Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-22
SHE NEGLECTED
HER own BABY
Drunken Mother StaggerS
With It Along Coast
lit MAY BE TAKEN FROM HER
HOkuS POkuS Work in The Case Of
Mrs. Chapman Which Ties
Up Court
1T MAY Be TAKEN FROM HER

When Kate Joyce was arraigned in
Municipal Court this morning she was
charged with drunkenness but before
her case had gone far. she found her
self confronted by the Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Children. The
woman was found last evening wan
dering about in an alleged drunken
condition, with a 16-months'-Old baby
in her arms. The little thing was cry
ing and was very dirty and uncared
for. 1t showed such pain evidence of
gross neglect that Agent Stout, of the
society investigated the matter. When
the judge was about to pass sentence
upon her for drunkenness, Mr.. Stout
asked the court to hO,d the case up
until tomorrow morning, as there was
baby in the case, and that the
woman had been arrested before on
the charge of neglecting her children.
AT that time the society took the
wOmans four children away from her
land put them in homes, but upon her
promise to do better her baby was re-
turned to her. The child may be
taken from her again and placed where
Iit will receive proper attention.
Says Woman is Grassy
Rachel Broffski. arrested last even
ing. on the charge OF being Of unsound
mind, was not given a hearing this
morning owing to her attorney, w. r..
Lyman, not being able TO be present.
Tho case will be heard on Tuesday, and
it promises to be interesting The
charge is brought by her husband.
Louis Broffsky. and the woman's
friends allege that the husband wants
to get rid of his Wife.
Chief of Police Massey had two doc
tors at hand this morning for the pur-
pose of examining into the woman's
sanity.
William Craig was fined s. and costs
for hitting Joseph Welsh, a 9-year-o.d
boy.
Isaac Miller was fined s. and costs
for disorderly conduct
Antonio Geagotti. OF Bellevue quarry
was fined 81 and costs for becoming
helplessly drunk in the streets last
evening.
William. alias "Gallus" Johnson.
was fined 81 and costs for assaulting
Annie Wilson. colored.
Funny Proceedings IN Court
There was quite little hokus-
pokus proceeding in court this morn
ing when the case of Mrs. Ella s.
Chapman, charged with disorderlv
conduct was called. No complaint
was read and none but those on the
inside seemed to know the nature of
the case. As soon as Mrs. Chapman's
name was called and before Chief
Massey could read the charge or let
the defendant plead, Acting Assistant
City Solicitor Garrett asked to be ex-
cused from the case and appointed
Mr.. Townsend to act in his stead.
Attorney II. l.. Rice represented Mrs.
Chapman and asked that the prosecu-
tion file its information. It is .neces-
sary to file the complaint before the
case could be heard.
Mr.. Townsend, in reply. informed
the court that inst coming into the
case he was not prepared to furnish
the information and asked that the
case be continued until Wednesday
Mr.. Rice objected to this and ac-
cused the prosecution Of persecution
Again Mr. Townsend asked for a
continuance on the ground that he
is not the City Solicitor and had no
power to act in the case.
Judge Townsend. not being familiar
with the law and custom in these
cases, said he would continue it in or-
der TO give himself time to lock into
the matter