HUMAN HIDES.
Chicago, October 29th.—The Morning Newa’ special from Boston, 19th, says : Before the Senate Committee, on Education and Labour this morning, Charles T. Chance, a Somerville tanner, testified : “ The men complain some about this tanning human hides. I saw bides myself as much as five or six years ago. Heard of them eleven years ago, and knew men who heard of them eighteen ye?rs age. The business has increased ever since until lately. Three or four mouths ago it was stopped. I bad seen several whole hides of women that had been tanned. They were perfect and looked as natural as life. I have seen them at Muller’s tannery at Cambridge, and the last one about a year ago. Dan McDermott, of Somerville, saw one ; also a man named Warster of Somerville. McDermott cut a piece off and carried it in is pocket tor two years. The proprietors must have known it. Men told me the proprietors did most of the work on these hides with their own hands. There are pleniy of men who could tell all about this, but they don’t dare.”—American paper.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 1136, 7 February 1884, Page 3
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186HUMAN HIDES. Temuka Leader, Issue 1136, 7 February 1884, Page 3
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