, 1870-04-26
THE BALTIMORE TRAGEDY.
A norber Kills Her Four Children
aud attempts to XIII Her Mother


gathered from tho VARIOUS Witnessed, ara as
follows.
The mother, Mrs. Narah, having previously
borrowed butcher knife from Nz. Bel,
about O'Clock in the afternoon leit her house
and proceeded to Male Primary School No 13,
on Jefferson street, between Caroline and |
Spring strtets, where her eldest son, James,
was pupil She spoke to the Principal, Miss
Alice Day, and asked that her son might be
permitted TO leave the school with her, "A |
eLe wanted him TO ca1yy some groceries or 9TH
er articles, She lad once befoEetAksn her son |
Away before the regular time Of Dismissal Of
the school, and on yesterday Mrs Day rade
IN objection, but Rhe remarked that it would
he the last time that she Would mako the re- |
quest.
Immediately on descending with her SOD to |
the yard sh. took him to Hhed or outhouse in
it, and, before he had any intlmAtion Of her |
purpose, drew out the knife, and with Il cut |
his throat from ear to ear, sevcrinG completely
the carotid artery and causing apparently in
slant death. When found he waa lying with
pool Of blood, that had isaued from tho ghast-
y wound. aside lis body, his hsnd grasping
two school books.
Another lad wLo WAS in the yard 1t the time
Was attacked ty her. He was struck On the
face with the handle Of the knife, but sue
ceedcd in making his escape over the fence.
Ihe II II @n,aered n1 ho, evidently s.sugFaea hsra
dition Of his clothing nhoued-but in vain.
After accomplishing this murder abe re-
turned to her residence, and, entering the
basement, cut the throAta Of the thrco other
children in the came manner ~ she did the
eldest.
She then attacked her mother, MIS-. Dwyer,
cutting her On both hands, as she sought to
defend leEself, and. On Mrs. Dwyer dropping
her aims, Hho cut the aged lady'e throat, the
smaller arteries being sashed, but, fortunate
". the cartorid artery Vas moi. Tbs cash
caueed by the knife extended nearly from one
ear to the other, the interior part OF the throst
being exposed.
Ms. Marsh, desming her work completed,
passed ont to the yatd, aud thence to the rear
Sergeant Heard, Of the Eastern District. who
succeeded in wrestling from her the bloody
knife. He conducted her to the Eastern Police
Station, where she remained last night.
| MIS-. Adj Edgel. who occupies the upper
portion Of the Dwelling, a two-story ono, but
short timo previous to the dreadful anair left
the house TO 20 to sturo in the ncighborhood.
At the time OF her leaving, Mira Maral was on
her way back to the school house. She {alrs.
E1genJ Hss scarcely ten minutes absent, and
! on entering the basement door sho found =
large crowd Of persons, who hAd quickly ga
| thesed.
The grandmother, enfeeb7ed by her wounds,
had reached to tho basement door. OF front
area, when Mrs. Edgeu entered. This bodies
OF the three children were found lying where
passage Of the basement, the girl IN the front
or wood cellar, and Willie, the next oldcst hoy,
lying in tho rear area, one foot twisted or
caught by the rope OF = swing ION which ho
had leen playing At the imc}, and hiA body
extending down the steps, with the head to
the door.
The Coroner, DR.. Carr, WAS notified. and on
proceeding to the house cmpapncled jury OF
twelve citizens. before whom the statements
| Of a number OF Witnesses were given.
l k1o fe{ti A..
been brought from tho school house, aud va.
p1aced under cover in the back parlor. Their
eyes were etiI open, and thcit bodies covered
with tho blood that issued from the CHASTITY
wounds inflicted BY mother. The spectacle
was ono that has never been paralleled in this
city, and was such NJ to excite the deepest
feelings Of the heart.
After tho reception OF the testimony, the
Jury rendered verdict that they came t0 thei1
death by being cut with knife in the hands oi
was, By tho Coroner. committed last evening
to await the action OF the Grand Jury.
The mother, on being taken to tho poict
Station, was seemingly unconscious OF the
dreadful crime she had committed-of tht
murder Of her own offspring. An hour or two
portion Of tho night was greatly affected, man.
ifehting her deep sornw By Hoans and cries
Al other times she WAS quita calm. and gave
lucid answers to questions asked her, Shs
said she was q years old; Was born in count,
heHy, Ireland, and came to this country very
, young. She was married about nine or tel
| years ago. to her husband, William Marsh,
barber. who had previously been in the en-
rlov of Cornelius Green. HeThusband, twelve
or eighteen months ago, left her and won
| tiun from her husband on party who v5aitet
the stzsiou last evening. saving that he vi,
the cause Of it. 1t waa observed at her dwell
ms that for Bomc time past she had been in
, gloomy, state Of mind. aud wss very much dc
; | pressed in spirits.
sirf. Marsh, during last night, wept titterl
| at intervals, and for moment would appear Il
; realize that something dreadful had befallcl
her, bnt at no time did she seem to know tha
+ ehe had actually slaughtered hesdarling babee
. IAis morning sf.s was rasing maniac, aud
!. constant Wstch il being kept upon her lest sh
/ should do herself an injury. She speaks in a
4 incohefent manner, rambling from subject t
! subject, and Ill totally foreign to the one uhic
Mrs. Nellie Dwye1, the mother Of Nh
Marsh. van aliye 1t noon to-day, and Btrun
: enough to converse, but her phssiciaus tav
! ordered that she should be fep: - quiet a
; possible, and That no pesson hold cor
. ing thAt when Mrs. M.rsh cut the throat G
! William, n he waa upon tho swing, al
> rushed into The kitchen where the Younger
: child Vas, and The grandmother, d,siniug lle
motives, picked 9p the child, bus the madden
+
: hair Of It's hsad, and, with \ powerful ciutcl
i tore it from its g1cndmothet's embrace Ha,
ing the child in her possession, tho maniac il
stant1y drew the terrible knife across its innt
= cent throat, and in An instant it Ev upon th
. floor welteEinG in its blood.
Thousands of persons this morning repaife
c | to the houee where the deed Of blood wss coz
O | Ditted, and 10 great WE the desifo OF IL
d multitude to gain admission into the dwelln
y that strong police force had to be statione
AZ t,.A -, - ban
= - the excited crowd from osertunning tho prem
Il ises. The persons who spilled for adtnissio
ri were principally fem,le4. and hundreds {
: them occupied posit,ons in front and in II
lie rear Of the premises tos hve hours, in tt
ID hopet1hat they would IN the end be altnitte
u On Thureday night the bodies Of the mn
le dcred children were neatly prepared for sepu
~ y. ture, and this morning they we're hid hide
- s1do in the parior, and their appearance,
j; they Ia, ride by side, was sight At which I
o. been to pity, could fail to express pule4tiol
Q Q Of sorrow. The youngest child was placed
~ u, the right and the eldest on the left. Esi
sil body vas dressed in white. md In the hands
OF the little innoccnta were placad white flower
I'D oGeabgs from mothers il the neighborhoo
y and had it not been for the unEnistakable dea
in signs imprinted upon the aeeh Of the childte
~ ~ the spectator would have almost boon CO..
nj PEELED to admit that they were quietly slee
r. ing, instead Of being huahed in the sleep
ae death.
e Frpm the Baltimore Ar1G,9n, p7fl T.
a. The condition Of the unfortunate won
he laet night WAS in nouise improved, her rayin
~ ~ at tines beng se1y violent. EVERYTHING L
e. could b raed BY her in iuflicsing wounds up
be herself has been removed from her roo
nd and Warden Myers, Of the jail. is doing
Cd that he ean to render her Incarceration
ed comfortable IS possible. She Is receiving
r hnde8t medical attendance from the physici
rt pe TO the Jail, and no effort will be sp1red Il
| %r,H an1 +o ny AnF ni}A }Aor fall
Vi. bodily.
IN. When It became known along the cot7id'
I'd Of the jail yesterday what were the reasons
ats ats tie ,cot1uittal Of Mrs. A.zHh, men who b
,as not excepting nurdeE, collected IN groups,
- eagerly discussed the great tragedy that ;
ID, l'ec, enarted. The fact that ! mother I
nr killed her Children appeared to staggeE
leh | meu, md they could bcaccely realize that sI
1sa N crime could have been peiPet1ated-. One
,n &c the prisoners who had paaseti through tie L
to ~ar actually ehuddered when N account Of
"a, tragedy WIS read to him, and when the n
h,a esssea s.s n man ..b ~hq III
r4u8lsd by shot and sne1l, torn, hacked, I
'a sm hevn by eAhre and bayouet, and no: been
m. fected; but not for one thousand dollars eo
ts induced to look upon those Little child
with their thrpAts cut."
n, yeasz OF age, xnd daughter Of Dir. Mich
Dwyer, Blacksmith br profession, Aud ! Il
as- | Of high social qualities, and gre2sly respec
led BY his friends and acquaint1oces. Ms. Ma
nd Was maEtied to VIM Marah about nina ye
nd ago. and for While resided On Pratt str
\. adjoining the William Tel House, her hush,
the following the occupation Of barber, II
on / lived hxppily together until about oua =
Z ago, when the hu.b .bsnd quilted the city, pr
low ! isiEE to send for her and tho Children Is 8,
and nothing vas heard Of him. The wife 9
4h. | ro4ed him dead md 1nouIned a.. pn1y a '