The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-28

-Four Maryinnders Kill an Inolcnsive Girl
The Most Cold-Bioo6ed Murder Of tire
Day-she IL Pursued "a Suspicious Cha
rncter, shot and Morally Wounded and
Left TO Die by Her slayer Without Any
Further Concern.
From the Baltimore American, June 271
One OF the reporters for the American paid visit
to the Towsentown jail yesterday and had an inter-
VI me @ re or an Edsy n e
station, near the Philadelphia Railroad. The parties
were all communicative, and readily answered the
Joseph League, the party who fred the shot
which 1t is supposed killed the GIRL is about Ave feet
ten inches in height well built, auburn-haIred with
defect III one eye, which gives somewhat sinister
appearance to countenance otherwise mild and
prepossesslng. He looked to be about twenty years
OF age.
who said he had never heard OF the unfortunate gr
until Friday night when he was aroused from his
slumbers between eleven and twelve O'Clock.
Hughes, Wilson and Ahrens. accompanied
az Wilson'S house. came to hts house hons and
called HIM up to go along with them for the purpose
Of aresng TINS whom he a de-
with him. They proceeded down the railroad to-
ward the crossing OF the county road Bouldin, who
na in air. es
the crossing they saw something white IN the ditch
halted: The girl raised and said. Look out, you
-, l am gong 10 shoot" John Ahrens said,
stop: let's reason with her; ask her to 60 home
with sou. This Is not ut place Tor woman 10 be
At this hour OF the night" And addressing the
woman. "why didn't you take the or some
be roaming around the country in this manner;
come, 60 home with u.s." League said the girl
man in woman's clothes. When she made the re-.
mark quoted above he fired at random. After the
gun was fired they all left the spot, agreeing TO
come back In the morning to see whether the girl
had received any injury. All he knew about her
was what he heard when the party called for him at
his house. He mad not heard any OF the rumors IN
the nelghborhood about.he girl. lie did not believe
she had been In the neighDorhood for three four
days. She probably did not make her appearance
until Friday afternoon.
Wilson and Hughes said that abont nine O'Clock
Friday evening the girl came TO their house ana
asked Wilson to carry ner TO place two miles on
the Philadelphia pike She said money was no OBJ
ject with her; that che would pay $40 IN advance.
pay I'm advance ana said she had been often fooled
in that way. They took the horse out she cursed
body. She was about i've feet five inches high.
Her outerclothing was handsome, but her
underclothing was very much soed. She talked
sensioly at this time, but down at Mrs. Les
lies at the station, she talked incoherently,
az though her mind was wandering. After she left
Wilson'S they went out TO watch her. They were
afraid she would commit some crime They went to
Leagues mouse, as they were afraid 10 go bv them
selves. When they had obtained the assistance or
League they went to colored mans house TO see "
she had been there, but didn't find her. They then
walked down the railroad 10 the crossing; Wilson
saw white object IN the ditch. She heard
them coming and raised and cursed them. Boudm
fired the pistol before they got 10 the crossing and
cursed League fired. She was growing and quar-.
rclng alter the gun was fired They thought she
was a man in woman's clothes, that she was spyiug
and might have a crowd MD In the nelghbornood 10
make a raid.
Wheeler c0rr0DOrated the testimony OF Boudn,
ana further said that when the young girl made the
remark that she would Shoot League said, lyon
Will, will you ~ and fired, and they all ran across
the railroad: he heard one groan after the sno
fired; they made an agreement that they would
come back the next morning and see what injury
had been done 70 the girl; ne had seen her the day
before and thought she was deranRed
The above emDodies the statements OF all engaged
In the killing Of this poor creature. No clue 10 her
identity has as yer been obtained, nor IL 10 likely
that any can be discovered until her body Ii cx-
humed and some OF the clothes which she had on al
the time Of the occurrence recovered. A German
girl In the employ Of DR.. Bosey OF TOws0niown, left
his house last Tuesday and has not since been heard
Of. She was lab0ring under an alteration OF mind
at the time. In some respects she corresponded with
the description given Of the murdered girl. The i'm
preston very general that the girl dcmented.
The tragedy has created q profound sensation Dotn
in the city and county An EFFORT was made yester-
day To obtain the release OF the parties implicated
by giving bail before justice of the peace At Tow.
sontown but Judge GrasOn was very decided In his
opinion that the case had gone beyond the Jurisdic-
ton Of magistrate. The prisoners, through their
counsel, X X. BOarman, or fowsontown, have nled
a petition praying that the writ OF habeas corpus
may issue and the petition has been set for hear
Judges OF the Circuit Court for Baltimore county.
The inquest was held by Squire Burrows, OF the
Twelfth district Drs. Mace ana Gurkee made the
po6Lmortem examination. Two shots penetrated
her face-oDe IN her forehead snd the other below
the eye.