Evening journal., 1914-01-19
CHUBBY BOY
SAYS FATHER
WAS BRUTAL
Punched in Face and Thrown
Cut Of BOme on Cold Night
is Lads Plant
CITY JUDGE PUTS
SIS FINE ON PARENl

A little chubby Italian boy. dressed
IN ragged clothes, his feet showing
through a pair of wornout shoes and
his little pants showing about
three inches of holes in his stockings
between his shoetops and knees told
"a story OF brutal treatment by hl=
father. In City Court this morning.
that made tears start In womens eyes
and drew sympathy from the men
/ spectators. The little face thai was
once round and colored with the
blood of sunny Italy, was today
pinched through hard treatment and
bore the scars of a fist where the boy
said his father had struck him sew
eral nights ago.
The little fellow was Alfonso Mala-
from. called by himself "petc.' and
the father was Peter Alalafrom, OF
No. 1902 Heald street. After hear
ing the evidence Judge Churchman
fined the father S25 and costs and or
dcred "pete" turned over to tho So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children. it. Is probable that tho
society will find good home for the
little fellow. who ga n bright boy. and
hravely told his story In good Eng
lish this morning while his father
from the prisoners dock Glared az
him.
Humane Agent Frank stout who
has beon investigating The case. testi-
fed that ne had examined the little
fellow at the home Of Mrs. Christlana
Olsen. at No 1906 Head street and
found that he had been bruised on
b the chin where his father had struck
5 him: that there we're several bruised
places aud knots on his head. and a
r bitten place on his shoulder which
y showed the marks of an adults teeth.
5 Mr. Stout said the boy had been left
j by his father 10 take care of himself
and two children younger than him
self in room In the house on Head
street surrounded by filth. Mr. Stoui
said he had learned that the father
often beat the boy or tied him to The
bed IN the room and had thrown hin
on the streets In the cold after darl
until he shivered and cried until h
p was taken IN by Mrs. Olsen. Wit
since that time has provided him Will
v q home. The boys father expects Il
90 back TO Italy and demands thu
ri, the boy be given TO him. The mothe
!, has left the father and Is suppore
~. to he in Bristol with anoihcr child
ad Alfonso told how his father ha
nd beaten him and tied him TO the be
Az most in their home. He said his fath'
no hit him on The point OF the chm wit
NY his list one night. knocked him dow
hc and then put him ont of the hous
he "Pete' also said his father had kicks
ma him on the legs and bitten him on Il
ic' shoulder
Mrs. Olsen told OF hearing the be
Ter crying and taking him 20 her house 1
PER o O'Clock at night. When asked II
aa was good boy Afs. Olsen replied tina
he was better than her own. II also d
it veoped that the little fellow had be,
vi sent home from School No. IL becau
lie he was dirty. Mrs Olsen said 81
his had washed the boy and sent him ba'
er- TO school
lis Tho father said the boy sustained 8
alt his wounds while lighting with 9th
,y. boys. lie introduced several witness
who testified they had never seen hi
beat the little fellow.
.e The father was charged with assau
ts but Judge Churchman ordered 4
Of charge changed to cruelty 70 childr
.e- and imposed the line.