The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-24
City Intelligence.

City iHteiuSenecs
HORRIBLE susroIoN-sraoE or 100 CHILDREN BEING
roIsoNED-CoIoNER's INQUEST AT UPPER NogRI-
SANTA.
Yesterday, a rumor reached this city that Quaker
lady had been arrested a. Morrssnia ON charge Of
poisoning 100 children, St Morrssnis and that an in
quest being held at that village. One OF our re-
porters took the Harlem Rsilro trin and repaired
10 the spot where he ascertsiDed the following part
culars. Miss Mary shortwell a Quskcrsss, OF
from SO to 40 years of age, was proprietor OF found
ling establishment for about q year, al Fordham,
whence she removed in May last to West Farms Upper
Norrsania. about a mile and half nearer TO New
York. 1t ascertsined that before she LEFT Ford.
ham many bodies OF irfants had been buried there,
from her establishment couple Of inches under the
earth and nine were found in single pit Parts Of these
remains we're carried away by hogs and lsboror
the railway one day, actually tookth- Of infant
cut Of pig mouth and restored II to the Garth IL
is stated that she had about forty children on leaving
Freedman for her her present location. and the
who Is .mPloyed 70 ttlng up foundlnE. Tor the Aims
House states that she brought $50 20 the establish
ment from the Governors OF the AlEis uhusa alone,
within the last ten months Besides these. infauts
were received IRON al parts Of the county" ia the
words Of Miss Shortw.n her self
There are nov only pine e;t, which removed to
THE city yesterday by Sir NoGraih under the direo
tion of the Aims House Commissioners seven women
having been sent out 10 take charge OF them
Mr. Simeon Draper, the President Of tho Eoard of
Ten Governors was also at Morrissna yesterday and
Il was stated to the reporter that he wished to have
the matter kept dark, and no noise made seoutu
Suspicion was recently aroused In the ighborhood
from various causes, among Others from saeiuy so
many children 60 into the establishment aud 80 few
forthcoming Every alternate day there
brought from the Aims House and sometimes two,
and even three. q Is also stated tina. o. the
went 90 Irish dance u short time ago, and
being rather late, was asked why shs dd not oome
She replied thbt she had two children IN
charge that she could not put asleep but that st
length she gave them drops, which made them qu-t
They went Hsleep fast enough, and never awakened.
Next morning they were dead.
" nal lad moi iutn IN
excitement and the inquest yesterday, was the err
cumstsuee OF man named Tom Reilly, engaged with
Others IN the erection ofthe railroad d. got ae lin
iug the Founding Institution remarkins day aha.
there were children barred there pointing to the spot
Tht other men said there not He replied that
there were tor he was told so by the vhe buried
| them.
Mr. Harrington a mason, who vas present together
with Mr. Boury. proceeded on Wednesday TO probe
the ground and found collins two or three nci,rs
below the surface This threw the whole nelghbor-
ho'd into state OF excitement for nobody had
dreamed that there was any bodies iDterre' Ia the
place the ground being quite smooth On Tuesday
the people proce ded further In their Investigations
and disco vered six collins containing eight bodies OF
infants. in an advanced state OF decomposition They
then went to the Grand Jury but found they had Id
journed and, uext,tc the District Attorney, who
Tered them TO the Coroner. Mr. J. Q Huntington,
New Rochelle. The Coroner. on being notified called
inquest for yesterday aud the jury after viewing
the bodies At West Yarns Upper Morrissps proceeded
TO Fordbam, to the house Of Mr. Christopasr Walton,
where the witnesses examined and the insesirs
tion was proceeded with
Tbeu,as Harrington deposed to having found the
bodies a. We have already stated
Nicholas Jackson a colored nan, vas the next
witness. He dsposed that he had buried the
two Of the c,ffn, we're concealed In tho bash.
- when he rmovcd them, and the rem alnder
which were la the hou,e, were left for him at
night by appointment, in the lie buried them
about Fix rods west 81 The house and smother mans
property, though she told him II Der lie was
paid e for ons CONN ard L. a piece Tor the rest
Mis- Mary shortwell. Who was rather sell dngssei
uomhn and Of rsspse,alle, srEssTsase, yas then Ok
oder 10 bury the bcdss In question she produced
three certificates signed by hr Freeman and
tattd New York though he resides NJ west rarms
she produced four Other pufporting 90 b, his also
bit Ctidtnily in = different haufNrtiug. sud the !
paper bring quite fse,h. IL reply 70 juror. he al.
mitec that 30 bad copied them that raorninr from
the othsts Me had obtained from Or Pre- These
ccfiitest's stated the children died ~ various as.
eases for ore dead 'oty there c-rtiissts aud
she couid not account for " In repiv g. ihs Coroner
ns o. tie Uatu'e ~ TIE insiu'ion she said u
Mrs Spencer ~ Fctdtsrr vere nrrlbc-s hut that Il
W. 49, informal one sud that they hst only net Two
or thee tuas when r other ladies len 30 ~ 10 her
The - Vti'n came % Il ron al paf'a G a.. country
Her utfveTs sd not appear o. b. EntErrtr-y g. Tire
.ufv fnn rrr q thea stated tha' o. dit not think
NJ tcs % Ms spencer hat any'hfs 20 10 vith tae
ne bed !. v.rppsp Heller I.ur'saa ". thea
called a. ritns's and being 80 "A Jag her baui
uBrr he cross 90 the Eitis she hssis'sH The cor.
.i o. tusi.tsj he shcpid o. 10 Thrn 10 NUT ttr
% ~ On You" she trflsd ant pisced mr. Whole
De tEiifed tisf oriv seven children ipi ia tho
.use snd hat tcue could aic there -kno-a u hsr
DO could give D. ac~rupt ~ The eighth iojy
u hryafd ~ Wet Fafms Wa thrn examined
ts.tit,d that tl brdrs were % fsr dgctyed that
r.u.a ret ttl ? ut thfy came b. tb'ir dfath
ir uttns wa ato ir Attendance. bus vas not rN-
u 'n +. bel % vhf useless
TO-, .uty otter crusutaticu. returned verdict that
,.tt ~ De infants cEut Ny their deaths from dc
srd thst ttc eighth Iod from fo4e cause TO "a, m
IIit rUr.
I't 20 re cs.s viii other trstimony "a % ,.
.' it afarr fhf Grand jury at bedford IN Wet
d .tIt.f r"urry tn &c haHiupin - October
. tNtrivrll is siIi ht her house AID hss not
. .n f'r..'t1 Nhs tDs.tfffs conci ierah'C wealth.
r. if uO' sr-,e c'Ni iu tia tstaf i.imcnt ucF.
'.. - Ilr' ftrr ~ tla Tur.Us Nue child died
~ f'1it vhCb Win thr nine Lrturitt O. this City
'D'.tE. or ~ q r'-hf hodaa found. atud raks rs.
tultion y Mai "a become OF ID. remaining 100
,. ru' Cd tt. received that nuntet 1aring the
I... ifT months
Ire. it l.tst .sci'.lsti CD fhe nsishhort ood aud
Nfcfr tt'r. tlrt tntt mali,- looks ytfy mya.
If zoe ttt ftfafiftr'rfv IrsV bare ell. atrur est
f.rt O.. have tff i'sIi. utsl removed ffspi among
..u hoy rrr..tsr 70 % rr.tt uui.a... We wefe
t' u.l lHHf goo lacy aii O. u ffv ir 60 naish.
.if Ht flHf vn. iu.H. rtle O.. uar. thrs. rhuirrn
t. DO rff.t 2. Dr. i1 aurh .iHtTfsl state .
tI..lD.E rfa't tIet fhag were iaf tn atrH -osts
ft. I.ttrry fhty suri Tle tnai cor viu ne b. 81.
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