Show A REVOLTING STORY ALLEGED CASE OF INCEST IS BEING BE-ING INVESTIGATED Confession Made by I Girl Implicat I iiiff Her Own Brother Several Neighbors Aware of the Condition of Affairs A case of such a revolting nature as to shock even the most degraded of humanity is now being investigated by the authorities and will probably be brought to the surface within the next few days In one of the outlying portions of the city resides a widow and several children dren all of whom are grown I does not matter much about their previous history or even their present I is sufficient cient to say that the home has enjoyed prosperity and peace so far as any of the neighbors knew though the parties concerned are neither of the wealthy or the most intelligent class A few nights ago a neighbor woman of the family referred to was awakened by the cries of someone at the front door I was one of the girls imploring her to come over to the house asher I sister was dying Although in bed the woman got up and accompanied the girl to where the sister was supposed to be dying An investigation however revealed the real cause of the fears entertained Iby the sister and the two entered the room where the girl was sleeping and I were surprised to find that a child had been added to the household Here begins be-gins the story The mother of the unfortunate girl was made acquainted with what had happened I was a total surprise to her as well for strange as it may seem though the girl mingled with them every day she met her mothers inquiries prompted by suspicions so well that the event was entirely unlocked 1 un-locked for When the mother heard what had happened she naturally became be-came enraged t is asserted she threatened violence to the girl as well as the child I was feared that she would put the threat into execution and the girl was guarded by neighbors neigh-bors all night and the following day The girl herself overcome as might be expected was n a critical condition and this was in no wise lessened by the threats of the mother although the latter never allowed herself to enter the daughters room Sympathetic Sympa-thetic neighbors however made the sufferings of the unfortunate as light as possible After the first shock to the mother had wore away she began to inquire who was responsible for her daughters ruin There was hesitancy but finally came the time when the physician called and to him the girl made the horrible confession that her brother was responsible for her ruin This ha I been guardedly kept away from the mother and so far her inquiries are I being appeased by giving the name of an imaginary person The brother is not in the city at present and the authorities would like to know very much his whereabouts tip to this time the matter has been kept very quiet and frantic efforts are I being made by those interested to have it suppressed |