The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-26
A BABY FARMER HANGED.
ryrcUTrOY or HARGARET WATERS
EOR UIkFUL MURDER.

Her rnsr- Pirti 5uiuts oil tue Last scene.
u,rg,rct Waters, tho baby farmer, was exc.
,..it..,.riay morning a, . o'clocS, within tie
l.of Ilor.rmon.cr lluc Prison, the county jail
T., surrey II Will be only necessary 10 state with
,r,r,e to tie crime OF the culptt. that sbo WIS
,c.,c,.d uuon one ont OF six liar indictments,
b-reviiul murder OF IN ilckituiato c'iild two
oo,,,s DID, the allegation or tn, part OF tho prose-
,ston U,rs thit she sui her sister, VINO was lri'l
vuh and ecqu,'tci, hid initiated regular system
,f nuii,r - uC,,ssirg 10 "udopr ncwlybcrn
d,ir,r.ur,n q, G -. nlo. OF a SINAI sun or nOuoy,
ihd; real OBJECT being to get rid Of
lsse unnarpy children ~ speedily as po4.
n.c. so that ltlo or mono Of the
,mount they received SHOULD be expended. Tho
scw.sa -ct,ss novel and peculiar one, aud
tie ,urri aud he's SISTER we're, IN the first instance,
only charged with lsdcreauor, in having nos-
.ctci TO troydc the clilirsn who wore placed Ia
der cnar.o with proper food and ncccsaaries, uni
TO cnd,pserod their lives and, alter several OF tho
,nfor,unaie clIdrcp h'i died. the cororcrs jury ony
e,urnci vcrdic,s o. mnslaushtcr against the pri-.
srcr- ac.ing 10 doubt, upon the impression that
he dc,tas were tic result Of neglect and w"nt Of
,roper attention. aud ncratiVing tho suuposition
MAT they we're acultcI by any deliberate Intention
~ causing death. The sac was, however, consld
,red OF 20 much importance thtt tho inquiry was
hken up specially by the Attorney General, and
,nder his direction
AN INDICTMENT ron wiLFUL MrGpLa
vas preferred against both prisoners In every case
where death occurred. The prisoner, as above
stated, was convicted uron Of these indictments,
md for this oncncc she suffered the las. uensaty OF
Me lIw The PRISONER appears to have conducted
hereof remarkably well since she has boon In
p,fon Tut altlCush she has frequently stated that
she lad been gully OF deceit AMI ffaui In reference
10 the el.ilrea entrusted to hor. siS his :jown 10
The last moment persisted In asserting that she
entertained the intention of destroying tho lives Of
VIC Clidrer. Sic vas visited for the last time by
lu two brothers on Monday, and the interview
was most PAINFUL enc. The brothers Lad prcyi
,usl, ad an interview with the Lord Chief Boron.
who tried tie IrisorCr, and trey info med him that
they could procure evidence 10 show taat their
happy sister had treated the deceased child with
kinduo's, and q at fhe had also doue all she
could for the other children. Ills Iordship sail
that evidence Of this description would have boon
important II II had been produced at the trial, but It
as not in Lis roaer to interfere at that time with
che execution OF the sentence. An application for
delay had also, 1t spfeart, been previously made to
uc Secretary of st.te by the prisoners brothers
but tic answer they received on Saturday was that
he cato Lad teen carefully considered and tue Gov.
Hnnent acre unable to fnd any grounds for grant.
AZ tho application for delay. Ever sinco she has
teen under: sentence tho prisoner appears 10 nave
taken very little susionance; and 1t was frequently
rocess'ry to administer stiniulgnts to hcr and the
Few. M. Jcssopp, the eIaplain OF the prison, who
has teen unreni'Ilngb Kind and attentive TO her
since see has been under lis charge, was frequently
called W in tie nrlt TO visit her and oudeavor to
console her While Flo was Ia paroxysm OF Eref
10 alx Ia 4
be expresses n confident opinion that she ~as Tin.
tsrely rePon,ant. On Monday night the prisoner
requested to be allowed to writo
STATEMENT OF HER CASE,
which she desired to be published after her death
she Wis engaged considerable u.ro IN dom. 10.
b wAs a. follows:
"HoasEMoSoER LANE JArI Monday
Oc'. 10. 1870, I
"DsAR SIN: NJ Sing that Il is only risbt before
ieose my eyes in this world 10 write you lew
hns TO tell you. my silhful and afIecaonate spirit
tal adviser Low far l have trahsgfcssed ,he Jaw In
Ills GN lul,y solemn and degrading case, 1 embrace
TIE ny last orI ortunity Of doing 60, hoping that
sGd st'rnty 20 near plead gully Of ob,,isins
money under false preteaees, OF u course OF
acct and rlsenood; also 70 laying do'n Eve
bodies OF children who died OF con NulsUns or oiarr.
bra, nj thrush. These all died since about the
Tth Of March, the beginning oi chich vas ! went
one morning 10 the cradle OF blby TO LAC her out
bhe looked very ~, sle Just caspot when lifted
her up, and Died OF cGnyu'fious Fearing the ex
posure " an inquest, | adopted tue means vi LAYING
down tic body, kuowins had IN 40 way oJnirt0u,.
81 TO tue dedth VI t.S infant or any oNer, aad ,ere
solemniy deny ever having MI My due anything
which could cause death. II nave not gwen
proper food iHdt Il error OF judgment, but "a 10
sour lood 1t - false. | never IN IN, life
pI,son tue tLousLt has lrsqdcu.h occ1rr'd
Nat II IA hard 10 sJnor tor tiio deaths OF those
ldrcn who died 10 the WOrShuLse, or YC, tie uac
Of Mr. Convene. IL was OF tie iO.h OF June that
first spoke 10 Elza Row lend aHCut Ter mother suck
ling ltby tovtp, aud wueG Roli pa sod the touse
feared II Ms nan OF nc HaIne Of HclhngsN orth.
ir0m whom had obNInst ,uaa OF money on my
iuIniture. l. WIS owing 70 the very hi-n rate Of
piuna ed me into such d m, u.iiea and NOT cnl ~
to Get nS 70 nCuta lett Peek.ar 2nd other places
secretly a. soon 40 kHeG be nd lount me. There.
fore, tesIne Rel Iass md tepass, immedlaleb re
marked to Rowland that there as more trouble IN
bOre Tor me, hrCIu-e 50 feared he had found me-.
Mrs Rowland wos enss ed BY me al tee -hihnss
wees TO Wotnurse baby LOwon, ana he WIS with
bef = fortnight before he Llel. Leon cut ~
twAsnED ALL ruE DABIGs EVERY HoRNISd,
Including the poor little md no more than the
Ttst, On account Of his sahorl < so severely IRON
tnrush and dmTIhGl and SICK rcss Any IN Ither
WAC is troubled with a child suHern, in tits man.
nsr, espe hlly young infant Vel know thJt Il
would he in 'eauul state II neglected Tor one day,
much mOte, II such thinS cCul be, Il only washed
tNU or three times Ia zee weeks. Again, sUlenn-
y deny ever having administered lardanum, or an,
Wat tie whole OF tie evidence as 20 the
dirty state of tue children is not true.
Ma, Joy, The laundrcss, shid, whcl before
Nj ElcUu, that tue washing hill was irtquen..
~ ten shlugs week, besides what was
dono at home That ousht to be proof
positive that a.N4ys kept my litle ones
clean. Wien writint This cnlcayogcd to avoid all
feelings OF bitterness TO those NAo have sworn 80
falsely, aud a. thote are r.rOn- tbose Witres,es
several men OF position and oducaO ion. | am Qui'e
sure when they tins E4-At t,u that throura their
testimony fellow creature " 20 has, no doubt icaT.
fully erred. must on tie morrow suacr death, Their
tOnEcieuces must, inGCpd. condemn .hem. AIp has,
Indeed, been uhmorcGu 10 ne, bat God trua, vail
not deny me has saNins mercy. he knows al htalts.
In tlils my Gethrt mInc pray earnestly MAT taey
nav be forgiven, a. lol give them, Win such evil
dtnro, sucn reyoaing disclosures, the Ic3 could MT
Go Otherwise tran return the verdict tLat tlcy Di
tnd tie Judge must vi necessity pass upon me tie
sentence 81 death iul} understand why tni1 case
Las teen nus got uo-lt n to expose system
Ntcng in itself ~ cause II affords tie very ready
means oi parents
tEr,lNG mo or Turin iLLLGiIIhATE oFFSPglE1.
What do the, o.fe what lcc mes Of their poor
huo ln'h- !H,l lave oay CGs cGre-.o rlle
uciT sLamci 9a love. W aaN, Is sti0tl Vsey aic
the sinner, aLu were tu rc no such sinHers M.
fortunate one 1- Lbsv' n'ct NOT h1 sought. ONc
oil Tue children Nuu u .l 90 tIr Wu, N.iuu ,c bot who
was urder Dr. Dul,ns care FOR wee -, was ony
brought 20 M house "a ne %. Ire.IoUs 20 nv
bong taken - Ne pgu." 'u .-o l..h; .p tad an y
laJ tLat child two clear dos. THAT have deeply
s,rurd CuHioss, aiu wish We, pusaials H. ma
80, a..IlOn 10 IAY a. S. ..ft So o. .TIUt. d.
lCt ,tistot 10 be; lut 90 "Umby ass t'r 20.
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