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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-06

and ran to tho house to rescue the long, hiaueH
prisoner, The two attacked tho officers heIuVst
ono Of the deputies being severely scrateaeo
and bitten before the frenzied women cou'a'pe
suhdued Edwards was able to quiet them aHp
then tho strange journey TO the courthYvAe
was commenced. s Y
Unable to sit In chair, having lain toE'
long upon the mattress In her darkened IvV.a'
Mary Bond was deposited upon the door. syhue
Edwards was telling his narrative IN court ~
lay without any apparent interest IN tne DIV
ceedlngs. Most OF the time her arm was over
her face, and she huddled up as II anxiouslso
conceal herself sEi Fll 1,.s1
There. was no dissent among the physicians
and iurymen who henrdthe testimony, and me
extraordinary trio were at once committed 70
the ElRin Hospital for the Insane. They were
civon complete examination by the alienlasa
Of the state Institution and every effort. VIII re
mndc TO effect an improvement IN their men-
tnlity. y &. ...,s.
The case OF Mary Bond is hopeless Her nina
has long since been 80 completely affected aase
be- incurable. There Is chance that treatment
may effect cure for the mother and elupltt
daughter. IA
stunt. H. ]. Gahagan Of the Elgin hospital. V
dceply Interested in the Bond patients ana WV
see that they are given especial attention. tWggn
asked to make statement Of their cases, ~
said:
..yyhIle It Is very remarkable at times, M Y
NOT unusual 10 find these various odd Wethpas
~ living among the insane While not coips
i. nnrinr this case, many examples Of insanity:
are found among Migrants and tramps. app9Es
emily having drifted through lack Of interelE
into the direction OF least resistance, ana aFo
merely rowing. Others, because Of circllms
stances at home might And conditions suitable
and present an eccentric make-up ~ 0tneE
waya. The Bond patients will receive the pelI
Of care, and, in the case Of the mother ana
cider daughter. are responding wen % tFeel-
mont. The mother Is Quite frail and spenus
n,ost Of her time in bed The elder daugnser
Is doing quite well in physical way. 4ns
vonnaer h extremely thin and badly run down
physically. .e..a.ll...s, q.
Mary Bond the principal in this strange "
ror,onoe. has never worn shoes. Becoming M
inynlld when a babe, and never being able u
walK. tho parents found footwear useless ana
nm unnecessary expense, AS result, 10 rif8
sortv-six years Of existence she has never worn
shoes az any description Her case has excited
wide interest and many Inquiries have beefi ~
{, rected TO supt. Gahaganp regard 20 her cpnpls|
ton and chances for surviving
sbe has furnished the Illinois insane record
tba most extraordinary case and one that Nl
crsate comment and discussion among hiienists'
sor many years to come, John Edwards new
.,,uss alone In the farmhouse near Elburn "a
q natiently awaiting the outcome o. the
,,,snt 81 his wife He has hopes that she YIN
10 restored to him. fully cured. II he . dlI'rp'
nSinted. he will dispose Of the prcperty and
sse;. 4 new home IN the Far West retlioy'd
from the associations Of the past.
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tened to with absorbing interest by Judge, jury.
physicians and the throng that packed the
room. He was asked by the Judge to so back
to the beginning and relate every detail OF the
family history that was known to him In order
to supply a complete record, not only for MS
own court. but also for the Hospital of tho
Insane, to which the strangely constituted trio
were destined
Edwards complied. and his remarkable tale
created general amazement. even among tha
veteran attaches of the court. and this was
Edwards story: 4
William Bond and wife, the parents of Mary
and Addc Bond, were natives of New Jersey
residing in Newark. The head Of the FANNY
was employed in factory there for NUMBER
Of years. but found it difficult to make ehas
meet and supply comforts for his little FANNY
Roth the husband and wife were hard-workns'
God-fearing people, attending strictly to 9heir
own business, and seeking favors or charity
from no one. Their first great afhiction' anu
which developed into an almost ovcrpo"er'is
one, came when Mary. the youngest daushse''
was stricken with spinal meningitis when sne
was Is months Of age. There was no cure and
she became helpless.
Her condition added to the distress OF the
parents. 1t was decided that something ln"s'
be done to Increase the family income aho'
acting upon the advl;e of q friend, Bond mn"
his wife decided to emigrate to Central Illinois
and engage In farming. Mary was becoming a
greater care. Her mind was falling with hee
body, and tho parents found 1t necessaf! 10
keen her hidden from view in order to prevent
the ,,nn,easant comment of the neiShbors
II was impossible to keep all knowledge OF
the condition of the child from the people OF
the vicinity, but they hoped that upon farm'
remote from other families, 1t might be possible.
Their resolve was taken and, converting their
,ossessions into cash, the Bonds. with their
! two daughters, Mary and Addie. started for IL
lInols. They found farm near Elburn, which
suited them, and they purchased IT. They man
aged to reach their new home without meeting
any people Of the community. and they were
careful to avoid all communication with those
around them,
The result was that the invalid daughter was
carried into the farmhouse without any one
suspecting that she was mental incompetent
or that the family was deslriops Of keeping
their affairs hidden from the knowledge Of those
about them.
The homestead selected was q two-story
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ing employe and was faithful In all things. He,
proposed marriage to Addie Bond. was accepted
and they became man and wife. This was
relief to the mother and daughter. as Edwards
took entire charge OF the farm work and left
simply the management Of the dwelling to the
women folks. !,
Two years after the marriage Of Addie and
Edwards, they noticed change in the mother
She began to become hysterical and nervous
There came, at last, complete breakdown. The
long years Of constant care Of the younger
daughter, finally, had Its effect, Mary Bond
was now 45 years of age. yet still she lived, q
prisoner in farm. unknown to the world and
not knowing anything Of the world. The
mother was not violent, but queer and eccentric
The married daughter and her husband accept.
ed the new burden with their usual stolidity
and tho life in the Bond family went on with
tho same monotony, but still without informing
the neIghbors Of what was transpirtng n
Then came another change. The mind OF the
!; married daughter began to be affected The
burden Of caring for Mary and also the mother
sapped the mentality Of the wife Of John ga.
wards, and the latter was overwhelmed with
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! Ignoring all attempts to question her' pay ''e
no heed to the efforts Of the judge p''' s'e'',''
mr. iurv tho latter being, summoned 10 niau''N
. into her mental condition, she lay all pu' NV
tionless upon the pallet upon which s"e
m r,os ,n,o TIM Courthouse. Most OF the u'''s
she kent her hands over her eyes 20 s"u' Wv
the glare of the light that streamed III 'hfoue''
the windows.
Seated upon chairs near her were TWO o'ie'
women also the principals in mental inqu's'-
ton. They were Mrs. William Boho' ''0'n,'
of tho one who was lying upon the i'oor' WIZ
,ne other was Mrs. Adde Bond Edwards the
3 ,,,or,,,a daughter of Mrs. Bond and older SIS
ter Of Mary.
All three women were taken into CUSTODY
{. +orethe forming the most extraordinary CASE
Z In the history of the Illinois courts
Z MARY Bond had been found in small closer
IN mn INNER story of the Bond farmhouse near
Elbum. Ill., She had been in this narrow apart
ment for twerty-six years, according 10 'esu
nony. Her only attendants were the mosne'
and daughter, who had been taken into CUSTODY
NTH bor The minds of both had been stricken
as a result of the patient care of the younger
: child. 1t was a pathetic sequel to quarter o.
, century of self-sacrilce.
Mary Bond was kept from the knowledge o.
( the inquisltlve and gossiping public by her SAD
s dened parents and sister. and their efforts me
with greater success than many Of the wealthy
:, class. who strive to keep some family secret
They probably would have been successful II
avoiding all publicity to the end but for tn
unexpected climax when the mother and siste
also fell victims to the mental disorder tina
had stricken the younger child
There was but one witness when the extraor
!. binary case was brought before the Kane coun
Z " Court. This was John Edwards. the hus
band 0. Addie Bond, the elder sister His stor'
wa stold in simple. straightforward mamie
! that carried complete conviction. and was lis
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this new misfortune. He wondered what tho
end would be- The work OF caring for the im-
prIsohed daughter and the two mentally dts
,ttnught women, now fell upon him. lie was as
patient and forbcaring ms had been tho parents
OF and sister OF Mary Bond. The weeks passed
and they brought cruel change into tho life
of John Edwards. His wife became violent.
Differing in her mental failure from that OF
tho mother. she Threatened him. The mother
was quiet and inofrensiye. as was the daughter
In the closet. Not so tho elder daughter. Ed
wards had to DO constantly upon his guard.
Finally. carly In the present month. Addio
seized huge butcher knife, and underworld to
stab her husband. shricking at the top OF her
voice. Sadly, the husband seized tho wife and
yisarmed her md then left tho homestead. He
he'd reached the climax.
IIarnessing the family horse, ho drove to the
county seat and related his extraordinary story
to the sheriff and asked that tho thrcc women DO
placed In an asylum for tho insane. No time
was lost In respecting his request, A large au-
tomoble was obtained. and with two deputy
sherifts. Edwards returned to the homestead to
execute the strange commission.
The officers were able to persuade the mother
and married daughter to enterthe car and they
werc passive during the entire time. making no
resistance and accepting tho word Of the three
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structure. At the rear Of the upper story tho
father constructed closet ~ feet In length by
feet In width. which was 80 arranged as TO be
completely hidden from the view Of any visitor
who might possibly go to that portion Of the
residence, This closet was without window.
There was door, but It was decided to remove
It from its hinges and partially cover the open
ing with a blanket. This permitted the en-
trance OF air, but very little light entered the
cell-like apartment. 1t was just possible 10
see the outlines OF the interior and that was
all. :; NJ II
There was no bed in the closet There vas
no room Instead, narrow mattress with
few covers, furnished the only couch that Mary
Bond knew in twenty years There she lay
for more than quarter Of a century. probably
never leaving that room in all that period. 10
far as John Edwards knew, she never left 1t
until she was carried out Of 1t by deputy sher-
ifs to the Kane County Courthouse
-Thh years passed The Bonds ignored their
neighbors, and the latter, taking the hint, H.
nored the Bonds. No one suspected the Giving
skeleton In the closet" and, while there WINS
some gossip concerning the noncommunicatye
policy Of the mysterious family, no one cared
particularly.
Five years ago. William Bond died. worn out
by life OF hard toll and worry. The burden
of managing the farm fell upon the wife and
daughter AddIe. @'r2 etfit5f
They engaged a stalwart young man. John
Edwards, to work for them. He proved will
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YING upon the roor, Of. the
Kane County dllo court u
room, but lightly clad and
in affect fear, Mary Bond q
attracted the attention of
a crowd that had"assen'
bled. drawn by the strange
Spectacle.
Her eyes blinked in the
bright light of the sun
shine, a vacant expression
upon her face, the unfor-
tunate woman presented
. remarkable appearance.
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men without questioning. Therewas a marked
change in the pacific situation, however. when
the two stalwart deputies visited the hidden re.
treat OF the upper story and there discovered
tho younger daughter. first disclosed to the pry-
ing eyes of strangers after so many years OF
privacy. She was. carried out into the hallway
/. and wrapped In blankets.
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Disturbed from her quietude and solitude for
the first time in q quarter Of century. the
prisoner emitted series Of shrieks, realizing.
even with her vacant mind. that something rad
icaiIys untoward was taking place. and that She
was In possible danger.
Hearing her cries. the mother and daughter
IN the automobile were reused from their stupor
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MARY BOND was v !; );
W kept in a small
closet in an upper story
of the Bond farm
house, near Elburn, ILL,
for twenty-six years,
according to the testl-
-rnony of her brother
in-law, John Edwards,
The secret of her
condition did not get
out until Mary's moth
er lost her mind and
Edwards found one
day that his wife, too,
had become insane
with the worry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16

her costume. Her maid chased after her,
carrying bag and bundle. How is Mr..
Wilkins? The doctor"
But Quaile had turned away. Barbara
had left, and her bearing had been that
of flight. She had taken everything with
her. 1t fixed her intention of not re-
turning. Quaile walked back to the three
men outside the actors door. He paced up
and down the wings, out of ear-shot, until
the door opened.
The doctors expression was perplexed.
Quaile went nearer in time to hear Nc
Hugh's gruff inquiry:
whats the answer?'
@Hes coming out of it. It's almost like
a trance. He has practically no symp-
toms, no recollection. That old woman
in there-she's superstitious, if anything
McHugh grunted
"Can't diagnose it, eh?"
The doctor glanced around uneasily.
"Not yet. I'd like to watch the case for
a day or two"
Il want to know, doc, if I can get the
man to my automobile and home"
The physician ran his fingers through
his hair
II should say you could, and that's an
other thing that floors me. I've given
him restorative, and he's sitting up, lit
tie more than dazed".
"Then let's take him. McHugh
snapped. at isn't healthy for him here.
The doctor admitted them. Wilkins
sat on the sofa, his head buried in his
hands. Dolly stood opposite. McHugh
entered and threw the actors coat over
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from behind his hands:
Il don't know. IL feel sick"
But when the doctor and McHugh
lifted him he scarcely swayed. With a
lifeless motion he lowered his hands.
From out the chalky pallor of his face,
febrile eyes cleaned.
"Why do you stare at me?" he cried,
with a childish petulance. 4Can't you
leave me alone? Oh, my God!'
McHugh warned the Others to silence.
With the doctors help, he led Wilkins out
of the room, across the stage, and down
the alley.
Quaile walked home alone, feeling him.
self pointedly excluded by McHugh; but
when he arrived at his apartment, the
manager and the doctor sat in his study.
AS he entered McHugh put his finger to
his lips.
@Wilkins?" Quaile asked.
"Doc here's given him some dope. Not
likely to wake before morning, is he, doc?"
Certainly he ought not to, the doctor
said.
McHugh glanced at Quaile.
@Then leave him in peace until get
here tomorrow. No use threshing over
these things. / want his mind fresh
for me-.
With an effort Quaile choked his exas-
peration.
you'll try to urge him on?"
"As loud as money'll talk
II shouldn't care to try it, the doctor
said. "A strange case from every angle.
If physical means were responsible, l
should look for more physical reaction"
McHugh jumped up.
3We're taking possession of Quaile's
hearth and Preside. I've more to do to-
morrow than | like to think about. Got
to have some sleep; so, if I'm going to
move on
NOR would McHugh yield an inch when
he arrived at the apartment next
morning. He was clothed with an I'M
accustomed and startling precision. His
necktie was new, colorful. A white car
nation-hitherto unheard-of decoration
for him-snuggled in his buttonhole. Yet
| Quaile's interest was captured by the
| flushed cheeks, the eyes, sparkling and
purposeful
IL shall suspect you of magic, McHugh!
You don't mean to say you've persuaded
Wilkins?"
"Sure thing
"Then you've told him." Quaile said,
"more than you're willing to admit to me,
or else the mans courage is unhuman.
McHugh grinned. He fondled his
boutonniere.
"You're too suspicious, Quaile.'
am not blind. You must have given
positive assurances that he'd be safe to-
night.
"On my oath, did nothing of the kind
because l couldn't. He runs his
chances, as he did last night
an that case,' Quaile took him up,
4maybe you'll tell me what makes you
so cheerful
wouldn't believe me, but I'll give
myself away that far
McHugh bent closer. The satisfaction
in his eyes was real.
"It's because I've every reason to feel
that to-night's the turning-poi After
the performance l guess I'll be able to
say for sure whether what's happened is
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mention it."
Il promise not to pump him, if that's
what you mean"
McHugh had gone. The barrier re-
manned as forbidding as ever.
When, later, Quaile knocked at Will
kins' door, the response was sleepy and
grudging.
"How do you feel?" Quaile asked, going
in. Anything can dor
Wilkins reply was ungracious:
Nothing but let me sleep. l feel like
the devil
So Quaile closed the door. With no
thing else to do he shut himself in the
study and called up Barbara's apartment.
The voice that replied was not hers.
at is very important should speak to
Miss Morgan. Will you ask her?'
Miss Morgan hasn't risen,' life
less voice came back. at is useless to
call up again. She will see or speak to no
one to-day"
as she ill?'
II think not"
"She will be at the theater tonight"
1t was maddening The woman's tone
did not vary; it expressed no interest:
II wouldn't venture to say
The breaking of the connection sug-
gested a studied impertinence.
His fear for Barbara increased. Just
one thing was left that he could do in her
behalf. He would find out if she had
been discovered at the Bunces'
WATSON'S greeting was friendly--as
of one companion in arms to another.
Ill L. H. L
pointed in the direction of the library.
go right on back if you want to speak
to Mr.. Josiah"
But Josiah, it was evident, did not
share Watson's feeling lof comradeship.
"What do you want, Mr.. Quaile?" he
asked. "People are making too free with
my house.
"No more footsteps, l hope Quaile
said.
Josiah's distrust was tinged with curl
osity.
@You didn't come here to ask that. But
haven't heard any, since you're so anx-
ious. I've read the papers, and Robert tells
me you and Mr.. McHugh are right. I'll
have to get rid of that place. Well, what
do you want? When people come to see me
to ask after my comfort, they usually want
to borrow money. They don't get it,"
Quaile managed smile.
Il was passing by. really wanted to
know how you were after your scare
1t was many minutes before he found
the courage to hint at the questions that
had brought him, and then they drew no
valuable replies. He gathered only that
Josiah had no idea of the girls invasion
of his house. He had never met Barbara
Morgan. He had never seen her-never
heard of her before this revival.
AS Quaile was going, Josiah called him
back and spoke with halting restraint:
$50 McHugh's going to try to give that
performance tonight, after all?'
Quaile marveled at the old mans swift
transformation. There was a movement,
limiting at slyness, about the corners of his
mouth. 1t gave to the next words an
added importance:
"I'd like to see what happens to MIR.
McHugh.'
Quaile left, took the subway to Wall
Street, and sought Robert in his lux
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The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-09-22
. CHAPTER I.

So 1t was in him, then-an inherited
fighting instinct, a driving intensity to
Kill. He was the last of the Duanes,
that old fighting stock of Texas. But
not the memory of his dead father, nor
the pleading of his soft-voiced mother,
nor the warning of this uncle who
stood before him now, had brought to
Buckley Duane SO much realization
of the dark, passionate strain In his
dredfold increased in power, of
strange emotion that for the last three
years had arisen in him.
"Yes. Cal Bain's in town, full of
bad whisky an huntin' for you," re-
peated the elder man, gravely.
''But what's he want me for?" de-
manded Duane "To insult me again?
won't stand that twice."
Hes got q fever that's rampant in
Texas these days, my boy. He wants
gun-play. If he meets you he'll try
to kill you"
Here it stirred In Duane again, that
bursting gush of blood, like a wind of
flame shaking all his inner being, and
subsiding to leave him strangely
chilled.
"Kill me! What for?" he asked.
Lord knows there amt any reason.
But what's that to do with most of the
shootin' these days? Didn't five cow
boys over TO Everall's kill one another
dead all because they got to jerkin' at
a quirt among themselves? An Cal
has no reason to love you. His girl
was sweet on you."
ST quit when I found out she was
his girl
81 reckon she amt quit. But never
mind her or reasons. Calls here, just |
drunk enough to be ugly. He's achin'
to kill somebody. He's one of them |
four-flush gun-fghters. There's lot |
Of wild cowboys who're ambitious for
4 reputation. They laugh at the sher-
IFS an brag about how they'd fix the
Calls sure not much for you
to bother with, If you only keep out
Of his way"
"You mean for me to run?" asked
Duane, in scorn.
81 reckon / wouldn't put it that way.