Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-01-08
WHOLE NO. 1917.

In the street they met sn agent fol-
the Society for the lmprov smeIt oil
the Condition of the Poor, who flyrn.
ished Mrs. Howard with lltl,e food
and some fuel. When justice Flam-
mer reopened Court. the policeman
who had been with Howard reported
to him, and said he would send let
ter to District Attorney Phelps con-
corning the facts 10 Towards case
and he doubted whether the grand
jury would indict him.
Howard was visited in his cell yes
terdsy. He said that he is an Amer.
lean that he was carpenter, and he
lost his place through sickness and
had been unable to get work since.
He said that he had pawned his
tools and everything of value that
he possessed, aud that when he
broke the window and stole the fau-
Gets he was out in search of food for
his starving family, and hardly knew
what he did.
Mrs. Howard sat oyer struggling
little fire when the reporter entered
her rooms, last evening. She was wan
and very weak. But she said, with
an attempt to appear cheerful, that
she thought she would become strong
again if she could obtain nourish.
ing food, though her cough does
bother her night and day, aud she
hes had hemorrhsges. She asked over
again when, in the reporters opin-
ion, her husband would be allowed
to return to her.
When the reporter told her that
her husband may not be dis.
charged. if he is discharged, until
the grand Jury hears his case on the
9Th of January, she was saddened.
"Oh, sir" che said, "if the judges
and the police officers only knew
how we have suffered all these ter.
rible months, they would not be hard
with him. He has always been a
kind husband and father, and he has
always been willing to work. If the
judges would only let him 90 now,
and give him any kiud of work, we
would be so grateful. He never did
anything wrong before. sir, and / am
sure he was not in his right mind
when he did this"
BALTIMORE, December 26.-The
death by starvation and neglect OF
thres young children on Christmas
right was brought to light here to-
day through the sad story of John E.
Simpson, who was arrested for steal
ing number of fiat irons from a
woman in the northwestern part of
the city. The man, who was in the
last stages OF consumption, and
seemed to be completely Frustrated,
told the following terrible tale
of suffering, all of the circum.
stances of which nave been carefully
verified by the police. He said that
he had been out of work for months.
His three young children fell sick
when he had not the means of pro-
viding for them, and be was CON-
PEELED to listen to their piteous cries
for food. Driver to despair Christmas
night by the sufferings of the little
ones, he rushed from his miserable
home, entered the house of the WON.
an, and stole the irons, which he sold
to get medicine and food for his sick
children. All three since died, their
death, without doubt, being brought
on by exposure and the want of or
binary food and medicine. The faith.
er, who was himself almost prostrat-
ed from hunger, was committed Tor
the action by the grand jury, which
at least insures his being taken care
of for the present. The woman from
whom the irons were stolen, with as
tonishing want of humanity, is de
termined to prosecute the unfortu
nate man, although he went to her
after the death of his children and
before she discovered his crime, and
confessed his guilt, promising TO
make restitution.