The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-10-04
PELEG JONES.

YOUNG WOMAN AND Six CHILDREN LOST FOR
| TwoDAYs AND Two NrGBTs INTHE WooDs IN CLEAR
FIELD COUNTY, PA.-On Wednesday the 18th ult,
Miss Rebecca Glnter, young woman living at or
| ham road, in Cleorfeld county, Pa. accompanied
by six children. OF from II to 4years of age went
out into the woods TO gather berries. The day
being cloudy,they soon got bewlldered and lost and
at once commenced trultless attempt to find their
way out All hat day wednesday, they rambled
about, but night closed them, and still they were
| in the woods and unprotected. On Thursday morn
| ing they again commenced their wanderings II
was an exceedingly cold wet, gloomy day, as ma
| ny OF our readers wrecollect raining from morn
ing to night. To this lnclement weather they were
| exposed the whole OF that day, and throughout the
night following, with but their summer clothing for
protection. Ga this day their suffering must have
been great ; Tor they were wearied by Wednesdays
exerioDs, shlverlng with wet and cold, and almost
exhausted with hunger, yet they kept on in their
fruitless attempts 10 find a way out But night
again closed on them--and most chilling, trying
night it must have been. Exposed to the cold,
petng storm, the cravings OF hunger becoming
more and more intense, unprotected from the
prowling beasts of that woody country and despair
OF finding their way out increasing every hour,
how painful must have been their situation
The Hol ldaysburgh Register, whence we have
gathered the foregoing, says that on Wednesday
evening search for them commenced, and was con-
| tlnued throughout Thursday and Thursday night.
On Friday morning some two or three hundred per-
sons met and formed line to "sweep the noun
happened that the unfortunate young woman and
children were too far to the right TO come within
the range of the line, and so seemed destined to
perish. But kind providence had ordered other
wise. young man the extreme right OF the
line, wandered little from his true course and
heard faint cry in the distance. He Immediately
gave notice to the line, and after some expostula-
ton, detachment started In the direction indlcat-
ed, and at about quarter of miles march, they
found the little party huddled together under sort
OF shelter which the young woman had made with
broker branches of bushes, &c. Tor their protec-
ton In their extremity she had stripped her own
person to afford relief 10 Of her little compan-
ions, "a child of 4 years ODD which was near per-
ishlng. They were all in the last stage Of exhaus-
tlon, and must inevitably have persisted If relief
had not been afforded that day
ANOTHER MURDER, &c.-An affidavit was made
before the Mayor on Saturday, by man named
Clark, charging man 1--WE did not learn the name,
as we were unable to obtain sight Of the affida-
Wit yeserday,) with the murder of another, both
wood choppers, IN Ashgrove, parish of ST. Charles.
Rum was the prime agent in this bloody affair IL
appears that the twain were intoxicated, and
quarrel arose between them, when one raised
heavy iron pot, and struck the other two violent
blows on the head, causing his death. IL appears
that the murderer, unconscious OF his work. then
lay down and slept until morning, when the man,
Clark, arose, and made some coffee, awoke the
latter, and told him to wake his companion. He
went to the spot to do so, and found him eless.
He was arrested on Saturday, and was yesterday
carried up TO ST. Charles Parish by Captain You.
enes. He acknowledges the crime, and pleads
drunkenness in extenuation Captain Youenes at
the time escorted to the Parish TOR trial, Nor
ton and Davis, charged with stealing a slave, to-
gether with the slave which was stolen.-NeW. o.
Rep. Sept. %.