New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-29
ATTEMPT TO MuaDEa.-The Poashlee

ATTEMPT TO MuaDEe.-The Poash.ccp-
s,e Amcrirol OF this Thursday morning, 2sth. has
The following
On sunday afternoon las,. about , O'Clock. wAile
Ms Hoerml nee. widow of 'le late jacob y Heer-
nance. 0l Saugcrt'eS. Ulster County, was on hef
20 churCh-hye miles west oi me village OF ~
gertie>->h was met 1y black man named ben
Bronx" m piece OF woods near her residence, ana
rcar'N killed Her screams were heard OV >eA efil
nersons-a Mrs. Green and Mr. and Mrs snyder
WHO Immediately ran To the spot whence the no'se
proceeded. end found her covered with blood and
aTfaculy dying
bones of The face were found 70 be broken AMI hcr
face. meek and breast shocNneh bruised Sle cohld
scarcely artlcuifc. tho tongue ana lips ana throit
hrirg Injured and much swollen rs itr a> MIS-. H.
could make herself understood 10 Is ascerainci thar
TIE negro passed her. and after walking snort as
tarce turned back and on Overt Alng her AnocAel
Der down by lows from hs fists on her face ami
temples. and then dragged ner from % TO liJ ieet
from the road and choked and stamped upon her th0
thrust bis hand DO her mouth, iasceratng the tlp>'
palate, tongue. glands and upper paft d. tle throat
IN au aW lul manner.
She Vas lnsens.ole a part OF the time. and !, was
probably then that the murderer broke the ponts ol
fie nose cheek and law with the heels OF ms shoes
and Otherwise injured her. Mrs. II Is 81 years Of
arc was ~ robust health. and defended hCrst with
more strength than could have been expected oi a
person of her age. as the marks upon her assAlani
and hS torn clothes indicated. II was al first thought
tie ior her io 1--we many hoars and It was supposed
several times during Monday and Monday evening
that sre was diving but on Tuesday she was better
The skull is but shlhtly injured. and the brain not
affected Bronx IS an ignorant, british fellow, ana
aaNIthIn a week or two been 0aled out oi PRISON
bv % Mr.. Cav, for whom he had worked. He IS Sls-
rcc'ed of having burned barn last fall AT Cox
sackie and bad been heard 20 say that he " would
le the death" Of Mrs H.. she having been witness
AGAINST him two wears ago on a trial between nun
and Nr Van Nherieu Great excitement pre-
vailed in that rather thnly settled district, and the
male portion OF the population for miles around
were soon M pursuit of the wretch he was arrested
near tho village Of Saugertle-, hve miles from the
place where ne len the poor old unoflendmg woman
for dead was taken to her residence by Justice OS-
terioudt and others. when her deposition was taken
The SPECTATORS Il his examination before the jus
tee were so exaspcratCd that they placed rope
around his neck for The purpose OF choking MN 10
death. and would have killed him outright lfor he
was usenslble his tongue hanging out, Ge,) had not
some one cut The cord IN time 10 save HIM lie Is IN
prison "A Kingston The road at the place Wlere
this tragedy occurred is through woods quarter ot
a mile m extent and is constantly travelled oy teams.
and children and Women-nO one having ever before
been wolesfed The su lerer j. 4 worthy and piou,
woman. beloved ~ ala who know her. She Is the
mother of nine children. three of whom-a daughter
and Two ,ons-reside IN Poughkeepsle