The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-30
LUST AND MURDER.
A Young Girl Of Fourteen Outraged and
Beaten to Death.
Two Swedes Traced and Arrested
for the Outrage.
EXCITEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.


Salisbury, village some fifteen miles distant
from this city, was yesterday the scene OF one OF
the most fendsh crimes on record. The victim Is
Lizzie Ness an adopted daughter OF Christian Kline,
who resides at Riverside station, on the Pittsburg,
Baltimore and Washington Railroad. 1t appears
that Lizzie had been sent to Mr.. Shanks' store, at
Salisbury, to make some purchases and took
short cut the hill 10 reach the latter place.
that being the usual route. She arrived at Mr..
Shanks store, made her purchases, and after some
pleasant conversation started with a friend to
visit family in the upper end OF the town.
Nothing more was heard or seen OF her
until alter the discovery OF the tragedy. From the
upper end OF the town, where she parted with
friend, to the spot where the deed was committed
is hardly ten minutes walk. Mrs. Kline waited
patiently the return OF her adopted daughter, but
at length, becoming alarmed at the long absence OF
the girl, started in search OF her. Coming the
hill to her horror she found
THE CHILD LYING sENsELEss
upon the ground, her head mass of blood and
covered with wounds; the clothing was partially
torn from her person, showing struggle, and her
limbs were bare. On examination Of the ground
two stones, lately pulled from the earth,
were found with hair and some spatters
OF blood upon them, and also a stick OF
wood, apparently torn from fence rail, all OF
which were evidently used in beating the brains
out OF the innocent girl. Marks OF the feet of two
men were found and those were measured and all
marks noted. Under a shelf OF rock some distance
from the spot where the murder was committed
there was considerable tramping, as though the
perpetrators had been consulting there what to do.
Mrs. Kline raised her in her arms, and besought
her. in accents OF agony to speak and to live. The
victim of this unexamped and cruel murder feebly
raised her head and murmured 1.-TWO" and then
she
FELL BACK AND SPOKE NO MORE.
The poor woman then, recovering from her ter
Tor. uttered piercing cries, which attracted the az.
tentlOn OF some carpenters who were working
new building within 200 yards of where the VIC
tim was found, and also men at work on Browns
coal road, in the immediate vicinity. They rushed
to the place from whence the cries proceeded. and
Trey too, s'ere struck with terror at the fearful
spectacle presented. Life, however, was not en-
house OF August Oberly, where medical assistance
was summoned. Nothing could be done 1or the
sufferer and she gradually sank and died at twi-
light. The examination made by the physician
showed that the victim had first been brutally out
mitted she had been beaten about the head with
sticks and stones, the murderous weapons covered
with
CLorTED BLOOD AND HAIR
having been found near the spot where the de-
ceased was lying. Further Investigation showed
that the skull had been fractured in two places.
The victim was about fifteen years OF age and was
raised from infancy in Salisbury. She was bright,
intelligent and handsome girl. with wealth OF
wavy black HAIR that was literally soaked with
blood. Yesterday afternoon, as soon as the murder
was known, there were instant inquiries for cir
cumstances that would point out the guilty
person. 1t was learned at the store that the
girl had obtained he articles. for which
back over the hill towards home. People about the
building had also seen two strange men, evidently
some little time after the girl started from home
they had been noticed passing down the railroad
track rather hurriedly. The ciew was sufficient to
experiences during the morning and many little
circumstances were brought out calculated to
strengthen the opinion that these men had COM
mitted the deed. Charles Dillon, q pit boss
just above the station had seen two
climbing over the brow of the hill and almost
voluntarily tumbiing down the precipitous side. in
apparent eagerness To reach the bottom He did
not attach any Importance to the fact at the time
for 1t was not uncommon for men to Chamber down
hill instead OF taking the easier but longer path.
police soon got on the track OF these parties. They
were followed and it was found that they had
upper end of Port Perry. One of them paying for
the drinks presented one dollar bill, and, in doing
so, showed by the way he held the note and then
the change that he was shortsighted. Afterwards
they met third party and the three took dinner
at the tavern between BrentOn and Port Perry.
They sneaked off without paying for their meals
and the next heard Of them they had been in tav
ems in Braddockborough, and finally an employs
OF the railroad saw men such as were described to
him, three OF Them near the saltwOrks station,
their way to this city. This morning
THEY WERE ARRESTED
and lodged in the TOmbS alter they were commit
ted Their clothing was examined, and on the
shirt OF one OF them were found bloodstains which
make one shudder to look at. They are
Swedes, and gave the names of Pohe and
Hynde. The former is tall and sharp
featured, with high forehead, from which
his hair was combed back, giving the fore part Of
the head the appearance OF incipient badness He
has decidedly wicked expression and is about
thirty-six years OF age. The other Is short man,
OF very slight build and older than the tall one,
having the appearance OF being forty years OF age
or whereabouts. He is even more sharp-featured
than the otner; he has o mustache and goatee.
They deny all knowledge OF the crime. man who
as those who were being searched Tor by the people
up there yesterday, and they were further identi
fed as painters by painter OF this city who
worked with them some time ago. With all the
circumstances pointing so strongly against them,
ton.