Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
WILL BE CARED FOR.
Children of Mrs Jennie Durand. Who
 Received Jail Sentence Yesterday.

Children of Mrs Jennie Durand, Who
 Received Jail Sentence Yesterday.
 This morning Fred Durand, a neat appearing young man, apparently about IS or 19 years old, called at the office of the board of charities with a 2-year-old girl in his arms and a bright boy of z following close behind. Fred introduced himself as the son of Mrs Jennie Durand, who was sen tenced to jail in the police court yes terday for keeping house of ill fame. The girl, Susie, and the boy, Alvic, were his brother and sister. It de- yolved upon him to perform the un- pleasant duty of turning his little sister and brother over to the authori- ties, and while he felt badly to be sep arated from them, still under the cir cumstances, he was glad to see them go, for he knew that any kind of home would be preferable to the one they had. Alvie was full of animation and cut up all kinds of capers among the chairs in the office while the officials were waiting to find a vehicle to con- vey them to the almshouse. Little Susie appeared to be sick and held her head on one shoulder. Her mouth, left cheek and one eye were discolored and looked as if she was suffering from some kind of skin disease. The boy will be committed to the county home and the girl will be under the kind hand of Matron Moran for the present. Alvie was told that he was going to see his mother and this pleased him so much that he thought every moment an hour until he got started He knew nothing about her misdeeds and, any way, he is too young to know right from wrong, so that no matter what others may think about Mrs Durand 1t IS safe to state that there are two souls at the town house who would give the world to be with her. There IS nothing new ill this. Ones chil- dren, that is, before they become ac- qualnted with the ways of the world, are the only beings person is sure to receive q welcome from when all oth- CTS Tall. What pity this God-like love should ever be driven from their hearts! After turning the little ones over to the authorities, Fred looked at them, coughed as if something was sticking ill his throat. brushed a tear from his cheek and then walked out into the world alone. He said he had a job waiting for him. He was born in Waterbury and shows signs of some refinement. He said his mother was all right until after the death of his father, when she fell in with bad com pany, turned to drink and finally be- came q wreck. This is a sample of the kind of cases that are constantly cropping up at the office of the board
 of charities. No wonder that Alder man Blakeslee and men of his class who come face to face with the off spring of unfortunate men and women.
 believe that those who are employed
 to care for them should be well paid. The sights man sees and the tales
 of woe he hears in that office in the
 rounds of a year would drive some
 people crazy. There are thousands l who would much prefer small days
 pay at something else than a big sal ary In a place where he Is bound to
 witness so much suffering. Of course 1 there are people who could kick them
 out into the street without any qualms of conscience. but the law will not al
 low that and it is doubtful if any great number of citizens would stand for 1t, l either.