The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-10-02
a Boy Murdered by his Mother and
AUnf,-Tslt.ir Deaths by Suicide.

A m"st dreadful afitr, involving The lives ot
thFtr persons, was made public yesterday IN The
B0wery, aud creHttd d grrar exerpmcnI lhrnug hout
all thai par al tht cIy. About two years ago
CrcelIa Stein, Wanda SI-In her sister. aud Ed
r. Stein. son ri Nh. tatrtr inr d Iwo rooms IN
'h' sros, -" h,.us. 335 very from NJ. James
Bi-ck. n L".>rni occupant. Tn" sisters, who
""fN ii a hm'' sewing, embroidery, &c, were
VI! gene aud much respected. Al length thu
pr ~uit OF hr Tim >, 50 prevalent amongst all
Glass; at trade fiji "ed hem and Ih.lr business
hli duh la Iacf, they found 1t atmst In.p">>lblr
To I've AMI Ia do so Comfortably 4ere obliged 10
catf Periodically on Lewis Nav who had known
Them from their chlIhhood tor assistance. He
lent h"iping hand, ,nd by HIS timely aid, these
poor bur industrious itmales managed to ray 'heir
rent promptly ill last month. when they We're
c"nPeli' d l. ask l;lle mdugenc" at the hand al
thslr landlord. He bring humane man. it, was
granted They, however. had previously told
Mr.. M'y, various occasions, that if The times
grew much worse, they would pnis"n themselves.
He laughed al The idea, and talked encouraging
ly to m. He had not the most rtm":e idea that
they you'd execute the theat. On Monday last,
Cecilia. he eldest sister, addressed npt+ to Mr..
May, say ing rha: Ihry Intended To leave thr United
States. The m' s>enger who conveyed this letter
TO his place of business also returned his daguer
reotype likeness, which the sisters had held
It was written and therefore could not answer II
promptly, as requested. The day of its reception,
Mr.. May called tn the sisters. but found the
door of their room fastened. lie. therefore, wr"re
note. xplaining why he had called sooner,
and sticking it under th- door, wtnI home. Mr..
Black, or his wife, moi having their tenants
since Tuesday afternoon. hecame conc" rnrd about
them thinking perhaps that they had left. man
was seen on Monday carry ing off some luggage
for them 1T was finally resol, ed 10 burst open
Re door of their room which execu!ed in the
ptr>rnce 0i officer Dunn of th" l7Ih ward Police.
On "P""Ing rhr door OF their sleeping room,
most h"rrrLle aud sckening sigh was presented
TO Mr.. Black aud The officer il bring 40 less than
he dead dies al the three parsons referred t..
On the bed lay Wanda Stem, iho younger sister.
with blood and lr"'h gushing from her mouth,
ghlle beside her, next IL The wall, lay the dead
body OF her son six years 0I ag" Cecela S,eIn
was lying the A""r. face downwards, with
fallen char over h"r body, she evidently having
rolled from the bed aud upse The chair IN the tail.
The most nhHoxI"us aud sIckeDing tfiuvIa
emitted ir"I ii'e bodies. rendering it nex' TO i'm
possible tor person !" remain the rom, even
iur minu'e Two empty ounce vials. which had
contained prussic acid. and couple OF tea cups.
found on the frOr near tn" bed Coroner
Inquest, when the iaels mentioned were elected.
DR.. Uhi examined the bodies, and from what he
discovered, and The gen. raj history Of The Case he
was satisfied that these deaths were tho result Of
prussic acid,