The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-06-15
MODERN ADAM AND EVE
ONCE OF SKOWHEGAh
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Suffer Held for
Violation OF Maine Game Laws
for Time Located Here

Considerable interest is aroused To-
cally in the modern Adam and Eve
case which led to the arrest of Mr.
and MIS-. Cara Suffer from Boston
from the fact that tho couple several
years ago were for time residents
of Skowhegan. They boarded for a
short time at Hotel Oxford and later
located with Charles Dealey in his
apartment. The couple appeared to
be rather low on funds and Mr.. SUIT
ter eventually obtained work in the
woods. Mrs. Suffer created consider
able excitement one time in the din
ing room at Hotel Oxford when she
suddenly swooned and had to be car
ried from the room
Houlton, June o.
Quite an excitement was caused late
Thursday afternoon when it became
known that Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Suffer
OF Boston who are known in the news
paper circles az Adam and Eve" had
been arrested and had been brought
to Houlton on the Ashland train. A
newspaper correspondent called on
the Suffers at the Smell House and
was introduced to Mrs. Sutter who is
small dark eyed little woman of
nice appearance and who was most
entertaining in her description OF her
three weeks stay In the woods. She
told the reporter that she suffered
considerably especially the first few
days; that her feet and body were
tender and hhe was badly bitten by
mo squit9es and black flies.
Mrs. Suffer said that she suffered
most for a piece of bread. II only d
crust could have been secured she
would have given almost anything for
it,
She said that her husband was ill
from eating deer meat, that in order
to fill up so AS not to feel the pangs of
hunger one had to eat lot of the
meat and 1t was this that made her
husband very i'll and caused her a lot
of worry. She said that she was Will
ing to go back into the woods again
and carry out their plan of six weeks
but she was not sure yet just what
was to be done.
+. e. Jorgensen OF Ashland, game
warden was high in his praise OF the
way Mr.. and Mrs. Suffer have carried
out their program. He said that he
was allowed to go with the reporter
and photographer TO meet them as
they came out to give their daily re-
port; that Mrs. Suffer had only piece
of deer skin bound around her while
her husband had an apron or birch
bark; that Mrs. Suffer was covered
with bites and scratches and bare
footed. He said that when they were
told they had to come TO Houlton
that Mrs. Suffer walked the six miles
without any effort and barefooted
That he would have suffered consider
ably had he been Obliged to get over
the road az she did hut there was nc
| complaining or holding back ON hei
| part. The Suffers are arrested or
four counts and will probably pay
their One The charges are fishing
without a license; building hrss OF
wild land without q licensed guide
killing in closed season and hunting
without a license.
Houlton. Ne, June Carl A. SUIT
ter OF Boston. who with his wts
Margaret. pleaded guilty today ane
later paid nnes and costs sggregatine
s345.1B for five violations OF the game
laws OF Maine upon complaint o.
Game Warden Howard Wood. while
living as the modern Adam and Eve
In the wilderness near Howe Brook
stated in court that his only excuse
for breaking the laws was that 1t was