The record-union., 1897-09-25
IN A SERIOUS PREDICAMENT.
THREE MEN IN JAIL ON A
GRAVE CHARGE.
The Outcome OF the Investigation
Into the Case of Little Amy
Anderson.

The case of Amy Anderson, the way
ward girl whom it is proposed to send TO
the Whittier Reform School, came up
before Judge Hart yesterday morning,
the District Attorney and Assistant DIS
trict Attorney appearing for the com
plainant, Officer Dan Healy and ". A.
Anderson for the girl.
District Attorney Ryan said he
thought the matter one that could be
examined in chambers. as there was no
desire TO make public the acts of the
girl.
Mr.. Anderson said he had no desire to
avoid publicity, but his reading OF the
statute did not indicate that the court
had any Jurisdiction at this time, II
being dependent on some previous
action giving the court jurisdiction IN
this proceeding. He read the law
claiming that unless the party was ac-
cused of public crime, for which ne or
she was liable to punishment by I'M
prisonment the court did not acquire
jurisdiction
District Attorney Ryan said this pro-
ceeding was not for the purpose OF pun
ishment but for reformation, and that
the argument Of Mr.. Anderson was
therefore not correct, and the fact that
a child is incorrigible is all that is ne
cessary to be brought to the notice OF
the court. 1t is not necessary to wait
until the child commits some crime be-
fore filing a complaint.
The court said he thought there was
no other provision covering this case
than that contained in Section ~ He
had at first thought there was some
merit in Mr.. Anderson's argument, but
was now satisfied there was not. Sec
tion 20 provides for a class OF persons
who are not charged with any speclnc
infraetion of the criminal law and ap-
piled to incorrigible and vicious minors,
where the parent or guardian is unable
to exercise a restraining influence over
them
This section, he held, is jurisdictional
in itself and is intended by the Legisla-
ture to meet just such a class of cases
as this. He would therefore overrule
the objection.
Rabbi A Simons. Secretary of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children, testified that Amy had come
under his observation three times with
in the past year. The girl had told him
last April or May, in presence of her
had committed something that was inn
moral and the mother said she did not
believe it. Later, the girl admitted
that she had been intimate with men.
receiving money on different occasions.
She admitted that she went with dis
reputable girls Complaint was subse-
ouently made against her to him and
he went to the school she attended to
protest against her attendance. She
told him she was thirteen and One-half
years old on the first occasion
Officer Healy of the society testified
that the first complaint against the girl
that came to him was at the time of
Mrs. Eniot's trial. He went to see her
mother, who promised to take care of
her. She did not and he went to her
again, having found her at Mrs. Elliott's
place at various times. Later she be-
gan running with men. Her mother
took her clothes from her so that she
could not go out. He told the girl that
If she did not stop going with men, he
would take her away from her mother
and send her to the Whittier School.
She admitted to him at that time that
she received money from men and said
she had to buy clothes with it, as her
mother would not buy her any.
Later there came complaints from
Oak Park and the girl admitted to him
that she was in company with a wo-
man who solicited customers for her
and divided the price received for her
shame with her, and had made arrange
ments to make a trip to Seattle, Los
Angeles and other places, dividing the
price received with her. He had fire.
quently seen her out late at night and
it was late at night when he arrested her
IN company with a man. He had fire.
Quently seen her in company with bad
girls.
n. CiDDa of Oak Park, a tamale ven
der testified that he employed Miss
Lizzie" the woman spoken of, at his
tamale place. Amy came to see her in
the dav time, and sometimes in the
evening. Lizzie said Amy was her
niece. Lizzie sold tamales in the even
ing during his absence on his route,
and he did not know what went on at
such times.
Mrs. Kate Barlow. who lived next
door TO Mrs. Anderson, testified that
Amy was wild and stayed out late at
night and had men and boys coming to
the house in the day time and at night
to see her. Girls who do not bear good
regulations came to see her and she
went off with them. Witness knew of
Amy's being under the influence of IL
Quor last spring when she had been at
Mrs. Elliott's. A business man of this
city came to see her in her mothers alb
sence several times and witness told
her she should not allow it. Amy sew
eral times promised her to do better
Lucy A. Wambold, the Lizzie"
spoken off. testified that she got ac-
quainted with Amy by meeting her on
the street with another girl that she ran
with When she went out to work at
Cippa's house Amy came out to see her,
sometimes by day and sometimes in
the evening. She used sometimes TO go
back TO town at $50 or 10 o'clock and
witness always went with her and put
her aboard the electric cars. Once or
twice she staid until CiDDa came home.