Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-10-20
Minnesota Agricultural society.
The following are the Judges

The following are the Judges:
Cereals and Varieties of Fall Crops.-N. E.
Stoddard, Judge B. B. Meeker, F. Morrison, H.
II. Sibley, Silas Bigelow.
Stock.-Col. f. Case, Henry G. Keith, L. Ben.
sen, John s. Mann, Daniel Bassett.
Products Of the Dairy.--W. A. Hotchkiss
Charles King, c. G. Amcs.
Domestic Fowls.--Chas. Hoag, j. C. Whitney
Allen Harmon.
Flowers and Plants.--Nlrs. A. A. Bssell, Mrs
j. b. Selby, Mrs. Franklin Steele, Mrs. l. Atwa.
ter, Mrs. S. Bigelow, Mrs. G. Harmon, Mrs. Sam.
usl Hidden.
Fancy Needlcwork and Embroidery.--Nirs. B
f. Messer, Mrs. jerks, Mrs. j. G. Whitney, Mrs
r. p. Russell, Mrs. w. A. Hotchkiss, Mrs. S. w
Case, Mrs. N. Z. Stoddard, Miss Martha Boyington
Miss Mary Z. Miller.
Horsemanship. A. German, Alex. Ram
sey, IL. NJ. Rice.
Manufactures and Fine Artist. p. Owens
JOS. r. Brown, Earle S. Goodrich, Isaac Attwa.
ter, I. NJ. Newson, WA. Hotchkiss, @. &. Ames
Department of Mechanics. Franklin Steele
J. b. Bassctt, 7. W. Pierce, Amos Clark, Johr
pumer.
John Taper.
Iennepin Executive Committec.-David Bick
ford, Chas. IIoag, S. w. Case, Allen Harmon, D
NJ. Coolbaugh.
Territorial Executive Committec.---Major p
P. Furber, N. f. Stoddard, j. b. .Selby, I. Lar
pcnteur, VIM. r. Brown.
JOHN II. STEVENS, President.
JOSEPH III. CANNEY. Secretary
Shocking Cruelty to Negro-Inhuman Condue, of :
FRANKLIN, Tenn, Sept. 90, '55.
most sickening tragedy occurred three miles
from this place on Monday last, which throws tht
fictitious performance in GO Uncle Toms Cabin
entirelyin the shade. A notorious woman, named
Ellen Borden, having had her jealousy aroused Or
Sunday last by the conduct of her husband to
wards a negro woman employed in the house, be
gan on Monday to whip and torture the woman
and persevercd in her cruelty until some time thu
next day, when the negro died. When tho fac
OF her death became known, Coroner's inques
was held, and warrant issued for the arrest Of
the murderess. The preliminary trial is now 60
ing on and from testimony elected upon it, there
seems to be no doubt but the negro was made te
endure the most awful torments for nearly two
days before she was killed outright. She was
tied and whipped, then boiling water was poured
over the abdomen and legs until the skin was al
scalded off and the fatty tissue cooked, leaving
the muscles bare; she was then taken into smoke
house and locked up, and probably on the mex
day the remaining injuries were inflicted, which
put end to her misery. These last injuries
were the hanging of the negro, attached to jois
in the smoke house, and a severe blow on the
temple, with some pointed instrument which
pierced and fractured the skull. On a post NOR.
tenn examination, the neck was found to be bro.
ken, the back part Of the head badly bruised, and
two other gashes with the same sharp instrument
on the head. The back was also found to be
considerably fcolded, though not so badly as the
front part part of the body.
The woman Borden, made no attempt to escape
and exhibited perfect indifference about the If
fair. The excitement in town is very great
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