Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1867-04-25

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fupos Der nsishbors by sandry aets Of VI
alsaos tssaFd shsn; tearing apwa THEN
fences, splitting in their faees. and asiag
fearful language ID addressing then<--
Many st,she mere peaoeably inclined re-
ally feared the fsrosieus woman, and few
wsald dare 70 veaaass near ber house,
knowing full veil thas should they do 50,
shey could nos has soifer for their dar.
ling.
1 This sosa Of thing sshssnusa and wax
ed more spirited aa tho Tins advanced
ths woman Brauagaa, - Tesistaaos met
hsr attack, % increase IN violence and
feroeity.
] Yesterday afternoon, shortly before
1 three o'clock, the story Of fearful mur,
der vas circulated about, and, as tbs
Euurdesess, she aans of Nary Branagan
pass ID from mouthss mouth. The po-
lice at the Twenty second street station
we're aotiaea that q shil5 of Michael Ka-
anagh, next door nsighbor 10 Mary
Branagan, who resides at No. lT9, Twen-
/ ty- 6tst strsss, bad mysEeriously dissp-
Ipeared, and vas last seen 10 the Tieinity
of the house, engaged il play with ssy,
srai ether shilHren. A descent vas im-
mcdiately made on the residence of the
woman, and after great difficulty the in
mate was captured end Eaken to the sta
tion. 1t appears thai las little girl, = rho
was only four or fve years of age, had
vestnred % return answers 10 the angry
threats of the woman Brauagan, who,
standing in the door. way, said to the
children that If they dIdn's more away,
she would ''send them TO h-n." Ezra
ged at tls& evident spiris svineed b. the
child, the woman dashed down the steps,
and, gEa.ping Der by the neck, pushed
her iRto The bou'e and through the hail
way ihte The back yard, where she mer-
eiIsssly Ehrew hFr iuto barrel Of water.
Ats.--. h,aidanz ssa, xaaar Iisalsa-azaaAsasn la
the water fer about ten minute, the fe-
male hend closed the barrel, doubtless
with the intention of partil : covering
up her atrocions crime.
Afew niaates afterwayd little girl,
not mach older than tbe one 80 shocking
| IL murdered, daughter Of Patrick Pigeon,
residing at 40. lS3, Twenty frst street,
between Burnside and State streets, was
taken into The house b. BrannFau. At
ter shaking ber in such . manner that
she could not scream for aid, the woman
took The okilj to e privy in the rear Of
The heuse, aud threw hsr down into toe
vault.
The thirst for vengeance was no~ fair
~ aroused 10 the demoniae being, and
to queneh il Heaven and Iiades would
uot have sulhsed If placed at her dispo-
sal.
LeaTing ber house after disFosing Of
the second cdild, the woman met on the
sidewalk another lttsle girl, child of
Patrick 0'Brien, saloon keeper near By,
and tried 10 coax bsr to accompany her
avase by Offering her caady and toys
The little one, knowing well the terrible
character Of the woman, shrank from heg
instipetively, and, fortunately, the lasi
effort of the mnrderass to add to ths
rumber anothen victim, failed.
Returning 10 the scens Of her bloody
work, the woman proceeded st once I'd
close and securely bar tbe doGrs and
window Of ihe house, 10 order to better
defend herself against the attacks of thf
police, which, Of course. she soon expect
ed, and looked upon as inevitable.
| These precautions, however, proved oi
tlitsls avail, for, even thongh she waa
armed wiih hugo bayouet, and numsr-
ous pots aad tea kettles With whieh tc
defend herself, the police soon mansged
10 effect al entrance into her house, and
arrsss and securely bind her,
Durirg The rms the attachment Of p0-
lice wers endeAveFiug - enter the house,
the little girl who was shrewn down tbs
Iprivy had, By repeated efforts, escaped
from her loashsoms prison.
The marderess wns hrmly shackIed,
and Iedged 10 safe quarters, whersis sae
will be kept until sometime to-day, when
she will havs a preliminary sxamiaation
al Ehs Police Court.
The body Of The little girl who was
thrust into the barrel vas taken out, aud
presented a fearful sight. Aboas 1t,
| aesk wsrs huge black marks, denosing
| severe choking, and its body wss rauss
| bruised, IBIS fssh, IN many portions, be.
| ing lssarated. Aa iaaaese viii be helS
over lie remains TO- day.
| The psrpssraser of sbis bloody sork i
aged nas aboss thirty Are years, 10 20
sspulsivs In personal appearances BY an!
means, bat has alwsys been kaown as |
i slsvsalg bag. Hsr haseaad Ii still liv
ling, and II is said shs has ssssrai sshu
drsn. M 81 81 &
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