, 1866-08-25
THE OSHTElsA TRAGEDY,

4.
Inc mind Is staggered at the friyiltfn
consistency between the Kindly spirit
letters she wrote or finished just before
arose to tile commission If the erirae, Al
appalling acts Of the Ia st moments Of
ilchard's Lie. Such nature us hers
nave possessed elements Of cruelty.
sIlted TO us depths, rare1y met with,
strong ana unyteiding in It's purposes;
iIdscd, as the great lsan1atist la pottg
IN nts character OF Lady Macbeth.
Alter ATS. Rlckhrd had murdered her
cent children, one after tie other in del
ate succession, unshaken " the horrlt
tacie, and unaffected by their dy:ng NJ
-Mlth her hanas dripping with .ae's
snu carrying VIII her tl,' reekinG, razor
goes 1fonl tnc hall 70 \ large chcSt "
stands against the wall il the psrior, OF
Opposite side Of the bet, raists he ll''
prints OF her fingers are taEsreG in bic
takes out revolver an thrcc cartrA
thcn goes TO the table ard lays them F.,
" ths lamp 1t is not 'oaded, ',1lt steA
caleia! 10 nc prepared Tor any ,rnes:. <
ans interference er Intrusion. Selt.,,A. :
I!ot BUG WAS ocnt upon, tLis Is cy:, -
4c!efhllsco not TO he tlwurteo- sae
lakes mp bottle OF str1ychnia: FROM
1apic, ana ihefe Is every 1ndicat loa thu
tooka rof1lon OF ~ contents. foramo
VI 20 sEs seems 10 hesitate, 1"r Esa! the
WIS iast " c1otnlh5 upon pt':S- Tue
ssoss.e1 " 4 WnAe shet,s. NIL flht~
LAY n.oou lnasks upon ne S:''ef. S.i"
r rnrhans . sI,a nsS .Gssa nSs ,Ia erar:n Il
ls!nal's snS ".ltea 70 ie'l thct itctts +"
Ioisoh, rerhaFs 10 listen -or sn. to":ste
.:fs ny 10y VIZ aao caAeu L. hes ''ts i
,',,N1.1 "mt 9etvsS, os net lN!etah g ava:
.,s,se -nSsa.a. " ~ iias ee tnas sil' Gt''stt-
.nee .a..,..,a tae enots " AiH.e Hs ni@iu!.
t.aran,o,,t trnS ~ ~ .1 aInssIn ~, w e!s.mc.Is'
no,s tnu W.. i ts1eu ~ ne' ioot* 'i's,a:
eets; ena. w Win sNc !. ness": " D!
- ,tahts ~ tnG ia-oE. au1Is a"En HE
~ 1ss"e tHe u's:ue WIN sfeat lusvs a"atci
u, ;1S .ut.s ~ ass"ss nes thsoat. "a4" sAs iss
~ ~ tnt .aolg, ior Sse.tt sNaSh u !
~ eevh ~ elstance Ila.h Inc iasie 9:
.ias .ts "ne.c sne stuu, anu = ssiai:tf ons
s;,s us H.e. ,.,.e,, s ,. ae tnen es !" tEe 'tt
sn,, 1'Hm ~ "i",.s , ~, ana oaosu sIHi,sE
MaaIs sn'; lay Mss .Ae g., iazoT 70 hr.'l tht y
S.o.eS A. LUZ ioo1 81 Tue hea nl "lll,.
oSsu eaoes arc. lieS 0o'sn,' GTawS t.,
elothes over hcr anu ulps.
.,.1 w nase 'ahen some ls'ifis I" cn:h%t
tientals VI Tue lMst HISTORY u Ms E:cE
~! tAc aHleectchts OF s"tuatt, VIII.
anG"1n@ Ael 10 pc lnsahc, co"Lt resp
! sEen nof.'t CRIME.
| hlrs. laesaEu anu her flust.: -
hahsas rom 1ennsy!sensa, aTririn: =.
a1as, iSs'. seizure thcF Started h"W
Mts. II. received irom her 4 ti'er- us a:l
| eeIucst, so'nc nInperlE WI ch was estin
I 70 oG No7tn Sl,o. eui VI !c!', feiofe
! lns est+ Trey 9Elosetl OF 1or El*n. ant
Nas 'nsestcu IN land II haIsas. ~Ihry
IN tnat unhappy teFfitnty through all
EoMu4es, 1aas. anu nshtiiis> ot my
III Ill *
MSte eHfoSsu 10 ifcqnehL !. rays oI the
MhackinS M'ssour!ans- uE,teT s1ielt u
Attlnn o. anaifs u Is not 70 TIC v andeteA
thsse pioneers dlu nor thfs>c, :nt t':sf
i cIE oi ol:aEEoln1nncht was 'H;e:1 pfcsss
! lhsir lips, Aetc Mrs. II. acquired IL
ntns VIII TUG use o. ulea1hl;, ski!t III
1nE. 1eeIsnn III nslhs, ana lcarirs
N hahulnlg thein, whtci! Wr:r 4
1sliiE-llldsed, she exhibited a de-
J pcnceant lot shotgun a:,d ltstr!-
Aau s9c htoGu sentry ~ her
oeot, psstol IN naEd, anu slnl-snn "
Ieach. "nen aanssf lhteiteiicd. aet ii
proven ~ p9%Stiu1 AUXILIARY r. her nus
aua ING nelshoornooo IN MakH.@ dc
esainsl a9, ensmIae, nsE 9nstsHsited me-
MSstt sicium IN tate uArhc't I1A:.rf.
1nus ,hey ,.ysu unlli 1ne Wa'm:oktnut,
MI II. eAilsteo, huu N!s. u. rclH!:st'
fennssiEaAa- shc Eemainel tie:. HE
a3G[, "aen she cofleluaen 70 <" "sst 4
sen lug psopGlay tnGS nad tHrrt s'lsi
naeh 70 tne EIst. vi feaeMf!: ha9'a
nca1u c.1 tuat NY nns pnL4 was s!aar!hGu
" Ing puieeI lo!ts, auu went 70 sc'. Alftl
vas aoout 70 START WIN tf;:li, i:,h'
LiatanN, ~ NV aieANu, "a sfie tAt!:
nas.enSI ~ naeh ~ ~ tne 1.iaEe ' Aefe t.e
"As, sotu II, atM s!asteu !ot 1!ie io't 70
. hcr AnSnnna; the Tram u ]nst le!. !
Ase .Enst 1hiosn'cV; ont :ne .sS.oo
anu ,fnns:!eu ', Two VI .nsee a:ss Ml.2s. .
nana, wien sue par,ea ire,l l.!ih
| 70 ushtemo, MheEc htr 1ath'E.s =
| II Is Saln snS aiu nui SCI ~ -; j,
: neat faiss Wy, 41tt sue h;.a lcit AZ.
About year anu halt '.n, vi.
was DISCHARGED lrouh the arEsT, and ~
Oshtcino, where he scttlet' down wiz
W'lc and 1amlty. when h.. ac1u;tst
; property, we arc tola, she INSISTED IL
property tn reimburse her 4 tlle nl4'1s
had given him to buy land, .,c,. In ,hv
!, THIS nc flrr1;ne,l to III sar;n, H.. nm
8 1a1nn~oI az n,..cf -, M, ~, w., H.
) 4.;t 4GH'l'Se9 70 H:uc!t u que ~ tne osnel
: AA!s IeAusai, u Is saiu, CIR htteseu
r nsM,naer . o. her l'fe-at e., = len p sils s.eT =
SORROW. for some cansc. tla, size coul
nfrr,r .woE w1,;ci, 1,.1. ~ t,;rsn
G ! r. Tnnnfa, ,,,,Inn;na,ian5 / t,;,,r,.,
o snrc ~ % ~, .,cns % ~ ,ms.n;tv ~. i"rsS' hr,.'sn
: rons and restless, at tim's very nj
= About 1--WE weeks ago, after rlilniSfi
: went to tic house ofn neigh. ..or, and 7
L the family-sl,c said her llns.autl had :.
!, tised her, and eonld only be convinced
t sontsnas "nsn tng papGr nAc oceu ".
. run over. column bT cotumn--was MI
! cited, nnd Ind q revolver. S: c w;ls 4 y
! ofgrcat force of character, OF excellent
! ! ness qualities, and withal dev otcdly at:
h S.o apu Esalle. SAG "ss o. ehs sl'!is
! eea a,-a -. tN. tIs htc.aoGst chn'en: hI
+ s sEeken 9. y MS nclshhofs ~ sind an
:, years old. =,
. Below VIC give two more lc tcrs Of i
q hnppr wornnn, They wer, f,tnil :
: stand with those heretof;1r,.
; ore not signed. i''''vl,
: LETTER 70 3,.1IEa,t9 MIn rAS:tr. =,
n.,.ott ,UsI1;!Ean, ::uyutt /?
,riit n,.s hn.r nr. flS,. ,,,n - lhs
1nnra ~ ,tro tnr 1s ME-, LIE ,:';i, isei nave
isase. g iii, !sEs iisn, si!h ~ -n,r Gn tn.
J. mcnns iI,st nrf, 11,,r IN shcir l. ~, =. ~,
i sfrm ~ m h,.i1 y sn.t4" tns" ;no.. a,st .
taught 10 remember the SaGi1,;j.. -, mi Hhr hc
: nr II ihe love aud fear ot tsod. Will. @ wil
tas SeI3 + iRey rI.S, etas hsrc Man yon
y several woriis nrc Inff mi ~ +! lt,s.e T.
fto9r lived ihsunrft Ill vim :. =, ,,,,.
rncrificc I'M. fscifif r,,pi.f ,r1,, 5,,ci. ~,
C oucc Icl!pvcd l,c lad ror NJ. aa hit mi ~ ,frc
WrSt ,hIon"i1 ~ Il, teIhnatt en went i
ennia ~, H. ~ t.s,1,nMt ht1s' ~ TT !,
assed a. explanation d h!s l ncs!cri. IaAf I !
g lee ia! 'a 70 fo1 ne al1;; l.too. &C Messed
n Au~A ~ota~H wv ~ HhAI1h Hltt ElIt4ll