The Washington herald., 1922-06-13
BOY, 5, EARNED
OUT, dies BEFORE
DOCTOR ARRIVES
Victim One of Four in
Family Bound Out by
Guardians Board.
WOMEN TO BATTLE
Will Investigate Homes TO
Which Wards of District
Are Sent.
WOMEN TO BATTLE

Another home in which wards OF
the Board of Children's Guardians
are placed was revealed yesterday
afternoon by the death of Manly
Koch, a 5-year-old Harmed out"
boy, at Vienna, Va, yesterday after
noon. The child Is reported to have
died after one days illness with
out having received medical atten-
tion.
According to William F. Morfan.
to whom the boy was assigned by
the board. the child was taken sick
Sunday night Although It was not
considered serious, his condition
became worse yesterday morning.
At 8 o'clock Mrs. Moriau called the
Board of Guardians and asked that
their physician be sent She was
instructed to obtain a local physI-
clan. II is stated. but before this
could be done the child died. DR..
Ford Swetman. of Vienna, issued a
certificate OF death from Intestinal
infection.
Took -Four Children.
Two months ago, IL was learned.
the four children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Koch, of Congress Heights.
d. c., were taken by the Board OF
Guardians and placed in the Mo-
rian home. Inability to provide
proper care wSs the reason given
last night by Miss Jennie DoolittIe.
representative Of the board, for re-
moving children from custody Of
their parents. According to Miss
Doolitue. all OF the children were
emaciated when taken by the
guardians. The oldest child. a
s-year-old girl. was sent to Chill
dren's Hospital for treatment be-
Iore being place IN the vienna
home. II was not known that the
boy was afflicted.
This is the fifth child lost by the
Kochs. Four other children are re-
ported to have died from a linger-
ing Illness. which Is alleged to have
afflicted members of the family. Mr.
Koch, father of the children. said
last night they were surrendered
voluntarily to the board.
Runaway Boy surrender..
One more ward Of the Board OF
Guardians was accounted for last
night when. Elmoi II. johnson, col
ored, 16-year-old orphan. walked
into the Third precinct police sta
ton and surrendered as a runaway.
The boy, who is said to have been
bound to a Mrs. Anderson, 1921
Second street northwest. said he ran
away a week ago and had been
sleeping in the alleys since that
time. He was working for a black
smith at GIL c street northwest, he
told police. and ran away because
he was made to work too hard. The
boy is being held at the House of
Detention for the Board of Guar
diSns.
A meeting the Congress Of
Mothers investigating committee
held at the Harrington Hotel last
night adopted plans to investigate
every home used by the Board Of
Guardians. This will be done by
subcommittees, ii is said. II the
addresses of these homes are re-
fued by the board. investigating
committees will rely upon ipforms-
tion brought TO them by some of
the children's parents. they declare.
In this way IL is believed they will
be able to learn OF other homes.
Ignorant of Rights.
The mothers organization also
plans to attack the practice OF
binding out children from the legal
standpoint. Judge Willis Brown. of
Utah, whom the committee has In
terested in local conditions, will
prepare a brief setting forth al
legged illegal methods employed by
the Board Of Guardians in removing
children from the custody Of then
parents Judge Brown expects TO
have the brief ready for presenta-
tion at the meeting of the commit.
tee Thursday.
Mrs. Edmund Brennan. chairman
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