Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-04-30
OLher Troubles.

OF the world se 20 4rH sE 'F
.aisa4s, Ofher Troubles. E lr..I a
Ftesb uoubl gather round her head
and day by day her sorrow grew into
proporiion. Her children were subject 10
slight and insui', and though she lsboreJ
hard 10 keep them nes, snd clean, as their
appearance yesserdss would inJicste. her
means were lnsufiicien, for ,heir wants,
and she often, in the utter deso!alinn OF
spirit. wished thai she aud they were
dead sooner ihsD live 10 be trouble 10
others. ...a-g ..t. .rs.rl.
Taunied into Madness.
Ii sister, who lived IN the same house
she says. often taunied her intu madness
by saying "Wby don't you &c. rooms =
why don't you isks your children away
to their father ," why don't you take
care Of y our own children E etc., until
her despair and wreichedness was such
that she knew not what 10 do. and che
wished that she and her children were
dead and buried and out OF the way OF The
world, so cruel TO her and them. II was
This thought that lie concealed in her
brain IhsI was wskened into life and be-
ing yesterday and which stepped forth an
armed fuzzy, killing and desuoylpg sl that
csme wlIhm scope OF It's sctIon. s.t
Her Recollection of The EveHi,.
The whole OF yesterday afternoons
proceedings passes before her mind as
some horrible phantamsgoria, and i. may
be readily understood that It IS difficult to
understand her history Of erenis. That
she was raving maniac. there is no reas-
/ enable doubt, and YET returning reason
has brousi' from lihs, fesrlu! depth OF
madness, through which she has passed,
strong bits Of memory esen as the waves
bear 10 The strand the broken fragments oi
the vessel their power has crushed. a-
/ She Borrotos the Knife. .
! Under this impulse Of madness she
wen, TO the butcher shop in The neighbor-
hood and borrowed the kkniie-a huge
butcher knife. with blsde shout nine
inches long and two broad. with very
sharp edge-some such instrument as j, is
said the Tigers Of Whea,'s battalion. used
a, Bull Ron. She then wen, TO school,
I No. l3, and
Culs The Head of Her Eldest Boy
in the folio wing manner She called her
boy lanes out, and nothing suspecung,he
came into The yard. She ssid lei me sec
/ your mouth, and smilingly he complied,
and aiih that smile be died, for quick as
thought with The knife she severed his
head from his body. leaving il hanging
only by few ligamen,s which resisted
lhe knife and lhe maniac strength With
which j, was used. lie fell dead, and 90
Instantly was he killed. that his features
wore the smile 10 which they bad wreath
| ed themselves to welcome his mother 10
the school. The school was on Jener-
son street, near Caroline and delighted
with her work, she proceeded quickly op
Jefferson 10 the square above, known %
Central avenue, formerly as Canal sueel,
two doors south on the east side Of the
street, where stood her sesiJence.l. Id.
THE SLAUGHTER OF THE ISNocESTs
began. She rushed upon William. . ten
der lilIe fellow. six years old. IS he eat
swinging in the yard, and severed bis
head nearl, from the body. He fell also
4 dead, and carried into elpni,y ywIlh hln 2
/ smile upon his pallit face. lie was kill
ed instanily.so lhs, The smile Of welcome
10 his mother had mol iimo 10 change, into
a look Of fear and pain. Frantic. she
rushed into The house and RI. is,-
i CuTTHE THRoATs
OF her two remaining children. Mary
Jane, four years old, and little George.
only two. Then she, rsshsd upon her
mother. Mrs. Nellie Dwysr, who stood
in The front room, parslyzed with terror.
and cui her throat such msnner a. 10
render The question Of life or death pro,
blemaiicaI one. She. thea s,ood 10 The
middle Of the floor. and wn br,ndishinG
the knife in her hand, when oblivion
came. and she knew no. more, mil sbe
found herself 10 felon's cell, with her
hands and dress dripping with The gore Of
her own sweet bsbes she bad 90 lesrlully
4 buicherej., ,-r nn,.ss,o -ir l-s lr.-,
.r-sr HEB DisPosIfloN. .sHe al1t-
Wbs. will be done wnh he murdsress
depends. We suppose, upon The result OF
medical examination Of bfr, Ifshe be
pronounced ip.sns she will doubtless be
sent 10 an asylum, bui if zane. she will
have, 10 Stand her risl for The most tfeatfvl
crime Of the age. aud which. il she be
found guilty. will tank her usns with a
BrinviIlier and Borgis,y For The ,crsdi,
Of humanity. Ills 10 be hoped that her 10
sanity will be proven beyond doubt.
Otherwise it would be difficult 10 con-
ceIse OF The existence of such a human
monsier Lesviug The poor womsu 10
her cell suffering the .fearfulnea Of the
hour, . visit 10 the. house on Central Az
enus shows US fearful evidenee. ol the
bloody tragedy enacted within its unhsl-
lowed walls. r3i go aTJdta'f
J. = The House of Murder. ?
|. The floors. steps aid walls are marked
with blood-eyery where is bIood-snd
the sieh, is sickening 10 the extreme. In
a basement room back lies The pale and
bleeding mother, Mrs. Nellie Dsyer,
~ho saws OF The occurrence as follows /:
7"Everyibipg vas sgreesbie about The
house. Twas sitting al lie froni window
with George in my lap, when my dsugh.
ter, Kate, came 10 and asked me III bad