Scalded And Starved

SCALDED AND STARVED.

Ira Burpee Tells the Story of His Sufferings to the Prosecuting Attorney.

OWOSSO, March 29.--Ira Burpee, the young boy of New Lothrop, who is alleged to have been cruelly treated by his stepmother, told the story of his sufferings to Prosecuting Attorney Watson and others, He says that whippings have been quite frequent and that he has been charged with crimes that he never committed. Recently he was charged with some offense that he did not do, and knowing that he would get a licking for it he ran away and hid under the strawstack, remaining there all night. In the morning he says that he went up to the house and asked for something to eat, and was given a few crackers.

There he was told to sit down, whereupon he alleges that Mrs. Burpee poured hot water into his boots, then she took a penknife and cut some holes in his boots and made him sit in a chair with his feet in cold water for a whole day, with nothing to eat but a few crackers. After that he was kept hidden and told to tell the story about being imprisoned in a strawstack, the same as already published. There is hardly any doubt but that both feet will have to be amputated.