Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14
Failure to Provide
Proper Core Charged;
Hearing Next Week


dyman. was charged last night
A hearing was set for Tuesday in
Police Court at Hyattsville. He
was released on 5000 bond after
a brief stay in Jail. Prescott. who
lives at the Perry home said ths
parents left him in charge Of
Thomas and his 1-year-old sis
ter, Pamela, while the parents
were on a trip to New York.
Travels Frequently
Mr.. Perry is an organizer for
the international Ladies' Gar
ment Workers Union and travels
frequently.
The attack occurred about
am. yesterday in the nursery
where the children were Sleep
ing. Pamela was unframed but
was taken into protective GUS
tody by police and admitted to
the hospital.
Prescott described himself al
"handyman, male nurse, do
nestle and friend of the fam.
lily" He said he had served If
the Army Medical Corps.
Corpl. Robert Haislip and Pvt
E. G. Husk of county police. VIII
went to the house in respons
to Prescott's call, said the.
found the ocelot, two Stances
cats, a jaguarund; five kittens
and an Afghan hound. Outsid,
was a duck.
While the parents were ava.
about two weeks ago the ocelo
attacked Thomas. the handy
man said. The child was treatet
by a doctor for injuries to tn,
left ear and right arm. The at
tack was not reported to police
The parents returned HON,
last night.
Father Sees No Neglect
Mr.. Perry said he does no
consider that Prescott neglecte,
the children. The father said tn
handyman-whom he describe,
Jas "a family friend and baby
sitter"-had spent much tim
caring for the children. In Worl,
War II he was in Africa an,
Italy and was responsible for tn
welfare of groups of Italian chill
dren, Mr.. Perry said.
The ocelot and other animal
had the run of the house ex
cept for the nursery, the fathe
said. Before the earlier attack
the baby and the ocelot wer,
"gingerly introduced" he said
and the animal at times slep
in the baby's crib. Often TIN
ocelot slept on a pillow in tn,
parents bed.
The Perrys, from Annapolis
employed Prescott when the.
lived in Boston. Mr.. Perry is q
and his wife, June, is "a. Late,
they moved to New York and
last fall. to their present home
They called for Prescott agar
to take care of the children Will,
the parents were on trips.
Came From Brazil
| The ocelot, from Brazil, wa.
bought at a Baltimore pet SHOW
about seven moths ago.
After the earlier attack the,
decided to get rid of the ocelot
Mr.. Perry said, but not immedi
ately. He said two friends WHIT
do not have children called las
night and said they would Xix,
to have it.
The jaguarndi, a type of wild.
cat from Ecuador, was bought al
a Rockville pet shop. Mr.. anc
Mrs. Perry gave 1t to each othel
for a Christmas present. Mr.
Perry said today he hasn't de.
Icided what to do with it now
| The animals were raised to bt
sold and for show purposes.
Mr.. Perry said they will senc
the baby to Johns Hopkins Hos.
Ipital in Baltimore to be under
the care of a plastic surgeon
and other specialists.
Gives Account of Attack
Prescott gave this account O
yesterdays attack:
After drinking about thre,
cans of beer, the handyman pu
the ocelot in the living room
where it sleeps. He was. awak
ened several times Monday nigh
when he heard Pamela cry out
but she soon quieted down ant
he paid no further attention
Several cats sleeping on his bed
he said. also awakened him occa
sionally.
About OILS am. he was awak,
ened by both children crying
He saw the children's bedroom
door ajar and went to investi
gate because he had closed i
before he went to bed. TIL,
latch was not working perfectly
but he knew it would not oper
on its own.
Marks of Older Wounds
He picked up the baby from
the crib in one arm, and grabbed
the ocelet from the floor in tn,
other. He tossed the ocelet into
the enclosed breezeway anc
called an ambulance.
Police said the baby had mark,
of older wounds on his ear, face
and right arm, apparently from
the attack two weeks ago.
The ocelot was first taken tc
the University of Maryland Live
stock Laboratory and Their
moved to the county animal
shelter.