Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-08-26

SHOCKING CAsx or ToRrURs.-The fol
lowing sketch Of a,case Of torture, which may
appear as incredible as IL 10 horrible, 10 true
IN. all its particulars -
A short time since, a lady who moves in
the highest circles Of society IN this city,
thought she had reason to believe that col.
ored girl, employed IN her family ~ doues
tic, had pi,fered various small ARTICLES about
the honse. One morning, the lady Grew
from the Phlladclphla Bank the SUN oi
twenty two dollars, IN four five dnliar n0'es
and the rest IN SILVER sac carefully wrap
ped the money IN the corner of her handker
chef aud for safety pinned II Inside the bo
som Of her dress,aod returned To her domlcil.
Having asccndcd 10 her chamber, she dives
ted herself Of her walking dress, which she
carefully placed in the wardrobe. PIT on her
dshablle, aud proceeded to look after her
hOushold.
Several h. ,urs elapsed, when all nj once
she belhought herself Of her twenty two dol
lars. which she had laid upon her bureau top,
and ~ brea,hless haste assembled to th. cham
ber to get ~; but II was nowhere To be found.
"That black j,dc has stolen the money"
calculated the suspicious woman.
She then has,encd To the landing Of the
stairs, and called out at The top Of her voice
IIeuy IIcuy ! come here, you black
huzzy."
10 the twinking NJ an eye, the half fright
sncd daughter of Ethiopia was on the stairs.
\ "Wha, did you do with the money, you
black imp ?"
H 81 ddnh take no money" replied the lit
/ tie girl, trembling from head 10 foot.
II evil YOU tell M u lie, you anzzy Fll
learn you Walk into the nursery there"
Il The little glrl obeycd the will Of her mis-
,ress, and presently both were in the nursery.
H The girl was stripped Of her clothing from
head 10 foot. aud the mistress, with all the
| fury of a maniac, scarifed her back with the
| thin end of cowskin.
H Tortured Ia madness, The girl made several
desperate though VAN attempts To jump from
the window, To esca The lash of her cruel
Itormcntor. Finally, she said she stole The
money, aud being afraid that she would be
/ found out, ,hr the silver down well, and
put the notes IN a RAJ hole ~ the vanli. The
II rat hole was searched. but tac notes could
/ not be found.
4 The husband now arrived home, and after
patiently hearing the statement of aH,rs
/ spoke al frs, kindly to the glrl, aud she told
/ him different story. lie became vexed
| and applied the lash to her qnlvcrlng back -
II l'be blood ran freely, aud the sufferer in
Il plorcd for mercy. She was afraid to deny
! the theft, but her obduracy in telling 80 ma
| ny lies to hide 1t was matter OF great sur
prize.
II Night al last came, aud young man,
| relative Of The family, returned to supper -
Il lie was made acquainted with The facts. and
he though, Of plan which could brlng the
delinquent 10 proper sense OF her duty
II After the family had taken their evening
II rcpast, he asccnded Ia the room whore the
half naked bleeding girl was imprisoned, and
asked her what she had done with The stolen
! money.
/ "Why," said the crying child, al threw
part down the we'll aud gave the notes to
poor woman, who lives over the way. IN -
II street,
H A messenger was despatched, bu, that wo
man had been very sick Tor three weeks, end
she, as well as her attendant denied al
knowledge OF receiving the money. The
| young man took a bed cord, and making
slip kno, Oh one end, put the moose around
the girls neck, and said:
Come along. yuu shall be hung
She followed after hlm like sheep going
to slaughter, and whilst he was fastening the
| rope to the hand rail of the stairs, prepara-
II Tory to pItNHI1y HtI o'c', oht S"'"
| IL have one request TO make"
\ What is that ?" replied the pretending
hangman.
Why. that you wiH let me say my prayers
before die "
H THIS unaffected response operated very
fccllngly upon the nerves OF the young man
| and he relinqushed the undertaking.
II Some time afle7, on the same evening, i
was thought expedcni to send tor an Alder
man. The worthy funclionary came ant
| heard the complaint, but there being no pos
tive evidence ihathe glrl was really guilty
| refused to send her To PRISON.
II The next morning. the lady OF The mouse
| esolved To proceed to the Mayor to ask his
! advice on the subject and IN taking he
walking diess from the wardrobe, she dis
covered her handkerchief, with the money u
one corner, dangling from the part where
/ she had pinned !, the day before. Her vls'
| to the Mayor was of course suspended.
II Thus IT will be seen, that poor little go
lorcd girl, honest as the sun which darkene'
lIhcr skin, was almost tortured to dehth :
| prompted TO admit herself to be the lhlct-
H nduced to tell many hes respecting the DIS
/ position Of the money, and all, too, by wo
| N n whose el, waited position III society, hnt
| whose general character oi p"ty, should a
| least have induced her to adopt less obJ"c
| ,,onnblc measures fnr The sake OF honesty
| and truth. Ph,ia Sun.