The New York herald., 1869-01-03
mHuaxAslt CASE Of soor sMrcHIxs n ALssrR
He Steals the Dead Body Of His Inam0ral
and COnceaIs it In q Cave.
From the Nashville Press. Dec. ao.l

and COnceals it In . Cave.
From the Nashville Press, Dec. 30.l
heard Of took place in. the adjoining county OF
Cheatham = few days ago. The narrative, as we
Ashland ana not fur from the Cumberland river,
1--we family named White, who are In what are
Christmas eve young girl, some fourteen years old
died IN the house after brief illness She was not
which she was forced to leave by reason Of an IN.
accountable indispostion. The house OF the Whites
Y sltna,ed 10 rather remote section, so that the
were no visitors 70 watch up with the mourning
family save one, young gentleman named Higgins,
fore He found md her her snHng and u appeared no 70 s.
young lady When her eyes closed in death he was
uncomfortable In his sorrow, and 1t was found ne,
S%d r., 70 70 him oy os u ~
was found exceedingly difncult to induce him, to
take any liquor and N order % encourage him. the
only brother or the deceased girl mbibed freely him.
self OF the stmulantsso freely, In fact, that he was
overcome and fell into sound sleep about nigntfal,
A'' In very 1'' deiicate d health ' Tor SOME @ nms Tune
past, and the children Of the house were
Der OF death. Hence. when the hours waxed late
there were Watchers In the house but young Hlg-
ocIocE I the eI Young man seemed in semiethargiS
state, and was not at all communicative, but sat
ms asr N Sspe ns
perceptibe. He became ualkative, suggested to the
old man the proprety OF taking little stimuiants,
application or the bottle, and an exceedingly In .
genious way Of recommending it, beneficial quail
@ 1so 50 sound sleep @ that he oS
not wake up unti between nve ana SIX IN the morn
ing When he awoks awe s ne found young Higgins occu.
that ne did In the early part OF the previous night
sitting in corner with his bowed head resting upon
his hanos; but ne observed that the young felow'A
boots were muddy, and when spoken to he himself
appeared weary and even exhausted. He easily
M not ness cnange 70 VINO mad no
whose lid mad been screwed down the night
before was on right. Everything appeared to q
preached for the inteSrment Of the G. CORPSE "a
on ssn Sf %
his great g1eE The little funeral arrangement
being easily and quickly made the CONN We
& iss asD en 0sss z z Ss Ss 9Snss sSq oo %
from exhaustion Or trepldstion shocs 80 Violently
that he let go his hold and the coffin fell to the
Of ss so sy sW snR nS
authoritative look Of the father veted every one "a
something was wrong. He Immediately despatched
MS son into the house for turnscrew and them pm
doing the lid, he found In the cofnn0t the dead form
Of his beloved child, but heap or stones and
dirt. Higgins, though an athletic young fellow
eighteen years DID, sunk to the ground In fanting
nt. The consterpati0n and confusion was great II
was owing to the efforts Of the old lady that Hggind
did not breathe his last, for old White felt that he
had made away with the dead body Of his child
After some time, when young Higgins was restored
he confessed TO have set tue old man purposelJ
drunk, and then opened the coffin and took Judith
In the woods, where he slowed away th4
body In little cave and covered Il I'D
with leaves and branches, aud then. coming
back, filed her place In the comm with stones and
earth and acrewed on the lid again. His great love
from his sight forever; he thought he would kee1
her TO look at . few days longer. When the Iape4
OF some time allowed the angry feelings OF the old
man 70 cool ne looked upon the lover OF his deaJ
departed daughter more In pity than In wrath. z
The body was recovered and inferred with beconh
ing dignity and 1t agreed to say nothing Of tho
aiair, bur let 1t die out. The female heart, however,
could not keep such secret, and in few houn u
spread end finally became the common talk OF m0A
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