Evening journal., 1904-07-19
DILLON CASE
AGAIN AIRED
More Evidence Heard by
Judge Cochran in City
Court This Morning
RESERVED DECISION UNTIL FRIDAY


For Girls and Former Or. Josephine
White Appeared asWitnesses Against
the Young Girls.
The case OF Daisy and Lille DiIIan.
the two girls charged with being In
danger Of leading idle and vicious lives,
was again aired in City Court this
morning. When the defendants were
arraigned, Hugh NJ. Morris. as counsel
FOR them, requested the Court to re-
open the case. The request was grant
ed. and though the State presented adj
ditional evidence. the defense. aside
from the mother Of the girls. produced
no other witnesses. Judge Edwin r.
Cochran occupied the bench and after
hearing the additional evidence. an
nounced that he would give a decision
In the case ON Friday morning next.
Chief Blao, Testifies.
Chief Of Police George Black was the
first witness called. lie testified that
on the morning after the arrest Of the
girls, the oldest one made a statement
10 him. in which she said she couldn't
live at home with her father; that he
abused her and had driven her from
home. Chief Black said that he later
interviewed the mother OF the children.
telling her OF the charges made against
her husband. Mrs. Dillon said that tho
girl was high tempered and II she
couldn't get along well at home, It was
her own fault.
Mrs Mary A. Clark superintendent
OF the Associated Charities OF this city,
was the next witness. She said the
{ condition OF the home surroundings OF
the girls was unfavorabe Il have
visited the Dillons since 1880" said
Mrs Clark, 'and never knew this con-
ditpn TO be otherwise. / never found
IL comfortable enough to bring up chill
dren in
Mrs. Clark said she had received as
many as fve and six reports in one day
1 from people from whom the billions had
been begging. she said she did NOT
judge conditions by the kind Of furni-
ture there was ~ house. but from
the moral atmosphere.
Begging in ouise Of Theft.
Mrs. Joseph De Lacour. formerly Or.
; Josephine White. testified that the de-
PENDANTS had called on her twice to
'' beg but under the guise OF selling
I something. THE last time they came
= to see me-" said Mrs. De Lacour. they
e had iron holders for sale. / told them
on that occasion they should have some
means OF support other than begging.
! thought they should be sent to tbs
l. Industrial School to be taught some
II thing useful. / saw Mrs Marks. who
e Is connected with the Industrial School.
!. several times about the girls. 1 am
not connected with any institution, but
}. thought It was my duty as a common
N sense woman TO report the case As a
r consequence l find myself in the po-
4, lice court"
If Says the Girls Are Good.
e Mrs. Dillon. the mother Of the girls,
e was called 10 the witness stand har Mr..
ID Morris. In answer to Judge Cochran.
the witness said her family occupied
two rooms and that they were cleanly.
She said her children did not stay out
at nights and that they were good NOR
ALLY.
AT this point Assistant City Solicitor
n Springer asked the witness how long
Y she and her family had been living in
two rooms.
1T makes no difference If they have
only been living i'm one room Mr..
e Springer said Judge Cochran. They
t are poor people" Mrs. Dillon began
e to cry and was allowed TO leave the
e stand.
Committed to Ferris School.
y George Wright. William Hill and FL
wood Windsor, three boys. were charg-
= ed with driving off with Dr. James n
u Morgan's team on last Saturday
4 Windsor was committed to the Ferris
:. school, but his companions were al.
i lowed to go on probation.
The case of John Wilmer. colored
= charged with stealing 1000 pounds OF
lead from Cranston & Company, OF
a Newport, in company with another
" negro, who Is also under arrest, was
y continued until Thursday morning
y when both will be arraigned
Frank McGven was sentenced tc
- thirty days Imprisonment for vagrancy
~ and George Bell, colored, was fined s1(
D. and costs for disordeTly conduct