Evening journal., 1895-05-31
PUNISHED bis LITTLE SON.
He USED UNNECESSARY SEVERITY
AND HIS WIFE COMPLAINED

Aud Jadge Bali Fined Him Ten Dollars.
A Case where Razor Appears as
witness Several Druuks ~ tho After
math Of Decoration DAY.
in Municipal Court this morning. a
number Of cases, the aftermath Of Deco
ration Day, were heard
Tne first were those of Isaac p Venn
and Charles Walton, who we're sent ia by
Oiiicar Di Mare from the vicinity Of
Washington street bridge Walton was
very drunk and Ia the ofiiasr's charge
when Yenn started 70 walk him OIL
When the officer objected Venu used
bad language, shook his fist at him and
drew big crowd which led TO his arrest
Walton WAS 6ued 81 and costs aud Venn
got a seveier dose In the shape Of 50 and
costs
clifford Downs. aged 20 years. was
arrested on Delaware avenue while
helplessly intoxicated He said he got
the liquor from companions ont OF a
bottle lie WAS fined ( and costs
John Dougherty WIS arrested by Officer
McGaryey at Maryland avenue and
Beach street, very drunk. He was hned
3 and costs
Mrs. Gaorglana Brown resides on B an
Alley, and is subject TO hysterioal fits.
She had one yesterday and her son,
Emory, undtr.Oo to quiet her Hei
screams attracted the attention % City
| Couucilmsn O'Natll, who had the younq
IN ia arrested Mrs Brown ven on the
stand and explained matters and Jadge
Ball dismissed the case
Lswrence Fisher colorsd. was charged
with assault by his wife. Mary. Sue
wanted 30 withdraw the charge and was
allowed 20 do 50
Ssbastino Ds Ftlco was arraiRned f0r
assault on bis wife Mary She desi ed
to withdraw the charge aud he'd already
signed the necessary documents when y
razor which wss captured at the time OF
Sebastno's arrest, and which " IL
claimed he had In his hand when he was
chasing the woman. turned up The case
was held over until 20 morrow morning,
Joshua Marvil represented Sebastino
John KILLER, foreman az Vadman'
morocio factory, living At Seventh ard
ratnall streetf, was charged with usir {
undue corporal punishment on his 6
years old son. John The main witness
was the wife. Mary Miller, who said that
yesterday afternoon htr husband came
home, and after eating his dinner took 8
nap
About 8 o'clock ho changed his under
clo'bing aud went down stairs Tds
little boy aud girl we're playing and tbs
little fellow had evidently hit his sister
on the head with q strawberry box She
objected to the severity with which h'
corrected the boy.
/ Ia answer TO question as TO biz
treaf ment n the little ones, she said
Hes bad as be Is good. and good ss bel
bad When be isn't angry be treats then
/ kindly, bat has whipped them several
/ times When lac comes home thu
children seem nervous and afraid
James hickman, OF be firm OF TadmaI
& Hickman. gave Miller a good character
for steadiness, sobriety aud workmanship
Miller took ihs stand aud explaine,
the nature OF the chastisement ami th'
cause, which was materially as given b.
.he wife
Mstron Wogan told Of The bruises shl
found on the boys body, and sal,
that they were caused by severe blow
with a strap Both Messrs Cooper an,
lyman argued the case briefly as TO thl
nature OF the chastisement Judge Bal
said that the punishment inflicted wa
evidently done IN an anger. but ths
dnt excuse The defendant, and h
IA fl cted fine Of $40