Evening journal., 1917-03-17
Child ALLEGES
BRUTAL ASSAULT
Compelled to Drink Whiskey
and Outraged While In
toxicated is Testimony
HOLD ACCUSED
WITHOUT BAIL

Konstanty Ostrowski was given
preliminary hearing in Municipal
Court this morning. charged with
felonious assault upon ten-year-old
Stanislowa Smulka. He was not
represented by counsel, and was held
without bail for his appearance be-
fore the Court OF oyer and Terminer.
Conviction on the charge carries the
death penalty.
Konstantly Smulka. the father of
the child testified to her age, and
that he found her in Ostrowskis
room last Monday morning when he
returned at 1890 o'clock from his
work. He said that the child was
living as If dead. and vomiting. He
said that the defendant was there, and
that he asked him why he had given
the child whiskey. He SAID she was
drunk and that there was whiskey
in the room Ostrowski and his wite
and baby boarded with the Smulkas.
In response to question from inc
defendant, the witness said that When
he entered the room he could not see
that he had done anything TO the
child 49,
Marcella Smulka, mother Of the
child testified to her age, and that sne
was called home from her work by
her husband, due TO the child's condi
tion. She said her little daughter was
drunk when she arrived home, ant
that she changed her clothes ana sen
for the doctor. She testified that al
she sleft tie room with the girl th'
defendant picked up a heavy glass
from the table and threatened 10 XII
her with It. bcause she had protested
against his having given the chil'
whiskey. She gave other testlmon.
regarding the details of the chilo
condition when she examined her. ia
ltrolman John Laskowski, who arrest
cd the defendant testified that IN
child was sill drunk when he MAD
the arrest. about 2 o'clock in the al
ternoon.
Stanislowa testified the she went Z
the mans room with him from IN
ward TO their house to get fifty cent
he promised her If she would com
there with him TO get 1t, and that whe
she entered his room, he poured on
b two drinks Of whiskey and told her
drink them. Then, she said, he too
her In his arms and laid her on nj
bed. and that she did not remembe
- anything that happened after ina
= She said that before he laid her on IA
: he'd. she remembered falling to IN
J. aoor. and that he picked her up frol
the acor. AS the child apparent
+, knew nothing of the nature OF q
! oath. she was not sworn.
/, mr.. George w X. Forrest poli'
i surgeon. testified to the results OF n
Il phvsical examination OF the chll
~ made between 1 and . o'clock on U
= dav the assault is alleged to ma
"a Ostrowskrs wife, called in his
- fense. testified that the child alwa
" liked whiskey. and was in the habit
y drinlxing both beer and whiskey,
IL mat She did NOT see. her given any
o,or on that day. She said that S
u aid not see any of the alleged assau
le ana i'm fact saw nothing wrong thou
She was in the house all day.
u cross.eNamination, she said that
q was i'm the kitchen all the Tune
q the assault was alleged to have
~ Cured in their room on the seco
Ut aoor She denied that she had pro
~ ised the child. this morning, nifty Gel
re n She would not tell on her h'
ed Assistant City Solicitor Lynn
formed the court that he had "
nd nesses to prove that this o1er W
nd made. but they were not called, a
1l- the man was held without Dali LOT
appearance at court.