The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-28
FOURTH edition
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OFFICER STOUT Busy.
He Investigates Two Cases ut Dover
Young Girls Sent TO the Industrial
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He Investigates Two Cases ut Dover
Home.
From information which he receiv-
ed. Special officer Frank Stout, OF the
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
to Children, went to Dover last Tues
day, TO investigate the ease OF Florence
Cook. young girl not quite 10 years
of age, He found that she was run
ming around Dover without a home,
land had been for some time.
The girls mother is dead, and her
father. William Cook. does not take
care OF her. A great part OF her time
was spent IN the company of woman
named Eliza Wilson. a dissolute charac-
ter, who Ia now in Dover jail Tor
drunkenness. Officer Stout found
that this woman was debasing and
,lprostituting the girl, and that her
lDights were spent In Dover or Wyom-
ling. and the days In n low den in Jones
Mock. He had very little difficulty In
securing the girl, whom he found to
/ be ignorant. filthy dirty aud IN rage.
He took her before Squire Jester. who
committed her 10 the Industrial School
for Girls, and MIR. stout says that he
lis glad that at last there is such an IN
lst.tutlcn where girls can be sent.
When Eliza Wilson is released from
hail. it Is probable she will be arrested
ION charge of debasing the girl, and
Inducing her to lead a life OF ill-iame.
Mr.. Stout is deserving OF commen'
Idation for his prompt action In thls
matter. as 1t Is probable he has saved
this unfortunate girl from lie OIL
shame and crime.
While in Dover he heard of the case
of a white child, little girl about
months old. that had been placed will
a colored family living on the out
u skirts OF Dover. near the tan yard
which was said to be ehumefully ne
elected. He procured u team ant
drove to the shanty. where he iounc
a slckeDing sight.
There was an old colored woman il
1.-THE house and q drunken man. Th'
child. which seemed to be sick. wal
lying on an old coat spread on two
I, chuirs. and was mass OF lilth. 1t wa
. covered with flies. some of which hat
, made sores on It's little face. The We
Hlman said she did not know who's
elchild 1t was, Us 1t was brought to he
by an unknown man and two w0me
a,,about six months ago, and that tho
n paid her rs cents week Tor takln
care of IL.
t. The child was taken away and place
, lin the Kent County almshouss, WHERE
,under the able care of Dr. Cooper, II
q little life will be made much pleasan
If Ell than It. has yet been.
Officer Stout then started to lind tn
ST mother of tho child and others impl
ts Gated. aud succeeded in locating he
on farm situated between Brenfor
v land Smyrna. She seemed 10 be Gbou
r. half witted and admitted having liza
a Child about seven months ago, while
K was taken away from her when abou
he a month old. She did not know VIII
took IL or where 1t was, but expresse
), n great anxiety to SEQ it and have
II, back
r She said that when she would as
Vi about 1t she would be told that IL LA
S. a good home and was doing we'll u
/, some shrewd detective work Olllc'
III Stout succeeded In securing the nam,
,p of all the parties implica ed, but wi
"not take any action against them unit
the return OF the society's attorne
ut George L. Brown, who Is now absei
: on his vacation.
dl In the early part OF the week Oflic
Stout heard OF u 3ycar-old colort
child In this city who was very mu,
NJ neglected. and hqd IL tax II TO d
~ police STALLION. where 1t was placed
II charge oil Matrons White and Vega
- A colOrcd woman came and ciaimt
it and said she would bring 1t sor
clothes, but has not put In an nppea
lance since. IL seems TO suiler 90
siderable pain and was 30 fretful la
might that Mutron White was obllg,
to nurse 1t until late hour 1t W
be taken to the almshouse and place
in the founding department this a
ternoon. ....".