New Britain herald., 1927-02-01
FAMILY DISPERSED
 BY COURTS ORDER ReYOlting Conditions in Moun-
 tain View Home Described FOUR CHILDREN SUFFERING Hooch Blamed for Situation in Dom- icile of Anthony Sinkiewicz by Plainville Prosecutor - Lack of Clothing During Cold Spell.
FOUR CHILDREN SUFFERIN
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Plainville, Feb. l - About as bad case of neglect as any have seel," was the way in which George A. Williams, agent of the Connecticut Humane society, characterized the case of Anthony Sinkiewicz of Moun- tain View when it was heard before
 Judge Merritt o. Ryder this morn ing. Pitiable conditions in the Sin kiewicz home were detailed by MT. Williams and by Miss Olive E. Green of the state bureau of child welfare, and at the end of the hearing the family of four children was com pletely broken up and each one des-
 tined for a different home in the future, while the father was also forced to seek a new residence.
 Sinkiewicz was charged with neg lect of his children and with con- tributing to the delinquency of minor female. but both charges were dropped at the conclusion of the hearing.
 First Selectman John J. Kimmel was the first witness called by Prose- cutor Charles F. Conlon. MT. Kim mel testified to having received a complaint regarding alleged neglect of the Sinkiewicz children and said that investigation had shown them all to be true.
 Sordid conditions were related by Mir Williams as the result of his in- vestigation on January 2c. He found the rooms in their home cold and dirty, he said. with no fire or fuel in spite of bitter cold weather, but there were five loaves of bread in the front room. What bedclothing there was, was very dirty. and Mary aged 12. had had almost none and been forced to use the feather tick ing. Stanley 13, was home from school with a sore throat but had had no medicine or medical atten- ton. He found Mary and Francis. 10. at school, and said they showed neglect in body and clothing. An thony. 14, was with his step-sister. Mrs. Helen Jones of Pennington. Mrs. Sinkiewicz died several years ago.
 Father, Drunk. Visiting Neighbor
 Sinkiewicz, MT. Williams went on. was found by MT Conlon and himself at neighbor's house, drunk. Stan ley had told them of being whipped but appeared afraid to say much against his father. Mals had relat- ed how sh ecame home one evening from friends house and had been refused admittance by her father: she was forced to sleep elsewhere, and it was charged she had spent the night in the dog kennel, but the girl would not admit this.
 Mary's teacher at school had told Mir. Williams the girl was always sleepy. irregular in attendance. and not clean. Francis was also dirty. always i'll, and roorly clothed. Miss Clara L. Gallant, district nurse, had learned that the children were whipped and threatened. "It was not a fit home to live in." Mir. Will Hams concluded. ''it was about as bad as any I have seen in my seven years experience"
 Father Not Working
 Miss Green was called on and told of the result of her investigation. She had found things somewhat cleaner than Mir. Williams, and the children better clothed, but the school reports were the same. Slnkiewicz had not worked for several months and said he was living on repayments of a loan he had made. Dr. Lawrence Fl. Frost had examined the boys and found both suffering from bad throats. Francis being abscessed. Mary had been examined by Hart ford physician but found in perfect physical condition.
 Mrs. Stanley Dziezyk of 76 Smith street, New Britain. cousin, was de- sirous of taking care of Mary. Miss Green said, while a stepsister, Mrs. Annie Mclnnis of Port Chester, wish ad to take Stanley. Anthony was already provided for. but nothing ex- ,ept commitment to county home
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