The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-23
FAMILY DRIVEN
OUT OF Howell
Turned Into Street Thursday and
Woman Induced TO Go to
Hospital.
CITIZENS ARE COMPLAINING
Declare Place Was Breeding Dis.
case in Every Direction.
Board to Act.

one or the most pltful cases on record
- iuchmo 81 came to tho attention OF
me city authorities Thursday, after
having been under the Owe ~ ma
1A''oc'ated Charities for tho past sixty
days.
Clinton West, who claims to be
painter by trade. aud who admits having
police record. has sqrundcrcd for drink,
II is alleged, not only nearly all the
household furniture OF his family. but
o'so the groceries furnished by Charitable
people and the association. His wife,
VINO Is suffering from a serious corr
stitutional ailment, which has been PRO.
nounced incuruble, was still able to get
about little. She refused all medical
assistance. and would not permit her.
sell to be taken TO any of the hospitals
Tor treatment There are t,o br,shs
children-Virginla, aged eight, and Robert,
aged four.
The family have been living over l7ol
East Main Street In two rooms. Tho
rear room was entirely dark and reek-
Ing In conditions that are simply TN
sneakaole. The entrance was from Tho
alley IN the rear. the pathway through
the yard and tho yard itself beng in
even a more horrible state than tue
hovel.
Feeling that there was no charity IL,
continuing such conditions longer. and
that tho woman needed medical ntten-
tlon and more healthy surroundings. Su-
perintendent Buchanan refused % intsr-
fcrc with the execution of distress
warrant and Thursday morning Deputy
Constable Crowder levied on the house
hold furniture for the past due rent, and
practically put tho family IN the street.
Taken to Hospital.
Mrs Wren, representing the Associated
Charities, was on hand. however, AMI
succeeded in showing Mrs. West that tho
only thing for her to do was to go 10
the City Hospital. where she was taken
by Mrs. Wren in cab. the woman DE-
clining the services OF the city nmbn-
lance. Tho children were washed anl
dressed In clean clothes for the first
time In some months. and are now III
the care Of some OF the mans rcla-g
tiveE.
Constable Cr1wdcr's duties wer. light.
MS no had only TO move a pr.s'. Two
tables and q few cookis1a utensils. The
woman pathetcally said that he iaan
had broken up the beds.
The case has been one OF the most
difficult that the mission workers have
been called upon to deal with. and the
nelghborhood Is loud Iii Its complaints
against the authorities that such
a place should be allowed to exist III
the centre OF the square
The mission workers who have como
here from other cities say most positive
~ that such conditions would not be
tolerated in tho great cities Of the North.
and arc urgent in. their demands for
city ordinances providing for an !nspec-
ton OF tcnements In the interests OF the
health OF the community
DR.. Ernest c. Levy when asked il
he had any information as to the con-,
ditions complained Off stated that no
information had been lodged with him.
nor complaint filed. but that he would
stated that he would consider the in
quiry as a complaint and directed Is<
OF his subordinates to make a meynA.
randum Of the address given, and
make Inquiry into the matter.