The Arkansas banner., 1850-03-05
The Lawrence Tragedy.

The Boston Mail of the lIth inst, contsins . detailed account of the corOners inquest sud yer dict on the body of Miss cATHEmSE D. ADaxs, supposed to have been recently murdered a, Law renee, Maas. Tue Mail, says:
 The baHdage upon the face of the deceased wers discovered 10 consist of four thcknesses of cotton cloth, with cotton wadding underneath, the latter forced into the mouth and noslrils and the whole fastened with strong cord tied round her neck sufficient to produce strangulation instantly. sS tiE6liy, Indee6 was the cord drawn that h was d. most buried in the flAsli back oi the neck aud s1. hibited deep ideDtaoAs ia the cotton aud batting With which the unhappy girl airangird Some faint scratches aPgeareu the faes, and tho fore head exhibited marks af blows, but the six uIl was not fractured, at first reported, and the e1ann- ing physicians gave it as their opinion. that the wounds upoa the head not alone. sufficient To cause death. li was the Supposition of tie medical gentemen, that the blows were given 10 put end 10 her struggles while the murderers were proceed iPg in their work of slraagulalon with the cotton cloth.
 A further examination of the body brought to light practices surpassing in iahanan bsfbatity, f possible, what have already detailed of this heur sickening and terrible tragedy An attempt 10 pro- duce abortion had been made, and the frtns, of ahoat four or five months, had apparently been die sected with sharp instrument and parts of il taken away by pecemea! The evidence before the eoro- ner upon this point forbear to give. IL Is too hol r;ble to contemplate,
 The investigations of the coroner continued from Monday until about three o'clock yesterday sitsr- noon, when verdict was rendered.. lt vas shown that the deceased had been intimate for something more than year past with keeping stable in Lawrence. named Darius Taylor; that ms inti- macy first began in Lowell, the deceased being at tue time factory girl in that city. She sabss- aueniiv came to Lawrence and worked In the mills, but owing to her intimacy wiih Taylor, Ito whom i, vas reported she about to be married,) she neglected her duties and discharged Afxr passing some weeks in Boston with her frisnds. dc ceased again made her appearance in Lawrence, and on the evening of the 2lst of December. was seea 10 enter the houss of Dr. Moses r. Clark, since which t does not appear that she has been seen alive. Among the witnesses called. was Taylor, the lover of the girl, who WAS examined at some length. The witnesses made 10 attempt to deny the intimacy which had existed between ths ds- ceased and himself aud that he advised her to con sUlt physician.
 After full and careful investigation the jury ot inquest rendered the following verdict; "FhsI Catherine D. Adams osmo to her death on the eve- ming of the Fist Of December last past and the 5th oi January following (Is50) at tho house Of Mose' P. Clark, in Lawrence by means of attempt to pro. cure abortion--foiIowed by blow or blows on the head with some weapon or instrument, and by saf- location by the sppeaiion of cOiton cloth over tho moatb, done by some perseR or persons to the Jury unknown"
 Dr. Clark and bis wife had been previously ar rested and after the ndtlon of the above verdict they srraiRBed on the charge of murder before the police justice and their examination assigned for Tuesday next.