Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-02-21

doing this mischief, but she stoutly and
persistently denied up TO SUNDAY even
ing, the eleventh instant:
I On Sunday evening the family went
IN church. leaving Mr.. Mulford, the girl
and a little son at home. He then
cbers-ed her with doing all this work,
and lie wanted her TO tell the truth. He
80 ID her. your name is Mary Made
linz and She had seven devils in her
Won seem To be possessed Of at least some
of them TO do an this mischief; now, tell
me all about it; YOU must confess and
forsake the evil, if you expect TO be for
I given
! At first she seemed reluctant, and
! finally commenced tOtell all about it. The
I ice once broken the damned up stream
I of diabolical mischief began 10 freely
I flow. She admitted that she had done
all from first to last that something told
! her 10 do it; her hands would 90 without
/ her assistance. She said she was sorry
for what she had done, and 70 have gwen
the family so much trouble.
Request
Mr.. aud Mrs. Mulford request US to say
that they have suffered severely by hav-
I ing their property destroyed; that they
have been unfairly dealt with by some
Of the newspaper journals OF this city
feeling that such reports had sent mob
to their house, breaking their windows,
and compelling them partly 70 close their
store and suspend business; 50 greatly
were they annoyed that they had almost
resolved 10 remove.
They consider that they are the in
jured parties; aud justice demands that
newspapers and individuals that have
been 50 liberal in scandal in circulating
rumors and publishing unfOunded re-
ports should, as far as possible, retract
what they have said and done to injure
the reputation Of Mr. Mulford, and his
family. Mr.. MUlford desires US further
10 say that the statements I'm the news
papers We're made without his knowledge
or consent. He believes that the whole l
cause Of the distress IN the family could ]
have been asceTtained but for the publi- I
cation Of the article IN Monday morn /
ing's Inquirer.
The Confession Of the Girl
PHILADELPHIA Feb. r. 1885
! have lived with Mr. and Mrs. Null 4
ford nearly four months; l came and re- 4
manned with them of my own VIII and
accord I have never received anything 4
but kind treatment from the family tits
the best home I ever had l am very
sorry that I am compelled TO leave them;
/ acknowledge myself guilty Of all the
mischief with which l have been charged
since February first, eighteen hundred
and sixtv-siE.in in the house Of Mr.. Mulford;
1 make this confession of my own viii
and choice, and sign the same in pres
ence Of these gentlemen.
MARY MADELINE SCOUT.
g. II. BAssErr. Firth and Carpenter streets.
VIZ W NTI-S0S. tweuJy-fOur Christian street
WV. HERITkGE, nine hundred and forty-two
A. r. CIULEE. niuety-three South Fifth street
Committed 10 the House Of Refuge.
Yesterday morning the girl was ar
raigned before Mr.. Alderman PottingeT,
Of the Second Ward. She was charged
by her mother with being incOrrigibly
vicious and beyond her control
The magistrate had long interview
with the girl, and gave her some excel
lent advice. She said that she had not
been iustigated by any one to do as she
did at the house of Mr.. Milford She
did not know why she did it. She said
she never heard anything about spirit
u8lists, nor had she ever read anything
about them or any works about ghosts or
devils In regard 70 the step-ladder
she said she had fixed the
ladder in such a position that il would
fall with the slightest touch. she fur
.her admitted that If she should want TO
make tftrh7 lothlLlE- = laAoo OF picture
fall, she would so loosen the fasteuings
.hat any one of the things would come
iOWn without trouble.
The magistrate had just opened a new
iocket. The first entry thereon read as
OllOws.
On this, thirteenth day Of February,
'ighteen hundred and siXty-siX, sent TO
he House of Refuge Madeline Scout,
Inder fifteen years of age, charged by
Ter mother, Mary Ann Scout, with in
Orrigibly vicious conduct, by pretending
o be possessed of the devil and smash
ng up things generally at the house of
.Ir MulfOrd. South Fifth street, above
'arpenter street, thereby causing great
excitement and hubbub throughout the
ity, and giving rise to runners Of ghosts,
tc., much TO the annoyance Of citizens"
We were informed last evening, 10y a
Gentleman who visited the House Of
Refuge, that Madeline commenced cut
ing up capers there, was very ssucy %
he matrJu and used obscene language.
,he was at once placed under the most
Igid discipline Of the institution.
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