, 1866-09-08
4 DIAB0LICAL OUTRAGE.
A LittIe Girl Eight Years Old Rruta2ly
KnEishcd-Sulclde Of the Guilty
Wretch.

Wretch.
From tho kankakee (1lI.) Gaxette:l
Some four years since man named John
Obrecht came to lire with 3lr. n. Il. Fansen,iu
he has resided most Of the time Until just
before the occurrence We are about to mar
rate. Obrecht was a nun Of about hfty
years Of age, a German by birth, md was
considered by his nefghborsa u peaceful and
iuot1ensiye citizen, and exhibited no signs or
as that which developed itself 50 suddenly in
their midst, and which proved him at heart
most wicked and soulless villain.
Mr.. Nausen had little daughter eight
years Of age, bright, Intelligent little girl,
ra o asf
was treated kindly By Obrecht, BY whom she
was carrcsscd aud amused, till she came to
look upon him in childlike confidence and
affection, and thus he won her, as It were, to
himself. On or about the Goth Of August,
nate, or led on by his own deep-seated de-
pravity, and lust, most cruelly and bru-
lally fayished the poor little child, with
even an after repetition Of the dreadful
mud dnmnable crime. Mrs. Nansen soon be-
came >awarc Of the terrible wrong done
gust, maternal pity and passion, mud most
righteous desire to ayenge the great wrong,
ehc few at him in frenzy Of rngc-shc
fought him with the unconscious feT0city Of 3
iger-sle sm0tc him almost seuseless-the
mark Of her slender hands were visible upon
his face and forehead, but at last, finding she
was powerlcss to eT4sh the wretch before
her, she seized the nx and rushed npou him
In her fury, and would have Drained him on
the spot, but he avoided her and fed, though
feeble was his fight.
Obrccht tnen vent to the house Of IN old
friend and acquaintance, Mr.. Lawrence
Hatcher, a short distance from Nansen's,
where he remained over night, Mr. Harshef
at once noticed the marks and bruises on his
face, but supposed Obrecht had had a diff
Guilty with SONG person, get dla not care to
| In amy way TO him, fos fear Of giving him Of
fence It was arranged that 0btecht and
| Harshcr should come to this city with
loads Of grain the next morning, but when
morning came, Obrccht Was either sick, OF
fe1sned being unwel1, aud concluded he
Harsher and his wife decided they woa}d
come, and 0brecht was requested to attenf
to a few chores during their absence
Obreeht appeared much detected, but moth
ing in his conduct Indicated that he wa
about TO commit the most tragic decd o
I'D day of August. About four o'clock II
the afternoon Of that day, Mr. and Mrs
Harsber returned home, md when Mrs
Harsher entered the Kitchen part Of he
house, a ghastly and startling spectacle
met her. gaze. Her screams Of fright an'
terror alarmed the neighborhood, and ~
I1arshcr hastcned to ind what was th
matter, when, 10 : before him hung the dea,
body Of John 0brccht, suspended by smal
foiat overhead, having used i chair for til
purpose, and from which 1t is supposed b
stepped Oft when he had securely placed tn
moose around his neck. His hat was place
on the floor beside the chair, and his bod
uuifsturbed in the position in which he ha
: placed It, as If be had died without struf
!. gele. 1t was, indeed, D chastity sight to b
hold. II Is supposed that the goalings
the guilty mans conscience were so shal
aud deep, that life became q torture an
death relief.