The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-09-17
IIorrible Case of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Horrible Treatment.


From the LouisviHatotrnals Aua. qa
Wesaw Yesterday ht fthe FIRST Strnet
Station House, one Of the most shocking
cases resulting from tho bite OF q mbid dog
that ever caused the sympathetic heart Of
nlan to feel for auQther'a woe. The facis
ofthe case are "A Follows MA
About three weeks ago a negro woman
named Martha Holland, who has for some
time past been in the employ OF Mr. Bra
sior, and worked MS a ffld baud upon his
place in Christian couuH .ahout nine miles
west of ~HOpkinsville, in this state, was Bit
ten in theacalf otthe leg hY dog.
Theivound wa8 hnall, ami as nd evneC
fects Rsfe entestaineA nothing beyond a.
ordinaiy treatment beyond BONE simple
appication was feS1ftCdt 10. About ono
week eitef the bitihf occurred. unmiAtakb
bic SYMPTOMS were mauifssisd o(lbs
dreadful afiiction that ms appatentlv
tfansforhed the poof sefvant aia who.
by the why, has always been a good and
faithful servant from a rational being TO a
most hopeless, Hsuseless. having maniac.
The first decided evidence Of her eondi-
ton, was given BY the girl menacinq aud
running after MIS-. Brasier, who was res
cued by her son, John Bmsier. who caught
the girl and tied her, but in doing so Mar
tina semtched linn, from tho effects of
= Nv nus nAAANA hFN" AAAAH Nl1 Is NON
in the Asylum nj Hopkinsyille. beipu
treated. His condition is almost as bad
us that of the girl.
After this became known in The neigh
borhood, n meeting was held by the peo-
pie, and they sentenced the girl 10 be shot
The execution Of the sentence was delay
ed, and finally revoked, and it was decided
to send tbs girl to the Liinatic Asylunfai
Lexington, as that IS the only Institution fh
the state where colored patients Of this
character are received.
The dog that has eansed all -oflthsa
trouble BIT n little cur at H~opldnsine
Some eight or ten DAYS az. mud n Is sdd
that the victim died nom The effects OF the
bite in eve minutes after the wound was
made.
u Every officer but one IN Christian coun-
ty declined to take the girl in charge to de-
liver her to the keeper Of the asylum Mt
Lexington. This one il the well and ia
vorably known Deputy Sheriff James A..
Bobbitt, who deserves well for daring to
perform such a p]eulous undertaking.
To prevent the possibility of further
harm TO others. M the girl was constantly
Trying TO bite or scratch her c~ustodiaus.
her toe and finger nails we've closely trihi-
med, aud her teeth were Knocked outl It
- ihAlF'NibAN w hNNH NtbNAANN AltbAA hNAs bhil
she wax all day yesterday In her cell MS ma
ked rs the absence of clothing would per-
nit her to be. One remarkable fact CON
nected with this case is that tho patient
refuses 10 taste food Of any kind, or 10
drink water.
She IL so obstinate IN this particular that
Deputy Sheriff Bobbitt informs rs that it
has been twelve days since she has taken
nourishment Of any description, or swal-
lowed o drop of water. She has not had a
lucid interval since the attack, but has
slept some.
Her conduct in the cell is boisterous,
and indicates no bodily pain. She win
sing, call the names Of acquaintance,
whistle, curse, jump, and wallow about on
the floor like monkey or grGsshopper.
II you speak TO her she will answer you,
but not intelligently.
Several physicidns OF this city were to
have visited her yesterday, but We believe
they did not. The doctors do not agree IN
estimating the character of the attack. Dr..
A. A. Rowland, OF Christian county, pro-
nounce it monomania while others say
that it IL clearly %hydrophobia, to the latter
Of which opinions we incline.