The record-union., 1896-09-03
SCHULTZ HEAVILY FINED.
He Must Pay $3.50 for Abusing His
Little Girl.
Justice Henry Read Him a Severe
Lecture and Praised the Work
of the New Society.

AT p. m. yesterday Justice Henry
/ asked John Schultz, who had been con-
Vlcted of cruelty beating his little
| daughter, why sentence should not be
pronounced upon him.
Il. Z. Hart, his attorney, asked for a
new trial for Schultz, but Justice Henry
denied it and asked Schultz if he had
anything to offer.
Senator Hart said that as there was
conflicting evidence as to the amount of
violence used upon the child, and
| Schultz was a man of rather less than
| average ability, and in view Of the fact
that his children were dependent on him
for support, he would ask for leniency
to be shown by the court.
! Assistant District Attorney Jones
said he could See nothing doubtful in the
| testimony and no reason for leniency
on account Of his children, as they could
| be taken care of by others as well as by
| him. He thought there were no extern
| uating circumstances, as it was an ag-
gravated case calling for the full extent
| Of the law, and he asked that the full
penalty be exacted. He saw no reason
for mercy being shown.
Mr.. Hart said that the girl might have
| been hurt in various ways and the evil
dence did not show clearly how her eye
was hurt. He asked the court to give
Schultz a chance to do better
Justice Henry said the arrest was
made by an officer of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children,
which has done much good work
here. The society, he thought,
should be sustained in it's efforts Off
Ger Healy has done very good and eff
| fective work for the society and it
should be appreciated in the community
and he be encouraged to persevere in it.
1t was the duty of the court to infiict
punishment on Schultz, not in a spirit of
! vengeance, but as a warning to others
/ in their treatment of little defenseless
children. He did not think Schultz
treated his child as father should He
did not believe the child should be left
under his control to receive such treat
ment as the vulture gives the lamb.
| 1t made no difference in the case
whether the child's eye was hurt
against a post or by his blow. Even if
/ the former were the case, it was
because the defendant had been guilty
/ of an unlawful act through which it
1 happened His extreme cruelty in fore
/ ing the child into dark, moldy dungeon
of cellar to terrOrlZe her and possibly
I render her insane, rendered him as
guilty as if he had struck her in the
eye He had been guilty Of a very seri-
Gus offense. The extreme penalty for it
was fine of $1,000 or six months in
| JAIL or both. He should be lenient, but
would fine Schultz to an extent that
would be a warning to others.
1t would be for the best interest Of
Schultzs children, if they were further
abused that some one should apply to
the Superior Court to have them taken
from him.
He then ordered Schultz to stand up
and fined him $3.50, with the alterna-
tive Of one day in Jail for each dollar of
the fine Mr.. Hart gave notice Of ap-
peal, but he afterwards withdrew it,
and Schultz paid $3.50 Of the fine and
was given thirty days in which to pay
the other $50.
officer Healy Of the society, and z. M.
Beckwith, it's attorney, who was pres
ent to assist in the prosecution, are
much gratified over the outcome and
feel that the example made of Schultz
will go a long ways in deterring other
harsh parents from abusing their chill
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