Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-05-09

John Murphy by pouring 'ulphuro Ocld down
her throat In Rcnd-likO bOrbarity, Il exceeds
anything OF the kind that we ever heard Of
Both parties were addicted 10 habits or intern.
pcrancc
Last Saturday, Il appears, tho wife being
abroad on one Of hcr drunken rnmbles, the hus.
band went In pursuit vi her, 10 bring her home,
having rope In his hand, Before setting out
however, no hod procured half pint OF gin from
woman in the nCighborhood, Nnd drank it,
Having got his wife home, about ono o'clock, hO
threw her upon her bedI und compelling tho
oldest daughter to hold her mother, he ticd the |
hands and feet Of tho latter together with cords,
then tied her to the back bod post with cords
proceeding from the hands aud the feet. lie vi. |
So passed rope around her body, thus securing
her moro firmly, Meanwhile no auletod her by |
telling her that il she would lot him tic her, no
would give her some liquor. Having mude her
fast, no went out into The she'd and returned, |
bringing in some vessel quantity OF some Il.
Iquid, telling his wife that he would now give
her u sup oI liquor,
lilo then attempted to get the oldest daughter
TO administer tho liquor to her mother, but she,
mistruSlnR wrong, firmly refused Having
stripped the woman Of all her clothes, except
her ehcmsc, md having pulled that oIrlrom her
neck aud shoulders, and torn II open IN front, ho
proceeded TO turn the liquid which no hud
brought from the shed down her throat. II M.
ppneurs W. though no was aware that this Ii.
quld would stain and dtsco)or any article of
clothing, but was ignorant OF the Iuot that IL
would stain the skin,
The liquid given tho woman appears aud is
supposed to have been Sulphuric acid
i On having this sluH turned down her
throNt the poor woman struggled aud
showed signs OF nausea. She was too
strongly confined with the cords, however,
TO FREQ herself orto do anything for her
relief Tho five children went 10 bed in
another bedroom, while the savage bus.
band Stnd about the coach ol hi, ugoni2ch
dying wife, The latter by words or signs,
called for water, telling her daughter that
she was burning up inside, Some water
was given her by ono uf the daughters.
, The daughters, It appears, lay in bed the
most Or oil the time, but the oldest two
! kept note Of their fathers operations.
About twelve O'Clock, according TO the no.
count OF the girls, no gave his wife another
quantity Of liquid In the cup, This he
called lea, II ~ judged to have been \
quantity Of the acid diluted,
/, Tho dying woman continued to moan
/ until about 3 O'Clock on Saturday morning,
when, as tho daughters state, the noise ol
her plants ceased, 1t Is probable that
. death occurred at this point If time. The
} husband unbound his wife, stripped the che.
mise of aud put on clean one. lie then
fled, The daughters went to tho house OF
',R, f. Wmslow, ESQ., aud told him that
, their mother lay doud in tho house, having
been murdered by their father This was
early on Sunday morning. Mr., Wnslow,
on going to the house, found the woman
/ dead aud in the position already described,
+, The Spcclscle presented was horrld one,
: There was n column of roth from the
mouth about an inch high and the sides
of the chin, neck aud breast were iufrowed
% with rillS Of tho liquid, which had marked
, It's course over those parts with crooked
: black lines,
n Tho 81, Louis county court has subscribed
/ 100000 in tho stock Of tho North Missouri
Railroad Company, This secures the organiga.
D ton Of the Company,
:, Builders wanted In st. Louis,
b, We hear frequent complaints made Of the lack
I of iouneymcn carpenters, hrokluyers aud 9th.
or building hands, that is now experienced in
this city. Tho wages generally are hlgh--hish.
or than they are in other places, aud work plcn.
A. w. leaving us no way 10 account tor the scarcity,
D In order that iournOymon, IN overslockcd cities,
$ may SEQ tho excellent opportunity for employ.
mont that st, Louis affords, wo will quote the
rate OF charges which ArO nsked and ,,iyrN -