The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-18
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HUM ANEs
SOCIETY
THE LOCAL ORGANIZATION WILL
HELP THE FALLEN GIRLS In
COUNTY JAIL IN TRYING
TO LEAD BETTER EWES
-OTHER CASES.

& humane society," one, OF ttS prOE1
nent members told of several#i inter
esting things that We're in course o
5 accomplishment, that we deem wor
4 thy of thought by our readers. Upol
i being questioned as to their intentions
4 regarding the young girls in our coun
i ty Jail, We were informed that the
1 case was entirely out of their juris
j diction as the girls We're beyond the
age limit. being seventeen ant
eighteen years old However. they
had visited them in their cells and
had taken them clothing of which
they were in need and talked to them
concerning their future. The girls
seem very penitent and acting upon
this several members of the society
appeared before the court and sue
ceded in having them sent to the
Home of the Good Shepherd In
Wheeling. This will be done as soon
as they are pronounced able to be
taken and the Court will bear all ex-
penses. the society merely seeing TO
their reception in the home. This IS
indeed charitable piece of work as
the girls are homeless and destitute.
and being unusually attractive it is
to be feared would soon succumb
to former temptation were they left
to their own devices. The men who
claim to be their friends, and are also
incarcerated in the county lookup,
are doing their utmost. to persuade
the girls against taking the step they
have resolved upon. but they are firm
ir of fr,o in.
side the home every chance will be
given them to lead worthy lives.
Another instance in which they
were able to work much needed re-
form, was in the case of the John
Delligatti family. who reside near the
brick yard in the east end Of town. A
large family Of children were here
beaten and half-staryed and poorly
clothed. One of the mothers favor
tie modes of punishment being to
chew the arm Of the small offender
wv. S. Sample, armed with the full
majesty of the law, appeared in the
loor one day and stated in no un-
certain tones just what would happen
should their case again be brought
lnder; his notice. It is thought that
he warning will be sufficient for a
nore abjectly frightened lot could
carcely be imagined. One of the
hildren stated the other day that
ood and abundant clothing had been
ought by the hitherto neglectful
ather; and the mother earnestly as
ured the ladies "me no beat any
lore.'s r :
ia l,Vs, |
rought to their attention This
me the Fourth ward held the vic
ms. A lazy, drunken brute. the
lther of two girls, aged eleven and
lirteen years respectively, has been
ltting his daughters out to work
zen robbing them Of their money and
rcing them to beg for the clothing
icy wore. An amusing thing in
with this occurred when &
nicer Sample went out to forcibly =
with the man. Seeing II
% men talking on the street and be- c;
g ignorant of the appearance OF the
an he sought he approached and il
ming him, asked concerning his e.
One of the pair ex- Ct
aimed that the man asked about had pl
en- dead two weeks. Thank God, e1
that" devoutly exclaimed the
rrassed officer, but Immediately re- m
wed an unpleasant shock by hear
: the other man declare himself to tn
the person in question. The re- ga
lrks that followed were not alto Gu
ther of pleasant nature, but good
S evidently arisen from the effort W.
d the man, who is said to be a com 10
:ent carpenter, has made audible his
sire to work, if no further eff fol
t is made to prosecute him. an
rhe children who are ignorant OF ro'
oks and school will be given an op. s
,tunity to overcome their ignorance ge
$ fall. A step-mother who is said ter
have been very good to them, but fol
o left her husband in disgust at led
mode of living, will return and
e care Of his home if he persists %
his determination to do better. :ss$$l :s$il
he Society wishes known that
las a twelve weeks old little girl
1 1T wishes to- place in a respect If
4 home The child is not native
and isl q sheait thy mil
ch promises to make sbrig ght some
srWise #desoIais hone