St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-19
A Horrible Revenge.

\ most cruel deed of revenge was
that which took place Il few days since
at Parma, about seven miles from
Cleveland. O. 1t appears that NV"
butchers had long entertained intense
hatred against an old man 10y the name
of SchwcitZcr. for some unexplained
reason. and once came to his house and
tried to sci it on tire. when he fired on
them and compelled them to retreat
hut not before one of them had struck
Mrs. SrhWcit<rr heavy blow. ON
Saturday. i'll the absence of Mr..
Srhwcitzer and his S"n-in-law, Henry
Walter. who with his " ite and daumh-
ter. Betty, lived with the old people
old Mrs. SchWcitZcr went to the hay
field for some purpose. Was absent tut
il short time. and then heard piercing.
hraltrending screams issuing from the
direction of her dwelling. Retracing
her steps at her utmost limit of speed.
she entered the house. where an appall-
ing scene met her gaze. Her little
granddaughter was tramticallN endcav-
"ring to tear all that remained of her
burning garments from her person. most
of them having been consumed. and was
undergoing most severe and cruel tor
ture from the burns upon her body in
| tlirtrd 10y the destruction of her Wear
ing apparel. Procuring water. the aged
grandmother dashed il over the little
sufferer. and soon eNtinguiShed the
| flames. but not until her innocent grand
child had been 81 badly burned that
death ensued Il few hours atterwardl.
She at the time supposed the little girl
| had somehow set her own clothes on
! fire. and asked her what She had been
doing. Betty replied that she had been
doing nothing. but that THAT brutelN
butcher that struck Nou (mcaming the
%randmother) did it," She atterward
gave further details of the affair. saving
two men had been there who inquired
for her grandfather. She told them he
WAS not at home. They then seized
her and got the oil can. Then one of
them .iammed il hole in the side of the
can 10y striking it upon the corner of the
stove. and pored the contents over her
body. while his companion held her for
that purpose. They then set the oil on
fire, and hastily left the premises, and
their victim met the terrible ordeal of
burning 10y fire. The condition of the
oil can corroborate the girls story of
the barharity to which she had been
subjected, and the horrible truth
dawned upon the glandmother'S mind
hat her youthful pet was the victim of
the cnmity and tendislneSs entertained
against her husband by the two butch
ers above mentioned. The pelpetra-
tors of this astounding enormity are
still at large.
A GETTfSBrRG GUIDE Book. We
are glad to learn that Col. Jno. b.
Batchelder, ut the request of many citi-
Zens, Is about to compile ii guide book
FOR the Use of persons visiting the battle
field of Gettysburg. Col. Batchelder is
now at Gettysburg, collecting the ma
telials for the work. and will remain
there for several weeks to come, and
he writes lis that he will he happy to
meet there any of the soldiers who
fought at Gettysburg, or any persons
who are specially interested i'll the bat
tie and who have any information which
will aid him in the work. 1t is needless
to say that the work will be well done.
i'll the competent hands to which it has
been entrusted. We are only surprised
that the work has not been undertaken
before. Free Press.