Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-04
To DEMAND
CHILDREN s
SAFETY
Mother of John EiseIe, 9, Killed
by Car, Would Sue City as
Negligent.

The pathetic death of John X.
Eisele, Jr., the 9-year- boy who
was run over by an automobile driven
by Robert Caldwell. of No. "a Cor
don street, at the corner OF Peach
tree and Ivy streets Monday after
noon, caused his mother and num-
Der OF her women neighbors who came
to her home at No. AZ Mills street
Tuesday to console her, to bitterly
denounce the police for their neglect
of little children. But few weeks
ago a little girl was Killed.
The families that live in this sec
ton, which Is just two blocks from
a pretentious part of West Peach
tree street. are poor They are not
ashamed OF the fact, but on account
of it feel more keenly what they term
total disregard on the part of the
city.N
Mrs. Eisele had been Frustrated
since the death of her little boy at
st. Joseph's Infirmary Monday night
The good women of the neighborhoou
gathered at her home Tuesday to ex-
press their sympathy and help care
for the smaller children.
Calls Corner Death Trap.
Just at the time a reporter for The
Georgian arrived at the home j. H
Caldwell, father of the young man
who had caused the accident, called
to show his interest.
The woman, her eyes red and swol-
len from much crying, came into the
little sitting room. and four little
children collected about her knees
Il don't blame your boy, although
he may have been very careless" she
began, and tears started flowing
again. 81 blame the police for per-
hitting a death trap at that corner.
Automobiles fly back and forth along
there all day. From what | can learn
there was no officer there yesterday
afternoon when my little boy was
killed on his way home from school.
MY husband takes the same view
of it. I wish he we're here to tell
you our side of the case.
Mothers Live in Dread.
Most of the children who live IN
this neighborhood go to the Catho-
lie Parochial School, for we want
them to get good Chri.tIa training.
They have to cross that street every
day. We mothers live in awful dread
that some accident will happen tu
them any day. Terrible as this dea tn
| is II is not so much Of a surprise. And
we think the police are to blame"
Il am tempted to take every one OF
my children out Of school and allow
| them to grow up N ignorance" broke
in one Of the neighbors. Il saw in
the papers where the policemen We're
carrying little children across the
streets to protect them. The pictures
| showed the children to be beautifully
dressed. l never heard of police
man even noticing a child Of a poor
family unless it YVES his own.
81 see where they are always ar
resting persons who haven't done
anything very bad, when 1t seems t.
me that their real duty should be 10
see that our little children are pro-
| tected from harm"
Would Sue City.
III / knew how, / would sue the
city" continued Mrs. Eisele.
mot long ago there were about q
dozen people to call at my home when
my 15-year- old boy had been report
ed for throwing rock near an old
woman. The boy was not guilty OF
any crime. one policeman at that
crowded corner yesterday afternoon
would have saved my little boys life
But the policeman was not there"
Yes" said another neighbor "the
police are as | have seen them-are
very active about unimportant things
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