Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-19
HUSBAND AND
WIFE IN JAIL
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Bloom
field Punished for Neglect
of Their ChiIeren.
BOTH PLEADED GUILTY
Before Going to Jail They
Sign Children Over to the
ChiIdren's Society.

6peetdI to the EVENING NEWE.
Metuchen, Jan. 19.-In court
here yesterday afternoon, Justice G.
G. Weber, sentenced Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace Bloomfield to sixty days in
the Mfddfesex county jail after they
had pleaded guilty to charge OF
"wilfully neglecting to supply their
four children with sufficient food,
clothing, and regular school educa-
tion."
The BloomfeIds we're arrested by
Chief OF Police Flaherty on January
IL on complaint of the New Jersey
Chfldren's Society. Justice Weber
held them under bail for examina-
tion. Bloomfield's sister signed his
bail bond and Mrs. Bloomfield, not
being able to secure bail, was COM
mitted but later released and or
dered to appear before Justice Web
er yesterday.
Sobbing and crying In the court
room she admitted that her four
children had not had a. mother 8
care and seemed to think that 1t
was partly the fault of her husband.
superintendent G. v. Williams OF
the Children's Society and one of his
| oSCAtcs N1t4tdtA .. II vi u bt0Dlcu- tOI
the opinion that Bloomfield was not
SO much to blame as his wife. JUS
tice Weber In passing sentence said:
ut Is hard. very hard. for me to
send any woman to jail but here you
stand, Mrs. Bloomfield. woman of
good family, the mother of four
helpless little children, all of them
bright little youngsters, admitting
the truth OF the charges made against
you- While it Is also true that you
are very much better attired than
your poor little children who were
found half clad, half fed and suffer-
ing from the effects of the extreme
cold weather. Nor ia this all. 1t
appears from the evidence. and you
do not deny 1t, that every one of the
children are suffering from an OBJ
noxious flesh disease due to the fact
that you have allowed them to go
unwashed and uncared for Were
this the first offense of the kind
with which you had been charged
then this court might be inclined to
give you another chance, but not so
long ago you and your husband were
before me on the same kind OF a
charge At that time you we're dis
charged on you. promise to do bet
ter but YOU have broken that prom
fse. The court has information Of
your personal habits which prove
that you are deserving OF little SYM
pathy. ). As for your husband 1t has
been said that he is not SO much to
blame as you. This view / do not
take. A husband Is equally respon-
sibie with the wife FOR the proper
taking care OF his or spring. 1t Is
therefore with a feeling that the
ends OF Justice may be properly
served that / sentence you both to
sixty days in the County Jail"
Before leaving for the jail In the
company Of Chief OF Police Flaherty
the man and woman signed the me-
eessary papers giving the Children's
Society absolute control over the
four children. The society will find
homes for the little ones.
Mrs. Gotleib Wittnebert, sister
OF Bloomfield, says that she intends
to apply for commission to exam
inc the man as to his sanity. Mrs.
Wittnebert says that her brother has
not been OF sound mind for some
time past.