Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-23
The baltimore Traxedx.

the Moher VINO Murdered Her FOsr Chtifrea-
insanity Prcmpted ne Act-Funeral Of "A,
Slaughtered Innoceats
Further particulars Of the tNrrible tragedy in
Baltimore on Thursday are given an the paneTs
from that city this morning. During yesterday
the house where the tragedy occurred and ~
immediate vicinity. was visited by thousands of
people from all sections Of the CITY, The funeral
OF the children took place yesterday afternoon
cofins, containing their bodies. wsre pIacea 1n
two bearses, and at about \ O'Clock the funeral
cortege, consisting Of the hearses and a number
OF hacks, IN which were the family and friends
proceeded 20 st. Johns Church, corner of
Eager and ' alley streets. On the sidewalks and
on the streets through which the funeral train
passed large number of persons had gathered
many OF them following from the dwelling, on
Central avenue, TO the church, an front of which
they crowded, so that IL was almost impossible
for persons 70 pass.
The Sun saws: The crowd outside was suffi
clently large TO have filled twenty churches the
size Of St Johns, capacious a. il is and as all
could not be gratified, the ladies were only ad-
mitted. As the coffins were borne into the
church, that containing the eldest boy, James
being first, and the balance following according
TO the ages Of the deceased, the mas of men in
the street uncovered. Each CONN had a beauti-
1ul boquet on the lid, and they passed into
the church other flowers were strewu on them
by sympathiZing ladies. The eldest boy being
over seven years OF age, was considered in the
Sathohc Church an adult, and Father Jas. Nc
Dewitt performed the impressive funeral servce
Tor adults, the psalms being the 1l2th and l1sth.
Then followed the beautiful funeral service
ior children, the psalm read being the 5Oth.
Ihe funeral services being ended, Father Nc
Dewitt said:-"My friends, have no sermon 20
preach on this sad occasion; indeed, IL would be
outof place. have only TO assure you, in the
name OF Faith, that these innocents are now IN
Heaven, and that is enough" The little cofins
were then reconveyed 70 the hearses, the weep
ing mourners took their carriages the school
cSys scoed g an escort as from the house 20 the
church, and thus the cortege moved 70 st. Pat-
TICKS graveyard, on the Philadelphia road
where, al dim twilight, the bodies OF the four
innocent children were deposited in the grave,
mates.
At the time Of the late food in Jones's Falls,
Marsh, the husband OF the unfortunate woman,
kept barber shop on Marsh Market space and
was doing thriving business. He had pre-
viously served an apprenticeship with Mr. Cor
nelius Green, on Pratt street, and had become
quite popular with the public. Marsh is repre-
sented as having been sober and industrious
and devotedly attached 70 his wife and children.
The food destroyed his stock and shop, and de-
pfiyed him OF his business, and. leaving a small
sum with his wife for immediate use, he left the
city, promising that as soon rs he could establish
himself In business IN some other locality he
would send Tor his family. The parting Of the
s,s "a ana wie Is SAID by those who have res-
ate character. From that day 20 the present
time, now some sixteen months, Mrs. Marsh has
heard nothing from her husband, and it is
her insanity. In the meantime she toiIed as
siduously with her needle, end has succeeded i'm
FEEDING her children and keeping them respect
ably clad. No one can tell the veresbouts OF
Marsh. The account Of the tragedy was tele-
graphed far and wide, but up TO . late hour last
evening no odings had been heard from him.
The AmeyScoa saws Mrs. Marsh, during
Thursday night, wept bitterly ~ intervals and
Tor moment would appear 70 realize that
something dreadful had befallen her, but ar no
time did she seem to know that she had actually
slaughtered her darling babes. Yesterday
morning she Was q ravine maniac, and con-
slant watch is being kept upon her lest she
should do herself IN injury. She speaks in an
incoherent manner, rambling from subject 10
subject, and all totally foreign 70 the one which
has slmef paraiyzed the senses Of her family.
Mrs. Nellie Dwyer, the mother OF Mrx Narsh,
was alive q night yesterday, and strong enough
to convene, but her physicians have ordered
tnat she be kept - quiet a possible, and that
no person hold converse with her. She stated
yesterday morning that when Mrs. Marsh cut
toe tnroef OF william, % he was upo the swing,
sne rushed into the kitchen where the youngest
child Was, and the Grandmother, divining her
motive, picked up the child. but the maddened
mother With her left hand seised 10 by the hair
Of in head, and with powerful clutch tore il
from its erandDofherb embrace Having the
child In her posseAion, the maniac INSTANTLY
drew the terrible knife across tts innocent
throst, and in an instant II lay upon the soor
Weltering In its blood.