The evening times., 1896-02-01
LITTLE MICHlEL'S fate
Torn From Ms Mother by the
Hand Of the Law.
ENVIRONMENT WAS EVIL
The Fond But Erring Parent wept
CopiouSly-AG & ra nd Aunt wasGiven
Possession of the Lad-Vagrancy as
anOffen>e Is Way 4 bove Partially
Scenes in the Dock.

The rain of last night drove the class OF
people who frequent police court. the work
house and the Jail into shelter. and that is
the chief reason why there We're only a
score of prisoners in the dock this morning.
In Judge kimbalrs court a monotOnous
line of 'vags'' formed almost the entire
contingent that appeared before his honor.
Charlotte Harper ard her husband, Will
lam. live IN Wiliowtree alley, where the rain
feii Just as lively as it did in the neigh
borluod or Dupont Circle.
In TINS case TIE rain was To blame, and
Tor tie very reason mat they were indoors
they were III the police court. Charlotte
and iiliaIn do not get aicng peaceabiy
together, so when they are thrown in Il
room together On a gloomy night, with
nothing 10 drink hut the water III the rain
barrel outside, ii is not surprising that
they should quarrel. That is what they did
and when some one fell and another one
screamed and rattliug noise ike paDde-
monium unloCs Cscd followed hundred heads
stuck out of W ilUwtree alley windows aud
the patroimen came.
William had been the greater d:sturber,
SO the policeman testified, ard he went
down for fifteen days. CharlClte's per-
soDal bonds We're taken.
LITTLE MICHAELS CASE.
Michael Malianey is a bright little boy
ike those children that occasionally fit
across the police circles to emphasize the
good worK the Board of Children Gu riians
is doing III Washington. Michaers case,
for Michael himself has done nothing cX-
cept to manage 10 he born under an un-
lucky star. has been before Judge Miller
prior to today and was continued.
Michael is seven years old He was in
court with his mother. He is small, has
hllc eyes aud white hair. He is clean
boy. but whether he or his Inoth.r nr .,e
Board of childrrn'S GuarCilanS i 10 ',rmc
for that did not appear. He WIS dressed
ike Young swell i'll a blue velvet suit
with black shoes ana stockings.
HIS mother had been crying and she con-
tinued to weep after she came into court.
WHY She wcpt could only he conjectured,
but that was easy to do, for there was little
said except for the good OF the child, and
the mother wanted that as much as any one.
Her face was naturally red. and her fea-
lures coarse. in direct contrast with the
little boy.
TIE boys father is dead. He died three
years ago. and Michael doesn't remember
him. Since then Mchael's mother is said to
have lived with Jim Riley, though they are
not married. jim Riley is a burglar. ii is
said and is now under Indictment for high
way robbery.
All these things show why the board
wanted to get Michael away from his vis-
cioIs surroundings.
We are ready to take the boy said Mr..
Parkman OF the board.
And we can offer a place TO put him.
your homer said Mr.. SilIerS, the lawyer.
His great aunt wants him.
SHE WANTS HIM.
Then an cIu lazy stepped before the
iuu.,. Her name Is Mrs Bird.
''Ui want 10 tax. hIin, yer honor, an Oi'll
Ia h. good care UV nm said Mrs. Bird, III
an unmIstakable Irish accent.
Woman, what 10 you do?' asked the
court.
''Ui cook, yer 'onor."
Well, can yoa afford to keep this child?"
.'Iis, | kiG, ye rOnor, an educate i'm,
too
Where do sou COOK
In the country. yer 'oncr; but ri don't
cook now ui don't have to. Oi have Two
houses an some otner property that ul
bought with the money ui made by cook
ing
Have you any objections to his going
with Mrs. Bird asked tine court OF Mr.
Parkman.
Il know nothing about her sir
"OTm ready Ter yu' TO make an iuvesti-
CATION siiiG tac woman. cOInically.
Tine mother OF the child Is willing. as
the child's unclcS on the fathers side 1--we
with Mrs. Bird" said Mr.. Sillers.
Well. / ara Wiling iur the boy TO 90 TO
Mrs. Bird If II i Lu >ubtcrfugc on the
mothers part To get tim back, said the
Judge i understand the lad has been
leading blind man about. That is all
right as a piece OF Kindness. hut don't let
the boy DO il. Keep GImln the yard aud send
him to sCnoCI. Tnc mother may 20 to see
him, bat he must not go back TO her to
live. Can you take the child today, Mrs.
Bird?"
..Oi can. yer 'onor, an willin'.''
"AH right
Then Michaers mother wept again, and
Mrs Bird wept and Michael looked like
he would weep If he didn't know its was
a step up in the world for bin.
Henry Quander and JGlia Bergman,
both Cuinrcti were held i'll $500 bonds 10
await the action of the grand jury for al
legged violation OF the Edmunds law.
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