The New York herald., 1870-04-24
THE LATE TRAGEDY IN BALTIMORE.
Further Particulars OF the Butchery-Funeral
of the victims-Interviews with
the Insane Mother.
rFrom the baltimore sun, AprIl q.

The community yesterday realized, to the full ex-
the previous AFTERNOON, in which Mrs. Cat6erlne
Marsh cut the thrOatS OF her four children and ut.
tempted to take the life Of her a0e a4sd mother This
indeed. In ed. Of Of r any other city in this coan:.
an English family IN one Of the manufacturing
towns OF Great Britain. one or TWO years ago. where
tne father and mother resi- y nr sH se .,
and suicide for themselves by the tunes OF charcoal
No criminal case In Baltimore mas created 80 pro
found o sensation since the murder OF the police.
man Rigdon. in the early part OF 1859, who was
killed at time OF great political excitement ana
whose death had about it something OF heroism IN
the cause OF truth.
CROWD AND EXCITEMENT.
Canal street. In the vicinity OF the ill-iated house,
was thrOnged all day yesterday with people, who
from oil parts or the city, attracted by the de-
tails OF the bloody scenes which filled the mind OF
for all connected with the terrible affair." Towards
the afternoon the crowd for square Immediately
the sidewalks and in the street was next to irnposs
bic, and until after the funeral all the side streets
and other approaches continued to pour in steady
stream OF fresh arrivals. Tw0-thirds of the crowd
were women, and the largest portion or the other
third children. The windows or the houses for one
or two blocks on Central avenue, each side OF the
house, were filled with spectators ana great throngs
clustered like bees upon every little hOusetop, porch
or other eminence. In many cases a dozen heads
were looking out OF one little window, from which
the sash had been entirely removed. Several
women tainted in the pressure OF the crowd the
Guilty.
In almost every face, particularly among the
females there was the appearance OF strong excite
ment and the intensest sympathy and pity but
were no expressions OF bitterness or reproach for
the poor mother whose insane impulses had led her
TO slaughter her offspring and then lay malricida
hands upon her own mother. 1t was the general
verdict OF this grand jury OF women that the poor
little banes were sent to Heaven" by an insane fury
as uncomfortable as 1t was unaccountable.
THE HL-FATED HOUSE.
The hOuse which the unfOrtunata family dwar
and upon which so many eyes turned with eager
curiosity, Is one OF row OF dwellings on Central
avenue, east slde between Jefferson and Orleans
streets, No. 80, as heretofore stated. All the
dwellings, in the row have Easements, Two
windows and high porcnes. The rooms are con-
tracted, but comfortable: The dwelling OF
Mr. Dwyer, IN which Mrs. Marsh resided, with her
stantia furniture and has all the appearances Of the
home OF q well to do workingman. Mr. and Mrs.
Dwyer, Mrs. Marsh and her children occupied the
basement story, the first floor above and one room
in another part Of the house. The killing OF three OF
the children and the attack upon Mrs; DWyer were
the bloody scene have now been carefully removed.
PREPARATIONS FOR BURIAL.
In the rooms above the basement where the chill
dren were laid out, only few visitors-immediate
friends Of the family-were admitted during the
morning It was pi1able S sight M TO- to see @ the poor
sight, too which did not fail to move the stoutest
heart. Each corpse was arrayed in white, decked
the the head S" al and foot, according 70 custom
in preliminaries OF burial among Roman
ss DaD nnus saSs ans Ss ys 1Is, We're
admitted more freely from the great crowd that
waited patiently without. The visitors were admit
passed on through the dwelling out 70 p rear A
number Of persons came bringing howe Several
policemen from the Eastern district wer In duty all
day, regulating the throng Of peopls1 Spressing
THE FUNERAL OF THE oHILbaEs.
The funeral or the children was XppOlnted 10 take
place at four O'Clock yesterday afternoon, but owing
to the immense excitement and dense crowd it was
nearly five O'CLOCK before the funeral cortegc left
the dwelling The four collins were placed in two
beautiful white hearses for children owned by Mr.
George REILLY, and were fianked on each SIDE by the
by Mr.. william IL. Johnson. school commissioner of
the Sixth ward. The first TWO Carriages contained
eight pall-bearers, taken from the larger school,
mates of James, the eldest boy, he being especial
favorie Of both the teachers aud scholars OF No. 49,
Several carriages followed, containing the grand
father, uncle and aunts OF the children and other
relatives and friends. The procession moved by va
riOus streets to st. Johns Catholic church. on the
corner OF Eager and Valley streets Here the crowd
was even more dense than IN the neighDorhoOd or
the dwelling Oh Canal street. strong police force
Of the Middle district, under Sergeant Morgan was
in attendance and no one was admitted into the
church until those Immediately cU2nected with the
funeral had entered ana even then only q limited
ciently large to have filed twenty chuf hes the
OF SC. Johns, capacious as It is and as III could not
be gratined the ladies were only admltte9;
A. the collins were borne into the church that
containing the Oldest boy tJanies) being the first,
and the balance following according to the ages of
the deceased the mass Of men In the street uncov-
cred. Each coffin had beautiful bouquet on the
lid, and as they passed into the church other flowers
were strewn on them by sympathHhg ladies'. The
eldest boy being over seven years Of age was
considered in the Catholic Church an adult, and
Father James McDevitt performed the impressive
funeral service for adults, the Psalms beng the
Hath and 1lSth. Then followed the beautiful funeral
service for children, the Psalm read being the 6f-
tieth The funeral service being ended, Father
McDevitt said
''My friends, have no sermon to preach on this
sad occasion; indeed, 1t would be out OF place.
have only to assure you in the name OF faith that the
souls OF these innocents are now In heaven, and
that IL enough
hearses the weeping mourners took their carriages
the schOOlbOys acted an escort from tile house
10 The church, and thus the cortege moved TO st.
Patricks graveyard, on the Philadelphia road,
where at dim twilight, the bodies Of the iour inno-
cent children were deposited in one grave amid the
sOOs and tears OF relatives ana schOOlmates.
A DISAPPOINTMENT.
During the afternoon large crowds Of persons con-
gregated on Front street IN the vicinity Of ST. Vim
the children would be taken there However, the
mistake was discovered In time to enable the
anxious crowd to reach st. Johns before the arrival
of the funeral c0rtege.
MRS. MARSH IN PRISON.
After being locked up in the cell IN the city jail on
Thursday evening Mrs. Marsh passed restless night.
sleeping but little. At short intervals she appeared
perfectly sane but for the greater portion of the
night she continually raged in broken sentences
about her children.
INTERVIEW WITH HER FATHER.
Yesterday morning MIS-. marsh was Vlslteu Dy ner
aged and broken hearted father Mr.. Dwyer. On
entering her cell she seemed not to recognize him,
but In . few moments she appeared, by great
effort to collect her scattered senses and fell
parents neck, weeping and utterng piteous cries
for her children. In regard to the terrible tragedy
she had nothing to say. and the father, stricken
down BY grief. mad no word Of reproach 10 utter.
Those who Witnessed the scene represent IL as being
one never to be forgotten and full OF anguish and
despair.
gentleman who remained in tue cell after the
father was removed says that Mrs. Marsh, rs soon
as he left, commenced with wild rawlings about her
children, saying 'even after the poor nn0cents
were heaven they were picking at their bodies all
last nightr All connected with the prison who
have seen the unfortunate woman since her IN
generation are of opinion that she is hopeessly
insane.
THE SHERIFF VISITS THE PRISONER.
Sheriff Augustus Albert, having official business
at the jail yesterday afternoon took occasion
to look into the cell occupied by Mrs. Marsh.
She appeared much calmer than In the earlier
part OF The day, although showing strong evidences
Of insanity. The unfortunate woman remarked tnat
her father had been 20 see her during the morning.
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