The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-23
q Terrible Trageay--A Woman Ktlls
Her Four Cnildrea and DanserousIy
Wounds Her nTotneSs
KfVih VIC UaItIMOre gun OF ye5leEuay'
8CESE AND MANNER OF THE TR AoEDy.

FROM the baltimore Sun OF yesterday.
scESE AND MANNER or THE TRAGEDY.
About 4 o'clock In the afternoon Mrs.
Catharine Marsh proceeded to primary
school No. 10, on Jefferson street near Caro-
line, where her eldest child, named james,
a bright boy Of eight years of age, was ut
school. She took him from the school-rcom,
him to Il shed in the yard, cut his throat
from ear to ear with q large butchers knife
which she had previously borrowed from d
nelghDoring grocery store on the pretense
OF desiring to cut meat. Leaving the child's
body where she had slain it, Mrs. Marsh
then proceeded to her home, with the knife
reeklng with the blood Of her frst-born
concealed under her apron, where she
found her mother, Mrs. Nellie Dwyer, aged
tifty-three years, sitting st the front win
dow sewing. She ut once approached her,
and with the same knife cut her throat in
such terrible manner as to render it
she can recover. She then cut the Threats
Of her three remaining children-William,
aged six years Mary Jane, aged four years
aud George, aged two years. The heads of
the children were nearly severed from the
bodies.
THE GRANDMOTHER STATEMENT.
Mrs. Nellie Dwyer, the mother Of Mrs.
Marsh, made statement subsequent to the
coroner'S inquest. before Justice Staylor,
which is somewhat different from the above.
She said that everything was agreeable about
the house. Her daughter came to her and
asked her for ten cents. She replied that
she hadn't it, when the daughter replied
Never mind, l have it." She then went
up stairs, put on her bonnet, went out, and
after short absence came back. On her
return she went into the yard where Will
liam was playing on swing, and Selling
him, cut his throat. She next attacked
Mary Jane and cut her throat. The old lady,
seeing what was going on, started with
the youngest, George, in her arms, when
the daughter took the child and cut its
throat, and then Selling her, cut her throat.
AFTER THE TRAGEDY.
The scene at the house after the tragedy
was of most melancholy description. The
bodies of the murdered children, all re-
markably good-looling, lay side by side.
| They had on the same clothing in which
they were killed, which was neat and clean.
The scene of the tragedy was visited by
several thousand persons during the after
noon and evening, and Of those who sue
ceeded in getting into the house but few
left with dry eyes.
AT THE sCHooL-HoUsE.
The body of William, killed in the yard
of public school No. 13, was not discovered
until the school was dismissed, when there
was great CONSERVATION among the children.
Miss ). f. Day, the principal, on learning
the facts, tainted, and it was found necessary
to call in the aid OF physician. The body
was carried home by the police and placed
beside the other children.
HUSBAND AND GRANDFATHER.
The husband of Mrs. Marsh formerly
kept Il barber-shop adjoining the William
Tell House, on Pratt street, but has been
absent from the city over year, supposed
in New York.
Mr.. Michael Dwyer, the father of the I'M
fortunate woman, is Il respectable black
smith, carrying on the business. He APP
peared perfectly overwhelmed with grief
at the rash act OF his daughter and the loss
Of his grandchildren, of whom he is said to
have been very fond.