Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-08-26
.,o,h.- FriahtfuI Tragedy in ChieasO--A
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Auofhsr Friahfful Tragedy IN ChiensO-'A
Child Murdered by its own Father.
II seems as If all the fends were really Let
loose in Chicago. The latest occurrence, which
took place on Saturday morning last, in the
South Division, is one of a most shocking
nature, the murder Of little girl of i've years
Of age by her own father. The following we
derive from the Press and Tribune Of Monday;
The parties are Bohemians, who arrived IN
this country some four weeks since. The ia
ther, John Nehaysel, was carpenter by trade,
and sought this city Immediately after his
arrival in this country, but failed to obtain
work, and had been much depressed IN spirits
thereat
The family were poor, but not IN want, as IN
dicated b. the appearance OF their apartments,
visited BY our reporter on Saturday, the rooms
containing stove and stove furniture, rough
bench and some cheap furniture, and supply
of -four, potatoes, bread, and stock OF wins
ky in 4 small key. Prom a large chest brought
from the old country, the woman, on Saturday
afternoon, produced about $50 in gold coin,
which was placed in the keeping Of the Cor
oneT.
The family consisted of father, mother, lit
lie girl of seven years named Ma-ian, and an
infant of eighteen month. The latter had been
from its birth sickly, and on Friday night II
died The father, aided by neighbOr, went
10 work on Saturday morning, at 4 rough bench
in the buck ward, ami with few rude TOOLS to
make coffin. The boards, at the time Of our
visit, lay half trimmed into shape by an axe
the instrument which in place Of making cof-
I'm for the little one, was destined to play part
in fearful tragedy
About eleven O'Clock the father went to the
III L. 4. D.
er was occupied in the inner apartment, the
door closed In the outer or larger room, used
as a living room, were the two children, Marian
and her dead sister What were the steps that
! led or opened the way TO what followed, can
never be iulIy known, save b. the statement Of
the vretched father He had with him as he
| assembled the stairs the axe he had been using,
a small, narrow, rough, hand made implement,
but very thick at the head, not very unlike the
| implement known as the post-axe.
The mother heard from the room two heavy
blows, or Taps," as she termed them, through
the interpreters, and opened the door, and the
father was drawing the weapon from the elOyen
skull of his child, the brains of the unfortunate
piri being scat cred upon the floor and walls.
From the appearance, there must have oeen
two heavy blows, by one of which, possibly by
the head of the axe, the skull was crushed in
] HE OLleE, given Will dAA loiGE WIN Auc GuEc
Glove the forehead vertically 70 the line of the
eyebrows, leaving narrow cleft, from which
only with some force, could the axe have been
Withdrawn.
The mother, phrenzied by this horrible spec
tacie, and fearing for her own life, drew bach
into the smaller room, fastening the door, ahd
screaming loudly for help, startling the neigh
borhoOd with the cry of Murder" The
wretched man, dropping his axe, went int
the yard, and then started on a run across the
prairie.
Policeman William Roberts, attached to the
South Police 6tatTOu Of Lieut. Grant, chanced tC
be among the first to be attracted to the spot anC
seeing Nehaysel making of, though he ther
scarcely knew the nature of his otfense, pursued
and captured him, causing him to return 10 the
scene Of the tragedy, where both rooms wer,
filed, as well as the ward and the premises ad
Joining, with a dense crowd, mainly Of the for
eign born residents of that vicinity, all in tn,
utmost alarm and excitement. Officer Roberts
took his prisoner up stairs, and then confronted
the father with the body of his victim So shOr
\ tine had transpired since the tragedy that, al
ofii;er Roberts took the tiny wrist Of the girl ii
his hand, the last faint chickering's of the pulse
were discernib!e.
The wretched mother was in 4 most hear
rcnding state of grief at her desOlated home
her two children dead before her, her husband d
prisoner, and it is no wonder that when she
was soon after missed, and followed, she wa:
found seeking the lake with the purpose ayOved
to her countrymen OF taking her own life, ''fol
what had she to live for -
1t is said that the couple lived together not
unhappily, but that she had strongly opposed
their emigration 10 this country, to which
since their arrival, she had not become more
reeonciled.
The man is of rather slight build, and about
80 years of age. The mother is year or two
younger There has been nothing, aside fiOm
this occurrence, to indicate insanity in the faith
er Nor does it appear that he was under the
influence of liquor at the time of the deed