Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-15


MISERABLE DEArn or AZ lSrRMPERATrwo
night, a wolnAn named Mary hahe'
was found dead at cellar No, % Ann street, un-
der the following neutrality-suspicious. Fa'riSK
Kane, with the deceased, his wife, occupy tho
cellar, they have three children, ono eight, IN.
othst four, and the third about two years DID,
TWO girls also occupied the cellar, one Of whom
said that she tended bar, and the other did tho
house work and danced with the customers.--
In one corner Of the cellar was q small bar
where cheap and poisonous liquors were dis
D ensed 10 sailors and others who visited the Gel.
lar. Adjoining was u small room, which was
entirely filled with two small bedStods, upon
which oil the inmates Of the cellar slept.
Tho bed room had no window or means OF
ventilation or light, except what came in from
the door lending into the main room OF tho Gel.
lar II appears that the husband and wife have
been continually drunk since Sunday last, and
that OH several occasions the deceased had been
beaten by her husband. Yesterday afternoon
they were 30 drunk that they staggered to bed
and thors laid. AZ about eight O'clock in tho
evening the husband reused up, and called to
his eldest son 10 bring him mug Of beer, which
Ia did, He then managed to get out Of bed,
and called 10 his wife 10 get up, but she made w
answer. Tho son then looked at his mSlhor and
cried that she was dead. This proved 10 be
the case. The limbs OF the unfortunate woman
were drawn together as II Sho died in sudden
Spasm OF pain, her had was drawn upon ono
side and her face was Of purple color, Cor.
oner Sanborn was called the husband sent to
Jail as a drunkard, aud DR.. Green requested to
make u post mortCla examination of the body Of
the deceased, 10 ascertain the sauIs Of death,
The sight Of the crawling Ndrmin, with which
Ill IL 1.I.. Il
much for those hardened to such scenes, though
about fifty of tho associates Of the women, w.
they learned Of her death, crowded into tho
cellar, and II was with some difficulty that tho
body was taken from them Boston Traveller.
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I3-It Is we'll known that the liquor traffic
and liquor drinking has ocoASiOnSd much mis-
chief in the little town OF Roanoke in Howard
county, during the last few months--and in ora
der 10 put stop 10 it, the moro orderly portion
Of that community, prevailed on the Rev Mr..
Snow, OF st. Louis, 10 come there and deliver a
course of lectures on temperance. The result
was, that after the Lectures, meeting Of tho
citizens oil Roanoke and vicinity was held, when
a resolution was adopted ealing upon those en-.
gagged in the liquor traffic in that place to ubau-
don tho business, and appointing a committee
to wait upon them AMI stoIre their pledge TO
that eheet--also authorizing the circulation Of !,
petition calling upon tho Howard county Court
10 withhold oil licenses FOR vending liquor in
Roanoke. All Of which was carried out--the
liquor vendors all agreed TO stop the business.
4 and the petition 10 the court was Immediately
signed by = sufficient number Of persons To
answer the purpose. This ia good move, and
Il persisted IN, must secure the peace and har.
mOny Of that community in all time 10 come.
!, Paris Mercury