Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-16
MRS. HOPKINS FINED.

She Was Charged with Negiecting Her
Children--Assault Case.
Samuel and Minnie Hopkins were
ariaigped in the City Court yesterday
charged with neglecting their two chill
dren, aged about 3'years and Ii months.
They live at No. 22l2 Lammot street.
Emma Banks, of No. 22l6 Lammot
street, testified that on one day the
mother left the children about II. 30
o'clock and did not return until 10
o'clock that night. Some time in the
afternoon the children were heard cry.
ing and neighbor took them from the
house and fed them. The witness had
also heard the mother use vile language
to the children.
Special Agent Frank Stout Of the s.
p. g. O., testified that the woman was
before the court some time ago and
was dismissed with repIeimand. He
had heard complaint since, and had
warned her. Mr.. Hopkins declared that
he worked for the children and was not
loafer and thought neigh6ors would
do well to tend to their own business.
Margaret Brown testified that the
children had been left alone for hours
and the mother had used, bad language
Katherine Bason said that the woman
left the children nearly oil morning
and that once week at least man
visited her, and on such occasions the
children were treated worse.
Mrs. Anderson was q witness for the
defence. She said that Mrs. Hopkins
treated her children we'll. Gertrude
Baker aud William Baker were also on
the stand Baker said she did not
misuse tho children when be was there.
The husband told Baker he was q
friend OF his and was welcome to visit
the house at any time. Baker said be
looked out for the children whenever
he was there.
Mr.. Hopkins endeayored to give the
court the impression that neighbors
| tuoK too much interest in his affairs.
| lie denied that the children had beel
| i'll. treBted and said they were as fine o
pair OF children as were in town. lie
| declared that people tried to break W
| his home, whereas he Let his neighbor!
alone. For 40 years he had lived herr
and at no time until last night had al
officer called ON him with any chaig &,
| against him.
The court adjudged Mrs. Hopkin
guilty and fined her $40 and costs. Mr.
Hopkins was discharged. The olde
child. Laura, was committed TO tn
Society for the Prevention CT Cruelt.
to Children; the youngest will Iemail
with its mother.
John Spence for being drunk and dis
orderly, was fined $40; George W
Pierce. disorderly conduct, So; William
Whalen, disorderly conduct, requires
to pay the costs.
Charles Michel was charged with as
sault and battery on Joseph Sardosk
last Sunday night. The prosecuting
witness said he WAS followed by
crowd of boys and assaulted with stone
ON Wright street.
Franz, Hully, a witness for tho DIT
fence. appeared on the stand as shir
waist man, and announced that Sal
dosky had lied. He was with Niche
and said neither of them threw an
stones, but stones were thrown, an
they ran away. Paul Schill was wit
Michel and testified that he did n
wrong.
Assiatant City Solicitor Cahoon sus
gssted that the stones came throug
|. the empty air of night Tho case wa
dismissed. t
The case of Joseph Schultz, charge
with attempted felonious assault Q
Mrs. Victoria Bartie, was again cor
tinued until Saturday, Or. Woerner al
nouncing that the woman was still III
able to appear. Schultz is held und'
$1,000 bnIl.