Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-09-29 | Page 36 | Russian Woman Chained Stepsons in Cellar for Years, Trial Reveals

Russian Woman W Chained Stepsons in Cellar for or Years Trial Reveals T TASHKENT ASHIEr Turkestan Sept 28 a UP The UP The revolting cruelty cruelly of or woman who for t years yearn ear Imprisoned n ed and tortured tortured her her l r stepsons 6 driving one to an un early eath d-eath an the other to Insanity has hns been spread on record herein a a. trial which attracted attract attract- ed cd wide attention 1 To 10 retain for fOI herself Rn and her herr own daughter au the modest i properties left I at his hili death by her hUsband she clu chained his hl vt two vo boys In a a. dut durk k damp cellar She fed them only stale bread and water Vater In the hope that they would die One nc 11 did 1 suc- suc fl suc C. C climb cumb after r a a. few years ot of stiffer stiffer- sufferIng Ing lug The rue other was wu discovered i c 1 by y soviet Mo police chained to lo the wall prematurely gray and ancl demented then h l Abdul a n tv to well do peasant In th the village of of Tenter r died early carty In 1915 his second wife wire fell feU heir to his house and land Under the law la laoC of oC the time however cr tho the properties o would have rever reverted cd to his two sons by lift first l wife as soon as they attained ed ma ma- To forestall this eventuality Mrs rs chained th the tho boys bos to the 1 cellar wall