The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-04
WYBLES CHILDREN FOUND.
THE SHOCKING SUEFERIN0s OF THE
sf4RpIN0 WANDERERS.


been found stated by the sus yesterday, beneath
m overhangng rock, distant about two miles
the mountain nom the hut OF their parents and had
been taken to tcnant.house OF Mr.. Demsrcst, that
stood In field on the opposite eide Of the road
the report Of their being found spread
like wildhre through the whole neighhorhood, and
people hnstened the spot from every quarter. The
bodies were placed on rudc boxes with their limbs
10 positions nearly like those in which they had
been found as possible.
now TuE BODIES LAT wHES POUND.
Anthony, the eldest lay on his back, his arms
thrown back over his head, and his shirt blown no
over his bosom. BiA legs bare, his pantaloons
being tied around his feet by means Of his suspen
ders In his last moments. is thought, he became
insane through cold and hunger, and while his tor
ment yet len him . glimmering Of reason,
he remembered some old proverb, perhaps,
that the feet should be kept warm
or else the whole body would grow cold, and tied
his last article Of clothing around them His coat he
had previously placed under the head OF his brother
Warren. where II was found His forehead
badly bruised by what seemed q tall on the jagged
rocks. II was purple In color as " II hand come In
vio Mt contact with blunt surfac G, and side
OF his face the skin was almost entirely torn away.
The rEht side OF his face, as well his eyes and
nose were
EArEs AWAY
by an animal. supposed to be q wild cat, rom the
shape OF the tracks that led from the spot. On
turning the body over. hole about inch In dia
meter was seen IN his back, q ht.le above his right
kidney, through which the cat had probably Inserted
is paw and torn out the cniralls. The bole is sup
posed TO have nrst been maie by rat or mole.
The whole body, well the other two, was
frozen hard, anl Of strangely pink huC.
inE BoDr or wARRgS,
tie next In age reohned on his right SIDE his len
arm holding the tin pail which he had taken with
him close TO his breast HIS head lay on the coa'
which his brother Anthony had placed beneath it,
and rested against the feet Of his younger brother
1t is strange that not the slightest injury had been
done to his body, were his clothes torn IN the
slightest degree. Like both his brothers his feet
were bare and frozen and hts coat he had taken or
and placed over his younger brother. lie had no
clothing on him but his shirt and pantaloons.
THs rouSoEsr BROTHER, JOHN,
was tle most terribly mutiGted. He lay on HI. face
under the shelter Of large rock with his head al
the mouth OF what Is supposed to have been q wild
| cas- den. His ef leg was drawn up beneath him
as II 10 great pain, and his right lay extended s;i
and STRAIGHT. Tue fish Of his neck and face were
| eaten on to the very bone, md the whole OF lis
breast was torn away, together with the heart and
lungs, leaving his lvrr only to be secn. Ills htte
| and foot were entirely denudcd Of nesh.
rHK GRIEF AND Sympathy or rus rsorLs
were shown IN their faces as they thronsed to the
house where the children lay nll wcdnesdl y,
"Wednesday Might, aud yesterday. Few were there
| whose eyes did not show tear. Mothers could
hardly be persuaded to iook the mutiiatcj
| bodies. With their own children In their arms
they sobhei at the thought OF what had befallen
these other lti!e Such deep ani general sor.
| row hal never been witnessed before In Wynockio
Tue pcopl. OF the country had for 20 long q time
felt - strong an interest IN these children ht they
| experienced greater gnef now thar merely that
| wuIch oil humanity experience ~ severe m isior-
| tune 70 fellow bciu@s.
THs coRoNsR's iNQussr.
Al thnlfpast ten o'clock yesterday morning jus
| n, G.. Gsrrson ESD. Coroner OF Hen c,np1y.
| requested those ~lo nld been sum.uonc as jurors
t.. following named gentlemen wcro tuon sworn
| IN:
wm p. Van DlArcOn. Fore John G. Duh.
ya&a %al Herring bayiii g g !u,S %'''''
| Ahran forshay Ano, v. iiorrcr,
Marin Mari pRycrs.1: ,, }I }IIseoS ! ksomin' s'
jaime, jam : Ieyd. a''' Joaa' v. AS~ofasn
| Ex-Governor H. ". Price, ~ New JcrsoJ, wao re-
sides about four milc- above Mr. Denro-t, Was pre-
Mt with his son Gcn. Price. Gov. Pricc sat urlf
the CORONER, and, during tie Inquest, offered mani
Important suggestions.
was also present, and gave his testimony. Durlnl
the inquest the rOoms aud indeed the Whole house
children were stripped entirely naked, and thei
limV- straishtcned out alter the Jury hnd examines
them, 30 to III lhem ior the cOfhns.
| Al,rr the jury had been sworn, Mr. Demarcst In
vted the oroner to ADJOURN the inquest to hs par
loT. The Coroner called the iathcl, JosepL Wyble
and Coy. Price sugges,eL be- should begin With th
| nnding Of tho boGles. lhereupOn the Jury MeT
asked 10 listen 70 lne
DEPOSITION or AcrrS0 CORONER AcEERaAs.
var not fed that the w>ble children had beoI
found BY Michael sturr AMI WnhSm Ramsey.
tie nlountaln. ! Ouad the three boys lylmg ynst u
tLey had been found. They were dead. They Ser
sad ssa, .so0 to behold ThsS were "gS S
R't,en pond and two Lundled yards west Of lb
Sesn u ., SHs, 6 OF s Sn GGs n.s sS
n o yG pSHp Inc sF Se @ G' 2ht sns oHs
9iaer oSSs va; covered oySr him one second b9,
he tG"S sSSnss,, & Boys let With Il his head T Tos'i"
Cds., boy ald Cc ow them win hi, head dow" the MI
a seen "a5s % oS 10 IL
IeSL and Ley IN ne .,no eo,n9n ~ Ssch ~ islI
yeyed TO small hoqse bsioa5inG % oad near the re-.
on ssHSy Sy SOh a HrS 10 90 s ufy Y
O'Clock Thursday morniug for the purpose oi holdh
VIM II. Ramsey the nrs' witness called. iestieed 81
SSS lie H .SiSs FSo
O'Clock, A. Nj the hrst l calue 10 all uskri
started out on the monn ain In search OF these cnlu
ren with hcinel Sturr; went across from Haa Bai
CONS Bridge, southwest course past mine hole the
heard a crow holoA | told NV brotner To loo
cry close then looked around the ledge got ~
top Of H. the ledge just above Van DlIcJms niue ho
. winch Just AbuNe a hollow thtn VIC heard la
OF crows hOlloa acrJ,S the ot valley W. Ooko vol
sharp aud couldn't see thCmi then my sohor'ln Ia,
SAID, see them tbe ctOws) Ny Little green tree;
tod him saw them, and tlal mutt be ne spot wner
the ch'.dren Lara the night before While was lu DO
tue crows kent hUNoainR; that was the reason
thought tla must 5e tue hpOt where Tue chidron lad
then went tnrouyh the valley ana went no tLe fOad
uut we got opposite tue green tree where wcsaM W
crowti we had never searched that way before
We Lad 10y juror searched before, 10
II was over TO Rotten p nd. near Mr. wIble'
mouse thea we crossed the crook, tho outlet OF tn
iona no one was with NE or near at tue time but ~
OrCtoTin- avs We crossed the brooS rglt opposite ih
Chldlen We ossed tde brook right near the od le
ledge between the valleys aud would take the other
) there hedge ~ CKs between u.s. and took ~
one on tue leli-hand side, and my bTothern.law tool
tho otber told hnn TO hunt close. ana w
went up near the gre0n tree, ana say
! Dg rock where tlero had peen cat track ~ "a
oRs OF tho uacksi followed thee tracks up ~ %
ChdTcni my brotheru.law told me tho trhe was pretl
We M the hill; came to thC children nrst, my brou
er-ln.Hw Aaou 100 ynrdh On, IN tho other valley
aud called TO hu and he thea came 10 mei the iArRta
boy, Ann my the hrst one We see no lay on a.
back. head dow. the hill; see part o, an od par
pHntlloOnsi walked NJ "a this boy, ana sc u IN
OF rag, piece " pants, had J looked am
$40 som0thng looked rod and l thonlhl 10 my