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desired very much to become acquainted with
her, and earnestly entreated her 10 20 with
him. She hesitated, at first, but at last yielded
10 his importuaities. Before starting, she told
her mistress that she would be soon back, and
thA! if she was delayed long. to send some one
over TO Nebelungs to escort her home,
When she 90. there she was introduced to
The nice young man. and entered into eonyer-
saGon With him. Mrs, Nebelung, who Was
pretty evidently party to the nefarious deed,
observing her 70 be sgilaled. joined with Bur
ton IN persuading her to drink some wine,
which she did, and felt better. Burton then
began his tale of love. mixing bis protestatiOus
with frequent libations to the rosy god Cupid.
He drank from one bottle, and Agnes from an
other, which was evidently drugged. He Of
fered her his hand in marriage, plecging her
his most devoted affection, and offering to take
her to his home at Newburgh as his welded
wife, to live and be happy, in true theatrical
style. As she grew excited from the effects OF
the LIQUID, he made dishonorable overtdres,
which she steadily rejected. At last her head
began to reel and become dizzy, and then she
lost her senses, falling into stupOr. While in
this condition, Burton bore her into private
room, and brutally violated the person Of the
uncorcious girl. Whether the william Nebe-
lung committed the helhsh act is rot yet known.
though highly probable
The protrscted absence Of Agnes caused
alarm at HaWley's, and Messrs Hawley and
Packard AMI the hired girl, Mary, proceeded to
Nebelung's. When there, the old scoundrel
and his wife denied that Agnes was in the
house, stating that she had Just left for home.
This was found TO be false, and admission was
demanded, which was refused. Officer Hunt
was then called. Hebelung and family at
tempted 10 prevent bis ingress, bat flourish
of Gales club brought Thea. to terms. Hunt
searched the house, and found the girl lying
across the foot of bed in back room. in a
state of physical prostratiop and mental insen-
siLillty--her person partially exposed. He suo-
ceeded in arresting the Williams and sending
them off to prison. The girl was partially res
tored to consciousness, but all her limbs were
paralyzed. She could neither move hand Dol
foot. A cab was then got, and in This state
she was conveyed home She is still in a criti.
cal state OF health, and tainted several times
while giving in her testimony, on Saturday,
After she was conveyed to Hawley's at II
o CLOCK on tne nlgnL OF tue crime, W. mop
kns was sent for, and found her in very weaE
state. He is of the opinion that some narcotic
drug had been mixed with her wine, which
would have the effect to first excite and then
produce unconciousness Hunt, when he found
the girl, believed at once that she was mo-
drunk, but poisoned, and supposed that the
Nehelungs had been practising an abortion up
on her, and had administered some drug to re
leve her Of pain; but the true state Of the case
soon became manifest, The old bag was no
arrested because she was epciente, and migh
be needed as a witness.
Such is this case, as shown on the trial A
fopler outrage has not been perpetrated in the
city for long time. It does seem that any
punishment short of the gallows is hardly com,
mensurate to such crime: