Show I 1 A family of hermits A remarkable case of hermits hermitage c was mis sc today to day by tile the lical th officers officers in ili au aid unpretentious residence on bleecker street there lias has resided for it a number of yeara a f family am by the name of 0 fi figac a cc the blinds have bave always been securely fastened and as a the neighbors have never seen tiny any of tile hi mateli no one duew oi of what the family roil con it was thought however to that only elie mail inin in in and hn wife were inhabitants of the place the 1 manifest I seclusion of the family acce acca a signed elie is grantes t interest lit in the neighborhood and a number of plang were laid to compel the man or hn his wife to show l I 1 very plan pion was fruitless and no bot t 1 0 p erson in ili the neighborhood ever saw the family or presence of 0 either A number of philanthropic citizens hove have called at the residence to inquire it if the inmates did not desire some aid in every instance they were aniere red by a 1 I voice proceeding through ii a hole in the door 0 cocin but assistance today to day the health officers called and they were refused admittance they stated slated that they were compelled to look into the alic sanitary condition of tile the house after it 1 great ecat deal of hesitation the door was opened the entered a n large room well we 11 furnished the only light entering a through tile door which bad been bec n left open the hermit who stood before them appeared to be a man about 13 45 years of age of 1 pleasant beasant address and dressed in a neat suit stilt of lollies clothes upon ente entering riner 0 the next room the olli officers cers descove discovered red a mother surrounded by seven children tile oldest a boy about fifteen years of age age a they were scattered in ili various parts of the room and huddled together like frightened sheep when tile the officers entered tile tie mother was all dressed and a gave aye very intelligent an to al all i the questions asked it was developed that the mon man and wife had resided there for i iyub number of years roaring rearing and educating their family tile the husband spent most of his time locked up tip in a bedroom bed room the rooms inere ere always dark and elie children never permitted to go into the yard or or be seen by any one it is tile thought tight a that thai the c idest eldest boy brings 0 all the food into tile house before daylight in ili the morning and after lark dark late in ili tile the evening 0 in reply to the question is as to what means lie he had bad tile the in inan ili nus in 3 thit lie was rich a and nil it had 1 I 1 I c everything ra 1 ho be wanted slid and that thai lie he and his farrady family only wished to be left alone the house anas neat and lan in ill every respect cleveland leader ladder J |