The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-08-14
A VERY QUEER CASE
Son and Daughter OF Wealthy People
Sent tn the lnirmary.


For some time past vague rumOrs have
been anoat concerning family named
Roher, residing on North Market street,
az Lake, who formerly lived on Vhe
Georgetown road, several miles northeast
OF the city, .,,
The ruinor had II that their three child
rem, Francis Dave aud iohn, were com
PEELED by their parents 10 use lnrpehlihe
as an application for q certain disease
with which they were afflicted, The ru'
NOR also stated that the two children,
Franois and David, were sent 70 the ~.
iirmary because "they were not wanleh
at h0me,N
This morning David, the boy ~ the IN;
Urinary, called AZ this oliiee ana hlhleH
that he was sent 70 the lnilrmary by hlH
parents because they did not want MN
about the house
lie was an uneouth specimen human
ity, and presented an appearances 40 y Ai'
llicted with some terrible disease, The
boy, when questioned, stated that he was
ataylng AZ the lnilrmary aud that he hhd
been taken there about ten weeks ago
lie said he was taken there by force lie
made many other atatemenia regarding
his parenta. When asked whether any
Of the children we're compelled 70 use lur'
pentine for their trouble, he said they
we're not obliged 70 do 40, but were told
by their parenta that Il would do lheh
good 10 use II aa an application, Ito also
said his parents were very mean towards
him, go,
Wishlng to present both sides OF this
strange story 20 the public, a aNEWh'DEM'
OCRAT reporter called at the Rohrer resi-
dence on North Market street this morn,
ing, Mrs, Rohrer answered. the cal, ana
upon request she called her husband INTO
the room, and from. them the scribe eliel'
ted the following information
MIR. Rohrer lived on a farm on the
Georgetown road until last April, when
he moved 10 his city, His wife died aey'
eral years ago, and h0 then married q
Mrs, Jones, whose husband had died
aom0tlme before, They lived on the
farm with the three children, aud raised
produce and brought II 10 town Tor sale
For some time before the marriage
took place, the liohrer children had been
afflicted with terrible disease Mrs
Rohror, who had considerable money,
built large house, the one which they
now occupy, and they moved 10 this city,
After they had moved here the glIl Fran
els expressed dealre that she be taken
90 the lnilrmary because SHE lil not
want 20 live In town In the condition III
which she was IN,
She was therefore taken TO the lnilrm'
AIRY. The two boys, Dave. aud John, ro'
mnined at home and worked about tue
house. Mrs, RohrCr told the reporter
that after they moved here Dave began
TO steal money and everything ho could
lay his hands on, aud they decided 70 have
him tnkon 10 the lnilrmRry.
The boys mind was weak and they al
| tlrst decided to take him 20 some inaiitu
ton whore hc could be- treated, The auth
| critics were notified and they made az
| examination and got out the proper pa
pera for hia removal to nn asylum,
When the papers were ready the asylum
doctors then said they could not take him
| lie was then taken 20 the inllrmary, llt
is a mischlCyoua hoy and caused no end o
anXiety TO his parents,
A few months ago a brother, nance
| Isaac, returned from the West. Tho farm
was not sold when the removal was mhd'
| to town,
Mrs, Rohrcr snid: "Whcn Isaac cam,
here ho wanted us 10 sell the farm ant
| asked for hia share OF the proceeds OF III,
| away. llo then said ir we would give hin
81 900 he would take the children with hin
on his farm, aud they would not trouble ~
| We did not want 90 do H. lie then mndl
up some stories about us that we compel
ed the children 20 apply turpcnuno L
their bodies FOR curing disease, aud cvoi
went so fnr ns 10 hire an attorney toinycs
tigate the case.
He then went 10 the noighbors whcrt
we formerly lived and asked them 70 tcs
tify. They said they would, but whom the!
were called upon they broke down nnt
would not tell any such story,
lie did other things to injuro us, w
never told the children to use turpontin
and they never did use II, No, the stor
IN cnt rely inlsoh
Mrs. Rohrcr seemed to tell straigl
story, and she said the boy Dave was tel
ing things about her to inIurc her goo
name,