The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-15


The N. Y Herald of this morning reports he
feilowiDg;-
The "Lodge"-by which appelation the small
three story building set apart for the worst or
most rabid OF the l9natics, on the west end of
TINS Island, is known-was the scene OTIS most
shocking affair some time during Friday night
ast, by which tho life ot q poor demented crea-
ture was taken by another in moment of
frenzy, and the deed was mliuly owing 10 the
apparent Mismanagement of the auth 0rltes in
not properly guarding against the danger'to
which thelnmates ot1he institution ire a. present
so much exposed. The facts in the case are as
folloWs:-There are about 1900 inmates in the
four structures set apsrt for lunstics on the
island in question, all OF which are occupied.
the Lodge being filled to repletion. The
accommodations here are 80 meagre that 1t has
been found necessary for several months past,
in order to meet the demands OF the increase in
the number of untortunates, to cause their
sleeping two in a cell, instead of one rs hereto
fore, when the patients are dangerous and liable
to do bodily hsrm to one another. Each of these
apartments is furnished with an iron bedsteaa
and a wooden tub, or kid" of heavy oak, such
locked up in their rooms at six o'clock each
evening, and are not released again until five
O'Clock the next morning. On Friday night one OF
the female lunatlc5 contned in this department
arose from her couch and in paroxysm OF
madness seized the heavy tub at the side of the
cot. and raising it above her head brought it
down with terrific force upoR the skull OF her
sleeping comrade, crushing IL in and klllinS her
instantly. Tue shrieks and howlings in the
lunatlc asylum are so familiar to the ears OF
their keepers as to attract little or no attention
ut any time during the night; hence ii any
noise was made by the victim In her struggles,
II was rot noticed. At O'Clock, wheu the
| female keeper of the ward in which the horrible
| affair transplred threw open the door OF the
! cell, great was her horror in behoding the
| maniac murderess and ber murdered companion
| lying side by SIDE ~ their cory cot, ghastly
| spectacle indeed. The bed clio hing was satu-
| rated with blood, which dIDped slowly from
| the pendent covering and strcamed over
/ the floor Of the room, while the brains
| OF the dead woman, winch had been literally
| scooped out with the fingers OF the murderess,
| lay scattered about and despatched the walls
| The demented woman was removed Immediately
| from the cell, and the circumstances attending
| the affair were kept so strictly private rs to
| elude the observation even of nearly every one
| about the place. The remains of the deceased.
| whose name has not transpired, were c)fhned
| quietly and eIpeditously, aud were inferred
| without delay. She was ABOUT tweDty-sx years
OF age and had neither friend nor relative living
| in this vicinity. The murderess is, OF course,
| irresponsible Tor the act.
The facts narrated above have been obtained
from an employe OF the asylum, bit the names
OF the parties concerned in the tragedy wei c not
disclosed.
Terrible Murder in wisconsin.
Janesriue (Feb. ID COR. Chic I9o Ptnles.
| Oar community was startled this morning bY
| the lntorma ION that a farmer named Caarle;
N. Lambert, about fifty years OF age living on
the river road between thus city and Be!oit, was
murdered last night and his remains lrned IL
the house, which was destroyed by fire. /
appears, by the statement OF Mr.. Mark Langley
a brother-in-law of the deceased. who broue b
the news OF this horror TO the city, that Mr.
Lambe had recently sold his farm to Mr.
Noyes, OF the town of Rock, and had recelveS
$500 III money and mortgage on the pla3
for the balance of the purchase, II
contemplation of removal to a neV
location. Mr.. Lamber's wife was GU vsl
to Chicago, and he was alone in the house, Wit
a nired man, who had lived with him sine
Novem Der last and gave his name as Wesle
Nelson. About O'Clock last night the attentio
| of MIR. Langley was called TO the bright light /
the direction OF the bouse OF his brother-n-laW
! but as it seemed TO be such flame as woul
be- created by the burning of straw stack
nothing of the matter, and did not leara OF III
catastrophe until O'clock this morning. The
: it was discovered that the charred rem sus of "
Lambert were in the sm ok king ruins OF the celia
. and that one of his horses and the hired ma
= were missing. The presumption ls that the III
. fortunate man was murdered, the house roooe
9 and then fired, after which the murderer 81 o
0 the horse and left. The supposed murdere
: Wesley Nelson, is light compIexioned abo
Il thirty years of age, Ave feet nine inches hig
n and weighs one hundred and seventy pound
y reward Of $500 is offered for his aPprchensiC
and conviction. An inquest on the remai
/. ! found in the cellar, this afternoon, elicstt
q nothing new except that the murdere1 III,
n was paid money on yesterday in the presen
2 of the supposed murderer; and the fGrth
n fact that the barn was guarded by sava
d dog, which no one could pass who was uas
y quainted, showing concluslVely that Nelson to'
the horse.