Middletown transcript., 1872-03-30

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~ InM 100 EnnA u6oot tWo-oGA M W)loo
ihom Wilmlue>oa, Was the speae ~ 90 of ~ |
0oet terribly brutal outTagee eves cymmleted ~
orr midst. William Desuis, : nPulslvs-look-
ehs tl,us stAted abose, and demanded admlt-
inorc. No one being h The hewee bat MS.
Thompsou and tcr two small chlldrvA Mr.
Thompson, Who |: nm employee Of the :5arian I
llolliugsworth Company, not having returned
home at nirhtlnhe very naturally refused io ar-
ccde 10 such demand. The negrs, however,
was NOT 10 be prevented from accomplishing his
hellish design, evidently knowing that none
save those mentioned were In the house, 20 be
effected m entrance through one Of the windows.
Mp. Thompson Immediately left the house and
proceeded ts the rcsidrpce Of a nei2hbor, nearly
opposite and begged for admi,tance. Tho yaln-
Hi thinking Il some difficult, between husband
and wife, refused to Interfere, and the negro
who had also arrived At the house by this time
was cit master Of the situation. Taking hcr hy
the hair OF the head lie dragged her from the
house Of her neighbor 10 her own house, and
conveyed her 10 the upper story hy the same
brutal means The room reached, the brute
proceeded TO satisfy his internal lust, despite the
lady's desperate struggles. Everything in the
room shows how desperate was her resistance,
for the furniture In the apartment Is complete
wreck.
Mrs. T., Ky almost hcrculine effort. succeeded
Ia freeing herself from the iron grasp Of Dennis
and attempted again 10 fee the premises, hut
was caught, Dennis drawing a razor aud at the
same time telling the lady that she should never
appear In court and he the means OF hanging
him.
With Mrs. Thompson Il was now simply
matter OF .sie and death, and with another effort
| and almost supcrhuman strength, she threw the
wretch from her and succeeded in gaining her
| freedom.
| She proceeded MS fast as her exhausted condi-
ton would permit to the house OF Joseph l.efevre
nearly a quarter cfo mile fcom her own house,
| in n perfectly nude condition, every stitch OF her
clothing having been torn from her person, and
| nearly frozen.
The negro In the struggle bit large pieces OF
| flesh from all parts oi the body oi Mrs. i. and
| spit It ou, upon the floor.
| Arriving at Lcicsrcs house, she gave the a.
larm aud the whole ncighbofhood was soon nf-
ter the rascal, threatening TO lynch him should
| he lie found. Word of the affair also sen,
TO the police Office and dctachmen, Of police was
dispatched 10 the scene
The lady is in very prccnrous condition,
aud although she has received every attention
since she arrived al the house Of Mr.. H., doubts
are EXPRESSED rs TO her recovery.
Up 10 the present time he has not been canghi
Sunday las, was known ,hroushou, the Roman
Catholic world as Palm Sunday, on which day
of Christ into the city of Jerusalem. Then Il
was that great multitude bearing in theii
hands palms and olive branches as testimony
Of the APPRECIATION met and welcomed the Say
iour. To celebrate this day the Catholic churcl
has Instituted the festival of the blessing and ,h'
dis,rihu;on OF palms. At the Catholic church
near Warwick, appropriate services were held
and quite large congregation attended falhc,
villigcr, after blessing the palms, explained how
he blessed them why il was done uf wha, The,
were cmblcmaiic &c. then invited those present
Proics,anis US we'll as Catholics, TO come 10 th,
altar railing and recci.e them, lie said palm
in general are emhlems OF victories over encmics
no, only upon earth, but In Heaven, also, the,
have that signIicaiion ihst in the Ca,holi
church, on Palm Sunday, they signiied the VIC
o; Christ over Satan, the enemy Of God an'
y man : that the victory was fore,olf in Paradise
that II was celebrated when Christ entered Jc
/, rusacm triumphantlv ,nnd that II was won whcl
4 the Son of God nailed TO the cross raised OF
b Mount Calvary, aud four sacred streams Of bloo
c ,rickcd down upon the earth to expia,c lis ours
!, ard make II fruitful OF people for the eefna
n kingdom of glory. AS to tic blessing OF ia
g palms, he said that as thry were enbems q
thrisi's victory 1t is fair and jus, ,bs, the curs
should be moved from them aud that this
J. done, as ST. Paul says, hy word OF God an
l. prayer, and that Chris, gave to Peter and h
y successors, the Bishops OF Rome, the power TO ~
'e point the prayers 10 be said over the palms ,
'e remove the curse, when he said TO him To III,
= will give the keys oi the Kingdom of lleavci
:, and whatever thou shall bind upon sar,h
', shall he bound also 10 Heaven; aud whaicys
- thou shall loosc upon earth, II shall be loosed a
>, so In Heaven" Father Nillgcr then said Il
palms WERE distributed TO the faithful thai III,
may have n memorial Of the victory Of Chrl
over their enemy.
High mass was celebrated at the time, NJ
ID during the reading OF the Passion OF Christ II
ID congregation stood. all holding the palms
or their hands while the choir beautifully render
o the S,abat Mater.
Yesterday was Good Friday, aud to-morre
nc will be Easter Sunday, on which day the res,
re rcctGn OF Christ will be celebrated by both I
,d Episcopal and Catholic Churches.