The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-13
How Boy Lived For Six Days
in Room With His Slain Aunt
Hungry, Cold and Bewildered, He Plays
With Pet Dog - Sleeps at
Woman's Side.
By HOWARD MCBRIDE
Times staff Correspondent

= UNCLE Ind Dec. 13.-"Mama, there in
IN1 Uncle BIls house thought it you and cried
he lady went upstairs to get jelly
This statement today by 3-year-old Billy Huff
tickle duplicates the murder of William G. Shaef
fer 80 and his WIFE, SUSIE 39 whose hachehacked bodies
were found farm home twelve miles south of here
J tuesday.
Prattlng throughout the morning the child repeated his
statements unable however, give any description
of the
Mama thought it was you t?" he said, be-
wlderingly.
The child weak from hunger thirst cold unable to
relate any incident leading the Staying of his uncle and
For days and nights, Billy and his poodle deg
Lolie," lived through unknown torture. Their food
shared between apparently consisted of crackers glass of
jelly and piece of apple pie The boy unable to obtain
any water
Chickens Found Dead in Coop
Four chickens cOoped up kitchen of the threeoOm
house. had starved death Other chickens pigs and stock in
the barn lot dying of starvation and thirst.
'BIly'' when rescued the of torture clad
only his underwear asleep the death bed cudded
Shaefers body. His feet in pool of blood
The dog faithful young master lying beside the bed
81 found jelly pie the boy said after he had been
the home of Howard Brown farmer neighbOr "LOle
it all up and there wasnt any We hungry
cried for mama, but she didn't come"
The child suffering from His feet blue
the cold The house unheated.
Aunt Susie went to sleep and wouldn't wake up all
child would for hours. Uncle Bill gone couldn't
nd him.
'Did you see any Suse9 the child asked
sAmt Susie asleep the
"Where Uncle Bll9 Was he in the hOuse?
'sUnce Bill gone. He didn't home.'
Did you any else beside the lady that gave
.uy2"
''I cried for mama, was his reply.
Further questioning caused the boy to weep
With his swollen wathed in bandages overcome Ions
posure to freezing weather unheated house and witt
lips cracked blsered from lack of and food the
10y whimpered from the pain in his sleep His life is
beyond the reach of the destroyer pneumonia If he
remarkable figure in of Indianas
astounding double murders.
AS be gathered from the boys statements he
repeatedly Aunt Sue' the morning after the
He into the kitchen and found crackers
a shelf He played with his wOoy white dog and when Lole
legged for crackers he gave him
Climbs Into Bed With Dead Aunt
dark the boy climbed in bed again with
Aunt Sue but she wouldn't wake up And his uncle
there.
Billy cried and cried and became sick He called mama
Nobody Many autos passed the house. The little
fellow could them from the bed in which the evidence
tragedy deep for the waning intelligence of sick and
starving child prisoner waiting, waiting waiting for
his father and mother.
'Bily' favorie Of his aunt and leaving to return
their home miles north of Addleown Mrs Shaeer
begged that she be permitted take |By' along He always
had such good times his Aunt Sues house that
given readily for him to go with the Shaefers
Billy is the of Mr. and Mrs. William Huffsticke
Dix St. Mrs HufstickIe said Mrs Shaeffer
came to her home Dec and asked to take the child home with
mother became alarmed when her did