The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-02-05

Trial and COnvietiOH Of a Nurse for Causing a
ChHFs death by making il sUalow Pins.
II was stated in the papers some weeks ago
that Sarah CARRIER. white girl. aged l3 years
had been arrested at Lane ster, Pa on the charge
of causing tue death ol Florence MiIler. Il child
aged ien months. bv making il swallow p ins aud
needles. The trial Of Sarah Gnr this unnatural
crime. w1s commenced in Philadelphia on Friday.
and the Bulletin thus sums up tue principal eyi.
drnCe:
The Commonwealth alleges that in the month
of October last the defendant was emplnysd by
the iilant's pIreuts as u child'S Nurse The nar.
lies all resided in the city If Lancaster. but had
cnlne IN this city, in the latter part of November
on u visit. Tie chi hal been generally healthy
previpu' 10 the Defendants engagement as il,
nurse, While in Lancaster. after Sarah was il
their employ. the child becalne lreiul aud pee
wish. On the 2gth Of Ocluher, II needle was TAX.
en from the calfof the ulants left leg, which wis
thought TO have been caused by an acCideu,
After that the Child brcame very frellul, and the
pareuts were advised to give it a change of ar
Consequently the parents paid visit tu sume rel.
ntives III this city. While here. on the 9th ot
November. pin aud aifOf needle passed from
the child A hySiciln sent for. who lhunghi
tile ALTAR very strange; at that time nn suspicion
nl foul play existed in the minds Of the parents.
The Plus and needles were examined in the pres.
ence ul the defendant. On the l2'h of Nuvem.
Der hive pins 4 uue needle passed from the illant
The mother then asked Sarah IL she had niven
Them Ia Flurence and size said she had not On
the 18Th ftlle same month. whilst at their friends
in this city. ii discovered that their friend 5
infant had pin It's mouth. The child had been
given Ia Sarah IN nurse. The mother Mrs
Green) endeavored 10 tqke the pin nut, but il
went down, and was passed four days utter. On
the 3D. nG November. another large needle wis
passed from Mrs. MiIer's child. On tha 29th
t~" pins aud one needle again pissed.
The parents hecanie very much alarmed und
Ind no doubt at thai time, hat the Plus aud nee
ais had been given their child by the defendant
a lady friend called in 10 see it. aud then topk
occasion to talk Ia tue defendant about Il q mat.
,e'' HHe Told Sarah Ito speak The truth Tor God
, hTaru every word size uttered" This WAS follow
eu w tne question. did you give the pns To ih.
, ,nan'H' to which tue d lentaut replied. # gnye
r."rrnce seven pins and some needles. and twu Ia
1if ufeeh child. She said that ali, hoI o;v.,
iEem to Mrs. G $ infant for the purpose urnnsn.
ing its bowels. FP''0 ''"Pe"'
Ih1 defendant Immediately alter Ills co,C,s
slOn, wins sent Ia her relatives in Iauc,s,er WILL,
here, Mr. Miller paid her visit for ,hs nnr,''a
OF relieving his mind." He asked her i sH,
had liked his vile and himself; il she had not neu
ty L, eat aud drink. aud been permitted To 90 m,
see her friends. to all Of which she replied in th
;. affirmative
The DR.. Of MiIlers family asked her why sb
had done it. She said il was to make the chii
lreilIl SO that its mother wuud take it.
Tue case WIS given To the Jury on Fl
day and on Saturday morning they rendered
verdict Of guilty Of murder in the secon
d1gree." with recommendation Ia mercy
The court stated that il would make her 6u
: islement as light as possible. by placing b,
where she might receive suitable moral iuaIrll
ton When the verdict was announced the ~ j
oner commenced weeping Throughout III
irli'. she apparently felt the responsibility nn
Soltmnlty ofher cpnditOn. Every thing will
+ done to her advantage while in confinement.
VThe snow at Tallahassee, Floridi
was Two inChcs deep.