The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-15


take sther rest refreshusot bat vent from
house ring his solemn message qaosinx several
pssss:ss o. Scripture per,iosas 70 MS theme
been Informed Of his condition, arrived from Hicaucud
and, accompanied by Col Albert, proceeded mmsds,ely
morning Under tae deu,on that these xeu,omes had
no right to Interfere With him In his work. ur bocsms
quite FESTIVE and ungovsrnsSe vs. hoped toa aadsr
wcula again be restored TO The bescm Of his deeply n
hc'ed family. Bot, alasl how mysterious arc Toe de
ways pas finding out" this shershed hope WAS
10 DO eased the acsrsted heart MS vstrxen
90 We; 70 receive deeper wound ra
one Of he attendant OF the asylum, Howard's room
vas visited and he seemed TO be resting well All asd
fair prospect for . good nights sleep
Early next morning his room was again visited, when
horfibeto relate. the unfortunate mso WAS fo nd sus
pended by his andkerchief the window his body pr
'scty cold He he'd fastened one OF the handkerchief
one Of the roa bars across toe via ao~ .ee oaer end
TIED around his neck and then awung himself down, ais
feet iestipg upon the door His mortal fsnsins Msre
sent to his friends ~ Richmond o.
brutality to a Child, Causing Its De IN.
The FAIl8B AND srgPheTHsR IhPLICATKD-sftsI-
rUALIsH ANU FaEx LOVE.
FROM soc Boston Traveller, March III
The circumstances attending tho death o! JoSsphns
Augusta Gray have been made the sub sct OF nvssN
saton by new jury summoned BY Corner Cornell nj the
earnest Isqueu OF the friends and relatives or eho DO
ceased the story Of her DEATH developed In the ev
tence, which print below reveals degree Of bru
tsIy on the part OF father towards daushteron she
TIE most benghted sec,ion Of hea.hsudom. josephine
Gray, The time Of ner death, wa abou. 10 Years
OF sge. The Ia which she au passed her little
fe the crime against her. the outrage humanity aud
sae Sin assin,t nature, are we'll enough told below
tdsd sbs, be resides nj No Onsida street ,ae q ,sher
of Josephine ded tae last OF MARCH, 1851 Josephine
90 ny house In February lss2 and was shsn very dss
tute sbe then seven years Of age her 'stuer WAS
then willing sbe 'hould stay with and offered (, give
pspsn chat effect; the 18th Of March 1855 she
was taken away by her father and not aware tnN
4
SIZE and the ssme time earning gooi
living ,.y from sla to SIS per week hay. anae, STOOD
Nat Mr. Upham . woman OF Bad chsrActer, ana
turned elaer sister out OF doors when she uaws
this took place week ago last Thursday. hsr father AID
Mrs. Anna NJ Rock, RI No Is Oneida street. sad she
sac the deceased last June for the ass time and shsn
". ma p m ~ & ~,
and told me the cnild vas addicted TO bad habit. sud
me vas endesvorrg 10 curs ner Of went 70 sec Mrs.
Upham, and sa~ the child, looked In smaa room, Ap.
parenlly used sort OF lumber room the child said
she did not dare to spsak; Mrs UphAm told Witness that
VII. were dead snd added tina, sDs wished Josephine
dead she further sad that Mr. Gray spi .sual
at and that the reason be did not out ns beard
Mrs Nancy B Gray, grandmother Of tue deceased, OF
No Oneida street Testified that Josephine smart
child; 10 live With in February 1882 she
came to because che neglected at home she
covered With vermip and much troubled spiritual
irm; she aiken from me IN Narcn, 1885 and have
never ssen her since; know that cray the oAilds n
th,r elected his wife; had TO provide and ,r
Der for three montbs before she died have heard
Mrs. Upham spoken Of a. q woman OF bal repue.
Nspey Gurus, residing rear OF $40 Wellington
street, has known decs ased for Ave ~ays Ap
pcaIcd 10 be . smart cbid; becsm acquautet with her
six moobs Alter the desn Of her mother; ~itness sab
epnl-.ed the tes!mony o, other Witnesses ~ 70 the
ooraion OF he oLd s. hat hne And said che appeared
entirely cpAtged while In the OF her grand parents
.a before, svideD,iy nssleosed ssd abused
b'zaoeth Hersey, OF No Oneida stfsst--Rnss she
teces'ed and rad heard her ssy soe AFRAID 81
h;her spd cou'd not help feeling 90; witness seps With
the ceeessed two year from August, 1862. and
knew that she addicted TO bad haoi my sister
(ihe late wife OF Samuel W. Gray todd Lsr aos,And Q
Gays peore abe dies, that he had murdered by
rct e. witness iiges In Grays nmiy eighteen mouths,
and during that time lie old not provide ioS ais vile
would buy rtiteer food or medone frcqu snt,y
late tights and sometimes came home Intoxicated when
bis ~ rked hin TO read 10 her rom the BIeIs ne
igsed. sAynE tcst WAS 20 more .bsu almanac 10 ON
my sster said dsy before she a,ei shs srs,a
Josephine would fare hsTd her father ii not Ike
:. hat time M -. Cray promised 70 give me ,ss ;sa
Henry white OF Newton vile, ses''asd 70 40 aoqcsin'
Of ysar's duration with the deceascd AMI always
esDS ''' 70 DC 'p''s'''' - ' " NO
Lydia White testified 10 hs same iAc.s
keubep p. Gray, brother Of 4 " Gay, said .ha, ihs
IKE any thcr obcd until ,ef mother ed
she gsce1 wfcess sdv-sed her 20 80 80
ner sr,ncf.ibers hoa,c ~ which proposition 'sasr
Nssb,od, and wiling 10 sig any OBJ CATION securing
the Grspdfaher tee custody OF The ohio Atsrwrds
vuen the child vss tssep from my Aihsrs my o'Tsss
ass ned - reason tha tae sSr's he'd told I'm 10 TO
10"
Mss Susan a Cnsres. . primary seaoo' ,sacas- IN
q
bali y.sTs member Of hor school; -tnsA sposs vel
The bsssvor ard baol's Of tbs ouid.
MARY Jcuus G.sy lister OF tbs Dc sossed, visited DER
faihsrs house ~eek ago st rnursdA1. and saw IN
spine Tor the nrst time fo' two ytHs aso saw Mr.
Upas my aiaer; my father, after como converse
zoo with Mrs Opham, to,d me must so-:nss oou,d
stap N TIE noase longer; asked got not stop
TIA, night; he ~ered no, and IN answer 70 ny IN
quirils saa he CID not sno~ where nv grInss,aee
say oher relatives lived told him | snoald hsvs to
step q station nouss; 70 which he replied very ~e
ana s.d he bad enough 70 DO 10 support Josephine krs
The witness sups. testimony N
the nesi,c, Of her father TO provide Tor me nmy during
had aruos her Ho did not josephine 90 well - she
other children
Ms. Hannah Earsbi t.sw the aees..sd yory .sl ana
Mrs Upbsm said TO me SEINE three nssths since @ she
had rev way Of Furnishing Jossphans-py showss bsh
ehnd c,y on the nsnt Of her dsa.6 hs Vas about /,
O'Clock Il night; ! think that Mr.. Gray and Mr. Uphsm
ihe wnnesa al ssrsed q 70 the condition Of the de.
eessed vnDc 81 her tatncrs house. suestqueai 70 the
ss,h o. Der nS.ss, s1%s .; se .ss q
detailed
esme 10 des,h the 9Th OF March, 81 No "A ONEIDA
street. about ocloch a. from extreme exposure and
s,hw suffering ecninrs,s fron oss oonunaes vs'enr
r Vas also Il evidence tina, The deceased child vas
AIMS plnoped, and that abe was ions connued 10
hA postlop and that her deal bod, was found N that
ptsiion. -
his case Of "bsrba rty and inhuman treatment VII
be udoiay investigated, when uh anc pated thai star
ling results from the In 1uence Of what oommoaly Yer n
I'd .spirtrAlsrr vi be developed.
Arrest Of MIX N, the Murderer Of yorcross
In Pspnsylvanta
Prom the Phlsdepuia Journal, Feb.
We are grs.ced 70 announce that OF nklm ihs
murderer Of Soscross has been taken amer having elud
cd Justice Cor 9rh. Since writing the article In refs
renee the Assaasn, ~nch appears 70 local cou %
We have received despatch from Po,svillo, Pa from
yery rslaDle source which gives informsop OF the 0
rest sfter mcs desperate struggle. appears thai
three czeps OF Iuzsrne county vino we're FULLY possess
cd OF The facts u the murder and description Of
Mklma person Got end Of ns beiss in the vionfs Of
wtesbsrrs concealed among The eorgs OF the surround
Ing uouEtAls Tney kpeu The desperate character o
The man ana tnat be umfd 10 the teeth. They
ed Themselves vh rfcs and started In pursuit They
we're socr vpon the rfri scent ~ NUMBER Of farmers
| AT Uvocrrr wsiify ad they fe