, 1860-05-14
KsHrnlsa OUTAGE.
. .rx.<,a Girl seven years old Violated
a A< and then Murdered.


rfnosa the C1ere and Leader os Ionday1
Word carne 10 this city 5estesday that The
dead body Of little girl only years old, had
been found yesterday morning IN \ stable, IN
Msumec, rope being around her neck, and
marks Of violence on her persop, showing that
she had been the victim OF horrible Outrage,
previous 10 her murder.
From Sheriff hiogsbury, who, in company
with Marshal BeecheT, visited the pleea yester-
day in hopea Of finding soma clue to the author |
Of the deed, we learn the following rartieu- |
The victim Of this terrible .,llainy was the
daughter Of Ellen Thomc. Of Maumse, beau.
dfnf little girl only sevcn yea1 and four mouths
old. On Saturday evening she VAS very ocsi-
rpus Of accompanying her grandmother 10
church. bat her mother Wished her 10 otay o.
homo with heE,. and the grandmother went 70
church without her.
The little girl was last noticed b5 her mother
in tho kitchen Of the house, but after while
shc was missed. uer mother mado search Tor
her, but without .ucctsF, and AnallF becoming
alarmed, the ncighbors werc aroused and search
was Instituted for the LOST child, it beinX gene
r.jiy summoned that she had wandered amay
from home, Nothing was found, however, and
tho night passed. and still no trace or word Of
the lot child. Morning ca,nc, ct last. and with
il Tie revelation OF an a1ful crime. In an un-
occupied shed, or stable, only r. tsw t,a reaa from
r;npnca unon her head, neck and body, and
wing n II thrown in upon the door+ Tho cord
was = piece Of common clothes'linc, and entan-
cled between it and her neck was Wlsp Of haJ:
Fhesc were all the clues appa1out AZ tLs nEk.
glance. There was no hsy IN tho building
Where sho was found, and .ub scquent e1ausaa-
| lion showed that she had been killed by the
| rhokin1 ale had received, ard not By the rope.
The alaran was Immediately giTen upon max
/ iog Tie discovery, and the gIeatest excitement
ensued. An inquest Tas held out no clae
seemed to be obtained TO the murderer.
Tha last that wes seen Of the girl was about
or S. o'clock on Saturday evening, when man
sitting in front Of store around the corner from
ber home, saw her come along tho street, skip
ping in her ch:!dlike way. There ls "a hlley
iaes Where the girls nother lived. The man il
not certain that she turned into this alley, but
I it would seem probably that: ah o: did-iu order
to reach home by tho back way TtoEe il
barn on tho lot, and tho hay found III The rope
about her neck corresponds Nth some tnat -
The rope was piece Of the clothss.luc III tue
ward adjoining ibis barn and the girls home.
The circumstances and those indications seem
10 show that The gill was passing through this
alley when she was seized aud gagged the vii
lains fingers leaving thclf pF.nts on ner acfer e
her chin, and showing, the way in Which th,s
was done. She WIS taken into the barn, and in
accomp1ishink the brutal deed it would seem
that tic grasp Of the villain uDcn l,er thfost
broke Tho winap;pe, or in some such manner
caused her death. -.
Ills donc. the vitlain, viii, snasusl coolncss,
seems to hare Planned 10 hide Lis guilt: The
ctothes.line was cut in tho yas9, brought ia and
tied and wrsp2cd about the child's necl, cs slc
! lay upon tho hay--a wisp being ,ent2ng.cd, IS
re have scea. in the rope. THIS done, INC mnf,
derrr seems to hare taken The body aud started
for The river, undoubtedly With tie intention Of
attaching Etnne TO the rope end sinking It
tlere. But tfIc town W:s arouscd, and paEt!cs
in pursuit Of tue lost child wore searrhipg eFcry
s.,oet md alley, and this plan sect1s to hays
been abandoned es too hazardous, anu the chilo
was undoubtedly placed where found IN ths
morning, wii:o the murderer made good Ii:
. escape from tho immediate presence Of his Tic
tim. aud from psceent detection. II fcc1 TIA
night lie must have been taken for one Of thoss
kind friends ard nci3hbors who werc scarch:n;
for the child, and he. will his guilty secret IN
susp, o.ed, passed on his nay, luquest'oHed, sns
perhaps u1not{ccd.
LA1Er-Frn1ugE pE7rCrLArs-lsoa per
. spns who came down from AauE1ce this mora
irg, aud also from T. i. Foley, Of this city, wilt
, wzs in lIsuu1ee yesterday, W. learn that To-
. IN Cleveland, had, in some way rendered tt
. mother suspicious that he intended 10 take tn
child away from h.r. It is Eaii thai THO chils
came home the o.hcr day md Eaid that L mai
/ lad giecn her souc candy, and promised he
r souc more Il she would come Siler it; lint Il:
!. mothers suspicious were aroused, ind fesrln
) that llis man might be komc ono cnp!oJcd /
!, e.. the child awey from her, tlo refused to le
!. the child 70 ater tho promised Eft. y is nss
- said that the grld did start With her prandn,ottle
- 10 church, who, missing her just after cn.eTin
/ the door, returned Immediately home in scare
- OF her, and thercupon, her mother having stron
suspicions Of tho cLiid's abduc.ion 1alsed til
alarm immcdia'elS. Parties came TO this ci:
to put cur police On the watch. and telsg1,arh'
lock out might be Kept for the (eupposod) stole
= Child. This may uceoupt, too, for the TACT th:
: the scsr<h on Saturday evening was rather Of
! | 1zencrnl nnturn.