The San Francisco call., 1895-11-16
| A PHYSICIANS TESTIMONY.
Dr.. D'Evelyn Tells Two Stories and
|: Expresses His Sentim ents. ':.

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: The following comm unication Is self-ex-
planatory:
4 Tothe Editor Of the San Francisco Calt-sIR:
think it Is highly commendable: that the
ladies of San Francisco are aroused, and that a
wave of indignation passes over the com mu-
nifty when the appalling story of the criminal
corruption Of little girls OF tender years is
made: known. .:.. = -: :.
+ The bare conception of the possibility of
such a.erime in our midst is revolving in the
extreme; but to have to admit 1t q reality is
fearful and ominous. Three: casesWhere little
girls were approached and endeavored to be
lured awayby promise Of candy or dell' but
recently came under my personal knowledge. =.
The first instance was that + of two
sisters taged about III and 8 -yearsl who We're
lured into house, somewhere in the vicinity
of Stockton and Sutter streets, and detained
for over two hours The elder of the: two, more
fully recognizing. her position, became very
much frightened. She was brought to me by
the mother some three weeks later. to consult
as to what she should do for her child, as
owing to the fright the child was so nervous
thatit was impossible: for her to be left alone,
and would frequently jump up in sleep dur
ing the night and exelaim "about: a horrld
man.. =. -f'-- :: -"
The second case was a bright little girl
61a years of. age, who was : playing
| In tine: PARK. situated between 1eary. and
man: with gray hair, oWho offered her q
pretty doll il she would GO with him" The
child fortunately resisted. the brfbe and ran
away: This child is the only daughter of one
of my personal friends, and can say that the
old sinner would have had bad quarter of
an hour if he had only been discovered in
time. Neither his years ,nDr his gray hair
would have availed m uch before the indigna-
ton: Of an enraged father. ~. =. =
:: 1t is fearful TO think that our children. not
merely In the tainted neigh borhQod Of Barbary
|; Coast, where depraved morality is The natural
outcome of its immoral atmosphere, but in our
|: most public streets and. parks may be:the hap
| less Yictim of spme accursed libertine, who
seeks to prey upon guileless and unsnspecting g
| Childhood. -: 80 .::::;:.. =. =
|. This.is not matter that any of us can. dare
| to be Indifferent about: Childhood claims our
strongest: affection, invites our tenderest SYM
pathy and demands of US guardianship SO
secure that Its early amusements can be en-
joyed, free from any menace.
Jice this triplet eff loathsone :depravity there
| lin sentiment thrown around them; n or Will
there be found any one SO devoid OF manliness
as to be: bought to silence, OF cham plon q
| crime which seeks to violate the sanetity of
home; .imperif our baby daughters bring de-
graduation and death and cast a slur upon our
Western civilization. - .;.-:> III =.
l. .Itseems to me the authorities should detail
squad of neh whose duty 1t would be to" pa
/ ~troE. the smaller parks Throughout the City,
and thus more fully protect the Children who
make these places their Fairgrounds. -: -:
i. -: '':..' FRED W. d, EVELYN, Md,
|: --'..~ :. President San Francisco Polytechnic.