Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-17
FOOD ON A POLE
Neighbors Assist an Invalid Wife Who ia
Starved by Her Husband

1he eminently respectable neighborhood
OF Grand and Gates avenues. saws the BROOKLYN
Canzen, Is In ferment of excitement over a
case OF alleged cruelty and attempted man.
slaughter by starvation. E.iphalet Stratton, an
old resident OF the vicinity and owner of No.
ia Gates avenue. which he occupies. is the
man accused OF the offenses above mentioned
lie Is said to be eiShtv-three years of age.
though he scarcely looks SO old His full six
feet OF stalwart form and his flowing gray
beard make fine appearance as he promenades
Fulton street and Myrtle avenue Of a fine after
noon, as he is wont to do. According to the
accounts of the neighbors police detective
! and physicians who have been to the house,
Mr. Stratton does not properly provide for his
bedridden wife. They were married three
years ago. she being then thir,y-two anG he
eighty-one.
A meeting of the old residents Of the block
on which Mr. Stratton lives. between Grand
avenue and Chambers place was held at the
house OF Mrs. A. III. Butler. No. l35 Gates ave-
nue., last night and action was decided upon
Mrs Butler and Mrs. Palmer Jaawln, who live
opposite and next door TO the Strattons re-
spectively, were delegated TO apply 20 the
police for interference. in the name of the law
and humanity. to protect the ,,oor creature
from the results of her husband q eccentric
conduct.
THE POLICE INVESTIGATE
Inspector Mcclellan received the DELEGATION
and referred them TO the fourth precinct; where
Detective Serst Delahanty was given charge of
the case. His first act was 10 nav a visit 10 the
mouse, where he secured an entrance as an at
tache of the health department after an alleged
case or contagious disease. Mr. Strarton re-
Iused 10 allow him 20 see the patient. whom he
IA a oraH TTa- l.,l Il.
moved up 10 the room where he knew the wife
TO lie as he talked with the husband, and when
ne saw the woman asked about her condition
She hesitated and looked toward her husband
who blur;ed out that he vas poor and did The
best he could. The wife raised one arm. mere
shin and bone, saying: That's what's the
~
Delahanty turned on the old man ard de-
manded to know why the poor creature had no
nurse and why the neighbors were compelled 10
carry food to her. S;ratton replied that he ha 1
to enter all his expenses on a book and s,orv
them TO his son in New York, but t,,at desri,e
MS poverty he was looking for nurse
ne ADMITTED that he had money N the barl
aad possessed other property besides the boDss
be hives in. but insisted that. he had TO report
all bis expenses TO his son.
REFUSED PROPER rooD.ANp CARE
Dr. Cooper of No. 20 St. Johns place was
next seen by Deiahanty. AID he told him that he
lad stopped attending Mrs. Slatton because her /
husband would not provide proper food or care.
ma was constantly asking the doctor what wa.
he best way of getting rid of a woman who |
vas sick and burden. After Dr.. Cooper left /
Dr. John ID. Rushmore OF No. l29 Montague
'treet called, but found there was nothing TO |
De done Tor the woman, so long as she did not |
Jet proper food or care. lie told Delahsaty
hat she should be taken from the house ana,
JARED for If her life to be saved. Her
rouble was the result of peritoni is. which she
lad year ago. and she had beeSl bedridden
NeF SINCE Before she was taken sick the moor
woman was forced to go out dressmaking bv her
husband. though he is known to be worth ar
east S2C. o09.
Last weeA the poor creature. who had been
ed bv Mrs: Jadwin by means of pole TO which
hapkiniui OF delicacies was attached being |
'assed to her window before her husband |
astened 1t so she could not receive the humane
t'en'ion. crawled TO the window. and, attract
h6 the attention of Mrs. Jadw-n's little child. |
legged thai the mother be asked TO try !
nc get INTO the house. Mrs Jadwin tried 10 !
et IN, put was refused access BY Strattou. who
ac Tour locks put on the door because be
hcuSht Mrs. Jadwin had KEYS TO get in with.
defective Deiahanty, finding that something
aust be done and that gu sckly, swore out a
'arrant before Justice Haggcrty and will have
tratton before the court on a charge of at
empted homicide By starving his vile.