Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1866-10-17
Horrible Murder In MahOning-
I town,

1t is very rare to meet, in the history of
crime, with case where a woman mur.
ders a man by brutal treatment, but such
case seems to have occurred at Maho-
ningtown, on Friday, the 18th ult., if we
may credit the Newcastle Coura7t, from
which we take the following account:
Our readers will remember that in No
vember last man was found in POLLOCK
township lying out, near haystsck, in q
terrible state of destitution and suffering,
and taken charge of by the overseers OF
the poor of the township. His name is
John Brown, and he stated at that time,
that he had a wife when he went into the
army, and on his return found her mar
ried to another man, named Frederick
Carpenter. On ascertaining this fact, and
that they were determined to live togeth-
er, he left, and having no place to go and
no money, came to town. and had lain
round the hay stack for three or foul
days, so that when found he was much
emaciated and his feet badly frozen. He
was attended by DR.. Barker, and after
about six months so far recovered that he
could leave. He then went to where his
wife and Carpenter lived, in shanty in
the place mentioned above, and since
that time he and his son and the woman
and Carpenter have lived together.
On SUNDAY last Carpenter died, and on
Monday, Coroner Barker held an inquest
when the following facts were elicited-
Brown and his son being two of the wit
nesses. Mrs. Brown was married to Car
penter in Pulaski, according to the testi-
mony of her son, about two years-ago.-
They lived pleasantly together till his
father came back and had since had fre-
quent quarrels, because Brown threatened
them with prosecution. In these quar-
rels, she always abused and beat and
kicked him, and on Friday before hi
death, Brown had again threatened tC
prosecute, when she kicked Carpenter
and told him not to sit there like 6
damned fool and let Brown strike him.
She kicked him frequently, and always
aimed to kick him in the zlost sensitive
part of his body. The old man Brown
stated that Carpenter complained of Sc
we're pain in the lower part of his bowels
on Saturday, and on Sunday morning
asked for Doctor, and said he could not
get well without an injection. Brown
went for DIR. Mitcheltree, but Carpenter
only breathed twice after the Doctor ar
rived.
Other testimony was taken, proving
that the woman was in the habit of kick
ing and beating Carpenter in the most
unmeIciful manner, and at various places,
and always when kicking him, aiming at
the lower part of his bowels. Carpenter,
although powerful man, never resisted,
but in the language of one Of the witness
es Just stood and took it,
After hearing the testimony, DIR. Bark
er, assisted by DR.. Mitcheltree, made a
post mortem examination of the body,
and found sufficient inflammation in the
parts indicated, in their opinion, to pro-
duce death.
The jury returned the following verdict:
That Frederick Carpenter came to his
death in Mahoning township on the 2Sth
day of September, 1866, and that it was
the result of kicks and blows inflicted by
Catherine Carpenter, his reputed wife.
The Coroner thereupon issued his war
rant for the arrest of Catherine, and she
was arrested and brought to New Castle
and lodged in. Jail to await her trial.