, 1870-07-21
HORRIBLE CRIMES.

4 Girl Of Is 11uxdez~ kEcr Child mud
Its Father, and then tom nalea S1.i-
cidcs
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p.eisan
4 few daFa ago there occurred in the 1oNer
part OF Union County, y. e.. not far fElm the
State line. cate Of iufantic:dE4 t1us1es, aud
suicide. which. il iss heinousnexs, h.s sellem
been equsllei.
The pcrretrasor of this crime Vas white
girl between Is and II years Of age. 1t had
been noticed for some time past that she was
eac9e'lie, but no Que lad my idea that she would
attempt to destroy her onsrging. tn: nlo1l-
ing after the deed i supposed To have been
committed. the girl acted in very esraIse
nAnnc1. undressing htssal{. aud going from
place to place, As II out of Ler head. Her
relations were 60 excited about 1t th1t th,'y
sent for al old negress, in whose medical skill
they seemed to rely, who examined the girt.
aud found that she had been delivered. 4 pts-
siciau being called in. he condrnle1 the state-
mept She then confessed to tho latter fatt,
but eaid that although she had Lad the child,
no one would ever tiud it. EVER place Wa
then searched. but to 10 effect. and. nr last, hv
threatening the 6ir1 with instant hanging. st.,
She Disclosed tha whereabouts ef the bos1s ot
the Child.
Wl1u found it presented sight the most
sickening and 1epulelye. It was completely
hnsheta vi, with cuts, and ous OF all staa},v
With bruises, bearing tie traces OF tire. The
men who found tie tody state that they never
| yet retaining the distinctive marks OF lsl.
| man being. When accused WITH tue crime, and
| with the proof Of her guilt laid before her,
she stousls denied all, and even re-
| fueed to nauae the father OF the child.
| She Was then confined At homo to await
| the due process Of tho law. Every hour
seemed to visit upon her aotue new trouble.
| unit! At last she sank into dreamy existence,
| appearing to recognize no one, hear no oue.
aud, in fact to be utterly obliyious TO the
| worlp around her. In this etasc she WAS lcf.
the night succeeding the murder ot hes child,
| alone in her room.
At about lo o'clock she a1ose from her bed,
and crossing the hall which led past her door,
she entered the opposite room, where her step
father. man Of ~. WAS sleeping. Here she
took large razor from the table. and quietly
gliding up to the bed. struck at what she
suppored to he her etepfsthers thrust, E,u1
which proved to be his arm Feeling tht
pain. lie jumped from the bed and grnpplet
| With his unknown and Unseen adversary. Tht
struggle listed not more than minute: the
| man, receiving tassl wound in tho iugla
| vein, sank to lie Ioor- The girl received
painful, was not dangerous. She next soush
the part Of tho house where her mother an.
sisters were sleeping. and shouted in ftanti
voice, five killed ms child and the child
father, and now I'll kill myself"
Her mother rushed ultt aud found her Gov
cred with blood aud grosning heavily. He
wounds wers found to 10 fatal. the lsat Gu
having severed one Of the 1srge blood vessel
Of the throat. When rhe perceived that sh
must die she confessed to al to having ti,$
! cut the child to pieces with i large kuife
and then tryiug 10 burn it in tho wood:
when she was disturbed BY some fool
steps. aud forced to bury it; 10 havi:s
euch hatred for the thing as .l,e calle
it, as to take it ont Of the ground and 10 hav
tsan,pled on it for se1ne time: aud. lastly. I
have buried it again. Sic said her step-fathe
was the father Of the cb1ld, aui had induce
her, montcs before it wss born, to destroy i
/ 1Iaring made this. her lying confession, Ill,
, eAonefaling all otLrrs, eLe nloals sauk awa,