, 1870-04-29
THE BALTIMORE HORROR,
Mrs. Marsh,s Appearance and Con-
duct

Mrs. Marsh,s Appearance md Com
duct.
From The laliuo7e american, April Is,
Yesterday afternoon reporter Of tho
Perkins, President Of the Board Of Visitors,
went to the jail for the purpose OF seeing Mrs.
Marnh, the unhappy woman who Killed her
four children on Thursday. Alra. Marsh was
found in one Of the ordinary cells on tho west
esn side of the building, sitting upon the
bed and reading 3 Hotnan Catholic prayer
book. When the visitors entered, abe
raised her head, acknowledged their greetings
aud laid down her book, carefully preserving
the mark Of the page at which it was opened.
She il q tall and rather slender woman, with a
thin face, the expression OF which is agreeable
ard Intelligent Her dark hair is now turning
10 gray. but the general appeatanee OF the
woman il that ehe has possessed fne face
and figure, now Ko1n down by tho labors and
anxieties that have been her unfortunate lot
in life.
She is certainly entirely ignorant Of the ter
believes that her children are aiive. Great
caution is used in speaking to her that the
realities Of her situation may not be brought
to her mind at once, az the effect would Ger
talnly be to make maniac Of her. When the
slight cuts upon her hand, made By
Of, abe Looked at them, and remarked
that she did not know how they came there,
but that they troubled her. Further question
ing showed that she beloved herself to be
SICK and placed in a hospital She said,
when was sick before, mother took care Of
and down stai1s, and they hid to bring me to
the hospital" A few moments afterwards
she said suddenly, and with more animation
than ehe had previously displayed, .sFather
has been to see mo; he promised to
on eT1nE u the l. ehildEen ,. here, and Eish he
others. but want to see my baby" In an-
swer to questions about her paat life, she
EPoke kindly OF her husband aud father, but,
when questioned about her brother and sister,
Immediately became client, except to cay that
abe did not wish to see them. She spoke of
having attended st. vincent's Church, and of
desiring to see priest. She was evidently
accustomed to the prayer-book, as abe said she
said she was reading the itanies, and imme-
diate)y TUNED to that portion of tho volume
She complained OF psin in the back of he.
head, and said that she Ind hnd it ever since
she came to the hospital jail The conversa-,
ton on her part was carried on in low, but
perfectly distinct and even voice, much in the
way that any one suffering from low spirits
might epeak. When the visitors turned to
Leave her abe bid them goodbye, and imme-
Gately resumed her book
The impression produced yesterday after
noon was that. as already stated. She imagines
herself to be in hospital, but over and above
that has an underlined idea Of being in troublc,
which she does not entirely comprehend OF
understand Although perfectly sane and rea-.
sonable upon Ill othcs points, remembering
persons md names connected with her
life, yet tho fact cannot be Doubt
ed that she retains not the faint
est memory Of the horrible scene Of Thursday
afternoon and her part in it. When speaking
Of former efforts 10 separate her children
from her and place them in an orphan asylum,
her voice became quickened, and had an earn
EST, pathetic ring when she said, :" Oh, sir, I
love my children" It is quite probable that
SIZE now imassines that during her absence her
children may be taken from her.
Further developments IN this most singular
case are looked for with great interest. Mrs.
aIsssh has at times been quite violent during
The three days that she has been in jail, but
dlsjo1nted utterings seemed to be entirely
connected with her former domestic disagree
menta and referred not at all to the recent
tragedy. Whether she viii wake to knowl-
edge Of what sho has done is a question that
only the future can determine. For the pres
ent it has faded from her miud, and loft no
fracn behind IL -