The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-22
JOIN B. VAN DIEN
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Two Children, Brother IN Sister,
BrufaIIy Murdered at ROxhury,
mass.-The Girl Outraged, de. a

From the Boston Post, June 10 J.
One Of the most brutal and cold FLOODED
murders ever committed in this or any
other community, was brought TO light
yesterday afternoon, the particulars OF
which, as we learned them at a late hour
last night, are as follows:
On Monday of last week, about noon, g
lad named John s. Joice, sged twelve
years, and his sister, Isabella, two years
older, left their home, corner of Newlsnd
and Concord streets, in this city, for the
purpose of taking q walk. Night came on,
and as they did not return some anxiety
was felt for their safety, and the police were
notified of their disappearance, and every
possible search WAS made, but without
avail. The police of Roxbury were also
informed of the missing children, and, I'M
der direction of City Marshal Burrill, every
part Of that city, including Mays woods,
was thoroughly searched without success.
Advertisements were inserted in the ps-
psrs, giving 8 minute description Of he
lost ones, but still nothing was heard of
their whereabouts, and so much time had
expired since their unaecountable dissp-
pesrance that it was feared they must have
been foully dealt with-s suPposition that
proved but too true. '
Yesterday afternoon, sstwo gentlemen,
merchants OF this city, our informant
stated whose names we did not learn, were
walking in Bussy's woods, near the Busy
place, SO called, in West RoXbury, they
came upon the body of 5 young girl lying
upon her back onthe ground, her silk dress
and other clothes stained with blood. She
a.-ns-,1 a. HAn -faafu@ nhflA In
formation was st once lodged with the su.
thorities, and DR.. Arnold and Coroner
Allen of Roxbury were at once notified
ard proceeded TO the spot. Upon exsmi-
nation of the body of the unfortunate girl
it was sscertsined that her person had
been rudely violated, and that she had been
cut or stabbed IN sixteen different PiHces iu
her breast, back, side and abdomen. 50ne
or two of these stsbs was in the immediate
vicinity of the heart, and the nature of
wounds we're such IS led TO the belief that
they we're inflicted with a long elsded dirk
or sheath knife.
A further search was at onee Instituted,
and in about half an hour the body Cf the
lad was found only q few rods from that of
his sister, at the foot of g little hill or rise
of ground. He was lying on his face with
seyersl deep cuts in his back. as though
tho fatal blows were dealt while he was
~endesyoring to escape from danger.
Feom the appearance of the spot where
the girl was found it would seem that she
was making q wreath Of leaves for her hat
when she was attacked, as one partly made
was found near by. s...
The girl, as we before stated, was four
teen years of sge, was pretty, intelligent
and quite large for her age; and was as
mature as most girls are at eighteen.
There is not the slightest clue to the
perpetrators of this hendish outrage. The
motive of the murder is plain. The affair
caused great excitement in W est Roxbury,
and the authorities will leave nothing IN
done that will lead 10 the clearing up of
this awful mystery. ef- a1a u -.f,
Alderman Olapp, on behalf of the citi.
kens of the Eleventh Ward, has offered q
reward of five hundred dollars Tor the
apprehension of the murdeFeFs, EHd doubt
less others will be offered by the city su-
thorities and those of West Roxbury.
A Mobile clergyman went to General