The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-01
UNNATURAL ACT
AROUSES PITY
Two Year Child Locked in Cold
House Without f0ld

Matt Johnson If Florida location,
was arrugnod before justice David
Armit yesterday afternoon on Tho
charge Of cruelty ncglecting his child,
and was sentenced To pay . fine
nf 81 lind costs with tho alternative
OF spending the next sixty days i'm
the county Jail Ilc took the lattcr and
went to houghtcu YESTERDAY afternoon
10 begin his sentence The case was
ono If the most pathetic that has como
Ia the attention Of the authorities FOR
some time The officers charging that
Johnson locked his little year-old
son in the house without fire or food,
from before dayhrcak until almost
three O'clock i'm the afternoon.
Case is Investigated
Neighhors Of Johnson's notified the
Calumet Aaaociatpd Charities s,styr
day of their suspicious. which they
claim were based on past acts OF The
same kind. Miss C1arigc Jones. seu-
ietary Of tho Associated Charities ana
Mss Henrietta Hoffenbacher. visiting
nurse uf the Houghtun County Anti
tuberculosis society, went 20 Florida
location immediately 10 invest ate.
They found the house locked. they as
sert. and could hear no one moving
about. the supposition being that the
child bad cried Itself To- sleep. They
repaired 10 an adioinug house o. re-
port Their findings over the phone to-
Judge of Probate Gcorgr &. Bentley
who adv ,s"d that they make complaint
and secure an o'fi,cr 90 force an on
trance 10 the house and get the ,hil1
out Marshal James V. wills was noe
titled and responded immediately
While the ladies' We're leaving ,ho
house. they noticed the tiny hand and
later tho tear stained face Of the little
ono as II pccrcd from the window. Ev
identity it had been aroused from its
sleep 10y their previous knocking. The
child pat up its hands in an Appealing
GESTURE rs If asking to De released
Child Is Liberated
Just as Marshal Wills arrived ON the
scene the father ~ the child returned
and appeared mlirnaut 10 is clam
Cd 10y those present ne showed ovi-
Gen.us It having been drinking. Ii-
though he was not badly intoxicated.
Entrance was gained Ia the house and
the child liberated The house was
very cold there having been no fire
and hardly any fireWood about the
premises. The child had evidently been
locked inside of room aud then the
house locked besides. In the room
wcr. two glasses. one of which had
contained litu. milk and thy oth"r
water which il is claimed was the ouls
nuurishmpul the child had for Tho
day. The little fellow presented a pitt
able sicht. his unkcmpt appearance
touching ,he hearts of EVERYONE pres
emit
" lille the father was taken to jail by
Marshal wills. provision Was made t.r
IN, hid f.r the night ana some p"r-
manent ARRANGEMENT viii be made too
DAY 10y the probate court.
A Lack OF Necessities
An nyceti alton of he ne, So show
"a IN almost empty lardcr and lack
eff warm ,lothcs aul hrddmg H thc
pantry were some pieces of stale and
mila-w,d bread. tcN eggs, soutn
CRACKERS and jam. these later evident
2, having constituted the principal ra-
t'ars. = Kerosene lamp was st.l
raraiue indicating The father left be-
'.rr da,brrak
nu.u.. 'ir.yd as his ong sr#-F
rur tnis evident uysleat th, I#m ut
uis Ut. left am several v, a."
...d that h. Is u.ahlr 10 provido better
.r n ,hlreu. .htrc beng Two of
.hom. one % Year old, having boon
},J iu care Of "a relative.
The officers claim that Johnson who
rs "a striker. left his home early in the
murumg to participate in the parade,
loctdu the little one ia and that after
flc pWaly ne failed TO return home
.tj m.d-afternoon.