The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-08
The Philadelphia ln1anticide.
MOTHER THROWING FOUR OF HER CHILDREN TO THE

HOGS.
From the Philadelphia American Nov. IL
In the North american Of yesterday intimated
that horrible murder had been recently committed
within the limits Of the CITY, the details Of which could
not for certain police be made public ut that
time The officers who arrested the alleged murderess
preserved the most profound secresy regards their
movements and all the information they they
rigdly retained but yesterday of ndeatigabls
friends If the repotoal corps got upon the right SCENT
for which he deserves due credit. They are as fol-
lows -
The woman arrested and now confined in the county
prison. is named Miss Pamela Myers. She Is twenty
two years of age and has been living for long time
a domestic at house in the vicinity of the Rising Sun
village. Abouethree weeks since she had a child but
being woman,of remarkable bodily energy Id not
cease her work for snglcAay A>few days since the
the suspicion that she had thrown the.infant into the
hogpen and that it had been eaten by the hogs Infor
nation being lodged against the woman she arrest
ed on Sunday and committed 10 the county prison.
Startling Developments followed the Persons
who were intimately acquainted with Miss Myers aege
that without being married. she had borne less than
five children The first child she attempted to smother;
but being detected in thiS the lHe.of her child
afterwards She had three other children besides Inc
two have mentioned, all of whom sudden
y and there is to believe that they thrown
to the hogs for food These things horrible that
could scarcely receive Scm true il not
the authority which they related Officers are
busy in searching ont persons supposed to be imp
Gated in the crimes Of Miss Myers and those who will
evidence to fasten the guilt upon the unnatural
mother Miss Myers is now lying very III, and we can.
not say when she win be able to attend hearing 1t is
long since this community shocked with the details
Of such horrible crime and trust for the sake Of
humanity, that some of the allegations may be dis
[From the Philadelphia Bulletin, Nov IL
We yesterday stated that two children had been muir
dered under of peculiar arocty and that
the mother had been arrested upon the charge of being
instrumental In their destruction; hut unable
at that time to furnish the particulars Of the horrible
affair. We have since been enabledDto procure a full
statement and the facts ELECTED lrove that the reality
is worse than rumored.
ennr fhp ninth rnffb Tho glnu0
whose name is Pamela Snyder, has lived for number Of
years lin the neghborhood Of Rising Sun village in
forming domestic abors for families in the vicinity and
for number of yearsaas been known by the neghbors
given birth to several children, but they generally dis
had been foully dealt,with.
Within few days Mayor Conrad received by letter
intimaton of the manner in which the has made
way with her offspring, and he immediately dispatched
e. .ons.aoe .afn ana special omcer seq 70 ierret
it, to take the female int" ""s'"d- Nh" --"----
cordngy arrested on Sunday last and she voluntarily
confessed TO the officers that she had at different time
within the past six years. given birth to six children
which had either died about the time Of their birth or
had been murdered by their mother.
These children, which all of course illegtimate
the result Of intercourse with different men, and
to make the affair stu more shocking, the uncle of tho
miserable woman, named W. Snyder, is charged
with the paternity Of two Of them. Snyder Is in
prison, having been arrested yesterday lie is married
He Is also accused Of having been accessory In
the murder of some Of the children
Pamela, after her arrest made full confession Of her
crimes. The first child to which she gave birth was
born in the entry Of her unces house The mother had
the smallpox at the tmc and the child took it and died
after.
The second child was tranged By its mother after its
birth and thrown by her into tho cespool, from
whence II afterwards taken by the uncle, placed in
box and buried in the yard attached to the house.
The third child was born in open field, and was the
m serable mother says, stillborn.
The fourth born alive, and choked by the pa
rent and disposed of in the the second
OF the fifth child have information; and the
sixth, which born five six days since, the mother
says stfllborn.
On Sunday afternoon the wretched woman had an in
tervew with the Mayor and committed by him to
prison TO await further examination Mr. Seed made
statement to the Mayor Of what the girl confessed
The following the substance Of her admissions made to
Mayor Conrad on Sunday
One Of the children was buried in the churchyard
and one in the yard in box NY uncle and the people
yellow house opposite where lived had dropped 1t
into the privy all stated TO Mr. Seed was correct Two
OF the children born alive, and choked them to
death. The last one not born alive was horn in
the field and left II there"
There to have been hearing in this horrible case
such that she could not be- brought up from prison
She lies very low from the combined effects OF her late
accouchment her after neglect and exposure and her
recent excitement.
The miserable woman Is but twenty-five or twenty
three years OF age and said be quite
the house Of Mr. Thomas Rice, where she has been en-
Oased for the mast twelve months. She slept at her
grsndmothera adjoining Mr. Rcs's. Efforts are. now be-
nr made BY the authorities to End the remains Of
Of the innocent victims to the cruelty Of ths unnatural
Pareat