
Q OF the miserable and depraved women
who occupy the second story of the
Q notorious structure.
! The occupants Of the house were all
!" placed under arrest by the officers, except,
Z ing Rutehstein, who occupies the second
/ hand store on the first floor, and taken tc
l. the police station i'll the patrol wagon. a
large crowd gathered AS Agent Stout, Officer
p Massey, Sergeant Howgate and squad 81
y officers were conducting the inmates TO tbs
y patrol wagon and many of them dcclarec
q that it had heen a long time since raid OF
Il the old dive had been made.
The cases of cruel neglect to children
10 and shocking depravity disclosed b!
T. Special Agent Frank Stout and patrolmal
T. Massey at Garrolrs old Casino" on Eas
Is Front street, Thursday, were thoroughly
:. ventilated III municipal court Friday morn
q ing and heavy punishment melted out b,
d Judge Ball to the guilty parties. The chill
= dren, on an order from Judge Ball, wer
ii committed to the care of the Home 70
az Friendless Children.
ps WhSn the case was called Friday morn
n inu Lawyer George I. Brown was present t.
n. prosecute the charges IN behalf of tn
i, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty t
Children Agent Stout and Officer Masse.
G. testified to the filthy condition Of tn
rs dive, aud the drunken orgies of the de
rs PRAYED inmates. The raid OF the notoriou
~ dive resulted in the arrest of JUL
IN Schields and Ruth Hazel, both disrepu
re table women; Francis Asbury White am
five destitute children and two deprave
ri characters, Henry Lopez and James Moore
i'll The latter two are well-knowu 10 tn
r. police as all-ronnd coasters
nj Both women placed under arrest an
Az taken to the police station are addicted I
III nabitual drunkenness and present u mos
r. revolving appearance. According to til
h testimony Of Officer Massey, the HaAt
ed woman, whose right name is DunnellS
IT. can be seen about the streets at all hour
Of the night IN the presence of the mos
70 disordGrly and beated male companion:
le- while she is also frequently found in a
in extreme state Of intoXiCaton. 4 child I
iii six years is allowed to run the streets i
monentary danger of being ground /
ri death beneath the wheels of passing tram
rl The woman was fined $40 and costs fC
nm neglect and so and costs for disorderl
III conduct.
After hearing the story Of White, who's
in children were found Ill destitute ClrcutI
~ stances i'll the house, Judge Ball dismisse
lie the charge Of cruelty against the paren
ar II being shown that since the deSGrtiou I
he his wife and the mother Of the children
the treatment to the little ones was MOI
iss the force OF circumstances than any WILT
liz intent on the part OF White to do thei
Ri harm. According TO Whites statement hi
wife has for II period of lSmonthS bee
ee addicted TO excessive drink, and the use [
10 opium and laudanum, which he declare
has dethroned her reason, Her wher
abouts are unknown.
The children, under the care OF Matro
White, presented a rather respectable al
OF pGarance Friday morning, having bee
thoroughly Cleunsed of filth and give
ell food and clothing. One of the children,
he lad of years, danced about the cou
room during the trial in great glee. ev
- IDENTIFY thinking the tribunal veritab
y, paradise as col.trasted to the dark IN
II II dingy quarters, reeking with tilth he hu
ne been used to occupying. 1t is said that o
~ ~ the arrival of the father and children
81 this city they slept several nights in a di
i" reputable negro snanty OH Water stree
X; An attempt will be made to find the III
l., natural mother.
bo Institution of u New Council.