Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-06
MAKES SLAVES
OF HIS FAMILY
Case Revealed in Rock Island
Where Everybody Works
but Father"
WHO is GIVEN A FINE
August DeWulf Is Likewise Subject
ed TO Severe Reprimand by
Magistrate.

Charged with driving his wife and
five children and making Of them YER
liable slaves. August DeWulf, Eigh-
teenth avenue and Fortieth, street, was
this morning found guilty OF the charge
in the police court before acting Mag
istrate c. ]. Schroeder and fined SIS and
costs. The charge was preferred
against him by his wife. DeWulf, she
claimed, made her attend to all OF the
household duties, and when she had
finished. drove her into the field to
work six and seven hours a day,
while he rested at will, smoking his
pipe the while. The children, the old
est Of whom is IL years. are forced to
work along with her.
FATHER TAKES TT EASY.
It is apparently a clear case Of
everybody works but father and the
wife and children do work which
should be done by q man. The chill
rem have never been to school, and the
matter was brought TO the attention
of Police Matron Miss Dina Ramser, a
few months ago. She began an inves-
tigation, and found that the children
were being worked hard and given lit
tie in return, no schooling and few
clothes. The oldest girl is dressed in
boys clothing while at work.
Justice Schroeder, when he had fixed
the fine, warned DeWulf that another
deviation from the straight and narrow
would land him long jail sentence.
In reprimanding the defendant he
stated that a horsewhipping would be
a measure none too severe for a man
guilty of the acts which his wife laid
at his door.
OTHER POLICE DOINGS.
Charles McDoran, who was one Of
the drunks hauled in as Fourth of July
offenders and who was released yes
terday morning when he promised bet
ter conduct, was arrested again last
night and this morning was sent to the
county jail for five days, charged with
drunkenness. McDoran halls from Edg-
ington.
Philip Johnson. who was released
from the county Jail a short time ago
and who has served innumerab bic sen
teLceS for drunkenness and petty lar
ceny. was in again today He was
sent down again for 40 days
Frank Waters, the religious fanatic
who was arrested Tuesday evening
when he attempted TO board a Watch
Tower car while partially disrobed
was given a hearing yesterday after
noon. After he had sobered down a
little, he was more rational in mind
and action. He was told to stay away
from Rock Island and then was hust-
led toward his home in Washington
Iowa
There was a pair of tom Williams"
in the police court this morning, but
outside of the similarity Of cognomens
and the fact that they were prisoners,
there was no likeness. One of the
Toms was a colored man who was ar
rested for beating his wife. Last ev-
ening, she declared, he returned home
after he had been sapping up consid-
cradle beer, and insisted that she make
a fire and prepare some fish for the
evening meal, in spite of the fact that
supper had already been prepared.
She refused. He became irate and ad-
beating. Ten days in the
county jail was meted out to him for
the offense. Tom Williams No. 2 is
white. and he. too, was sent down for
10 days. His offense was disorderIy
conduct