Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-23
Case of Iiorn---a Desperate Character

We have already stated that Horn was con-
victcd of the murder of his wife at Baltimore.
after the jury had been out but a few minutes,
The Baltimore Sun has been able to collect ma.
ny interesting and startling facts concerning
his history, which are worthy of notice at this
time.
It appears that his real name is Adam He'll
man, born at Worms, in 1892 and conse.
quently is Iiessian by birth. He was ap-
prentccd TO the tailoring business and after
serving out his time, he worked his way over
Germany, and finally arrived in Baltimore in
1917. He worked three years in that city as
journeymou, and was much esteemed as an in
tellgent, INDUSTRIOUS well-beoved young man.
But it seems that he had imbibed strong dis
| like to the female race, as tnuch as an impress
sion that they were entitled to no rights or
consideration. Woman, according to his o.
| pinon, was only created as convenience for
the other sex, TO serve in the capacity Of a
newer OF wood and drawer of water, to cook
his victuals, darn his stockings, never to speak
| but when spoken 10, and to crouch in servile
/ tear whilst in his presence. lie regarded the
scriptural phrase applied to the sex, as "help
mate for man." in its literal sense, whilst he
would deny her all social privileges and rights.
And this is his present opinion for VIXEN he
was sending a message TO his son in relation
to marrying, and was recommended to advise
his son to marry religious woman, he said
"No, no, no women must know how 10 hold
their tongues and obey--she has nothing 10 dc
with man"
In ls20 he emigrated to I.oudon county in
Virginia, and boarded with German farmer
OF character by the name of Abel, who took q
great fancy to him, and concealing his opinion
OF the sex, he was q welcome inmate in hi.
large family, and in the course of time sue
ceeded in securing the affections of his daugh
ter. Mary Abel was at this time in the TWEEN
tie.h year of her age, bli,he, buxom, and light
hearted country girl, with rosy cheek and spark
ling eye, totally unacquainted with the deceit
fulness of the world, and looking to the future
to be a counterpart of the past, which had truly
been to her one continued round of innocent
pleasure and happiness. With kind and aitcc
tionate disposition, and thorough and practica
knowledge Of all the varied duties OF house
wiiery, she would be just such an one woulJ
be calculated, if united TO a kind aud affection
ate husband, to pass through the chequerco
scenes OF life with oil the sweets of content
meat, and but few OF the bitters OF dscord. She
ly, and lived with them two years, restrainc,
by their presence from evincing the fcndsh
ness of his temper he gradually lost all ailec
ton for her, and after the birth OF daughte
he became furously Jealous of her, accused he
/ of infdety, and treated her with the creates
cruelty and contempt. In return for every at
teniion and kindness, she received nothing bu
r threats and imprecatons. Instead of the en-
dearng name of wife, she was always cale'
'my woman" and his ideas of the degradin!
| duties and dishOnorable station of woman full,
. applied to her. He had, however, never use
any personal violence, and she consequently
, felt bound, for the sake of her children, not I
/, desert him. In the spring of 1894, he rented
y small place in Ioudon, about mile from he
fathers, where they lived for nearly eigl
o years, during which time in June, 1897, Joh
n Hellmau, a third child, was born, at whic
!. time he openly declared that if she ever had al
+ other he would kill her. This, however, W,
e her last child. On one OCCASION, whilst livn
d on this place, he leh her, IN tit of passiO