The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-11-17
SHOCKING BRUTALITY
CHARGED TO HUSBAND
Woman Locked Up in Attic and
Starved, on Pretext That
She Was insane.
HE GETS $50 MONTHLY
Upon Representation That His Wifi
Was Insane, He Collected This
Sum Regularly from the
Commissioners.

Bonesteel, S. d, Nov. 1.-THE coun>
ty commissioners OF Gregory county
Guy G~reenough, a husky young farmer
of this county, the sum of $50 per
month for caring for his partially 9
mented wife. Recently it was report
ed to the commissioners that Green-
ough was appropriating the money to
abusing his family. The commissioners
appointed Dr.. H. r. Kennaston and
States Attorney w. B. Backus OF this
place as a committee to visit h
Greenough home and make a report OF
the conditions as they found hem. In
tlemen visited the place yesterday and
found the destitute II deserted wom-
an at home with ner babe of 18 months.
the other children, four in number.
having been taken ava by the father
The house In which they lived was
built of logs, one story high, consisting
of n room and All attic, situated in
a secluded gulch or ravine on Whet-
stone creek, ten miles from Bonestee1.
The cracks between the logs In the
building were open and the cold wind
was blowing through the building.
causing occupants and visitors. alike to
shiver from the extreme cold. A visit
to the attic revealed the place where
Greenough last summer had locked up
his wife and kept her a prisoner for
many days. The room was about s by
10 feet In size, with a sloping roof
with only one window to admit air.
and what the poor woman suffered
from heat and otherwise during thtAl
time no one can tell.
Across the window We're iron bars
to keep his prisoner Wife from escap-
ing. The door OF entry was a huge
frame affair n was kept closed by
a lock of ma1nmoutll SIZE. When
G~reenough would cave home he would
lock his wife aud baby in this attic
and would be absent for days at q
to keep them from starvation. and With
scarcely enough clothing to hide their
n~akedness.
Her Husband 5p;sappear:
Recently the father and husband sold
all hts personal property consisting Of
two horses, one COW, potatoes, corn in
the field and in fact all the personal
property of the farm except a few tons
of hay. and left for parts unknown.
The wife stated to the committee that
she had two small. sticks of wood on
hand, and that by care she might be
able to make them last her two weeks
for fuel. There was no food in the
house, but the %neighbors assisted by
one OF the county commissioners, who
lived in that locality, had an abundance
of foo ell route to the place and the
same day ample provision was made tV
feed the almost fainished mother and
babe.
Mrs. Greenough is a more than ordi-
nary handsome woman. about % years
Of age, and was clad in an old calico
dress, showing the wear and OF
long usage. Several patches in front
indicated that the frugal wife had
taken great care to make the dress last
as long as possible. The little one was
miserably clad In a light ragged calico
dress and on one foot had a light stock
ing from which the little toes pro-
trudod and on the other foot two stock.
ings were in evidence.
The mother suggested that the child's
feet were very cold creeping over the
floor and frozen ground. 1t appears
that the child is affected with Bright'a
disease and Is unable to walk in conse-
quence. The mother said she was COM
PEELED to carry water three-quarters of
a mile and while doing SO the baby
said that the babe had gotten accus-
toned to being left alone st times and
that she had no fear of its coming to
harm during her absence.
Sought to Drive Her Insane.
h poor oma stated tina her hus-
band had locked her in the attic many
times and had done his best to drive
her crazy. That frequently he had told
the children to leave the house when
he would beat and otherwise abuse her.
The people In the locality of the Green
ough home have been aroused to a high
pitch over the matter and should
Greenough return and resume his for
mer treatment of his wife it is almost
a certainty that his body will be found
dangling from one of the limbs OF q
scrub oak on MILESTONE creek. A num-
Der of the neighbors will plaster the
house this week and the county will
make provision for the care of the un-
fortunate mother and child. 1t is ex-
pected that Mrs. G~reenough will be
able to make final proof upon the home
stead in a short time which will be Of
material assistance in that she can con-
't,ol the property herself and prevent
the husband from squandering Ii.