The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-12-01
THEFEMdbEcnILD MURDERER

THEFEMALECIIILD MURDERER.
We published an account yesterday
or,he arrest of q female named Pamela
Meyers, alias Snyder, in NicetowD, the
upper section of the new consolidated
city Of Philadelphia, on The charge OF
having murdered FIVE OF her own of
spring, and stated that she subsc qnen!ly
confessed her guilt Of the horrible crime.
The North American says:
"She is twenty-five years Of age, nnd
has been living for q long time as a do
mestic at house in The vicinity of the
Rising Sun village. About three weeks
since she had child, but being wo>
man ofrem arkable energy, she did not
cease her work for a single day A
few days since The child suddenly dis
appealcd, and circumstances led to the
suspicion that she had thrown the infant
into the hog pen, and that i,had boen en-
ten by the hogs! Information being
lodged against the woman, she WAS mr.
rested on Sunday, and committed TO the
county prison. Startling developments
followed the arrest. Persons who were
Intimately acquainted with Miss Meyers
allege that, wilhou, being married she
had borne no less than five children. .,
"lhe first child she attempted to
smother; but being deloc,sd in this, the
life Other child was preserved only to
fall a victim TO The small-pox three weeks
afterwards. She had three other chill
dren besides the two we have mentions
ed, oll,of whom disappeared suddenly;
and there is reason 10 believe that they
wero thrown 10 the hogs for food!- =
These things are so horrible that we could
scarcely receive them Us true, were itno,
for the authority ON which they are rela-
ted. Officers are now busy in search
ing out persons supposed 10 be inplica>
ted in tho crimes Of Miss Meyers, and
those WHO will serve as evidence 10 fas>
ten tho guilt upon the unnatural moth
er. Miss Meyers is now lying very i'll,
and we cannot say when she will be a.
BILE TO attend hearing. l, is long since
this community was shocked with the
details Of such horrible crime, and We
trust, for tho sake Of humanity, that somo
of.he allegations may be disproved."
The Ledger, in lie account, says:
"Whrn confronted by the Mayor, she
a, once commenced confession Of heI
horrible misdceds. She stated that she
had been the mother ofsix children, all
Of whom had been made way with by
herself except one, which had died and
was buried by her uncle, it's father
The others had been strangled by heI
and thrown into The cosspool. Sbo was a.
bout milking full confession Of hel
crimes when the Mayor Informed hel
she had bettor wnii and see her counsel
She wus then conveyed TO tho county
prison. Her uncle Thomas Snyder, has
also been arrested and committed TO a
wait an investigation. The nccused is
unmarried and guile good looking und
geniecl in her appearance, with but little
about her to Indicate that sl,o would be
tguilIysof such an enormous outrage al
she stands charged with.
"a number Of witnesses from the Vi
cini'y of the outrage appeared at the
Mayors Office, and from one Of them VIC
asccfiained lhtt The cii:zcns in tho yicin'
lily have for several years had suspicion!
Of these murders, bu. they had been per
Ipelrated in 80 secret manner that all al
,empts 10 ascertain The truth have beet
sboitive. a''-<'' ..
! IA young man residing in the vicini
ly Of Mr.. Rice's house (wherc she ha'
been staying for some 'ime) is suspoc'e'
Of being an uccomplice in tho affair, bu
the police have mol YET been able 10 fin
him." re