Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-04-30
Slaughter of the Innocents.

Further Particulars Of the Marsh
Dwyr Iragsdy-1hs Story Of the
Murderess from her own Lips-A
Deserted Wife Sung 10 MADNESS by
the Taunfs Of those .ArOund Her
The Funeral Of the -Four Murdered
Children. ..f
The Baltimore Ersning Bulletin, Of
Friday las, says, yesterday evening the
fourth edition Of the Euening Bulletin,
distributed through the city BY the hands
OF numerous newsboys aut hundred.
bought al the office by others. circulated
the particulars Of The mos, fearful tragedy
that has ever occurred in BslIimoIe-lhc
slaughter OF her four children by de.
menled mother and the mortal woun1ing
of an aged mother by lbe some murder
Gus hand. The late hour compelled US
10 give only The main facts, and in the
hurry Of preparation several inaccuracies
of slsiemenl necessarily appeared.
THE UNFORTUNATE WOMAN IN JAIL.
Ii is our duty, this morning, TO tell the
true story Of tins tragedy. uss as ii fell
from the paIid lips OF the unfortunate
woman, who now in her prison cell. IN
the Baltimore city Jail, fully awake 10 the
fearful deed which .he has committed |;
crying in one moment in an agony that
hereafter will know no rest, upon her
first born. and then The Dext beseeching
lhe God of Heaven to deprive her Of res-
son or Of life. Wrilhing in an anguish
of which the human mind can form no
conception, she mourns for her llille ones
go ru,hlessy slain. for her aged mother
stricken TO The earth and when lhooght
brings his 10 the poor woman's mind. the
succeeding wave brings 10 her the thought
that it was her hand lhst deprived them
Of life, and il lashss her inlo despair snd
madness such as only possibly the con-
demned can feel who in darkness and
misery pine away eternal hours in hell.
She Is much TO be pilisd, and no blame
can fall upon her. for she knew not what
she did bu, deprived OF reason. she kill
ed those for whose happiness she 'oiled,
whose life wss dearer 10 her than her
own, and to secure whose welfare she
would have willIugly given herself limb
for limb. @ .a.Ea., o..
THE FEARFUL STORY. 1
She was conveyed TO Jail by Detective
Crone, and she begged pit.ously NOT to
be placed among lewd women. and she
wa. sssured she would not be, go the
warden placed her in clean cellss COM
for,sbie as such place can be. and leIi
her by herself. Wha took place in that
cell last night is kno wn only to the unfor.
tunste woman, Catharine Marsh, and her
/ Maker, around whose throne last night,
doubtless, the spirits Of the slaughtered
innocen nts had gathered 10 plead for the
broten hearted mother tlsy loved 50 well.
THIS MORNING
|, the poor woman fully realized. in all it,
terrible import, what she had done, and
to those who approached and inquired fol
no idle motive u curiosity, she told hsr
story oflose, deseriion, Of poverty, ol
,sunls and madness. eliminating in The
murder ol, her foSr children and tie al.
tempted murder Of her aged mother.
,, TIE STORY OF THE PRISONER.
She Is tweniy.seven years Of age, wa,
bonn in Kerry Ireland. the daughter ol
tdr. Michael Dwyersa respectable black
smith. and Mrs. Nellie Dwyer. and with
her -four children. she resided with them
al No. 90 Central avenue, two door:
south OF J- fer son sire the scene of q
portion Of The lesGul tragedy yesterday
She was married 10 Wm.i M.rsh, bar
1 Der. who ., one time kepta barber chop
Z adjoining The William Tell House, on
Pfarsnret,i nesr the bridge. She was a
happy wife. and four children we're born
unlo her. viz William, Mary, Jane and
George. who were aged respectively 3,
the time Of their deaths, eight, six, four
End Two years. She lived happily with
her husband until p .--.-.' .-,,.,.,
RELIGIOUS DissESsIoSs ---,
crepl into lbe family. Her family were
Catholics, and did poi5 agree with hei
UutUeuu . icliS4obs VIC W. Sno d Oeu tCci-
ing cIepi up someshers in her happy
home and ippercepubly wife ,sud bus.
band became eslrspgsd. She, bitterly re.
grets now that she had not listened to her
hu-band when be begged her not to pay
so much heed 10 the words o, her family
sad so lille to his, aud dates her mi.ery
from this moment. At last home .lsd, no
longer any charms Tor either, srd they
sold ou, and she venl home with ber psr-
enis, and be lell her 10 order 10 60 way 10
some other place sad make neH home
for herself and chiljlen. He promised 10
write and send her nones for her sup-
port snd that Of her ch ildren bot week
after week passed. and then at last she
woke to the fact thai she was
DESERTED WIFE.
. She made all inquiries for her husband
and consulted Chief Detective Crone sew.
srshGmes on lhs subject of hnling him.
She had his pic,usel sent 10 different
points Of the coutiry, in the hope OF re.
eeiving some iidings Of him. bot in vain
and day after DAY, The great trouble settled
upon her heart 'tia! ihe fa,her Of her chill