Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-08-10
BABY
Keeps Mother From Going
to Jail.

opCcldl 10 INC LeaueT. 49, ~ 4. -. L..
Pittsbdrg, Pa, Aug, 9.---Mrsg Mary
Wiczinski, who said iher home ms in
Mulberry Alley, was last night re-
fused admission to the county Jail, to
which she had bene committed for
ten days, and after lettering around
the Jail entrance for several hours in
the hope that she would be taken in
she walked down the street, boarded
a street car and went home, The rea-
son for her being at liberty swhile she
has a sentence to serve was Warden
Peter K. Soffet's ultimatum to- the
constable who brought her to the jail
that that institution was not found
ling asylum, but place for crimi-
nails. Mrs. 'Wiczinski had With her
an infant scarcely a year old sat the
time she was taken to the jail. 1t
was the infant that barred her out.
Warden Soffel was willing TO- admit
the woman, but drew the, iineSon the
baby. The constable refused to take
the baby away. Both warden and con-
stable washed their hands s0t iit the
whole affair and the woman and baby
were left alone on the, doorstep Of the
PRISON entrance. The constable went
away Some time letqra Mrs. WIG. n Ys :.
zinski concluded that, she was not
wanted there, and car fare being furs
nishod by an obliging bystander she
too, left for home. Unless the war
den 'relents she will likely serve her
sentence at home. .sit 3
Mrs. P. Oboska, daughter of Mrs.
Wiczinski, is in the Jail, serving af10--
day sentence for lisorderly conduct.
She, too, had with her n baby when
she was taken to Jail. . The infant
was but three months old, and War
den Sofrel, after some hesitation, al
lowed the child to be admitted with
it's mother. Both women had been
committed by Alderman William
Lang, OF Allegheny A,trifling fam
lily quarrel was responsible for the
trouble. The women we're unable to
pay the IS iine and costs imposed,
and were both sentenced TO ten days
in the county Jail. Warden Soffei had
just emerged from. two other endoun-
ters of similar nature, curing the
day, and when Mrs. fWiczinski and
her baby appeared ON the scene. he
was ready to take to the woods. Mrs.
Johanna Janowsli, OF Brereton ave
nue., was arrested charged with, throw;
Ling scaldfng water On her husband.
She was held to await the result Sof
her husbands injuries. Several socie-i
ties we're applied to. but they idll
claimed to be unable to take care of a
ten-month-old baby which Mrs. Jan
owski had with her. Warden Soffel
at first refused to admit the woman
to the jail unless the infant was 9TH
erwise provided for. He later changed
his mind, and both mother and child
were placed in cell. f. .'tl y a
Just about the time that Warden
soffel was becoming } desperate he
found b woman who said she had no
home sitting at the DOOR bf his pfi-
vate residence. With her were two
little children. both sound asleep >on'
the doorstep. The woman, gave her
name as Mrs. Herbert Mills, and said
that she had been in Central station
for tho last two nights. but that she
could not go back again last 2 nisht.
Warden sotfel took them ihto his
home and furnished them with food.
after which the woman departed with
her children. She declined to make
Information against her husband for
neglect" Late last night she WINS pro-
vidod a place for hefself and children
TO sleep by kindly neIghbors. t