The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-12
TOURED SALOONS
SIx.YEAR-OLD GIRL WITH
FATHER WHILE HE DRANK.
PatroIman Found Her Trying To
Rouse the Man. Who Was sleep
ing on n Stair.

II don't like TO come TO a place like this
with papa. for he gets drunk and when /
am on the street with him he walks crooked
and pushes me off the sidewalk" said a
bright little girl. six years of age, i'm the
matron's Office at police headquarters yes
terday afternoon. Her name is Nellie
Davis and her father. Charles Davis, occu-
pied a bunk I'm the male department of the
prison, sleeping off the effects of two days
drinking.
Patrolman Asken's attention was attract
ed yesterday afternoon. while he was pass
ing a stairway on Indiana avenue, by the
plaintive appeals Of a little girl trying 10
arouse her father from a sound sleep. The
man was stretched out on the stairs and
the little girl stood over him gently pulling
at his hand. crying: Papa. please come
ON: | am tired"
The policeman went TO her assistance.
After arousing the man the patrolman
found that Davis was too intoxicated TO
pilot himself ana the patrol wagon was
summoned. The father and little girl were
taken TO the police station. and as soon as
the father was slated and placed in a cell
ne rolled over in a drunken sleep and the
little girl was placed i'm care OF the matron.
My name is Nellie Davis and live in
Marinette. Wis. and am six years old. -
said the little girl in answer 10 questions
a. she played with the telephone in the
matron's office. Her white dress was badly
soiled as she had worn IL for three days.
Only once during her narrative concerning
her father did she become reluctant and
that was when she told how her father
treated her mother when he was drunk.
Papa and / left home Friday night and
we Travelled all night in the ears. He told
mamma that he was going 10 take me ito
visit an aunt when We left home. but Z do
not know her name or where she lives" she
said. II believe he said she lived I'm In
diana. We came here and we went to "A
hotel where he left my little white Jacket
ard my clothes and then he took me by
noon Saturday he took me into saloons
and he began getting drunk lie had me
stand near the counter where he drank and
he gave me some OF the stun 20 taste. liz
was not beer. as II was strong like brandy.
Is whisky strong
Il did not like TO drink but I had to stay
with papa. We went from one place 10 an
other and when We got on the sidewalk he
walked crooked and pushed ne out i'm the
gutter. | don't think ne meant Is hurt me.
a. he told me he was going TO buy me a
dollars worth Of bananas and candy. but
ne forgot IL. When IL had been dark for A
long time 1 pulled him out OF q saloon and
he started to 40 10 the hotel He lost his
way ami We did not lind the hotel where ne
left my clothes. but went 90 another place
He took me into a house where there Were
a lot OF women and hc went To slceD and
one OK them told him he would have 10 get
out.
~ took me with him again this morning
and he kept drinking that strong stuff unti
he was 50 drunk he could not stand up ans
then ne went 10 sleep ON the stairs.
The Policeman who had found the
drunken father and little girl came into IN,
matrOn s office while she was telling hei
story and she rushed 10 him and put hei
arms around his leg and looked appealiugl,
into his face. saying. "Can I go see papa -
The man Viii he tried this morning on tn,
charge Of drunkenness.