Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-02-13

BUTTON.
The annexed revolving and horrible story
- an over true tale"-comes to us from
the Upton (Eng.) Journal" SO circum.
s!an:ialy is the whole account related, :hat
we think there can be no doub: OF its truth ;
yet it is terribly straugc-"S,ranSrr than fc
ton" 1t is no, often that we publish s.r;e-
ments so full Of narrowing interest; but the
sngularity o; The vents al their d.nou 'mrn,
Impair to them Sacr;licial so!emni:v, like
that which hung about the corSc OF Joan
Arc, or q Charlotte CorIay. Whatever
may sc thought Of the naddenod hero SIN
Of the desperate wife and mother by whose
dread hands the sanguinary catastrophe
was consummatcd, lan5uage canno; sulii-
cienlly exccratc the immcasarable wicked
ness by which it was exci'ed.
In the Spring ofl933, two younG aides,
sisters, named l. uisa and Ellen Price. Of
.langcnoch Park, were placed by Their wild
owed mother at the boarding school Of tic
celebrated Mrs. Slcrvool, ,be:"ccn Po~i"k
and Worcester, three miles from tic later
place. Louisa was ,Iiea abou. lG, and FL
len II years of agc. :I;appcars ;:a: MIS-.
S. was in the habit olasscmhliug her pupils
aad friends Of both s"xcs every @ her week
for the purpose Of performing Corners Of
sacred Music. Tothcss parties there came.
among 0 hers, two young merchants from
Worcester, named Harris and Benson.
We pass ovrr tic occurra,.ccS of three
It;r,, ,.~h .boe,, .,.,,
creatures, naturally Interesting. and gIfcd
wiz, saps ior abilities. were singled ou' BY
Harris and Benson for their marked ani
undivided attentions these bHcomng OBJ
vious. wrrn coMmunic,, cd by Mr.. S. 20 the
mo,Lcr, ba:Wcca whom and the Young mn
IN explanation took place, aui TIC. were
ultimately received ut her house rs tho ia-
turc husbands Of her daughters. 4 bro h.
er of Mrs. Prices lying in 1888. left them.
it seems, sum of money, on condition oI
their not marrying until lhey attained, res
pcctive!y, tho aye Of twenty five; and as
the mother ;cfuscd her sanction to ,lc maj
riagc of h"r daugh crs uull the arrival OF
tina, tnt', the circumstance was made pre-
text by their proiesscd lovers 10 induce
them to consent 20 an elopmrnt, and priva:e
marriage; and in an evil hour, these two
innocent girls, with all the fond aiEec ion OF
young and coniling hearts, cmba;kc thc'!
future worldly hopes and happiness in one
frail bark-the honor of their admirers
and clopcd with them before day break from
Mrs. Shcrwood's house. They proceed
cd 10 ncishboring church Qla!Iow,) a
few miles of, the keys OF which tAcy had
obtained by bri5ng the sexton. who asserts
tsrat he was totally ignorant of their inte:-
tons. Here mock cerc:nonv ofmarriaSe
was performed by an accompce, who was
drcsse! in the habilmcnts Of a clergyman.
They resided Cor some months afcr this in
cottage in the suburbs of Worces
ter; and h:sc in April, 1887, Louisa, TIC
eldest, gave birth to Il daughter, the child
Of MIR. Benson, 10 whom she though; her.
selfmarrled. In Jane OF tic same year,
Harris proceeded to Lisbon on business
conncc;cJ wit. the firm, whcrc us it suosc-
quenly turned on, he married Il da:,yh:er
of Mr.. Kent, Il wine mcrchan', Of the tirm
Of k:nt and Brothers. tlc rc;urncd 20
England in February Of his year, bringing
his real wife with hal, and purchased q
house at kemPscy, Oh the banks of the
Severn. Soon after t1arris's return, Ben.
son left Louisa, then the mother Of two chl
dren,sth whom and her sister h.: bad b, en-
constantly living uD to'that time, e,anI took up
his residence in Harrs's house, from whence;
he sent the unfortunate victims letter, STA
ting the facts in relo:ion to tho vlllany prac.
tised upon them, and offering in the name
Of himself and partner. 10 make settle.
men. upon them b. way Of reparation.
Words would fail describing the shock
produced by the communication Of this to.
tally unexpected blow, whirh robbed them
Of all that rendered life, in their estimation.
worth preserving.
!.cn died a fortnight. at.er 10 the iunalic
asylum: near Droi;Mch, in the arms Of her
sister. whose miadit SEEMS, was sustained
by her determination 10 execute irariu
vengeance Oh tic guilty causcrs OF their
bitter sutterng$, which she 90 faithfully pcr.
formed.
Learning that her pre- ended husband
was 70 be morriud on the 10Th Of March,
and that he was 10 return fren Worcester
to Kempsey on the proceeding evening in
agig with Harris, to the latter, she plann
cd and put in operation The following fright
iul mode of rc,ribuon.
After strangling het two infants, an,
leaving letter on the table, satng tina
she would no, let them live TO hear OF lhcl
mothers disgrace, she, dressed in man:
clothes, armed herself with brace Of pis
'o's, and knowing tie prcbable'me of:he''