Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-11-18

MURDER IN THE CARSON Wednesday
last, the body of female infant, bruised and
frozen, was found on the track of the Concord
Railroad near Manchester, and measures were
taken TO arrest the supposed murderer, the mother
OF the infant, who had been in that city, and was
seen at Nashua the same day. The woman
arrived at Nashua on Monday evening from Man
chester, but said she came from Canada with her
husband, whose name was French, and while
sitting in the saloon of the cars he had thrown
their child OUT of the window and prevented
her from giving the alarm. No man was with
her, and her story was misbelieved, but search
was made for the child, which, as stated, was
found about mile from Manchester When
arrested, she was recognised as girl who had
worked in Lowell.
AT Manchester, 1t was suspected that she was
not married, and she was treated with suspicion
She made several attempts to obtain place where
she could support herself and child, but without
effect; and on Monday evening, in state of des-
peraion she started for Nashua, and on her way
committed the terrible deed with which she is
charged. Before going TO Manchester from
Nashua she confessed the crime, and stated the
circumstances which have led TO it. Her giving
the alarm, as she dill silenced the suspicion that
she was the murderer, when she could 50 easIly
have gone on to Boston or elsewhere. with as
gond prospect of escape as murderer ever had.
But the instant she had done the deed she was
seized with the most terrible remorse, and was
only anxious tc get back her child, dead or alive.
Her anxiety to have faithful search made was
most intense, and the desire to see il again, and
know ITS fate to certainty, probably overcame
all fear OF detection. One ialsehood created the
necessity Tor another, and she told them with an
apparent truthtulness, and pausbiIity, which
convinced all who heard them of their truth
She now calls her name Kate Virginia Poole.
and says that she Is native of Haverhi, N. II.
and that she Is moi married On her arrival at
Manchester, on Wednesday, she requested to be
taken to the room where the body of the babe
lay, and recognised it as her child, and was APP
| parenty much affected
A coroner's inquest was holden on the hodv of
the child on Thursday, and the Jury returned
verdict that 1t came to its death by being thrown
from the cars of the Concord Railroad by Kate
| Poole, its mother
he mother was arraigned at the police court
OF Manchester, on Friday, and her appearance is
described as very Interesting being quite
young, with agreeable features She stated her
age al % years, and that she had been at school
| at Haverhill TO man named "French'' Her
child was born Sept. g. She did not then con-
Tess her guilt, but remarked to some one that she
mad not the slightest remembrance of lifting the
child up 10 throw it out of the cars but that she
should never forget seeing it fly through the air
1t seemed to go like feather.
She says she made several trials to obtain
place to work for her board the coming winter,
but did not succeed, and says that she thought
an were against her, a,d hat she had no friends
IN lhls IDEA she went TO the cars and while sit
ing at the depot from two till five O'Clock on
Monday afternoon, frIendless and alone without a
home, and with the care of an infant deyolying
upor her, her feelings must have been nearly
oveIpowering. Taking all the circumstances into
view, we must look upon it, more as a case of
desperation, than of wllful and deliberate inten-
ton
She was committed for trial, and sent to Am
herst jail. The above is condensed from the re-
ports of the Manchester Mirror and the Nashua
Telegraph