New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-08
HORRIBLE AFFAIR IN PHILADELPHIA.

As our readers are aware woman is under arrest
in Philadelphia charged with infantcide, having
killed several Of her children st the time Of their
birth. II seems that the mother of the slaughtered
children, whose Is Pamela Ssyder, has lived for
a number of years in the neigbborhoOd Of Rising Sun
Village, in the Tweniy-ihird Ward. She was in the
habit of performing domestic laboro fol families in the
vicini y, and for number Of years has been known
BY the neghbors to lead very d.solute life. She
was known to have given birth to several children,
but they generally disappeared mysteriously, and
mors were rife that they had been ouly dealt with.
Within few days Mayor Conrad received by letter
an ntimation of the m amer in which the woman has
made wsy with her offspring, and he Immediately de-
spatched High Constable Clark and Special Officer
Seed TO ferret the facts and il the circumstances
would warrant it, to take the female into custody.
The woman was accordingly arrested on Sunday last,
and she voluntarily confessed 10 the officers thai she
had at different times within the pat six years given
birth TO six children which ha1 either dsd about the
time of their birth, had been murdered BY their
mother - 80
Thee children, which were all Of course illegit-
maize were the result OF Intercourse with different
men; and TO make the affair It'll more shocking the
uncle of the miserable woman, man named W.
SNYDER is charged with the paternity of two OF them
SNYDER is now in prison, having been arrested yester-
day. He is a married He il also accused OF
the children.
Pamela after her arrest made full confession OF
her crimes The frst child T. which che gave BIRTH
was born in the entry of her uncles house Inc
mother had the small pox at the time, and the child
took ii and died coon after.
The second child was strangled by its mother after
ts birth and was thrown by her into the cesspo0i,
from whence it was sfterward taken by the uncle,
placed in box and buried 10 tho yard attached to
The house. The third child was born in an open field,
and was the miserable mother says sti-born
The fourth was born alive, and was choked by the
pareut and DISPOSED Of in the manner as the sec
ono. -
OF the fifth child We have no informstion and the
sixth which was born FIVE or six days since, the
mother says was still-bofn.
On Sunday afternoon the wretchett woman had an
interview with the May or, ana COMMITTEES by him
to prison to await a further examnston Mr.. seed
made statement to the Mayor of what the grl had
confessed Toe following is the substance OF her ad
missions made to Mayor Conrad on Sunday:
Oe the children buried in the ehurehysrd and one
yard box my uncle and the people buried 10 the
where i've; had dropped Il into the Prvyi all stated 70
hr Seed correct too o. " eA''n we cors de ona
ehSed death tho last was not born alive was
born in he field, and left It there
There was TO have been hearing in this horrible
| Gaze Yesterday afternoon, but the condition OF the
murderess was such that she could not be brought
M from prison. She lies very low from the COM
| biped effects Of her late accOuchment, her alter
neglect and exposure, and her more recent excite
| meDt
| The miserable woman ia hut twenty-five or twenty
three wears of age and is said to be quite proposes
| sing in appearance. When arrested she was en-
| ployed at the house OF Mr.. Thomas Rice, where she
has been engaged for the last twelve months. one
slept at her grandmother adjoining DIR. Rlces III.
forts are now being made by the authorities 20 md
the remains of of the innocent victims to the
| cruelty Of their unnatural parent.