The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-04-30

mand the teacher gave his consent.
Upon reaching the yard attached to the
school, she took the boy up to the water
closet and there it is said a fearful
struggle for life took place, the boy
failing. to give the alarm or get assis-
lance The mother succeeded in cut
ting his throat, and then attempted to
throw him down the sink. Finding she
could not do this. she left the boy lay
ing in bis gore, and returned to
THE HOUSE 80 CENTRAL AvKNUE
where the unnatural butchery COM
menced. Here she found her three lit
tie innocents playing, and she took
them one by one and cut their little
throats from ear to ear, severing both
arteries, and making q frightfnl gash.
She then attacked her mother an old
lady over fifty years of age, whose
throat she cut in q frightfnl manner,
but not sufficient to cause immediate
death. She was found in the yard Of
the house by policeman, exulting over
her deed of blood, clapping her hands
and saying that snow they were in
heaven" &c. On her way to the sta
ton house she told the officer she was
sorry for what she had done and wished
she had her children back. When
first arrested she said she had killed
all four of her children, and told the
officer one of them laid up in the school
yard.
THE CAUSE OF THE TRAGEDY.
Mr.. Marsh the husband of tn unfor-
tunate woman was q barber by trade,
sober and industrious man, and pre-
vious to the late food was doing q
good business. The food, however,
swept away his shop and left him with
out business. Some eighteen months
ago he left the city, leaving with his
wife sum of money to keep her until
she would hesr from him. IL in said
he left with the intention of setting up
business in some other place and send
ing for his family, those who saw the
parting of husband and wife say it was
very affecting scene. Unfortunately
nothing had been heard from him from
the time he left up to the present time,
and this is said to be the cause of one
Of the most fearful iand frightfnl
tragedies that marks the annals Of
Baltimore.
THE FUNERAL.
The funeral was fixed for four o o'clock,
but owing to the immense crowd OF
persons who were anxious to see the
little innocents laid out, it did not take
place until 5 O'Clock. They were
placed in neat walnut cofins two in a
hearse. The family and friends follow
ing i'll carriages, followed by an i'm
mense throng of persons. The hearses
were escorted by the pupils. of No.
IS, Primary School, by whom young
Marsh was held in high esteem. The
funeral cortege proceeded to St. Johns
Church, where solemn funeral services
Of the Roman Catholic Church were
performed. The throng was so great
at the Church that none but ladies
were permitted to enter. The services
at the Church being over, the funeral
train took up its line of march to the
final resting place. There were large
crowds Of persons at all available
points along the route to get glimpse
Of the cortege as it passed by.
THE CONDITION OF MRS. DwYKR.
Mrs. Dryer, the mother of the un-
for mate woman still lies in a very
critical condition. The wound in her
throat was sewed up and everything
that surgical aid could do, has been
done. The physician in attendance en-
tertains some slight hopes Of her re-
covery.
MIR. DwYER,
the father Of the unfortunate woman is
a respectable citizen of this place, and
blacksmith by trade, doing business
on his own account. lie was very much
attached to his grandchildren, and their
horrible and untimely death has almost
overwhelmed him. He had several in
terviews with his daughter since the
sad affair took place, but at no time
does she seem to know him.
MRS. MARSH IN JAIL.
Since her incarceration in Jail, Mrs.
Marsh has shown evident symptoms of
insanity at times going into paroxy-
isms of grief because her father will
not bring her children to see her. She
is under the impression that she is in an
hospital, under treatment for her head,
in which she says the pain is very great.
The feeling Of adherence and resent
ment, which was at first felt toward
the unfortunate woman is rapidly Civ
ing way, to one of sympathy, as it is
becoming known that the unfortunate
mother was insane. The belief il gain
ing ground that the Grand Jury will
not find bill of Indictment, in which
case she will be sent to some Insane
Asylum.
SENSATIONAL ARTISTS.
Quite a number Of Artists have visit
ed the scene Of the>murder, therefore
you may expect to see many rePresen-
tations of tragedy in : rthern sensa-
tional papers. VERIrAs.