Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-08-22


arose and slipping on her dress, ran down
trembling skeleton, clothed in rags and
scarcely aware of life, who said to her,
'"They have almost killed Inc, and | have
| come to YOU at last"
Mrs. Wilson recognized her rs Mary
Elizabeth Rowland the second daughter
OF 4lr. Rowland, who had, three years be-
fore, fled to her with IL tale of horrible
treatment, but who had her taken away by
Sarah Jane Baptist, under threat of pro-
secution by the girls father. She took the
girl into the house aud found her ,elothed
in q rag of calico, not half concealing her
nakedness, and besmeared with filth. The
Kind woman washed her, clothed her and
| fed her, and then heard her story, WHICH
was this 81
That after her fathers death she was
beaten and abused, and finally conined' to
her room, from which she was taken twice
n day to her meals. That on Easter last
new and horrible torture was begun.
That after that date she was confined to
her room and her hands tied behind her.
for fear she would escape, and after mid
night only she was released and taken out
of her room and fed on bread and water.
About two weeks since even this indul-
gence ceased. She was still confined and
fed only at the same interval with bread
and water, but not permitted TO leave her
room. But in addition to this the COM
mon decencies of confinement were denied
her, and the result was that her room and
her person were besmcared with the filth
natural under her situation.
Mrs. Wilson kept the unfortunate girl
until Monday morning, when, finding her
| rapidly sinking, she sent for ner sister, who
took her home, where she is now kindly
cared for.
! To her she told the same story, and re-
! lated that she effected her escape on Sunday
morning by actually drawing the nails
| from the sash in the room in which she
was confined with her teeth, and then, get
ting out on n shed, escaped through the
| yard into Il back street. from which she
made her escape to Mrs. Wilson's.
/ DIR. Samuel Creadck sworn.--Thc treat
ment to which the complainant has been
subjected has caused her present condition,
! which is one most precarious; it has sub
!jected her to Il cousumption which may
prove fatal her exhausted condition pre-
vented me from making such an oxamina-
tiOn of her condition as would warrant my
saying what the result of her treatment
would be she is now
CONFINED TO HER BED,
And should she not recover or improve
within week, | don't think she will ever
be able to appear before court.
Alderman Beitler. Could we 90 to her
and examine her2
| DIR. Creadick. If she was aware of your
coming think it might injure her she is
extremely Frustrated.
! Rosetta Wilson sworn. i reside No. t3S
DickcrsOn street on Sabbath morning last
| Mary came to my house she looked as if
she had been dipped in yellow wash oh !!
she looked awful she had nothing on but
a CALICO RAG,
And some other rags that were so covered
with filth that | couldn't say what they
were. She told me that she hadn't had a
change since Christmas she said she had
been shut up i'll dark room tor six months,
and that during that time she hadn't had
food nor water. She said they had tied
her hands behind her back, and had nailed
the door upon her. AS she came in the
door of my house, said she, "I'm. almost
dead;
THEY'VE KILLED ME AT LAST;
/ took her in and washed her then fed
her /; gave her some clean clothes, and sent
for her sister; | was afraid the poor crea-
ture would die before her friends would
come.
Margaret Sailor sworn.-Am the sister
of complainant, and have her at my house
now, No. 1O4 Morris street her condition
is very critical she used to DE fine look
ing girl, stouter than | am; now she is u
skeleton.
Alderman. l will be compelled to hold
these prisoners for further hearing.
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