Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-04-20
HERALD OF THE TINES:

CARPET saw piece Of linen sheet covering
something as if carelessy flung over 1t.
/ "iIere," said the police officer, "here Is tue
poor creature" -
: lie half uncovered the ghastly corpse.
could scarcely look at II for a setonu OF
two. Slowly began to discover the ma
nen,s of the corpsn as one would the beau
ties of statue of marble. 1t was the most
remarkable sight ever beheld--l never have
and never expect to see anolher. my
God :" exclaimed |, show like a statue can
scarcely conceive that form 10 be corpse"
! MOI vein was to be seen. The body look
! ed as whito-as tul-as polished rs the pur-
est Parian marble. The perfect fgure-the
exouisite li,nbs-the fine face-the full arms
the beautiful bust-all-all surpassed IN
! everv respect the Venus de Medicis, accord
J inc to the casts generally given OF her.
( "See," said the police officer, "she has as
sumed that appearance within an hour'
/, II was the first process of dust relurningto
dust. The countenance was calm anu pas.
sionless. Not the slightest appearance OF
emotion was there. One arm lay over iier
bosom-the other was inverted, and hanging
ovor her head. The left side down to the
whist. where the fire had touched was bronz-
cd like nm antique statue. For few mo.
nents I was lost in admiration ut this extra
ordinary sight-a beautiful female corpse
thar sprpassed the finest statue OF antiquity.
( was recalled to her horrid destiny by seeing
the dreadful bloody gashes on the right tenn
nle which must have caused instantaneous
dissolution.
. (, then looked round the ROOM 1t WIS ele-
giant, but wild and extravagant IN Its orna-
ments. On the drawers was small library
, composed of light novels, poetry, and month
! Ily periodicnls. There hung on the wall q
beautiful prin, of Lord Byron as the presid-
; ino genius of the place. The books were
= Byron Scott, Bulwer's works, and the hnick'
erbocker.
4 A work table in a state of disorder stood
b. near by. It was covered with fragments
a pen, ink, papers, crayos, pamphlets, &c. &C
;, Above the mantel piece hung several thea
= trica fancy sketches.
: returned to take last look at the corpse
). What melancholy sight for beauty, wit, an
+ talent. for it is said she possessed all, to conn
2 to such fatal end
,. came down stairs-the house looked oar
a and gloomy, all the windows being half shu
but it was throughout splendidly furnished
This extraordinary murder has caused
~ sensation in this city never pelore ieil
&c known. understand that large number
ID fashionable young men, clerks and other
&c were caught in the various apartments by tn
&c police, when the cry of fire was given, o
IS Saturday night. The murdered girl was on
u of the most beautiful of her degraded caste
- She was perfect Millwood. She has 81
NJ duced by her beauty and Establishments MOI
rs Young men than any known in the Police re
.e cords. She was remarkable character, an
has come to a most remarkable end. I'll
" house is in danger from mob. Let the al
Il thorites look to it. A morbid excitemel
~ :, pervades the city. It 10 said that she tlirea
IL ened to expose Robinson, when she live
e. having discovered that he was paying atte
nh ton 30 a respectable young lady: In
IA threat drove him to madness. On Saturdi
re she walked up and down Broadway half Il
day, nodding to her acquaintances among Il
dissipated young men.
In what a horrid condition is portion
oe- the Young men of this devoted city?