Show COLD AND HUNGRY Awful Condition of an Old Couple in a City Olty of Plenty A most moet pitiful enie e of ot abject poverty and suffering woe was brought to light to tolay today lay day when Dr J S 8 Witcher received a n call cull tram train m west vest First South Houth street where an on old nasa man named nAme wan tvan III ill and on the verge ergo of ot starvation who Is about CO years of ot age nod and blind resides with his wife Ce In one ono barely furnished room nt at tim tho number mentioned The physician ph found them theta without food or fuel tuel or clothing enough to keep out the biting cold Dr Or Wilcher that when whon he entered the room roan roo the tho woman was WAR gnaw gnawIng lag Ing on Oil n to 1 small rocklike crust cru t of at breath that the ho old oh man inait was actually cry lug IlIg ng of ot acute neute hunger anti and cold rile fhe said that the Iho landlord threatened to III thrust them Into Inlo the tho If It their room rent was Willi not paid Immediately hut ut they were wera unable to pay rn him hint as ns ashey they hey tho did toot not have Ime money enough to 10 ob tan tim tooth food On Oil account of ot his hi condition has h been un tin blo 10 to 10 perform work of ot any kind l what whatever ever and Ind as us his wife Is II weakly and andIck sick rick they hind no 1 means of ot obtaining noney IWI I 1 ant not only sick Hick but doctor I am ala nl hungry cried Sly My M wife II is s sick Hick Ilk also nho imd unI 1111 we e must have hare relief lr nr Wicher supplied them with money for or food cod and amid RII alto nho rent ent medicine to them Ho lie HI reported the case COHO to tho the county com coin to tho mayor and to several who take tako nn an ni active Icle part In charitable work and It I Is believed tire the old oh couple will viii wil be bo properly cared for tor In thu future |