Evening journal., 1905-04-15
BRUTAL FATHER
BEATS INFANT
Said 1t Annoyed Him by
Crying-Child But Two
Months Old
ANOTHER ESCAVATOR FINED

Charged with beating a two-months-old
child because it annoyed him by crying
Herbert p snyder. of East Twenty-sec-
ond street, the father of the infant was
fined $50 and costs in City Court today.
He practically admitted the charge and
for an excuse said the child annoyed him
by crying and that he only intended to
stop IT and did not think at the time that
he was harming it.
Agent Frank Stout Of the Society Of
revention of Cruelty to Children hau
Snyder arrested after hearing the partcu-
lars of his brutal treatment of the child.
lie informed the court that the prisoner
beat the infant so that il was in contln-
ual fright. Mr.. Stout saw the child after
Snyder struck il the last time before his
arrest and the baby's mouth was black
and blue. The humane agent also learned
that the defendant had beaten the child
across the back on several occasions.
After hearing the evidence i'm the case
Judge Cochran turned to the prisoner
and said: This is a serious charge and
the court don't propose to be lenient with
YOU. The sentence Of the court is that you
pay a hne Of $50 and costs.
ANOTHER ECAVATOR FINED.
Edward Congo, colored the third exca-
vator to be arrested and arragned in
civ Court within a week. charged with
dumping refuse from wells within the
city limits or within a mile thereof was
fined s. and costs. He was represented by
I4ilburne Chandler.
Congo refused to pay his fine and was
locked up lie will bring certiorari pro-
ceedines before Prothonotary Frank L.
Speakman to secure his release.
Three fines of $50 and costs were inn
posed today. The unfortunate victim.
were George and Martha scsarf both col
ored, who were charged with assault and
battery on Elizabeth Johnson also color
ed. and John Potter. colored, charged
with assauting Della Shields
In the assault on the Johnson woman
segarf used a pitchfork and stabbed he
in the arm with it. Potter blacked Delii
Shields eye without any apparent cause
FLYNN WAS DISCHARGED.
The case of non-support against Michae
II. Flynn was dismissed. The evidence il
The case was heard several days ago ant
the court reserved its decision. Flynn sai'
he was willing TO support his wife bu
would not support her brother AM
daughter by former husband
The case of Charles Williams, colored
charged with assault aud attempt E
commit murder was continued at tn
prisoners own request until Tuesda
next.
Lewis Baker. aged about % years VIII
says his home is at Eighth and Pin
streets in Philadelphia, was held in 81.
bail tor the Court of General Sessions o
a charge of stealing a coat, the propert
of William Blythe, an employe OF th
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company. tn
theft was committed last night at ia
yards of the railroad company at Todd
cut. Baker had been allowed In "A watc
box out of the rain and when nobody wa
in the box he took Blythe's coat an
jumped on a freight train which was jus
moving out of the yard. He was see
however. by special officer in the yar'
and when the train was stopped at I'll
other end of tho yard was taken off II
had the coat on when captured and to
the court today that he took the coat b
cause # was raining and he was sufferir
with malaria.