Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-14

some SIX weeks ago, and strange to say, he is
not only still living, but has regained all his
faculties, and bids fair to recover his usual
sound health. Dr. Crocker of Dunville, the
surgeon in attendance, thus describes the case,
81 found the patient living insensible with
large hole broken into the left side of the skull
just above the ear-both left frontal and parie-
tai bones shattered, and two pieces, one an inch
and half by two inches square, driven COM
pletely into the brain, and portions of the brain
protruding. After removing the fragments of
the bone | then removed three fourths of
wine glass of brain, in conjunction with three
pieces OF the tree, which had also been driven
quite into his head. From the first there was
a cOpious discharge of thin watery fluid from
the ear, of course through the Eustachian
tube. | considered the case hopeless, as for
several days after the first dressing, the brain
continued to ooze out, and pieces as large as
walnut sloughed off before the wound began
to cicatrize. The case presents also a remark
able mental phenomenon, which will interest
phrenoogists. The patient, before the acct
dent, was never known to sing or whistle a
tune in his life-but no sooner was he able to
speak than he began to sing with perfect cor
rectness, and now displays a taste for music
amounting to passion"
ATRoCIoUs WILMINGTON Monday night,
Jan. 81, some desperate rascal entered the
dwelling of Mr.. Henry Stowell, in Shutesbury,
and stealthily proceeding to a bedroom in
which his daughter Ellen IAN excellent young
lady of some nineteen years Of age) and an
other young lady were sleeping, in separate
beds, to both of whom he administered chic
reform. He then made several cuts with some
sharp instrument upon the forehead of Miss
Ellen, extending from the roots of the hair to
the eyebrows, and also upon her chin. From
these wounds the blood flowed freely, but they
are not serious. He also made cash of some
three inches in length upon her breast, and
probably committed other outrages. On re-
firing she took the rings from her fingers and
placed them upon the table near her bed :;
these were found upon the floor, broken and
useless. Her clothing was all taken from the
room in which she slept, and from the rooms
adjoining. Even her trunk was broken open,
and clothing and papers carried away. Her
Summer hat and Summer clothing of all
kinds, as well as whatever else belonged to her,
was carefully selected and carried off,
There were many valuable articles in the
same rooms belonging to other members of the
family, but nothing whatever was disturbed,
except such things as belonged to this inter-
esting young lady. 1t seems evident, there
fore, that revenge was the only object of the
scoundrel. She came to consciousness about
daylight the following morning. and found her
lace ana bed clothing covered with blood, and
herself suffering greatly from the violence de-
scribed. The family were at once made ac-
quaiDted with what had happened, and a dill
gent search has been instituted but as yet no
clue to the perpetrator of the outrage has been
obtained
Miss Ellen Stowell is an intelligent young
lady, of much amiability of character, and
greatly esteemed by all who know her. She is
not conscious of having made any one her enc
my. We learn that the family have their sus-
picions of the inhuman monster, but as yet
have no proof of his guilt-AmherSt Mass }
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