The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-13

"A " oman DTOWhb Ihe OAllu Oh ~
Dor In n Barrel-She Places a Cake OF
Ice on the Body to Keep 1T Beneath the
Surface-The Child of Another Neigh
bOr Thrown into the Vault of an Out
house.
From, the Chicago Times, lOh.
Twenty. first street. between State and Burn
side streets, was the scene of series of inhu-
man outrages yesterday afternoon. For many
months past, woman calling herself Mary
Brannagans has been residing in small frame
cottage in the locality indicated. She repre-
sented herself as married woman, but trumors
rejecting upon her character have been cur
rent, connecting her name with thai OF negro
in the neighborhood, consequently she has
been summed by her former nelghbors. Thls
woman has always been an eye-sore TO the
entire neighborhood, and the female portion OF
this community have even stood in dread for
the safety of their lives as her threats of MUIR
der were both loud and frequent. During these
brawls she had frequently threatened the lives
of the children living In the nelghborhoOd
The family of Michael Kavapagh, residing
at No ISL Twenty-first street, her next door
neighbor, has been in the habit of receiving
something more than their share OF her ami
mostly, and these people have been fully aware
Of the state of her feelings towards them. Yes
terday afternoon their little girl, about four
years OF age, mad been allowed 10 play IN the
yard, and for few minutes the attention OF
both parents was directed from their otspr1ng
by being called TO the front of the building. On
returning to the rear ofthe house, to look after
the satetyof their child, which for the moment
had been neglected, 1t could nowhere be dis
covered. Instant search was instituted about
the house and yard. In the course of these re-
searches which were participated In by a mum
ber of persons including two policemen, some
one advanced to the vicinity of an clubhouse
situated in. the yard, and beheld a little girl
crawl from beneath the she'd like covering,
which had been raised on posts a little
above the ordinary level of the ground 1t
proved to be the daughter OF Mr., kaYanagh's
next,door neighbor, named Patrick Pldgeon, a
unable to speak and, of course, could give no
reason for having been in such fearful predi-
cament, but when it gained sufficient con-
seriousness and breath to art1culate the child
instantly accused Mrs Brannagan with the
| commission with the evident intent to commit
murder. When Mr.. and Mrs. Kavanagh heard
this recital their fears increased even ten fold,
| and the search for their own child was prose
cuted with redoubled energy. Adjoining the
| low fence separating the yards from the inclo-
sure of Mrs. Brannagan stood a barrel three
fourths full OF water, while on the top there was
floating a large cake OF ice. More for the
reason that the search should be thorough
Than under any expetctst@0n t @ Os OF Hnqing ing
of the water, and there to the horror of the by
| ISLANDERS the body of child came 10 the sur
| face. Itwas the little daughter OF Mr: and Mrs
| Schorier, and life was not quite extinct, But
| its condition was such that no medical skill
| ments. The body bears evident marks of great
| violence done TO IL, and the neck is almost
| black from efforts at strangulation. The fear
| full news spread like wild-fire about the neigh
| borhood. Among all these people there was
| not even doubt expressed as to who could be
| the peTpetrator OF this second outrage. The
| author of the first was unanimously accused
| OF this, and this feeling became only more
| decided Wnen III was known That She had en-
| deaVored during the afternoon to coax several
other children within her yard. Crowds of ex-
| cited people began to gather about the pre-
misses. Everybody living within block or two
was there, with the exception OF the alleged
| criminal. She barricaded every avenue OF In
gress to her dwelling, and then placing herself
| at a window, with bayonet for a weapon, she
| threatened instant death should any one DOS
sess the hardihood TO come near her person. A
| strict surveillance was instituted over the pre-.
| misses. Evidently for the purpose of making her
| escape being under the impression that the
| police had abandoned the vicinity, she made
| her appearance in the yard, and was instantly
| secured by Ofiicer NJ +. Barrett. But not with
out severe struggle was she at last confined
within the walls OF the Twenty-seoond street
| sub-statlon. Although in charge Of two officers
this demon fought and resisted all the way tC
| as she uttered fearful oaths and blasphemiei
against both the living and tha dead: This in
! huunan creature is about fifty years OF age ant
Tepreseuts In every respect the most fearfu
type of low, degraded womanhood. The LITTLE
girl whose life was saved byinothing less than
5aiTscie is most positive in her story She state
that having been coRxed by Mrs, Branagan lnt'