The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-27
AGENT STOUT
H0RRIFIED.

| IN caDln Ol f0uen logs, through III"
! vile chiEks Of which the clements could
play at will amidst wild tangle of
vegetation and giant forest trees Agent
| Frank Stout VI the $. L. G. G., unearthel
| perhaps, one Of the most sanguinary
| hannts of degradation in the State Of
Delaware, yesterday about ten miles
| below Harrington.
Nude, upkenpt and diseased. the
inmates of this primitive dwelling seemed
more like people Of by.$pnc age, t'an
dcnizens of civilized community.
Two weeks ago Mr.. Stout received Il
| letter from Harrington, in which com
| plant was made to him of the lcp,orable
! condition of three children 1iving near
| the abandoned village Of An1erville. WHO.
neglected and naked, were allowed to
roam about the lense pine forests Of that
locality. unrcstrnincd and with no
/ mothcrly hand qualified to guide t'irm
| Alright. He hurried to the scene. but
through some Misrepresentation. the slov"n-
ly woman. who called herself the mother
Of the children, had received II warning
of his approach and had hidden them
away. He could. therefore do nothing
Yesterday morning another message
came from Harrington bidding Mr.. Stout
to hasten there. He boarded the first
express on the Delaware road and, arriv-
inS at Harrington. was again driven
to til" storn-beatcn hut in til" forests
Of folSaken Anderyiile. He was nc-
! companicd by DR.. Barber of Harrington.
Bearing a warrant sworn out before
Magistrate Van easel of Harrington.
Mr.. Stout pushed his. way through the
4 L., 4 4.
door of the crunbinr cabin. No answer
cane TO his summons and he knockcd
again. This time the po,tal 81, WY open
ed revealing the wrinklpd and drawn
vi>a=e of Il repulsivc hag, who. in an
unnatural voice. demanded to know the
nature of his husirrsS Mr.. Stout pushed
by her into tn" cabin and there hchcld
scene NJ degradation that fairly APP
palled him.
Five persons occupied the single room
of the hut, which had no floor. save
the beaten ground. The interior was
dark and. loa,hSnmc. the only ventilation
being from the ramSllackle door and the
numerous chink> betweeh thr logs. Fhas
aIn other yrrIIin infested the place and
ran about uInolrstrd. at will. The W. lis
were ,nadorlcl. and no furniture was
visible, except II table nf rough boards
arG~n few empty boXeS used to sit upon.
With nothing tc cover his nakehnrSs.
II man was lying on two split logs ON
which had he,n >trcwn a pile of forest
leaves. \ horrible disease had seized
him III an iIon clutch. About him play
ed three children. two boys and Il isiri,
also nude The wunln was hut scantily
altirrh, The children >hrunk from the
strangers at first. but becoming holder
cried out for whisk"y. The woman pro-
ducrd II black jug. and, ~f'rr tukinse Il
drink herself allowed them 10 have their
fill of its fiery contents.
liorrih"d at the spectacle, Mr.. Stout
placed Tie woman under arrest aUi with
tn" children. returned to Harrington.
Arranged before Magistrate Van
Gr>cl. sh" said that she Had been marr,.
frur times and tlat she lad been liv-
ing with her a>t husband. Joshua r.
.lunrs. Previous t. Jones. she said her
Scott TO May Ellen Todd and from tlat
to Mrs. Frank Arra,. The children. she
alleges. are hers by TODD. her Scrorl
husband. l'h" Girl. whose name, is .cs-
sic Mary. is Il years old, The boys arr
past 8 years and are twins. Their names
are Ralph ana James Henry Todd
Magistrate an Gescl imposed Il lin" of
SO upon hcr. a:ld gave the children into
the care of Agent Stout. who will place
them in the Home for FricnlleSs nEd
Destitute Children IN this city.
The Re-. Il. G. Atkins of Harrington
took an active interest in the case aud
was one Of tie witnesses AGAINST the
woman.
George l.. Baird proprietor Of the rail,
road restaurant !rd the c'fldrry prior
10 lra> ing Harrington. Thry atc raven
"n>ly and appeared to have had nothing
to eat for sometime