, 1873-06-24
APPALLING CRIME.

Two missing chiItlren Found In n
Dead, tho Otlor Slowly Recovering
"a 1RelliEla E'Icco OF Work.
From The Philadelphia Inqairer, Juns a..
In yostordny's Inquirer tho faet Was , briefly
stated that two lttlc girln, reaitllng with their
Ward, lad boon missing since Wednesday morn
lug, Since tho tlnle when those limos woro writ
ton tho missing children were found, and under
circumstances Tint point unorringlyt to tho perpo-
traton OF a most horrible orimo. "
The children we're Ann Eliza RagAn, aged be-
tween 4 and years. and Margaret A1ulvoy, aged
years. Tho parents OF Annio Raghn' Nvcd on
RoBo Hill street, abovo somerset, and tho par-
ents Of Maggie Mulvey resided OH Dram street,
tho ninth houBo above Somerset. Rose Hill
street and 0ram street aro next to each other,
both In section known az 4 Rose Hill" and tho
roar parts Of tho houses Of hlr. Mulyoy and Mr.
Ragan adjoinod, the families boing intimate with
On Wednesday morning about. Q O'Clock tho
mother Of Maggie Nagan noticed that sho and
hor little playmate, Annie Mulvey, who had
been playing together in tho yard. had gono
ssare eas in III liz Yn Y@%edte M nhboihcse @ for Se the
children, without finding them. Although
somewhat anxious, tho parents, Of both
girls thought nothing serious ebout their
absence until Wednesday, night, After . !, , most
could be loarned OF them. On Thursday tie
soaroh WAS resumed With increased earnestnoss,
several ueighbora aiding, but all was Of no avail
tho ohildron could not DO found, and from tho
yarious station houses throughout tho city camo
replies to inquiries that nothing wns known or
hoard Of the littlo girls dsscribod.
On Thursday night hlr, Mulyey vent to tho
Central Station aud related tho mysterious story
to Capt. HeinB Of the detective force. While
MI. Mulvoy wis ut tho Central Mrs. Ragan came
in on tho Aano errand, and stated, additionally,
that certain occurrences led her to bolieve that
some ono was hiding tho children. Capt. Hoins
detailed Ofticor Galloway to visit parties named
might bo discovered to the whereabouts Of tho
ohi1dron, md, failing In that, to search creeks,
empty houses. and other likely places in tho Vi
9ns ThSes SvS.Sss 9Hfs Esy0 sH1Es4 oa q strictly
whereabouts OF the little abs9ntees.
On Thursday, at midnight, Mr; Ragan and
@ @ aE E nsGa9s she eheas' to ths hopssss @s
search, and were moving IN the direction Of Ra-
gan's house, whom, in passing noar an unoccu-
pied house on Dram atroet, above Bomeraot, q
in the unoccupiod house. A Light was procured,
and soaroh immediately instituted. Tho empty
house referred to ia tho third house OF row
which stands on tho east edo Of Dram street,
weak voice, n closot in the front room on tho
second floor WIS at tastreachod, tho door opened
and 4 horrible sight revealed. from the closet,
aB soon as the door was opened, rolled the body
OF little Maggie hlulvey from her position on tho
body Of Annie Ragan, who lay on tho floor OF tho
closot, cold, still, and Ifoless.
Mr. Ragan picked up tho almost dying Maggie
hlulvey, md hastened with hor into tho roViy-
ing air. AIra. Ragan, with feelings OF incon-
eeiynblo woe, casriod away tho corpse Of her
daughter.
Tho ncws Of tho finding Of the two children
spread like lightning, and, as certain indica-
lions pointed to o peculiarly horrible fenturo In
the case, the exoitomont in tho vicinity became
{AAov
,s was said that blood Was on n0ti tIo 'p porson
and clothing Of tho little one who was
doad when discovered, and that the bodics
Of both wore much bruised and their clothes
torn. The Riokoniug conviction that the Mary
Mohrmann tragedy lad boon repeatod, and ra-
peated under circumstances Of Increased atroo-
ity, bocamo general.
Owing to remarks that certain persons living
In tho noighborhood had mads, to tho effect
TINT revenge shoold be wroaked on the alulYeys.
taken into custody and the Mulvoys tloro las
existed bitterness of feeling for eolno ttmo on
genderet by a lawsuit. Aa there is not worry di-
rect evidence connecting thoporaons reforred TO
withheld from publication. It was also stated
that whom blr. nagan took up the body Of little
Maggie Mulvey from tho floor whore sho had
fallcn whom the, closot door was opened, tho
chid sala suppoaIng tint it wss hor father who
man he put mo In thero."
Tho Coronor's physician, DR.. shapleigh, made
post'mortem examination yesterday afternoon
OF the body or Annlo haGan.
Ehe was drcBsol in rod WOODEN frock, ragged
chintz apron, aud black ginghain balmoral. Tho
external marks Of violence wore as follows: A
brnise On the left knee. on both sides Of the pa
tella (k1lee-pan}; Similar ,pfalse gu the rlHht
knoe; bruisos on the upper angle OF the pelyis
bruleos Oh both elbows another br1lso about
one ltch above the loft wrist; brn,so , On tho
foroheaa, asoYe the slEAs eyeero". lAes9 Wofo
also several other slight pfnlaos. upon desoc-
tion It was found TINT tho brain WIS 3 oonEestod
the blood-Yessols were engorgon; the right lung
normal tue left congested; tie Hycf sllghtly
congested tho stomach, kldaeys. anu intost1nea
hoalthy the stomach empty, no food having en-
tered for some timo, and br'liaes nll very Bllght
No signs OF outrage, whatever were dlecoycrod.
Tho bruises on tho child Mulyey aro similar in
character.
Although IT is grasifyingly proved, clearly
enough, that there was not forsakon 4 wretch = o.
the John Hanlon stamp in tho case, tho affair IL