Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-02
TEE Fri. CoxrRoyERsY-Detecti,e, Bqa,

TEE ERIE CONTRo BrfT,d.
"A. IL p M G.efyss n were POsd
at all the ferries leading to Jersey City. A oout
l1:3O p m. Mr.. Fisk left the building and
started for the Pavonia ferry, but was stopped
by some lawyers clerk and served with
papers. Mr.. Fisk then returned 10 the Presi-
dents room, which was brilliantly lighted, and
the detectives watched. At 12:l0 a. m. two
men walked quietly from the building, and
seating themselves in carriage waiting
on the street. gave the driver the order
/" Fifth Avenue HOTEL" and were driven off.
At 40 a. m, the same carriage, empty, came
over on the Payonia avenue ferry boat from
Jersey. The detectives then stopped watch
ing there. During this time Chief Young
had been busy in Jersey City, where he
found adrawing room car lighted and coupled
TO a tender filled with wood and water,
and an engine fired upi while mysterious
excitement was manifested among the station
men. The engineer said. he wasn't going
out; the conductor said the train wasn't gong
until morning. Just then q steam whistle
sounded up the track; the station master cried
out as if in terror, '.Th here comes the down
freight, you'll be smashed" the engineer pulled
the throttle valve wide open and the tram
rushed away. II stopped when it came to the
engine without lights that gave the signal
whistle, and, the detectives say, took on Jay
Gould, James Fisk, and Ss,0O0,OO0. The de-
tectives then came home, and reported acc ord.
lngly; but must have been badly sold by inter-
ested paI ties, as the New York AGa of last
evening says There was great deal of fun
at the Erie headquarters over the report of the
midnight sabscondinz." Messrs. Gould and
Fisk are still sat home.'
A GIRL MURpKRs A OHILD, THEN RoAsrs
IT ON A STovK.-We have received the partic.
ulars Of a horrible affair which occurred about
mile from Corning, Wednesday last, Nov.
25th. AT the place Indicated there resided
family named McCulloch, consisting Of Mr..
and Mrs. McCulloch and their three children,
aged, respectively five, three and one aud
half years. The husband Is represented TO be
q shiftless, ind slent fellow, and his wife has
been compelled TO labor TO support the family.
She has lately been selling sewing machines,
ana on wednesday last started on trip through
the surrounding country for that purpose,
leaving her children in charge Of a girl named
Barber, aged eighteen years, whom she hired
for the purpose. In the evening the youngest
child cried and was fretful, when, it is said,
Barber threw it upon the floor and stamped
upon it until ii was almost lifeless. Then tax.
ing the little one up she held its hands upon
hot stove until they were terribly burned. The
child was too far gone TO utter more than q
faint scream while it was being roasted. Bar
Der then threatened to throw it into a WELL
when the other children, who had witnessed
the whole thing, told her that IL she did they
would tell their mother. The girl then wrap
ped the child in a blanket or bedquilt, and
placed 1t in a bed, where il was found oy the
mother, who returned home on Wednesday
night, dead. The marks Of brutality were
plainly visible on it's little body, and, after
questioning the children, information was
ordered the arrest of Barber, called Jury, and
an inquest was in session yesterday. The in.
quest will be concluded to- day, and it is said
there can be no doubt as to the finding OF the
jury.-ROchester (N. ~ Union, 2sth.
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