The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-12-10

[chicas0 Inter-oeean, December a.


[chicago Inter-oeean, December 2.J
Al the United States Express Com
pany's Office. on Washington street, near
Dearborn. Yesterday afternoon, a gaping
crowd was allowed TO witness a sight so
revolving in its details rs 10 stsrtle the
most hardened criminal. The facts in
the case, briefly stated, are as follows:
In the afternoon, about 2 o'clock. a
boy. driving an express wagon. halted in
front of the door, and. with the assist
anee of one of the employees of the es-
tablishment. landed a large barrel on
the sidewalk, on which was nailed a
piece Of pasteboar,l bearing the name of
Thomas Green & Co.. Iowa City, Iowa. !"
The hoy procured the shipping bill and
departed. The barrel was shortly after
rolled inside and placed among large
amount of goods and packages which
were being prepared for shipment. AZ is
usnal in express offices, the packages
were handled frequently by the employ
es, and, for time, nothing of an un-
usual nature was noticed ahont any of
them. Finally, as one of the barrels
was turned over. an intolerable stencil
was emitted, and, fearing all was not
right, the employe who was handling it
communicated the fact to the gentleman
in charge After a short consultation it
was determined 10 remove a bung in the
barrel which was almost ont. This be-
through the light layer of straw which
was next the slaves. A soft, pnlpy sub-
stance Was felt, and soon the straw was
so far removed as to enable the parties to
observe what was unmistakably the
flesh of human being. Further in
vestigation was postponed until an officer
was procured 10 witness the operation.
As soon as he arrived the head of the
barrel was forced, and most revolving
sight was presented TO the ISLANDERS.
At the top was a head, which raised
slightly when the compression was re-
moved, hearing a wealth of auburn hair
matted and mixed with straw. The per-
sons who witnessed this terrible sight OBJ
iected to further investigation in the
building, and petitioned the officer to
removed the strange package to the
Morgme. An express wagon was secured
and the barrel taken 10 the dead -house,
where a spectacle that turned the heart
sick was presented. The contents of the
barrel were turned ont upon the floor.
The woman, cramped and diEfgured in
horrible manner, dropped npon the
ground. and. in a small bundle of straw
which fell heavily, was the BODY of
Child evidently of premature birth. The
matter of Strengthening the body was set
about, and soon young and beautiful
woman was stretched upon the cold
morble slab. The body was entirely
nude save a pair of stockings of fine
texture upon her feet. Irom all appear
ances, she conld not have been dead ma
ny days, as the body was in excellent
state of preservation, and in no part had
decomposition set in. The body is that
of woman about twenty-five years of
age, five feet one inch in height, blue
eyes and auburn hair. The child, as
previously stated, is of premature birth
and of about six months growth, hear
ing evidences of having been handled
with instruments in the hands of some
human butchers. The left side of its
head is crushed, but shat may have been
done in the barrel while it was being
rolled about.