The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-08-30

Our readers viii remember the stir
made few yean aSo by changes that
one Edward Hughes, then resident in
the Southwest part Of this county,
was keeping his feeble minded dangh-
ter in horribly inhuman imprison-
ment in his barn. A committee OF
citizens Of West Liberty went to the
mans place TO investigate. and the
then editor of the Eatsrprsss. who
was q member Of this investigating
committee, published an account OF
the revolving facts that were really
worse than had been alleged. This,
or part thereof, was copied into the
sdrsrfiser, and the accused afterwari
sent US an account OF q ~ors Of white
washing which he had undergone,
sfter carefully preparing for 1t, by q
committee of two or three OF his
neighbors. He also INDUCED freely
i'm threats ~ TO what he would do II
his good name" Was not adequately
restored and protected. The follow
ing. from q late Muscatine IrsoaAs,
indicsses not only that he deserved
the worst ihS, was ever said against
him. but also that justice will generally
yiudicated and truth sooner or later
come TO the SUFFICE:
Mr.. Ed. Hughes, the Cedar county
brute parent, hiss been sent 10 the
peniteniiary for life for numbering
man in kansas.-This man will he
remembered As the inhuman father
who imprisoned his idiot daughter In
a stable and kept her there for several
months. her bedding being an Old
blanket and q sheep skin. which, as
time passed on, became rotfon with
flth and yermin, but by the fathers
express commands was never allowed
10 he changed. Her meals consisted
of the refuse of the table, and the wa
ter she drank was from an old barrel
that stood at the corner Of the barn,
and was often a foul as the quarters
she Occupied. Al times she would be-
come rational enough To realize the
terrible situation in which she was
placed and would make an effort To
free herself from her living tomb. but
the argus ewes of some of the male
portion of the family were always up
on her and she would be brought
hack under the lash of the cattle whip
which her inhuman relatives meyer
seemed 10th TO apply whenever she
was found outside of her prison.
Finally the true state ofaffairs became
known. and indignation against the
family rose rapidly. The citizens of
West Liberty took the matter in hand,
Hughes living but two miles north of
that place, and appointed committee
to investigate and see If the facts
would bear out the reports Of the
horrible treatment which this mortal
was receiving at the hands Of those
from whom she should have received
the best of care. But il was too true,
and the half had not been told. They
| found the child in the most pitiable
condition imaginable. They learned
among other things that her clothing
had not been changed for some time,
| and when she was brought into the
presence of these gentleman she was
| in an almost nude condition. But
the inquiry into the case had the de-
sired effect, or partially so, for she
was given clean clothes and washed
up, and in two weeks AFTERWARDS
/ Hughes skipped out for Kansas, but
reports came back to the effect that
the object of his brutishness had new
/ er reached there.-That she was made
/ away with there is little doubt. 1t is
to be hoped that now Hughes will
m eet his reward.