Show I MANIACS KEPT w IN DARI I ft I it r j t rr Aged Parents Conceal Their Three Insane Children for or More ore Than an Sixteen Y Years Years Two ears Two Paralyzed and an nd the Third Takes D Dangerous Fits I O 0 I C Indianapolis Indianapolis' f Indr Ind Jan 30 Unable Unable 30 Unable t to set their their f feet et to the floor for Q 0 0 ft O e sixteen years Mary Mary I ry piser p iser an and Frank Franl r two children of Mr 11 t r. r and 9 CD Mrs Mis IIi s. Adam pei r living on West Morris street have hay been b bedridden O C t The daughter is 27 ye ears of age the son soh 2 25 years From their birth they O g 0 have been helpless and irresponsible Imbeciles There Th-cre is another daugh daugh- C ter tel Annie aged 29 years She is not confined to her t bed ed but she is at 0 O times a violent maniac 0 QI I The parents from fear that the health officers will takes these ime im- im 9 e 0 aw away y and commit them to the proper institution in institution have for sixteen O g years kept from th the public the knowledge of the existence of these deO de- de deG G 0 O 0 formed beings by Keeping them confined in a darkened room O 0 f 6 i The three th three ee unfortunates were born in Jefferson county Indiana Sixteen Six Six- Q 0 QI 0 teen years ago th the the family moved to Indianapolis to the home it now G tf CO occupies The house is admirably located for the purpose of shielding a a O CD 0 secret I Neighbors say the parents are first cousins but the mother says sas 0 0 o early parly d disease ease ma made e them imbeciles 0 4 0 STRUGGLE STRUGGLE TO SITTING POSTURE 0 G ci Come Fr Frankie kIe come Mar Mary wake un Here Is a gentleman to to see see 0 0 you said said the the old old mother when hen a reporter called shaking them gently 0 C With clumsy movements the two imbeciles began struggling to a sit sit- sitO O U 0 ting posture in the bed accompanying their efforts with distorting grimaces gri- gri 9 0 e 0 maces After several several attempts they finally succeeded in sitting up 0 O 0 They have have lost os entire control l of or all that part of the body below the Gi 9 0 9 I waist Their limbs are emaciated and deformed from lack of exercise and 9 e eCI CI 0 from rom con convulsions The other portions of their their bodies seem to be devel- devel O Q II 0 to a fair Ir pe degree ree especially lly that of the man WilO who shows m muscular GC O G C 0 pow power er of the arms that is surprising O G Q 0 The heads are covered with short and bristly yellow hair The mother said the heads of the pair pall which which are much i pe are misshapen were kept shaved O 8 C during the summer months Their Theil complexions are are re sallow and the O 9 o 0 cheeks sunken b because cause of their long confinement G 0 Ge e C SHOW NO INTELLIGENCE GENCE e ee m e There Is not the least expression in their countenances nor do they 0 C betray by word or sign that they have any intelligence ence whatever They e eI fc 0 I have life but that is all When asked how she understood their wants C Cei Q ei the mother said she he guessed at the them f O 0 C Annie Is subject to violent mania and is dangerous At night she is 0 C 0 kept in another room for tor fear she might do her brother and sister vio- vio 8 lence q I O I o C Hee lee hee nee hee bee laughed Annie Why hy dont don't you talk to me she Q 0 QC C 0 I said as she adva advanced t d toward the re reporter orter with with a wild light in her eyes O 0 iI C Mary spends most of ot her her i r time passing passing- her hands over her head as if 0 0 she were were in p pain ln They spend most of or the time sitting up in bed uttering uttering utter- utter 0 A ing their str strang adge animal cries wildly moving their arms and staring O 0 OO O 0 into space The Th They y have no regular hours for eating eating- or s sleeping but are 0 G C usually fed when the parents eat for the sake of convenience e O G Q fa e C e 8 0 8 e eGG e. e G e 8 9 8 |