The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-30
REBUKED BY A WOMAN,
Rev. F. F. Young Will Probably
Be Soundly Thrashed by
His Son.
ADVICE OF A LADY OFFICER.
The Minister Attempted to Choke
Strong Religious Views Into
His Boy.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI
sos Broadway, Nov. 20.
Mrs. Lydia A.. Prescott, the newly ap-
pointed county superintendent of the Cali
fornia Society for the Prevention of Cruel
ty to Children, is of the opinion that Rev.
F. F. Young is not right in his mind and
is dangerous to be at large. Young is the
man who started mission settlement on
San Pablo avenue and whose removal to
East Oakland "to keep clear of goss ipine
neighbors" was reported in THE CALL g
few days ago.
Before moving from San Pablo avenue
Young stated that he was going to place
where he would not be interfered with in
the management of his children. The
management of his children has attracted
SO much notoriety in the neighborhood
that the attention of Sup erintendent Pres
colt was called to the case.
II was greatly surprised" said Mrs
Prescott to-day, latter / had examined
Pastor Young's eldest boy to find that he
had great black and blue spots on his arms
and throat. In reply to questions he told
me that they were caused by his fathers
fingers as he would clutch him. The
marks on his throat looked as if he had
been half strangled by having hand
grasped over the windpipe. / vent to the
father and told bin that such conduct
would never be allowed in civilized com
munity and that he would have to stop it.
He was quite indignant and wanted to
know what kind of place he had come to,
if he was not allowed to make his children
mind him. He thought 1t was very odd
that woman should attempt to dictate to
him what he should and what he should
not do in the matter of raising his chill
dren. He said this was the most forsaken
country he had ever been in.
Il found he had been a missionary
among the Indians on the frontier, where
his word was law with the children.
When the family came here it was only
natural that the boy, who is over 16 years
of age, should want to go about and see
something of the city. One day he went
across the street to look inside a Catholic
church, and for that he received a beating
came uptown and was punished for it, be-
cause he was getting worldly | told the
boy before him that the next time he was
treated as he had been it was his duty to
defend himself and give his father sound
thrashing.
at was a most remarkable case. There
is family of eight children, but this
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treated so inhumanly. There is some
mystery about it that l cannot under
stand. There is something behind it all
that may come out later. | told the boy
not to allow his father to abuse him any
more, but to defend his manhood by fight
ing back, and when he got away to come
to me and | wotild take steps to settle the
matter. l believe the man is not right in
his mind and is really dangerous to be at
large"
Rev. F. F. Young said the time arrived
when it was necessary to subdue the boy
once for all, and he subdued him. He says
he does not intend to be interfered with
and that his boy is too young to think fol-
himself in spiritual matters. Mrs. Pres
colt is keeping watch on the terrorist's
new quarters. She advised the boy to de-
fend himself, because he is past the age al
which her society can apply for letters Of
guardianship.
Mr.. Young was horrorstruck when Mrs
Prescott informed him that she was an
official with full power to arrest him If she
thought proper.