The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-27
HAS THAT TIRED FEELING
Mrs. Duggan Tells of the LATEST Man
She Ever Net.
HE MAKES HIS CHILDREN BEG
Murray LOnfs in the House Himself and
Smokes His pirc-Casc Of the Stock.
crt Family OF MOitkc Avenue.
Live with the Chickens.

busy evening was spent by the
Board of Associated Charities last night
under the presidency of J. r. Cohen. f..
j. Kelley, chairman of the child-saving
committee, reported that representa-
tiVes of the committee had called at the
residence of Kate Moharan, on Tenth
street, who had been charged with
keeping speak easy" and against
whom true bills had been returned by
the grand jury for selling liquor with
out license, and for selling liquor to
minors.
The three children We're respectfully
attired when the committee was pres
ent, and there was not sufficient indica-
tions of neglect to warrant any action
on their part The committee also vis-
tied the residence of Mrs. Stockert, on
Moltkc avenue, who had received re-
lief from the poor board. The members
found large quantity of groceries of
all kinds in a back room, and articles
OF clothing, comprising a variety Of
shoes, CATERS, rubbcrs, etc, sufficient
to satisfy them that the family was not
IN need Of clothing or food. The chick
ems occupied one Of the best rooms i'm
the house, the next room being occupied
by an elderly brother who worked regu-
larly at the mills. The board discussed
the case at some length, and it was de-
cided to request the poor board to di-
rect their local physician to attend one
of the children whose eyesight was
affected, and that the board of health
be requested to direct their sanitary
officer to visit the house with a view to
compelling the parties to abate the
nuisances.
Case of the Murray Family.
During the reading Of the agents re-
port the name of Patrick Murray, q
railroader, Of 32S South Washington
avenue, caused lively discussion. Re
ports had been made from time to time
to Mrs. Duggan that the children were
begging to the tune of a pitiful story
of their fathers death, poverty strick-
en- mother and destitution of the sever
est kind. Mrs. Duggan found that
| Murray was a well-built and healthy
man, with six children. ranging from
two to twelve years in age, for whom
upon himself to toll. but pcrferred to
organize systematic begging by them.
The agent visited the house and found
the father reclining upon a lounge,
smoking his pipe, and acknowledged
that his children We're begging for his
| support, and that he had received re.
lief from the poor board. lie was one
Of the LATEST men whom Mrs. Duggan
had encountered, and had also a pro-
pensity for alcohol. The members ex-
pressed themselves strongly upon Mr.
Murray's conduct and requested that
the matter should be dealt with by
the daily papers, in order to prevent
further fraud.
A comment was made on the large
number of tramps who had applied for
relief during the month. Many were
travelling in an honest search for en-
ployment, but number who had
offers of work We're not afterward
heard from. Mrs. Duggan, in her re-
port, stated that secondhand clothes,
bread, money and transportation had
been given, and in one instance a pri-
vate benefactor had paid for a grave
on behalf OF an indlgent family. Thlrty-
seven cases had been visited, Of which
twenty-siX Were worthy. and eleven
were deemed unworthy; transportation
had been given to eleven persons, and
employment found for four
Mr.. Gibbons Suggestion.
John Gibbons referred to the work
of the agent in visiting the persons
relieved by the poor board and sug-
gested that Mrs. Duggan should report
all such cases to the respective direct
ors. The suggestion was accepted.
A letter was read from Manager
Davis in which he expressed in feliCi-
tous terms his appreciation of the reso-
luton of the board thanking him for
his services in giving II benefit perform
ance.