Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-07-02
Shocking Case of Torture in this City.

The following sketch of a case Of torture
which may appear as incredible as it is hor-
rible, is true in all its particulars. A short
time since a lady who moves in the higher
circles of society in this city, thought she
had reason to believe that Il colored girl en-
ployed in her family as a domestic, had pill
fered various articles about the house. One
morning, the lady drew from the Philadel-
phia Bank the sum Of S22, in four five dol
lar notes, and the rest in silver. She careful
ly wrapped the money in the corner of her
handkerchief, and for safety pinned it inside
the bosom of her dress, and returned to her
domicil. Having assembled to the chamber,
she Invested herself of her walking dress,
which she carefully placed in the wardrobe,
and put on her dishabille, and proceeded to
look after her household. Several hours
elapsed, when all at once she bethought her
self Of her twenty-five dollars, which she had
laid upon her bureau top, and in brealhless
haste assembled to the chamber 10 get it, but
it was not to be found, THAT black jade has
stolen the money" calculated the suspicious
woman, and Fastening 10 the landing of the
stairs, called out at the top of her voice:
"Hetty Hetty come here, you black
h~uzzy."
In the twinkling Of an eye the half fright
ened daughter of Ethiopia was on the stairs.
"What did you do with that money, you
black imp of the devil 2"
81 didn't take no money!" replied the little
girl, trembling from head to foot.
"Will you tell me a lie, you huzZy I'll
learn you-walk into that nurS -ry, there"
The little girl obeyed the will of her mis-
tress, and presently both were in the nursery.
The girl was stripped of clothing, from head
to foot, and the mistress, with all the fury Of
a maniac, scariied her back with the thin end
of a cowskin.
Tortured to madness, the girl made seve-
raj desperate though vain attempts to Jump
from the window, to escape the lash of her
cruel tormentor. Finally she said she stole
the money, and being afraid that she would
be found out, threw the silver down a vel
and put the notes in a rat hole in the vault.
The rat hole was searched but the notes
could not be found.
The husband now arrived home, and after
patiently hearing the statement of affairs,
spoke at first kindly 10 the little girl, and she
told him a different story. lie became vex
ed, and applied the lash to her q%uiyeIin 9
back.
The blood ran freely and the sufferer i'm,
plored for mercy. She was afraid TO deny
the theft, but her obdurucy in telling so many
lies to hide it was a matter of great surprise
Night at last came, and a young man, a rela
tive of the family, returned TO supper. lie
was made acquainted with the facts, and he
thought ola plan which would bring the in
corrigible delinquent to Il proper sense of heI
duty. After the family had taken their even
ing repasl, he assembled the room where the
half naked, bleeding girl was imprisoned, an,
asked her what she had done with the stolel
money. "Why," said the crying child, 81
threw part down the well and gave the note,
to a poor woman, who lives over the way
II street."
A messenger was despatched, but tina
woman had been very sick for three weeks
and she, as well as her attendant, denied al
knowledge of receiving the money. The
young man then took a BEDFORD, and maxim.
a slip-knot on one end, put the moose arounC
the girls neck, and said, 'come along, yol
black devil, you-you shall be hung"
She followed after him, like a sheep 90
ing to the slaughter, and whilst he was fast
ening the rope to the hand-rail of the stairs
preparatory TO pitching her over, she said sh
had but one request to make.
"What is that replied the pretende,
hangman.
"JDhy that you 1OiU let me sag my prayer
before / de-" responded the delinquent.
This unaffected response, operated yer,
feelingly on the nerves of the young man
and he relinquished his undertaking.
Some time after, on the same evening"
was thought expedient to send for an Alder
derman. Thu worthy functionary came an.
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