The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-24

ANOTHER HoRRoR.-The following description
Of horrors is from Chicago paper. The nams
Of the emigrant who committed the crime OF
beating out the brains Of his only child, is no,
given. He had been in Chicago only month,
was a cabinet maker by trade and could get no
work. stranger in strange land, his little
stock of gold growing smaller, day by day, in
a moment Of desperation he committed the hor-
rid deed, intending afterwards to take his own
life:
Hardly has the excitement consequent upon
the late State street homicide died away, ere the
public are thrilled with the announcement that
another deed of blood has been consummated
in our midst. A more mercess deed, if pos.
sible, than any which have preceded il, mas
much as the victim n this case is an innocent,
helpless child, who falls beneath the arm of ito
own father.
Immediately upon hearing the rumor, we pro.
ceeded to the scene, which we found to be To-
Gated on Bu,terGed street, the FIRST house north
of Old street.
The family occupied two rooms in the rear of
the building up stairs, the entrance to the room
being from the rear, by outside stairs.
Upon entering the room horrible sight pre-
sented itself In the middle of the room was q
large pool OF blood mingled with brains, extend.
ing nearly across the floor. By the side of this
could be distinguished the outlines Of tiny
human form, through ragged piece Of calico
which had been thrown over it.
Lifting this, disclosed to the view the features
of fair haired little girl, her skull cleft from
the crown clear through the forehead down to
the intersection of the nose and the eyebrows.
The cut was clean, and had apparently been in
aicted by one terrific blow with the edge of an
axe or some similar instrument. A closer ex-
animation revealed the marks of two three
other blows, from the back of the same instru.
ment.
But the chapter of horrors was not yet full.
In tho corner of the same room, stretched upon
pillow, lay corpse OF an infant, wasted to
a perfect skeleton, with starvation written upon
every lineament Of its wan and wasted features.
The only appearance of disease it exhibited was
in numerous scrosulous sores upon its head.
1t were hard to tell which was the most heart
sickening sight-the one with its gashly bloody
appearance, stricken down in a moment; its
ordinary apparel upon il; lying in its own gore;
its body cramped and doubled up just as it fell
when the fatal blow was given, or its younger
sister, lying upon simple pillow OF straw on
the floor; its attenuated little limbs straight
ened by weeping mother its tiny shroud of
the coarsest muslin, yet snowy white; its spider
like hands crossed upon Its breast ana tled Dy |
u Bit Of blue ribbon; and with it's pinched and
wasted features, speaking SO eloqusntly OF
weeks of want and suffering. 1t was q specta- |
Gle which God forbid should ever meet our gaze
again. In the room there was not q single arti
c,e Of furniture except 4 stove, two or three |
ket les, tin coffee pot, couple of tin plates,
aud pail. Reaching part way along the wall |
on one side was board laid upon a couple Of
blocks, at an elevation Of about six inches from
the floor, serving probably for . seat. In the
bed room adjoining was bed tick filled with |
straw, not single article Of bed covering to be
seen; the chest brought from the old country; .
sack Of -four; loaf of coarse bread; about Q
peck of potatoes; and . email cantsen partially
filed with liquor, though there is nothing to
indicate that any OF the parties are dissipated.
There was not in the whole inventory, either
chair, bedsiead or table.