Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-12
DYING BY INCHES.
Awful Suffsrings Of a Child Near
Boston.
The ChiIds Feet ROttIng Away and
the Mother Seemingly Unconcerned
A Case Of Heartlessness Al
most Unparalleled.

BosroN, May 1l,-In South Lincoln, four
teen miles from Boston, in wooden tract,
is located dwelling belonging to and oc-
cupied in part by a Mr.. Charles f. Bisbee
and family. Last week colored family,
consisting of Watson Tyler, his wife and
nine children, moved into the vacant por-
tion of Mr.. Bisbee'S house. The Tyler
family had lost two children by death, and,
OF the nine still alive, the ages ranged
from an infant of = years to child ii
years old. Mr.. Tyler is coaChman for Mr..
John H. Hubbell, of Lincoln, about mile
from the Bisbee house, and has been ac-
customed to come home once a week. Last
Thursday Mrs. Bisbee noticed one OF the
Tyler children, named Annie,
A Weak and EmacIated Girl
of nine years, crawling about and with
difficulty dragged her feet after her. She
also noticed an intolerable stencil, which
aroused her suspicious that all was not
right. She sent word 10 Concord ply
sician, who, for some resson, did not at
tend the case. Friday, when Mr.. Tyler
came home, Mrs. Bisbee informed him OF
her suspicious, and he became alarmed
also. He called the little girl to him and
attempted TO take OIL her stocking she
wore no shoes, when Annie cried with
pain and terror. The mystery was soon
revealed, for with the withdrawal OF the
stocking q shocking sight was witnessed.
A bout half of one of the Child's feet fell
OFT from the rest, and when the other foot
was disclosed the toes of that
Foot Came on With the stocking.
Examination showed that both feet had
rotted in part, while from the portion re.
naming attached to the limbs issued foul
matter, causing a siCkening stencil. Mrs.
Bi, bee pressed the feet as well as possible.
Mr.. Tyler up braided his wife for so seri-
ously neglecting her child.
According TO the statement OF Mrs Bis
bee, as given to the officer afterwards,
Mrs. Tyler said TO her husband: al never
liked the child, and never shall, and shan't
do anything for it,
To this the husband replied: "You need
not have let the child's feet rot"
A doctor was summoned by Mr.. Tyler
from Concord. The doctor stated, after
examination, that the
Feet Had Been Frozen
some time previous, and the Child's suffer
ing must have been intense. OTing to the
neglect of proper treatment the feet had
become diseased and rotted away. He or
dered the little ones removal to the MaSSa-
chuSetts general hospital, where it has
IL.
clans her life can be saved, as well as most
of her limbs, by the removal of certain
bones and by means of careful treatment.
The mother gave no satisfactory excuse for
her neglect. She said that when she de.
sired to look at the sore feet the. child
would cry, and therefore she desisted;
neither could she bear the terrible stencil,
as it was sickening to her stomach;
That the Child Was Puny Thing,
anyway. And so the child since last win.
ter had suffered with frozen, rotting feet.
and all because of her mothers wanton
neglect
Word of this affair was brought to NJ. J.
Mullaney of Walton, local agent OF the
Society for Prevention of Cruelty TO Chill
dren He, in turn, sent notice to +. b.
Hay, the Boston agent, who delegated
Henry L. Haskell to the case. Haskell
and Mulaney went to Lincoln and OBJ
tained the facts as herein given. The
mother did not seem To care much for
The Sin She Had Committed,
until told that she might involve herself
in trouble, and have all the children
taken away. whereupon she became dis
turbed. Owing To her being enciente, il was
thought best not to alarm her too much, so
the children will probably remain with
her for a while. She has cared for all, ex
cept Annie. apparently. The house was
in good condition, the Deds being tO.erahIy
cean. and no unusual appearance OF un.
tidiness existing. Annie will De taken
good care of by the society. The case has
stirred up great excitement in the conf
n.unity. and it is looked by the society as
without parallel in the State, as an in.
stance Of Il mpihe7s's hatred an i neSIec:.