Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 188, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1912 — Family of Joseph Fross In Pitiable Condition. [ARTICLE]

Family of Joseph Fross In Pitiable Condition.

The Fross family at Fair Oaks is in a pitiable condition. The father, Joseph Fross, was adjudged insane and senjTto the asylum at Longcliffe - severalaays ago. He was vicious at times and very cruel family. Not long ago a child was born to Mrs. Fross and only lived a short time. She was in very delicate .health, haying been suffering for some time from tuberculosis. Mr. Fross would never allow a doctor in the house. Mrs. Fross died two or three days ago, leaving four children, all of whom are weak minded. Trustee Isaac Right telephoned to Truant Officer Charles B, Steward notifying him of the family’s plight. On the advice of C. W. Hanley, judge of the juvenile court, Mr. Steward made an examination and will attempt to place the children in the home for the feeble minded at Ft. Wayne. Mr. Steward can’t hope to find homes for the children. He does not feel that he could recommend them to anybody as they inherit a weak mentality from their father and a tubercular weakness from their mother. Places were secured some time ago for two of the four Sigman children, one being placed in the home of Jud Adams, of Barkley township, and the other in the “home of F. C. Turner, of Hanging Grove. The other two were taken to the Julia Work home for orphan children at Plymouth.