The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-19
Extraordinary Crime,
A LITTLE BOY KILLS HIS BROTHER

Fort PITT, PRINCE RUpERr's LANE
May l3.--On Saturday last Martin Blu
there killed the pigs, slaughtering them
IN the usual manncr-that is, after stab
blng the animals and allowing them tc
bleed to death whilst walking around.
he discmbowelled them, and plungine
their carcasses into II vat of boiling
water, and then scrapsd The bristles
clean from the skin. Tho butcherinn
operation Mas witnessed by his two
younger children, boys Of the respective
ages Of six and eight years. The eldest
Gustare, it was observed at the time,
seem delighted, not only by the stupid
actions OF the pigs, but also excited and
Interested in The latter process of the
bulchering, chpping his little hands,
and nutterIng, in the. patois Of these
people, observations Of joy.
After church next day, | accompanied
Butlicrc and his wife towards their
house, which was but short distance
from the chapel. When within few
yards Of his doorstep we were all start,
led by observing The little Gustavc run.
ming toward us holding up his hands all
red and bloody; his eyes glistcncd with
wild, but childli1o sort Of gleo, and
crying out in broken French to the
effect that he had "killcd little piggy
come and see" The mother startled at
appearance Of the boy, interrogated him
quickly as to the cause of the blood,
but he only clapped his hands as before
mnttcrlng about piggy" and said,
"Como and see"
Oh horror Of horrors The door is
opened and right before our eyes, hang
ing from one of the low beams that ran
across the room, was the dead naked
mntllatcd body of the precious little
boy, the youngest Of Buthicre's chl
dren. The floor was covered with clols
and pools OF blood. still warm and
streaming, and horrible to relate, di.
rcctly under the hanging corpse were
the bowels of The little fellow in heap
just as they had been torn from tho sllil
warm boGy! The mother, with a fran
tic shrek, swooncd on the threshold,
the lathcr stood lransixcd with horror,
whilst |, with a sickening feeling, leaned
against the doorpost, and with my hand
tired to shade my eyes from the horril
sight.
IL would seem that shortly after Mr..
and Mrs Buthicrc had left their home
Tor the purpose of, attending the lecture
at the chappcl. Gus'avo proposed to
his little brother, Adolph, that they
should play killing p'g. IN this request
it Is supposed that the unfortunate little
fellow acquicsced. The Youngest was
to be The pig, the eldest the butcher
Gnslavc eagerly assisted his brother to
Wdress for the tragedy, and taking Il
small rope tied him down securely to a
rough lounge that stood in the room
he thcd procured the butcher knife tha,
his father had used in slaughtoring tho
pigs tho day before and plunged it into
the throat Of his passive and helpless bro
thcr. The wound was u mortal one
and it is supposed that death must have
Immediately resulted. After the child
had blcd his little life away, the unnat
ural brother, with the most incredible
hearllcssness, took the cord which con
fined the body to the lounge and tying
one end around the feet of the corpse
threw the other over tie beam, and
lending his weight and strength, hoisted
the body to the position in which it was
! found