The record-union., 1898-07-27
UNFORTUNATE LITTLE ONES.
WHAT THE CHILDREN.s SOCI-
ETY. rs DOING.
Homes Found For Children Who
Are Neglected by Their
Parents.

~ oot1Sly 1Or Ine pr6VenllOH u
cruelty to Children has its hands very
Iuii nowadays. Its special officer, D
dealy, has really enough work for two
men, and still cases come on. The
Board of Officers on Monday directed
the officer to apply for letters Of
guardianship for the six Fink children
OHlcer Healy yesterday happily secured
the consent of the mother (who Is
an improper person to have control
OF the children, while the father is
serving a life sentence in PRISON. to
the guardianship, and as soon as the
regal papers are prepared the society
viii dispose of the little ones.
Here is a distinct case in which if
there Were not such society a group
OF little children would so to ruin
through bad surroundings and neglect
and the community would presently be
taxed anew TO punish them as Grim
1nais, or to support them as helpless
dependents The six Fink children are
Willie II years, Minnie ID Emma 10,
Walter g. Ella Z, jeanette B. The
elder boy promises to be a tough, and
his conduct fits him for lone, where
he can be trained and saved.
An aunt of the children in Marys-
vile has the baby, and is seeking homes
for the girls. Two of them Mr. Healy
has placed in the Grass Valley Asylum,
one is in the Children's Day Home
here at the expense of the Sacramento
society, and the two boys Mr.. Healy
has in custody The younger viii
probably be taken to the Youths Di-
fectory, San Francisco, if no home for
nm can be found here. Except the
elder boy, the children are lovable and
easy OF management and would, un
der proper influences, become home or
naments and comforts.
Judge Hart yesterday had the case
Of the Fink children before him, and
decided to give them into the care of
the Children's Society
The case Of the little girl, Alice 10y,
Will be remembered, on whose account
San Francisco brute was sent to
prison few weeks ago for a term
that means the length Of his natural
life. Officer Healy has a letter from
the child at Grass Valley, tenderly and
lovingly written, and filled with ex-
pressions Of gratitude for what has
been done for her. If the Sacramento
society had done nothing else, the res
cue Of this sweet child is enough COM
pensation for all its work.
In the case of the little Myers girl
placed in an asylum by the society il
has been found that there is 5000 in
bank to the credit of the child. while
she is being supported by charity The
Board of Officers yesterday directed
that application be made for a fair
monthly portion Of the sum to be set
aside for support Of the little girl APP
plication was made to S. B. Smith,
the custodian Of the fund. who said
he would be guided by court orders
and the advice Of his attorney. His
idea was twofold-frst. that the sum
should be saved for the child until
she is of age. and second. that the
mother should pay for her support.
The society responded: THE mother
is not to be found, and if found we can
recover nothing from her The sum to
the credit of the child should be used
to maintain her at. say SS or SO a
month. 1t is ridiculous to call on
charity TO maintain a child that it may
come into an estate at age, if it lives.
the same being available for its fair
maintenance when it is helpless
Mr. Smith conceded the force of that
argument, and the matter Will be
passed on in court, probably. as the
little estate is one created by court
order
The society has a dozen cases on hand
just now which call for wise handling.
Where matters affecting children can
be settled without much or any pub
licity the society aims to secure that
end. Hence the cases it handles ac-
counts Of which find their way into
print, represent but portion of the
whole number treated. The annual
statement of the society, with the re-
ports of its President, Dr. Van Norden,
and it's Secretary, Rabbi Simon, go
out to all members. and to the special
contributors in a few days, having
just left the printers press.
More work for the society was de-
veloped yesterday. 1t seems that
barber named Charles Reitzeke, who
lives at 2323 T. street, got drunk and
then went home and proceeded to
abuse his Wife and little daughter. To
escape a severe beating Mrs. Reitzeke
fed from the house. whereupon Reitzeke
turned TO vent his drunken wrath on
the child
1t is alleged that he picked up the
child and threw her against a bureau
with such force as to seriously bruise
and MAIN her. Indeed, so great was
the force with which the child was
thrown that blood was was forced from
her mouth The case was reported TO
the Children's Society, and officer
Healy at once arrested the infuriated
husband and father and placed him in
the City Jail