New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-09-20
Mora, and religion. Improvement.

SchOOlmasters, clergy men, COMMISSIONERS U~s
tees and all others connected with the religious and
moral instruction Of youth, should read the following
horrible narrative clipped from the London inns Of
the 18th ult and then themselves whether there
anything they can 90, or that they have neglected,
which If DONE would tend 70 check disposition to
such heariloss bsrbarity, in the worst eonsta
ted minds Legislators too may inquire whether there
any thing ia The present constitution OF human 90
cciy which tends steel the breasts Of ysins against
every human sympathy, and which they could remedy
The best Of teachers should De obtained and carefully
looked after by parents and trustees aud their efforts
70 lmplani kind noble and manly feelings aud DISPOSE
tons n the hearts Of their pupils, encouraged Their
responsibility is indeed ahesvy one
"Hary Henrch.on was the wife Of respectable
merchant csptsin residing in Liverpool but absent ~
the time We speak OF, on the high seas She lived,
with single servant and her Two sons OF the ages OF
Ave and three years respectively IN small Dut decent
dwelling house, portion of which she Was IN me "a
biz Of letting OF TO increase somewhat scsuty IN
come snd satisfy with facility the claims OF her
landlord In the afternoon Of the 27ih OF Marcn ast
. man named John Gleeson Wilson called 70 look 81
tho spartmeuts and presently agreed 20 take them on
The terms proposed. This wss Tuesday, and that
evening at 10 o'clock, be took up his quarters 10 the
room and slept there Next morning be went our ana
returned again about IL o'clock, just as Mrs henHcn
on va. going on her usual errsnds 20 the market AZ
went INTO the front parlOr which was not one OF te
rooms be had taken for himself, and there found the
servant polishing the CRATE, with the two children pay
ing shout her These be drove out OF the room IN
cul.r manner and then taking up the tongs from the
crate INQUIRED The price for which such eel OF are
IRONS could be obtained Before the gif could answer
he struck her violent blow upon the skui "nich ~
her sruseess the 1oor. The not attracted me ca
eat nov 10 the spot Who instantly buteheIed WITH
the same weapon The murderer then went into me
.ctllerv where the younger boy was trying 20 hide
himself caught him and with carving knife which ne
touud there severed his head from his body al bat
ssht strip of skin Three lives had thus been t~seh
ia little more thsn ss many minutes Oai ne usseyy
was not complete. In = snoft tme' N tnr A-sa.s4n
kns~ Mrs Henrchson was 10 return from msfke|--
III. planted himself In the lobby. and ss she entered
struck her down with the poker and beat her skn 20
atoms tie then went up stairs, rsnsaeked tne draw
ers snd Quilted the house with al The -auaors 'con
tines In ess than one hour from the tme OF the nrst
blow and In lees than twelve from hs hrsi scq
with the family. A.,
Quick however IS hsd been the butchery, the di'
covery and the retrbution were scarcely slossr De-
fore the clock had struck twelve the deed hsd been De
tecrd and the ofcers OF justice were upon me spot
Fortunately the poor giTl still oreAthed' and
fingered long enough IN her ssony 70 supply, y ger
diving dispositions, not indeed, Ina which was Nsht
iag n the evidence OF the rurderers gum out Al IT,
r.stibie confirmation Of the testimony which circuG
stances had combined 10 furnish
Wilson wasa married man. and that light te spent
Ia his o~n home with his wife siser exchanging a
bloody shirt Al his rfal lAndsdys Tor clean one
Next day be was in the hand, Of the ooeTs Of iustes
He has since 6een condemned Poor Capt HenFch-
SON When be returns TO bis desolsie home aud hods
bis wife and children thus in their bloody graves and
by the hands OF fellow mortal they had never o.
Tended. how intense viii be bis sorrow some say
DO not print these accounts of Poisonings AMI s''s
nations. but are they The evidences Of diseased
condition Of society, which an adherence 70 Christian
principles 81 the part Of many might cure Let every
man resolve do Justly, love mercy, and lead LIE OF
sreser humility and there will De fewer cases Ike that
- Ei-a.on Wisor