The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-30
ROND0UT'S CHILD MURDER.
INJECTING a TENANT WHO OWED
ONLY EI0HTY-FJYE CENTS.
DrnRgina Out Mother and Babe st Mid
niabt-A Monstrous Outrage on the Old
Kingston Point Road-A Temperance
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Dragging Out Mother and Babe et MIDI
nigbt-A Monstrous Outrage on the old
Kingston Point Road-A Temperance
Lecture from Ulster County.
On Monday night, at about IL o'clock, on the
old Kingston Point Road. just on the outskirts Of
Rondout, murder was committed. The story OF
Mrs Burhans. mother Of the murdered child, as told
TO SUN reporter, Is as follows:
On Monday night, while she was sitting In her
room, nursing her child, mr. Aaron Blrhans, q
cousin OF her husband and who occupics the lower
part OF the house, entered her room and said she
must leave the house, as she was great trouble
that he called her vile names; that lie then went
out TO q drinking saloon neEt door, kept by H.
Schultz, and who acts as the agent Of p.' ws.s
her landlord; that Aaron shortly afterward re.
,uined, aeconp"" led by Schultz and two other men
'a' utle told her that sie had not paid her rent,
ana must leave tie house; that Aaron then went
into his part OF the house, and Schultz went toward
his house that the two men whom they brought
with them then took hold OF her, and beat and
dragged her md the baby out TO the road, saving.
BY G., we win kill YOU" that she said, "What-
ever you do,
Dos'r MURDER MT pApYW
that they threw her and the babe over an embank-
men, and killed the babe; that she carried the child
back to the house, and that II soon died that alter
throwing her down the embankment the men ran
away that the rent OF the house Is six dollars per
month, payable In advance thst she now owes for
seven days rent. amounting to eighty Eve cents (;
that shc has had much trouble Of late that one week
ago she
BuPiEp HER OLDEST nor,
who drowned in the river. and that her husband
has deserted her and len her with i've small chil-
Mrs. Bur6aus was In a state Of mental excitement
nt the inquest and would pitously call for her baby
| showed unlnistakeabie signs of destitution.
Coroner haSgerty summoned a. Jury, and an Il, In
examined r. Sclutte
4anss Bcth sa-:iaed -subAAsDliallg thaSIe mother
bore a very bad character; that she NN In the
GETTING ISroxIcArRD,
| and making great noise and disturbance; that on
\ Monday night she was drunk, and was making a
great noise that Aaron Burhars went to Schuttes
house and asked him to go over and make peace (;
that Schultz went over and told tho woman she must
keep quiet or he would have her turue1 out of the
house the next morning; that she called Lin rude
names; that Schultz then went back to bis house
and went to bod; ttat whiio in bed he heard quar-
Aaron Burbans testified, that after Mr.. schu'te
len, he also went into the house and went to bed
that lie heard quarrel between Catharine Burhans
and two meu; he could hear three voices does not
know who they were that during the night he heard
MIS-, Caiharine Durhans
| WHITING AND FOUNDING nER cHILpRES
that he did not sleep any during the night that his
wife wanted him TO go up stairs and see what was
the matter; a. she thought Catharne was numbering
the cdren that he did not get up. as 1t was none OF
his business; that the first lie heard OF the death
| OF ihe child was next morning at GN o'clock that
she brought tne child down stairs IN her arms and
showed It to witross's wife; that she was eryiog.
| my poor, poor baby my poor Willie il dead; that
witness told his wi not to have anything to say "
| her, as lie thought Catharine had
| MURDERED uEn CHILD;
| that after breakfast he went to his work usual
dio not mention the ehi,d's death TO any one till he
| arrived q. the shop in which he worked. To
| question asked witness why lie did not take
| measures to inform tie proper authorities OF the
murder Of the child, it he supposed 1t had died b,
the han Is OF the mother lie said it OF hi,
/ business.
The Inoiler being so badly bruised Aaron hearni
| s1e voices OF tNo men, aud the conduit OF III
mother since the death Of her child tend to couobo
| rate the story of the mother.
l District Attorney we-,brcok, Coroner Hagert
and jury determir ed to bring the criminal to jus
tce and will leave no stone unturned to get at III
| truth. The Coroner's jury are stil In session. NJ
| arrest las yet been made.