Project Gutenberg 2011-12-12 Public domain in the USA. 143 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous 01001107 The Herriges Horror in Philadelphia A Full History of the Whole Affair. A Man Kept in a Dark Cage Like a Wild Beast for Twenty Years, As Alleged, in His Own Mother's and Brother's House E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org) "The Herriges Horror in Philadelphia" by Anonymous is a detailed historical account written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles a harrowing case of human cruelty involving John Herriges, a man who was allegedly imprisoned in a small cage-like room for nearly two decades by his own family, specifically his brother and mother. It serves as a chilling exploration of the depths of inhumanity that can exist even within familial relationships. The narrative unfolds through the discovery of John Herriges' plight by a neighbor, Mrs. Gibson, who witnesses peculiar behaviors from the barred window of the Herriges house. After realizing the man's condition, she and her family report the situation to the authorities, leading to a police intervention. As the story develops, it reveals the horrifying details of John's confinement, the responses of various community members, and the subsequent outcry that follows his rescue. The public reaction, including an attempted mob action against the Herriges family, and the discussions around their motivations create a vivid picture of societal outrage in response to the documented abuses, all while also shedding light on the complexities of mental illness and family responsibility. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Mentally ill -- Commitment and detention Mentally ill -- Care Herriges, John Mentally ill -- Family relationships RC Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Psychiatry/Psychology Category: Law & Criminology 84888 2025-06-15T14:04:37.502471 text/html 84267 2011-12-12T12:05:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 258803 2011-12-12T12:09:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 348309 2025-06-15T14:04:43.338440 application/epub+zip 348303 2025-06-15T14:04:40.546497 application/epub+zip 95144 2025-06-15T14:04:39.329479 application/epub+zip 464802 2025-06-15T14:04:45.427452 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455896 2025-06-15T14:04:42.615485 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203829 2022-09-17T13:04:08.645954 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 73398 2025-06-15T14:04:37.121477 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73267 2011-12-12T12:02:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 28210 2011-12-12T12:02:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 73279 2011-12-12T12:02:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28207 2011-12-12T12:02:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21887 2025-06-15T14:04:45.567420 application/rdf+xml 13843 2025-06-15T14:04:39.900464 image/jpeg 3314 2025-06-15T14:04:39.611513 image/jpeg 328271 2025-06-15T14:04:37.522545 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Unknown en.wikipedia