The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-16

The kidnapper secured the throne.
 The exact reason why. the Missouri unfortunate was immured is not. yet known. It seems that his father. Jacob Deitrich. came from Germany and mar first wife followed him from Osrmsny and her child was born in his house. She died, and out of resentment against the mother, 1t Is said. he shut the Voor crsa-
 aon the high hills that ovsrlsok the Missouri River. Art district knowA ss Crackers neckto stAnds the old farm house in which Deitrich lived for more than forty years. 1t is an teolate4 p!Sce heavy growth of trees was never cut from the hills surr0undlng tho Dietrich home. and for monthts at . time nobody went near the old fafmhouse. During ais lifetime Dietrich had no close friends
 The old man died few weeks ago. md neighbors went to hin house to at- end the funeral. A dOsen men and . ,ew women went there for the purpose giivns their eccentric neiehbor . decent burial. It was then the discovery was made that Deitrich had prisoner in . stone room that adjoined the old farm on the rear.
 The prisonsr was taken out. He vas a man possibly 8 or A years old. His appearance was moro like that Of . wild animal than . man- The Abtect ter- TOT that ssi.ed the poor creature when found him was a spsctahls the simple farmers will never ferget.
 The creature found in the stone room back of Deitrich.s house had Ions. mattsd cred the lower part of the fscs. Re was dressed in cast-oR clothing, all in rags. The limbs and body were unnat- iural in their growth. At arst he crouch ed in corner and wni1sd nine nks .o.a T'sas. ,sH. to face with the first of his hnd that he had ever secii.
 There is no doubt that he had been . prisoner since early childhood. and, per borhood bad ever seen the youns man before, and older people 0d not know that there was ever q child at Deltrtohs [ house since the one born 2 years ago. the child long since dead and buried. or sent away to some. of Deitrtch's rela- tons in Germany.
 The stone room stands on sioping ground at the rear of the house. but the that part of the house In which Dett- rich lived and Is connected with 1t by passage leading from his room. Through slit In the heavy oaken door Deitrich prisoner. The cell is seven by nine feet.
 The prison room contained no article of furniture A heap of straw and rags In the corner served as q bed. The key of the lock on the only door leading into the room was found in Deitrich's room.
 The finding of the prisoner was acci- dental, and had 1t not been that two of the men at. the funeral went into Deitrich's room the man in the stone prison might have been left to starve to death. These two men heard sound like the whining of dog. that appeared to be very close to them. The body of Deitrich lay in the front part of the house and the small procession was ai- most ready to start to the graveyard with it. Seeing kev hanging on the wall and noticing the heavy door leading into the stone room one Of the men un- locked 1t and swung the door open.
 Before them stood the poor fellow, !ap- parently in starving conditon. Tns prisoner had not been fed Cor many days. during the last illness and after the death of Deitrich.
 A brother of Deitrich in Texas had been notified of his death and arrived q few days after the funeral. He believes that the young man will learn to talk and that he may yet acquire good educa. ton. He has a subject for physical and psychological study such as has seldom been known In the world before and has expressed his determination to right the wrongs committed by his brother 60 far as may lay in his power.