Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1848-03-11
The New Hampshirs mystery.

certain locality in New Hampshire, the ex.
citing event will he recognized and remember.
ed. About two miles from a email town in the
State we have mentioned, the road crosses q
hill Of considerable eminence, beyond which a
valley offs mile broad. called BY the people an
intervale. lay extended. This piece Of lard,
from over tllage. was worn out. and belonged
tot man who kept . tavern by the roadside
Near the top Of the hill, on the side nearest the
valley. wac deep pond-a strange place, il is
true. for such thing to exist. but the nature Of
the ground made permanent Judgment Of wa.
Ter on the hill perfectly natural. Near this
pond there stood a rude tenement. in which
there lived woman, looked upon in the neigh.
borhood with great dstrust and suspicion. She
had little girl with her. q child Of five years
ofage, whom she called her daughter, snd who
was her only companion in the hut in which
she lived. 'H'aa
farmer who resided in the outskirts Of the
town. upon opening the door one morning, dis
covered this poor girl. barefoo,cd and ragged.
crouched beneath the caves Of the house, end
seemingly very much terrified. When he ques-
toned her. che said she had como 10 tell him
something dreadful. but she feared her mother
| would kill her for doing SO.
Or. good sir, think it is right that I ehould
tell you for it is something very bad. but my
mother will kill me il you tell her.
The farmer qnieted the child's tears, ,nd then
hesrd from her the horrid relation that her
mother had last night murdered and robbed
traveller. who had stopped at her houee. Nhsd
stormed dresdiully during the night, and
strange man she said bad come to :he lonely
hut Looking for shelter. He had gone to sleep,
stretched upm the floor before the fire, and
hearing groan in the night che woke up. and
saw her mother killing the stranger with q
knife. She Icy still in great terror, and saw
her mother take money from the msn's pockets,
and hide il. dragged the body in . narrow
space behind the chimney, and cover il with
brushwood used for fuel. after which the mise.
r,ble murderess crep, into bed BY the chiId's
side. The poor girl could not sleep, and at first
peep Of morning. shs saw her mother rise again.
drag The body from the chimney TO the pond, at
the back Of the house. tie stones TO il. and with
long pole forced il down into the thick mud
at the batom. Terrified, pale. almost speech
less with fear. the little girl fled from her mo.
theirs hsbitation. and ran = mile 10 farmers
house, TO relate ihose horrid details.
Or course the alarm was ipstso,lv given. and
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among the neipbbors for miles around An
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and large crovd ,,.cmhI.a =, m. ,v,.,.
DWELLING. tn. r,h,n,v ,,,.,.h ;,.:,.,,,. ,,.
ned pale. and exhibited .v.,v sion n ,n;,,-
first refusing the Officer. .dm;,.;oo-- The, CO..
cling herself be,vc.n them , Nd N. ch;r,., :.
il eager 10 retsrd ;oves,;o,,;o, b,, .,;,, vo.;f.
ro,slv asserting her ;n,oe.ne. A, Office, -,
behind the ch;mc.v. md ,;.l 81 -, H..
knife. which ,oce,b., with N. A., .,oun,
wss newly clot,ed with blood . I'M, IN. ~o,,.n
continued in.olen,,v n d.,v h., ,,;,, "a
cused be, ch;ld ~ Iv;,, !, ,...,s =.
been whipped N. n;oh, h.e,,. rh;. ,..h
ser,ion in.,,n,lv .o,6,n.a h., a,;,, q. :, ;.
.v;den, 4. child q, A.. 49,. ia .,,,a 80.
invent ,uch ,,o,v. and h,,., ~ ;rd;,..,;o,
against the ro,be, n, he, ,,,.,,,., .h.,,.
told the s,ronr feeling thu, %, ,,,e.dv .w.t..
ned against her. The Girl "a. .,;II ov.,com.
with terror. and hen, in awe bv N. mo,he,,.
.GownsLso Tia, j, r.ou;,.d ,o,o n.,s,, s;o, ,.,a
orou;.c. of n,o,sc,;o, h.fo,. .h. ,..,a al,
where The money wa. hidden A, las, .h.