, 1865-12-13

murder-1nsantlcIde de-SuIcIde-D Deat
fruR .1nh OF Thxevs

-imurder- InsanticIdo -tSnIcIdc- Death
-fEase =1nhumanlsy-1en OF Thssves
Broken Up. . :.
! From t.ihe Nashville, Tenn, onion Of ths
9th, We take tho following as the criminal rec
| ord Of one day.: 80 49,
-AURDKA-v1cI1M THAowS DEFpEE l'RA1L
| i, ROAD TRAM.
| Night before last, IS locomotive was pass
| ing along the CHATTANOOGA Railroad near the
/ cemetery, the engineer observed man LYING
on the track; and he Immediately commenced
ringing the bell. and attempted to check ur
the trnfI1, but ~ he was 80 near he wos unable
to!do 50; and IN q momcnt~ tie BODY Of tne
man vas severed in twniu:- Men were seen on
the spot, and Coroner CotemRn' was sent for,
and IN inquest IVES .helf. Surgeons we're
| called: IN to examine the body, and It was
| found that: there were several wounds on .the
L head and 1t is the, opinion that the man had
| BEEN murdered and robbed, and thrown on
the track to conceal the crime. Papers wero
| found on his pcrsun winch proved him to be a
| Government employo named John -Groep,
who had been recently paid of, md had con.
siderable money In his possession He mad
| undoubtedly fallen victim to some of the
despefadoes Who stlll rernBin In the eIty.5
"''.-: :: NrANTIcIDE. =. . - Z. /.
Yesterday cycnfug, the bod OF d fill }devei-
oped while female child was discovered In the
grounds surrounding the mansion. of Mrs,
Polk, and Coroner Coleman was sent for; and
an inquest held Nothing was known OF the
tirheit was thrown there, but the body !ras
yet Timber, and 1t therefore could not haye
lam long. Physicians examined IT,, but no
marks Of violence we're found upon IT.; and 1t
there, while get alive, and that It had lain
there for somc: hours3 before Its death: II
Weighed something over eight pounds, ::,and
had the appearance Of Is well formed and
healthy child Nothing could be ascertained
rclatiye TO the mother, and it Is probable that
the crime Will ever remain mystery. -
AN "uSForruvATE +" ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
4 saE case-tLe parallel of hundreds, how
ever-occurted In ibis city yesterday NOM
Ing, at house Of iIl-fauc, down town, which
mny quite result In the death Of young
gtrl, not yet seventeen years Of age- The
name OF tho unfortunate party; Is Mary
O'feal, md was the daughter Of respectable
parents; and 1t, has emily: been within few
weeks s that SIC, hcsselt, became the victim Of
Some lime since she became acquainted
with man, whose nano NC did not learn.
and to whom she whs ultimately bctrothed
but time proved that he had only won her
that be might hctray her md less than q
month since she found herself within house
-, Fully realizing her shame md decruflatIon.
and realizing that one. fallen woman can ley.
er retrieve social position, and knowing her.
SELF deserted by the author Of her misesies, she
determined to cnd an existence which could
only add 70 the horrors she nlready suffered
With determination to destroy herself, she
procured pistol, day before yesterday, and
yesterday morning attempted. to launch her
own soul 1oto eternity. She held the weapon
in her right hand, with the muzzle directly
upon her heart, and discharged it, but FORTH
nately The ball glanced, md while the wound
inflicted ls dangerous, 1t Is not absolutely
Ininl. -; "
= DIR. Seymour was called in and drcssed tho
wound, but her condition Is indeed critical.
DEATH FROM 1SHUMANrTr OLA LASpLoBp.
Yesterday morning, Just after daylight, the
body Of Woman nameda Mary Kohle, INV
four years OF age, was discovered lying On
lot, IN Ger1nnntoTn, and Coroner Coleman
was called to investigate. ths matter. Aiter
0esed, Of "death By exposurc.'' :,
Happeared from the statement Of the Wit
nesses, that she bad occupied q tenement inst
beyond Jefferson street, and that she was cx- ),
PEELED from 1t by her landlord late On Thurs
day evening. md that she had left her few ar-
tiales Of furniture In the street, while abe her
self had lain down on the ground to sleep. and
had periahed from cold. and hunger. This. Is
one Of the most Outrageous cases We hive
heard Of for a long lime. The landlord
who would do such m act, Is as guilty rs the
ASSASSIN who sneaks up behind bis victim, md
plants dagger. in his Yitals., ~ - ~
-, DEN. or THIEVES BRnKHCr. -
- Ehrte negro women, named Mary Smith.
Belle Olivcr and Molly Katcs, who den IN The
Vicinity Of Black Centre, ,adjoInfns Helis
Half Acre, were yesterday Rrrcsted hv De.
teetire Ca'itt and Marshal Tlguor aud others,
for seereting stolen goods. About 500 worth
e. !yainables were found, and brought 10 lit.
s-..-; = .eauqnas .S.s 20 ;ueTIa..u.ion. ra,- !