The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1851-11-25

OF that day. no had had violent quarrel wit h
his wife, and he had told his brother she had
threatened 10 square with bim on his return.--
Al half past nlpe-'clock, a person while pass.
ing the house, heard the daughter Josephine
call 10 her mother 10 cid her, aud the moment
ni'er head the mo'hes say, d" scountfel villain!
beast! How dare yon strike vour dsughier!'
No answer was returned by Mr.. Olive, and
| the listener passed on. Al 0ear ten o'clock a
woman heard Mr.. Olive upbrad his wife and
daughter for their disgraeefal conduct. She
stopped and listened. A violent struggle imme
dlaieiy Took place within, and soon che heard
Josephine say ,o her mother, /" Nsmns. mann
ma, my strength gives way, can hold on no
longer" "Take courage. my dsughrer.' the
| olhor voice replied. take an example BY me,
aud do not 60 in." The struggle was coniin-
uod. iaini voice was heard saying, Do you
wish TO srransle me- Being unable to stand
this any longer. the sffdehted wiines. ran away,
not knowing how 10 Interpret the fearful words
she had heard.
According 10 The statement. Madame Olive
had already retired to he'd and Josephine was
about to follow her, when dispute arose be-
tween her and her father, which resulted in his
striking her. Hearing her cries. the mother
FASTENED to her assistance, and pushed her un
fortunate husband, who vas ia n state ,of intox
'cat'on, into corner Of tho room. With the
right hand she clutchcd his throat. while with
tho left she pinioned his right hand, which, ow-
ing TO recent accident. was nea riy poweriess.
While standing 10 that position, Josephine
seizedptho left hand Of her father. and held il
firmly, thereby preventing him from making
any further resistance. The strnpe was a
fearful one, and several lines Mr.. Olive sue
ceoded in freeing himself from the murdefous
grasp OF his vile aud child. II was one OF those |
occasions that Josephine sasl. as mentioned by |
the woman, outside, Mother, my strength |
gives way, can hold on no longer"
When the mother raw ,hat her husband was
fast dyiog, she told Josepeine to "cover his
mouth and nose, so he cannot breathe, aud all |
Will be soon over" The girl did as she was
hidden Her 6oger nails dug deep into The
flesh OF her unfortunate father; his color chang
ed TO purple red; his eyes bulged out; his
exeriiops became more frantic bat less power.
inl. since bis strength was fast giving away; and
when al last, his legs were o. longer able TO
support him. this fendish woman still retained
her grasp until he fell heavily to the ground,
corpse. Madame Olive proposed several times
10 her dsughterto seek voluntary death in The
river near by, rather than expa,e the horrible
iced on the scaffold.
The facts, as above stated were fully proved
II The tfial OF the prisoners. both Of whom were
ound guilty, with a recommendation to mercy
n favor ni the girl Josephine who was there
1pon imprisoned for HE. The widow Of Bap. .
iste Francois Olive, was sentenced 10 death by .
he gulioiine. AS an additional punishment,
was ordered that she should walk 10 the place !
u execution, clad in a white robe, with black
ell covering her head, and that she should +,
tand on the scaffod while the public erie ,
cad to the assembled multitude the crime CT :
he wrerched woman, with tho sentence Of the
'ibunai before which she was judged. ;;