Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-13
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Judge Ludlow, Of Philadelphia. in pro-
nouncisg . death sentence on poor, igno-
rant, friendless and forlorn girl. who had
killed her new born child because she |
knew not what slse to do with Il, addressed |
her thus:
"Hops not against hope the only par
don which can In any event cleanse your |
soul feen the stain Of the guilt mvst b |
granted BY that Divine Being who vas the |
aotbor Of your child's life, and who made |
It in his own image.
And now. % magistrate, clothed With
this power, nothing RENAME for 10 to do
but sbsy the commands Of The Consultation
aud laws Of this Commonwealth, and pro-
coed to announce the judgment Of the law,
which 10: Here oil the Judges rose
THAT Hester Waugh, tho prisoner 1t the
bar, be taken from hence to the Jail Of the
county Of Philadelphis, from whence she
came, and that she b there hanged BY the
neck until she 10 dead. And may God have
mercy upon her soul"
The account adds: "Ths poor woman
appeared still unable 10 comprehend her
situation, and although the tears flowed
freely, it appeared to Be more the result Of
| was by every one, then because Of her
probable DEATH"
II that poor child Of sorrow 10 hung 1t
will Be deliberate, downright murder. Her
death will be . far more horrible infant.
eide than the killing Of her child. She 10
the child Of our society and civilization,
bsgottsn and born Of Il, ssduced By II, by
the Judge who pronounced her sentence,
by the bar and jury, by the Legislature that
enacted the Law tin which, because wo-
man, she had no vote or voice), by the
church and the pulpit that sanctify the law
aud tho dseds-of oil these will her blood,
YEA, and her virtue too, be required All
these were the Joint seducer. and now sec
if by hanging her they will also become her
murderer u Revolution.
How = Poor.Gs oase lsoy BEGAN G
N Millionaire.
The recent change in the management OIL
that great corporation, the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad Company. by which
the control passes into the hands Of Henry
: Keep, the representative of Wall street, ha,
. excited some curiosity in regard 10 thi,
). now railroad king. and ! have been ct con
: siderable pains to learn his history
~ Mr.. Keeps first distinct recollection o
Z lifc is connected with the Penthouse Of JET
fcrson county, New York, into which tn,
death Of his father in poverty had com Cd
his mother and himself Having thus lived
until he became old enough - the county
! officials thought, TO earn his own living, he
Was bound out to neighboring farmer, who
: gave him plenty Of hard work, but nc
schooliug, - he had agreed, and little els.
: that was desirable. SO one fine day Henri,
E tied up his lew POSSESSIONS in handker
chef and ran away, and reached tho Erie
Canal, on which, working his passage by
: riding horse, he journeycd until at a safe
distance from his master, bringing up tinallv
at iioncoys Falls, few miles back Of Il och
: ester. Here hc worked for . miller for 4
while, and then, going to Rochester, he be
J. came man Of all work for Gen. Gould.
= Saving his wages, and earning . little OK
A ira by occasionally saving a cord Of wooc
FOR hfiy cents, he invested Al first in Mon
;. ! roe county bonds, which happened to be Al
r discount, making handsome psrcsntag,
when they rose to par. Then he began Il
. collect Canada money and take it over the
border to exchange for States currency, al.
ways at profit. Bv shrow dness, care and
} economy he accumulated Mt least enough
money to start bank, which he did at Wa
tcrtowp, where he married the daughter OF
Mr.. Woodruff, a prominent and wealthy
citizen. lie established several other coun-
try banks, and finally going TO New York.
took . leading position on Wall street - q
atock broker, now, At the age of about 6fty
ranking among your millionairss.
Bravery Rewarded.
brevet Colonel's commission was re-
ceived by Adjt Gen'l Baker, . few days
since, for ). 2. Wilde, formerly Lieut.. Colo
mel OF the 24sh infantry. and who died about
four years ago. His wife died in Septem.
Der. 1864, bis youngest daughter died in
Octossr, 1854. and the father aud Oldest
daughter died in November Of the same
year. 80 nearly at the same hour that il
va almost an impos sibility to tell which
died hrst. Col. Wilds was wounded in the
arm at Cedar Greek, Va, Oct 10th, 1864.
anu died. % before stated. Of the wounds.
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