Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-06-20
Tho Horrible Outrage IN West Roz-
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The Horrible OutraRe IN "esN foA-
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One Of tho most brutal and cold.bloodod
mnr,lcrs ever committed In this or any other
community, was brought 10 light yesterday
| anornoon the particulars Of whlch, - We
lcRrncI then q . late hour last night, arc as
follows: ~ . "Tl 81 4
on Monday Of last week about noon, n lad
named John s. Joyce, aged twelve years, and
his sister, Isabella two years older, left their
home, corner Of Nowland aud Concord streets,
in this city, for tho purpose Of taking walk.
Night eamo on, and As they did not return
some anxiety was felt for their safety, and
tho police woro notified Of their disappear.
ancc and cyory possible search was made,
but without avail. Tho police Of Roxbury
we're also Informed Of the missing children,
and under direction of City Marshal Burrill,
every part Of that city including Mays
woods, was thoroughly searched without sue.
coss. Advertisements were inserted In tho
papers, giving n minute description Of tho
lost ones, but still nothing was hoard Of their
whereabouts, and so much time had expired
since their unaScountablo disappoaranco
that 1t wins foarcd they must have boen foully
dealt with--a suppOsition that proved but too
truo.
Yesterday afternoon ns two gentlemen,
lmcTcnNntH III Nulb tlNJt ohH oNhNN"t
whose names wo did not loarn, were walk
ing in Bussoy's woods, near the Bussoy
place, go callod, in West Roxbury, they
camo upon tho body OF young girl lying
on her back on the ground, her silk dross
and Othor clothes stained with blood. Sho
wRs recognized rs the missing child. lnforma-
tion was ut once lodged with tho authorities,
and Dr. Arnold and Coroner Allen, Of RON-
bury, wore at onco notified and proceeded to
tho spot. Upon oxnminRtionlof the body Of
the unfortunate girl II was aacortained that
hor person had boon rudely violated, and that
sho had boon cut OF stabbed in siEteon differ
ont places In her breast, back side, and alb
domen. One or two Of tho stabs wore In the
immediate vicinity Of tho hoart, and the ma
turo Of tho wounds was such rs led to the
belief that thcy were inflicted with long
bladod dirk or sheath -kniic.
A further search was ut once instituted,
md in about half an hour tho body Of tho
lad was found only fow rods from that Of
his sister, Mt tho foot of little hill or riso Of
ground. lie was lying on his faco, with
several deep cuts in his back, ~ though. tho
fatal blows wore dealt while he was endeayOT-
| ing to oscnpo from danger.
From the appearances Of tho spot whore
the girl was found II would soon that sho
was making II wreath Of leaves for her hat
when Sho was attacked, as ono partly made
was found uoar by.
The girl, as We before stated, was fourteen
years Of ngc, was protty, intelligent, IN d
quito large for hor Rge; and was ns mature
No most girls are at eighteen.
There is not tho slightest cluo to tho per.
pctrators of this Gcndish outrage. The mo-
| two Of the murder is plain. The affair caused
great excitement in West RoXbury, and the
| ,.ftII .,..tltnr indiana thni
terry.
| Alderman Clnpp, on behalf of the citizOni
Of Ward II has offered II reward Of $500 fol
the apprehension of tho murdorors and
doubtless others will be offered by the city
authorities and the citizens Of West ROx.
bury.-POst, lgih.