, 1874-10-03
AN UNNATURAL MURDER.
4 Wotnati Kills Her Child BY Cutttne
Ity Throat
The Trhgcdy Involved In the
Deepest Mystery.


morning, accompanied by IN attempt at suicide.
The fact itself is beyond precedent, and ita cir
tumHtancos arc among tho n1oat painful in tho
anna's Of crime. 4 young 1nothor; asono In her
own bedroom with cooluosa aud determination
beyond baof, deliberately cuts tho throat Of her
only child, and thcn ntteupts her own llfo.
THE pAllTtEa.
Tho unhappy family which this tragedy do
stroya ID oomponoa Of Charles {. pethlns, Julia
Perkins. his wife, md Clar2 perkina tho only
chlld. Mr. Perkins and bis wife were married
about four yaara ago, In Seville, O., Thar
daughter vas born in Coyingtotl, whore they haso
lived noarly all their married ltfe snce December,
1871. 1lr: Perkins il Il menbor OF tho firm Of
DoOamp, potkina l. Leyoy No. 91 Dfain ptroot,
manufacturers and dealers In satldery. Two
months ago lio moved into tho house now stained
With his childB blood, No. 307 West Ninth
thrco-story brick building, aud ho was Tho first
occupant. Mrs. Perkins ii 23 years DID, 1lativo
of Missouri, but has Lived In this State consd-
ogablh portion Of her life.
uncommon beauty. Sho was Of fair complexion,
light hslr, and had d graceful figure, md
pleasant 1nannor that made hor worry attractive.
Said ono Of tue nelghborg,, .sho was tho pret-
orazy 10 got hold Of hcr and k,su her aho VIA
such a little beauty"
AN ALI-k16nr QuAnuEL
It is not known how tho Perlins family hnyo
lived, further than that tllero MAS no outward
token Of nnything wrong until nov. But on Tues
day night thpre Vas an unusual sco1so bonoath
thcr roof It IL uota revealed yet, but It appears
shat AIR. aud Mrs. perkioah had quarrel which lust
cd all night, and Tint N1r. JACOB Care OF Dethol
O., who waa visiting at tho house, was prcsons,
and participated III Bomo ray in tho trouble
Tho nature of tho quarrel is not Known. Mrs.
Perkins reso!ntels declinca 70 speak OF It,. Her
husband says ho had suspicion, and that he nc
ouRed his wife, but declined to saY What the sua-
17r,N ,1yuu rF ~ 4n} In ,aaA4 ,tu uapfE1
THE nL0opY WORK OF THE MORNING..
At O'Clock yesterday morning, after Blecp-
lcss night on the part of oil, except tho innocent
Child, whom waking WAS hut to be for m etornal
CIaro thers. 1t acoms probable that tue agreo-
monr arrived at was that Mrs. Perkins should
Leave her husband and go to hor friends in tho
county, bnt this la not known from tho confession
Of either party, but IL deduccd from othor state-
At ! o'clock In the morning. 11ra Perkins, with
Il inzor, attempted tho life Of her child, but wnH
frustrated, perhaps by Mr. Glare. Mr., Perkins
WAS aasul cd by her that aho would not ropoat tho
attempt. and left, as beforo stated. It il not
known when Glare wont away, but it must have
boon worry soon after tho departure Of Perkins.
1lra. Perkins sent awaY tho colored servant girl
and told hor they would let her know when they
wanted hor. This seems to hnvo been in ncoorl-
auco with arrangements thut Mrs. Perkins should
leave tho house.
When the house was emptiod Of all bnt Mrs.
Perkins aud nor cllld, tho horrid work, which
secms to have beeu all tic time tho settled pur-
The woman locked tho doors, than went to her
OWN bedroom, which is the front room
on tho second aoor. Here sho closed
tho windows, aud the door, and droaaed
on it's boat clothes. SAo then swallowed tho
contents of two small bottles Of morphine, and
turned on tho gas from two burners.
She lad no weapon at hand, but with fatal in
4r.t
pose. On the mantol stood q little French
clook. covered with . thin glass case, just aboso
it hung q frame inclosug handsomely -colored
chromo OF . cross wroathed with flowers. with ~
IIcroyes rostoa not. porhaps On the cross, but on
tho thin glass case. Soizlug it, sle dashed itontho
stone haArth Bhattorlng it pieces. She pickedup
one, pleco about two inches by three, and TAX
ing tho babe into corner Of tho room IN front
OF The woahstand, she knols down, seizod tho
child's head with her left hand held it back SO
as turn the tonder throat bare hoforo the Geon
giaAa. Where was her mothers hoort IN all this
proparation2 Then the child, nj i understands
5 msama ans mama t'a 10 not I'll Iii me Whao .he
vas her mothers, heart What powerful mo-
live conquered oyon: tho i1atinct Of maternal
love, Or perverted a,.or.1 ~ y n,,tq qu:stio;.
thas e9nnot nt tero 30 a'oss in Sqs sd II y
tho pitifnl ploadlugs Of her Child, sho drow the
glass acrosa ita throat, Yl!tlo the warm blood
gua,cd out in her hand, and tho last words of
her babo. "hianau,a, n'anma," foil IN vain on
h0r cars.
Tler. applying the glass to her own throat,
ello cut such gast1ts as hor unsteady hand could
muko, and folding her child to her bosom. lay
down with tho lopo that they might die together.
8, they lay thus. Tho child died almost instantly,
hut the mother liyod slso felt lorsclf growing
weak, and cold, mud, thinking it promonition OF
approaching daath. slio aroso, with hor dead babe
iIoro she LAID and suffered, ali the timo con-
acous, until sho waa found ut half-past o'clock.
HER CONDITION.
DR.. l.. a. James, who was Soon called to geo
her, examined ller wound and found a 4-inen
cash octoss her throQt, and told lor she would
recover. 6ho ut once expressed her regret. She
told Alm without hesitation that B!,o Iilled ller
child. Last nlght, when tho inquest WAS hold,
ahe exhibited mind III clear and natural as any
ono could.
She talked NTH groat pain, but WINS quite clear
and direct in hor auswers. 6llo maao 1t plain
TINT her intention to kill hetsolf aud tllat
sAo did not want hor child to 10 left. sho had
expressed luis fcoIing to othors before the 1nur~
kaow tho sutforlnga aho had experienced,
THE inquest.
The Coroner Sas natiticd Immediately. but no
wa not in the city Until o'clock, At ! o'clock
ha went to tue houBo and begun tue inquest.
Tho toatimony given below gives tho main fea-
t'1rcs Of tho horrible story.
MRs. pEnKlNa' rEar1MoSY
Tho Coroner'B Jury first Vowed tho lifalcas
body OF tue oinld, It was lying on lounge in
tho room back Of wlcro tho murder bad been
gom,ntttcd. Its clothea had not baou removed.
Tho jury Bhrank from the ghastly picture OF
its bloody galmonth aud tho fatal gash. lts
white tcoth showed aH II tho lipa wore
partol with u amlle,. but. its full cheeka
nora dlatlgnred by tho blood. .uarlss Of its
hands ip their dying struggles, The Jury passed.
into the tloatl>.dhambor whore on bod lily tho
mother. Doallo hor bod stood tho wllito bod Of
tho tfond child. On tho 1nansel tha uucoyoro1
uloek wps toking. The Coroner asked Mrs.
Perkins to bo sworn, md stlo raista hor right
hand, still bloody, mud took tho OATH Hor tos-
tt.aolly was as follows:
"My 1,ano 10 Julia Perkins. lily maaon
namo was Julia Bnosl. ! wau born In }Yeatsrp
Missouri, a1,lt an Is years ad. Was married. In
boyilio, o., t,yo yoara ago nexa April. ,Yo hnyo
bcen living loTa two months. Wa can,o noro
from uoyiugton. I have lad ono child, II
would have been yeAta old In Decolnbar. It