Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-20
MARYLAND.

Human Deprnvity-shocking Treatment of Lunatfc-Chained fin an Attic Two Years.
 BALTIMORE, Sept 19.-A remarkable and shocking case of human depravity has come to light in this city, will be seen below. Investigation revealed the fact that for near ly two years past Moses Carter, negro luna tic has been chained like beast to the floor of the house No. 143 North Main street. A reporter and physician went to the house to
 investigate the case. The building in which Carter is secured is three stories high and almost in the center of 8 neighborhood fa- nous for depravity and vice. Opposite it is
 the Northern Central railroad freight office and it is surrounded by machine shops and
 foundries. There appeared to be no one in the house but the woman Carter and her husband. AS the top of the last flight of
 stairs was reached a sickly stench was per
 ceptible, and this was increased tenfold as the door of Carter's prison was thrown open. The sight was sickening. The room con- tained not single piece of furniture Be- hind the chimney place and in the furthest corner the man Carter sat upon the floor. He was perfectly nude, and the play of muscles as he wrenched and tugged at the leather band that secured his arms showed
 that he possessed great physical power. He
 was securely bound to the floor by linked chain, which enveloped his waist and was held to the floor by an iron staple.
 leather strap, with buckles, secured his
 hands, and they were drawn down and fast
 ened to the chair, thus preventing his nov lag either arm further than two inches. He
 was bound in this way-only able to lie down on his back and sit up. He could not turn
 over on either side, and his head and legs
 were the only portions of his body he could move at will. He talked rather coherently,
 although it was evident that he was lunatic.
 He showed no signs of being violent, al- though his wife stated that it was not his wont to be so. She pointed to the door as an evidence of this. It was broken almost into splinters. There were no windows in the room, and during last winter the only pro- tection made against the weather was by put ting bags in the apertures. The woman ap- peared to think nothing of keeping the wretch in that condition, and answered all in quiries without hesitation. She did not mean
 to be cruel and yet it would be hard to tell
 what could be her motive in keeping the unfortunate man in that condition.
 In explanation she said that he could not be left loose for fear that he would kill somebody. ouS put ulul III Day VIEW aSJAulIl, Dub the physicians there could do him no good and she had taken him away. Her husband
 was 28 years old, she said, and came to Balti-
 more from Madison county, Va, some eight
 or ten years ago. From that time until he
 went crazy he drove dray. He has one
 child. The man at her least word will obey
 her. It is almost impossible to describe the
 condition of Carter's prison. Vermin are
 crawling about on the walls and floor. The
 most remarkable thing about the whole case
 is the utter indifference of the people living in the neighborhood. The negroes know about it and crowds of them visit the house every day. During the stay of the reporter and Dr. Gordon, Mrs. Carter had thrown
 blanket over the nude form of her husband
 but he had contemptuously kicked it off, say
 ing, "What do you put that on now, for
 You don't do it when there ain't anybody here.'' This speech received with laugh ter by the woman, who tossed the discarded cover in the corner and left the man exposed. The visitors soon after left