The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-07-10
A Revolving Recital.

A Revolving Recital.
! The following particulars of q
most shocking case Of neglect and
inhumanity which has ever dis
graced the Americar people. are
! taken from the columns Of the
New York Herald:
A year or so since, young girl,
giving her name as Mary Butler,
| came to Unionville, village On
tho Midland Railroad, about twelve
miles from Middletown, N. Y,
looking for a situation as a domes-
tic. She said she was alone in the
world, and getting no employment,
she formed an acquaintance with
man named seeley, a laborer,
and lived with him as his wife, al
though it is not known that they
were ever married. Notwith-
standing great cruelty on the part
of the man toward the girl, she
clung to him with that singular
affection characteristic Of women
of her class. 4 few weeks ago q
lady living at Gardinervilie, near
Unionville, was attacked with
smallpox, and no one being found
to take care of her, liberal offers
we're made by her friends for some
person to act in the capacity Of
nurse.
| Against the earnest wish and
protest Of the girl above mention
ed, Seeley compelled her to risk
her life at the bedside Of the small
pox victim, for the sake of getting
possession of the money offered.
The girlattended thelady through
out her illness, and then returned
to Unlonville, engaging as a do
mestic in the family Of Mr.. Asa
Smith.
A short time thereafter symp-
toms of smallpox appeared on
Miss Butler, and she was sent to
Seeley's house. He refused to
have her there, and she was than
taken to a lonely, ruined house on
the ''dralned lands" in the woods,
and left. The house had no floor;
the windows were out, and not 3
door to shut out rain or shine.
The authorities sought fer some
one to attend to the poor creature
in her horrible sickness, but nc
one could be found except Seeley.
who was willing to accept the po'
sltion, and be only did so in con
sideration Of $50 paid him BY the
town. Receiving his money, be
won't to the house, and no one
heard or saw anything Of him
again until Friday last, when he
came to the village and said the
girl was dead. His appearance
in the town just from the house O.
pestilence and death created gene
raj CONSERVATION, and he was Civ
en- a new suit Of clothes and disin
fectants, and told to depart. IL
, left, and his whereabouts are un
J known. The body of the unfortu
nate girl laid in the house, at th'
mercy of cats, dogs and rats, whicl
had free ingress to the ruin, unit
last night, whom persons wer
found with humanity and courag
sufficient to proceed to the hous
:, and give the body burial in th
wilderness. This was accomplish
ed with great difficulty, for OF
vious reasons. The body ha
: been mutilated by some an
: mails, and several cats were fright
: ened off at the approach Of th
: burying party, but lurked aroun
and followed the remains to th
s spot where they were buried.
o This is one of the most shocB
8 ing cases ever known here, and
|, has excited general comment an
o execration. Nothing positive
. known about the unfortunate Ms
# ry Buffers history. She We
s. bright and intelligent and abor
}, twenty years of age.
- The Dispatch also says:
= Great apprehension exists ths
,, the pestilence will be spread b
!. the dogs and cats throughout tt
q neighborhood, and the mind
# the community is far from bein
l. easy.
ir If that community" is not dec
II mated by the smallpox, it will NJ
- ~ be because they do not deserve
D. Such inhumanity and cruelty =
ls have seldom heard of.
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