The New York herald., 1869-01-31

A Girl Murdered by Her Lover-Atfcmpted
Suicide Of the Latter-Confessi0n Of the
Murderer.

Suicide Of the Latter-Confession Of the
Murderer.
From the Barnesville lohio, Enterprise, Jan. ISL
The people oil tue western part OF Belmont county
have been startled by the commission OF crime
which In its fendish mallgnty and horrible details
surpasses nything that mas recently occurred. even
in the purlies OF the large cities. The murder
red ON Thursday the 2ist INST, about two miles east
Of the village OF sewellsville on the afternoon OF
about fourteen years found lying in the run py
the roadside. Her head was nearly severed from
her body and several small wounds were upon her
hands and breast.
The name OF the murdered girl is Louisa Fox,
who M had be been for some tune residing in her fam
ily. 1t appears that Carr desired to marry Miss
Fox but mad been refused by her parents; S1a;,s on
nine years old, was with her when they met Carr in
the lane, who walked few yards with her. He then
pocket for his weapon. The little boy ran TO his IA
ther's house. about 400 yards distant and gave the
alarm. The father at once hurried to the place and
found his dead daughter as above described.
Carr ned In the direction OF Sewellsvilie. Return
ing by another road ne stopped at house and bor-
rowed gun, saying he wanted to shoot a rabbit On
Friday morning he ives discovered behind Fox's
spring house. sitting on the ground. On going up
. shoe-knife. The windpipe had been severed and
was pr0truding from his neck and he could breathe
only through the wound. He had also shot himself
in the left breast above the heart and the bali sp-
peared TO nave lodged IN the shoulder. BY pressing
his ne s 20 Sons:
OF Daniel Mamma, where he still lies In critical
condition.
full confession OF his crime together with the causes
which led to Its commission. This confession was
10 make it public without the consent Of the accused
There were, however, present quite number OF re-
sponsibe persons who listened TO Carr's statements,
benefit.
We now give the substance Of what the accused
has stated 10 several parties. and which, are told,
agrees with ms written confession:-
On the day the crime was committed Carr
visited The girl sr at ~ Alexander agnsers and con,
this occasion she mentioned to him the hopeless
ness Of his suit, at which he appeared greatly
distressed, avowng his intention to commit sui
eide. lie asserts that up to this time he had no
intention OF taking her life, and did to that
conclusion until about three hours before the deed
was committed. While conversing the giri assisted
him TO draw some cider OF which he drank three
pints In view Of his intended suicide Carr procured
4 razor at Hunters house. He then left and went
to Sewellsville where he obtained shoe-knife,
which be intended to use II everything else Jailed
and accomplish his purpose with II, but after one or
two attempts he failed to borrow one.
intention Being he says to visit roxs and See
there was not yet chance Of procuring their con-
sent to his marriage with Louise While on his way
there he the object OF his insane passion coming
down the road, accompanied by her little brother.
when she came up he Joined her. BY this time his
dreadful purpose had become firmly fixed In hts mind.
During the short walk the girl told him tnat her
grandmother, whose house abe had just lef had told
her that her parents had determined that she should
never keep his company again. The reply OF Carr
was that The guessed both Of them had short time
to live adding the query, Louise are you pre-
mediately after her reply he pushed her down and
drew out the razor which he had hitherto Kept
throat throat I The W girl threw up her hands, which we're
fearfuy gashed in the struggle. appears that she
did not make an % o1iery or plead for her life, so
examination showed that the victims head was
nearly severed from her body, though the spinal
II would be hard to find, IN that immediate neigh
borhood. more public place than the spot where
plain view Of it. none Of them being further on than
After seeing his purpose accomplished Carr
getting out OF sight Just as the father OF the muir
dered girl, who had received the alarm from the
On SUICIDE Uy shooting moot Sse @ had sons
In search OF gun, venturinE boldly into Sewells-
willie, the OF the nos having reached there
at that time After some failures he procured ride
at the house Of a family named Frissel.
After this he proceeded BY roundabout course 70
the coal bank, which was about two hundred yards
from John Fox's, the home OF the murdered girl,
and where her body then was. He passed the night
10 the coal bank, occasionally walking some DIS
tance out into the ned but, what was most surprls
Ing ne even vcntured to the front OF the house and
looked in at the front window, watching the neigh
burial. We doubt II the annals OF crime can afford
q scene moro grotesquey horrible t'an tnc picture
Curiosity % stealing % amid tie IL darkness and silence OF
the night to look, himself unseeii' on tue mangieu
Whcn dny broke he repaired TO Fox's spring house
and proceeded to make arrangements for taking his
own NE. lie cooked the gun, tied string 10 the
tricrcr nassed ID over the end Of rafer and them
nv pushn0 the gun from him, discharged It's con-
tents into his left breast. The ball passed through
Tho oter and upper portion OF the left lung, Think
ING that this shot would not finish him. he then pro-
ceeded TO sever his wndpipc by drawing the edge OF
oe xne one ne nead NE shouts S A.
the father OF the murdered girl having himself dis
covered Carr standing near the spring house, Daniel
Mamma, at whose house Carr Is now lying, was the
nearest person TO him, and At Mammals request he
threw the rine down the hill, and Mamma went up
10 him and arrested him. When he was arrested no
mad the bodness 70 ask to be taken into the house
where the dead girl lay. This OF course her parents
Iefused The chances are that Carr will not recover
rom his wounds.