The record-union., 1897-02-24
EFFORTS TO CHECK CRIME.
Important Meeting Of the Children'S
Friends Society.
Some Thrilling ReveIations-A Boy
Made a Victim of the
Opium Habit.

A great amount of business was pre-
sented and before the society got
through with it all it found itself in a
slough of difficulty because of two facts,
inadequacy of funds and because the
amount of work to be performed is
greater than the association can handle
with it's limited capacity to hire Off
GERS, and its lack of a place Of tempor-
ary shelter for its wards
The directors reported the following
bills allowed: TypeWriting for Humane
Convention, 81 %; expense of Officer
Healy to San Francisco on business of
the society, 81 95; expense of the officer
for three trips to Florin, 50; expense of
the officer for trip to Vallejo to serve
warrant, two days, $S 50. The three
last items it was advised should be pre-
Sented to the Supervisors for conSidera-
ton as a county charge that the society
may be reimbursed.
The Legislative Committee reported
the bills asked for by the Humane Con-
vention as still hanging fire in the As
sembly far down on the calendar and
needing the good will of the houses to
lift them to a preferred place and pass
them.
The following resolutions from the
Board of Directors We're passed:
Resolved, That the Sacramento So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children learns with deep sorrow of the
death of its beloved member Mrs. F. l..
Orcutt one of the first citizens to unite
with others and found the society. In
Mrs. Orcutt we recognized a character
inspired by purest motives and the most
generous and lofty impulses. She was
woman whose life was full of good
works and deeds of kindness. She was
active in all humane work, charitable
considerate, energetic in labor for the
benefit of all deserving people, and with
a heart overlooking with sympathy for
the poor, the oppressed, and for parent
less children. In her death the society
sustains heavy loss and this commun-
ity is deprived of a noble exemplar Of
true womanhOOd;
Resolved, That a copy of these resolu-
tions be transmitted under seal of the
society to the bereaved family of our
late member.
The following members were proposed
and elected: By Mrs. Clara Parsons
Misses L. NJ. Bernard, Nettie NJ. Hop
ley, Ada J. Flynn, Lou 3. Mccormack,
Blanche Regan, Mollie Titherington,
May f. Wolf Jennie Fay. May Burgess.
BY Mr.. BeckWith-Mrs. Emil Steinman,
A. J. Rhoads Thomas Jenkins, j. w.
Todd. w. S. Kendall, Peter j. Shields,
Mrs. Emma Allen. By. Mrs. Beckwith-
Mrs. r. c. McCreary, Mrs a. 2. Scheld,
Mrs l.. Mebius By Mr.. Herrick-Dr.
Charles Van Norden, Mrs. H. Wing.
officer Healy was then called upon for
his regular report. He began by sub
mtting anonymous letters detailing
grave offenses. The meeting stopped
1 him and passed a resolution that no no
tice Of anonymous letters or complaints
win be taken by the society, but that all
communications verified. and COM
plants properly made, Will be treated
as confidential, if requested.
The officer then proceeded to report
that he had placed three rescued chill
dren in proper institutions in San Fran
cisco
Cases were reported as follows:
l. Insults and indecent exposure by
a man to children at four schoolhOuses.
Cases investigated and officer Bagley
arrested the man as a vagrant, and he
was sent up" for six months. Healy
stated that clearly the fellow is de-
mented and when released will repeat
his offenses. He should be sent to an
insanse asylum.
>. Case of the Anderson girl growing
worse The girl promises to become an
incorrigible and is corrupting other
children. She has at his request been
excluded from the schools She con-
sorts with Lynn, the old man who has
occasiOned 50 much trouble. as do other
children she tolls in. Healy said he
was at a loss what to do. The man had
twice been presented to the Grand Jury
without avail. Lynn he pronounced
disgrace to the community, who ap
pears to be beyond the reach Of the
law. The expression of the society after
long debate was that this old man
ought to be controlled in some way by
the law, or driven from the community
by the righteous indignation Of the peo-
pie expressed under the law.
,. Cases Of two groups of unfortu
nate children settled. The Supervisors
in one case and friends in another sup
plying means 10 remove the children to
better conditions.
4. Two sick and destitute children
cared for; names withheld.
:. Case of a large group Of young
children being corrupted by shameful
conduct and association of their father,
the complaint coming from the mother
of the offender. who has been warned
and is under surveillance.
Is. Case of little children on JiboOm
street given over to vicious influences.
one being delivered to care of a prosti-
c4f. To-, >f1x
rescued. Z. Case of Willard Page. Boy
delivered to the Boys and Girls Aid
Society in san Francisco. s. Case of
reported cruelty on Upper Stockton
road. Investigated and found ground
less.
9. Case of two children on Front
street needing attention. as the chill
dren involved are being put in line for
a base course. 10. Case in block Eighth,
Ninth. l. and NJ streets Of old men
corrupting children. Under investiga-
ton. II. Case Of a woman with four
children arrived from East and put her
children at peddling flowers at night
In vicious places. Children checked
and the woman left the city for San
Francisco with the children to place
ore of the little ones. a four-year -old,
on a variety stage as a clog dancer
- Case of Addie May. Brought from
Vallejo. Charge against the man who
Is alleged to have enticed her heard by
the magistrate. The evidence found
insufficient. The officer is now threat
ened with arrest for false imprison-
rY,ent and action for damages. 13.
Case of a boy at request of his mother
rescued and sent to an institution where