Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-31
8. Schock,
FOR n e RS ELF,
tile Charges Go Cold
I'd are Compelled
in a FILTHY
DOM.

out. Linda Kinks, fifteen year old
girl, who had been Mrs. Schocks
maid, testified that only on rare
occasions did the children have any food
except cornmeal and skinned milk. The
COW was kept in the kitchen, the filth being
terrible. Mrs. Schock's private table was
supplied with porter house steak, fresh
eggs, wines, &c. The only water closet was
some distance from the house, andthe chill.
dren could not go to it, but used the din
ing room floor instead. They wet and
dirtied their beds every night and then
slept in them the next night without their
being cleaned. Mrs. Ella Smith testified
that the bodies and clothing OF the little
ones were alive with vermin. The only
garment was little shirt, and their were
no fires, and scarcely whole window pane
in the house. Other witnesses.
COrrOborated These Statements.
John G. Davis, the complainant, an oil
Ger of the Humane Society, testified that he
had known Mrs. SchOck during the last
four or five years. Il hau occasion to
visit her," he said, "at La Grange, where
mems Industrial Home. | was detailed
to investigate the home 10y the society.
NY first visit was on December -, but did
not 90 into the nome tten, as IL WAS claim
Ell that no men were admitted. | made
some inquiries concerning the place, ana
OIL December / : paid a second visit u the
houe. This time | went through the
house. Entering hy The basement door
the nIst object | saw ILSide wss COW. This
besen ent, | should say, was ~ by 81 feet
In this room with the COW found thirteen
cti,dre The smaller ONES were huddled
aIu'lI d the two stoves n the place, and the
lager ones were hoping about on the floor
to beeD warm. The floor was horribly dirty
with COW manure, hay and water. These
children were very dirty and poorly clad,
Soue OF them being JGrefOOtei and without
any protection Tor their shivering limbs.
Their bodies were covered with light, dirty
filthy clothing. Two OF the little boys were
very anxious 10 come TO the city whep
told them to get ready aud dress tbemsel-
yes; these we're the two largest boys, one OF
them being named Walter. Walter said
be was
Glad TO Get Out Of There.
As for food, saw some cornmeal mush in
the front room OF the basement. The apart
ment seemed to be in use for the COW,
and for washing and cooking. The floor
was as wet Us any stable would be.
The children had been running
through the manure and water until they
were Gisgustingly filthy; their faces and
hands were black with dirt, and insects
were crawling over their heads and neCks.
| noticed two windows in this basement.
In one large pane was broken, and the
ePer'uSo ~"S S'oPre" 18th old clothing,
but the air AMI rain could come in. osn
MT hp
old kitchen ranges which looked as
if they had been resurreCted from
some Junk shop. The temperature
of tie room was exceedingly cold and
three or four OF tie smallest children were
Cryirg. | saw no other article OF food ex
cept the mush. rhe next room that | Wis
tied was in the rear p,rt Of The basement,
and was called The NURSERY. In il there was
a pile OF coal and some snow. The doors
haG no fsstenEgs aud t'ree Or four OF
the window paneS were broken. There was
no way of heating this. 1t was on the
night of December - when first passed
the home. tha, | saw group ut children
hUdilcd together like SHEEP in this room,
shivering in the dim light Of an oil lamp.
Wh,n in the room myself, December Is,
there were four or five inches OF snow III
one corner, and
The Cold Wind Blew ThrOughIt
quite freely. Proceeding to the first floor
| found four rooms, the two front ones
being fitted up with carpet and chairs
as if for reception rooms. There was
fire in one of them. In one OF the back
rUU:u noticed a pan OF mllk, afew articles
OF food, and some dishes. There was per
hsEs half il Ch Of snow on the tlOor. In
the other back room there were three o.
fc ur beds, no fire, no carpet, anda wet and
icy floor, These beds had been made up.
al q ! stripped of the clothes to examine
them. | found some OF the sheets wet and
filthy beyond description. The windows
wee broken, and | could feel the icy air
bio wing in. The temperate here was
very cold, snow lay on the tloor,I land there
were 10 means OF heating the place. |
next went to the second floor, where |
found eight rooms, two of which, in the
front, were nicely furnished. | expected
to lind Mrs. SChuck there, but did not. In
a rear room there were five or six more
beds, on some of which could not find a
dry sheet, and
They Were all Smeared With Filth.
In some of the beds oilcloths were placed
under the sheets. The floors here were
wet: some of the windows were broken
and some had blown in. ! saw no children,
no fire, no means OF heating here and the
temperature wac very low. The third
floor is all one compartment, and was filled
with old rubbish. | could see daylight
through the walls and the roof had the
appearance OF leaking. Since December Is
have not been at the home. officer Dit
tus and |, with the help of Mrs. Smith and
Mrs. Burke were fully two hours dressing
the children. We put all the clothing on
them we could find about the house, and
brought them to the Humane office in Chi
Csgo. Ii was a cold day and don't know
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