, 1875-02-05
Year-Old Babies Beaten and Bruised in
tic Most Cruel Manner.
Fearful Mortality Among the Little
Ones aa the Result of Such
Treatment.
Particulars OF a Brutal Murder Near
Towanda, Pa.
Record Of Minor Crimes,

ualiiStut, llaB asstn,el uow in,pnrtnucn on nc
count Of tho swoounr verdict Of tho Coropor's
,,,s.s a..,,aS.' s w.. .'.' ~ ~ W. 49,.
JAAS, 4'"oo''u 4a's oso''ius. tuo 'ciu'c' "u'cn
was UNANIMOUS was iii the following torins
Tint Thomns Mcsfahnn essne To Ills death on the
iSh day OF SoysmeeE, 1s'4, by an excessive use oi
1unana n or osac, naf.ntlea. atminass!eu to saia
nn y :, w. % nnu % H.. anse a
noias: atsn tIst tne tirntt " ri thn sid
James was hattrued hy tlo excess,vs
nso Of lardanurn administered by Mury
hc!no.!s; ain that the deaths nt Mnpl, who died on
~ & ill.,, Ill.,, ~ ~ - .2, & nu 1 1.r r5e,se. pe
Iy t,e imnroner 1,se Of lauJanm,, and neeler vhie
tl,lvr thu caru Of tho saII Mary Reynolds. Wo flrs
Tier find thut Nelson and Mary Ncyuus by reaaon Of
natural disposition, improper habss, and .cntiro
~Ant OF proper conFenleheca as 70 building.
nHeesSaty a4i aesotnmoaasons snt alhlanses, o1
in which hc, or, nnn.n.d .r cnt,ro,v cnt
i.tsuns to have tbs caro- If ehlren, aud for these
r>aaons tn tic opinion Of tho turors hpy shona not
receive tho continuance support Of any humane
charitable persons OF institutions.
The examination Of Nelson aud Mary Reynolds
in tho District Court at South Fraunghanl is
not vet concluded, but will be tomorrow MORN
ng. Tic prisoners wore accompanied In
Court by iiussal BturgiA Jr., OF this city.
Mt. sturgis IL one Of the managers Of
all institution known in this city as tho Tenn
porary Home, p1ace whcro abandoned infants
nra received and cared for until another plnce ia
found for them. Ths ia one Of tho high-toned
charities OF tho city, and under tho patronage Of
our rnoat respected citizenB. It seems that the
manaEora Of this inBtitutton have hcan in tho
habit Of farming out babies to tic i.eynolls
family and 80 nro deeply Interested in showing
that IL WAS fit place. Iho charges Of murder,
presented when the defendants woro arraigncd i
fow weeka ago, were withdrawn, and Q charge OF
substituted BY tito Govorumont.
Mrs, C1eehan and Mary Colby, who bud worked
at tic Reynoldhcs testified ttiat Mrs R.'a treat
mont OF tho afcS1allnu CHILD waa exttem.ly cruel.
nrt.t t,x
year old whoa he died. She whipped him
almost every day without cause. Two wecks ie-
fore tho child diod slIn began giving it a mix
ture Of equal parts OF sweet tinctuse OF rlubarb,
chruptlor, and laudanun. At ono timb this WaB
given every two hours, from tho effects Of which
by shaking. The child WAS whipped tbs 3ay
before lie died. The sauaa medicine waB given
TO other bablea, who directly, atterward appeared
o 70 uo uS'hs H. ~ "as ~ e'aents r. LII. % lug mus,
ti1tbv AM dnstituta ~ In lat de~rao s1r snd
Mrs. REYNOLDS wore soruotimcs intoxicated
Tho undertaken and ono OF tho nelghbosa tes-
tined thaf there we're blne mnrks on t!e ooy's
mesn nse 10 H., aie H. "ts III ,n,d ;!a sI!a
d,ej of c',nlera infant,n,, diarr1sa md fits
There was much more evidence, ali to the
shme Object or worse. rhyscinna testified to tho
dangerous shataeeet ei to meaelno, II even II
fostifed tiat the taat;tution was eh1s;tv mnnort.
Gu oy ehatno'e IT, ;9 9na.sonS ~. reeevea aooat s4
~ ~ oth;nr Ak had n;vor 81" ro;1t,'ro ,x;t,,
ntent amceasu s-han nc hsl d;,rrnnc sna hnnsn
Sy e gyIpe % threo uropy. OBS nm md IN Increased @ i'h the
d1.o h ,ina s,,a wR",td ~ ~, acsnow,nias
in,;,, ;n,. .',,-a .s,, sonr - se "a ~. J'.s
~ t.rt et t i.~ a. - aaiT ah rts's
u;nned ;,, hv "s,4;,, 2s1a, az Sn1 od'a ~
scrcnnnn ~ sor tn was b,ht cno, ~ 1nn,e ~
hnttar Eha achnowIaaccd that Ie5 1,ust,arI
III hso,, ;1t,x;ontng 10 H. no".a 9 aa;d
aha Ia thuoIt ~ a, ", .s ,,ss nau na.. ~,
that acc,rnt shn iia r., th;nr tbs s,,iid,on M
,HnnlJ ho haitor -" ro For ~ NV nt1,nr ' ,1aa
aood doni c.n,a XII ;nc,i,anta1i t1uo,,,ro
~ .r.otr,o4t =, ati'or ~ at;.drs,, nh ~ 49,.
~, xe..aotirs ~ osor "o naa df' m
irnato, IN ti,;s c;tv and tba na,nhhor1,coI ~"
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ro a. T. pTu r., a. "oHpsa, .,,, ,.u. ,,>,.
Ao"n"pA' ~ noo' 80 ~" n''ie" 'toa' 'n'a
place. IN Ahslafn Io"hsh1'. there IL claHtor ot
half doxeu houses, occupied evidently by the
families OF farm or div 1aborcrs
nno ot ths houscs ~ ,nrntio,cd hal ,os, to-
,,., 1 -. -, 'e' 'eo" ~.
years mo a~ollhB OF Expert sleK'ef. an aged
and harm'ess man. For somo t3me past thero
coup]o m named rowers-stanlcy Powers and Lis
% ,r;ra %ne1ers ~ h,d ,,no hos,, ~ ~ ~ dasna~a
WV ,,'t"a. is:. Nv" ,,',, ~ =. 'ae eoopoi-
aooes OF th's secslon' 10 tho other hoase, across
| Powers, brother Of stauiey's and bearing or an
! eaually had reputation,
On Tburalay last old Sicl,,er and Stan1ey pow-
ara ca,nc to TGwanda. 'FI1ay ve,s j,src Ill ,,'o
nlternoon nntinr unrc,,esas and flrinj,inr rathar
freeiy. Ti,ey rot ready to siart Homo abonit dnrb
both bciug tbo worso for ijsuor. powsrs; se mi
rnrs ,loy rescled name atnut n'c,nck T9s osd
man AL dawn in ri,,ir, I,owcra w.a cunrrns.
son,- Altar kiehinr tbo ehaire nvar A. fsst =.
la could l,e t,uilsI a bod out iuto tho ceutre of
tho ro,n,. md iun,nInr ,,1,o,, It ,ancod ahaut o
r. -. n i, ,zns {rvinr T. hrns. IN hni 1n,' W
'Ths rcon,ctl In rnain Siohlnr n,,rry au ho srosa
a,", onlrre1i poreTs Ia Atm h,s pf,inn nf an
hnnsobo!Ier iere. he sait1' ~ baYa Ind soonrh
nf tIis." ljis asnsnarated rowors vim snn,,se,i
mai, ra~aiue3 hts faat- vi, ~, 1nwars fo,aI lin
'I ~ tia lar viii cha,r crtti,', . isr"a vHsh
oyer bis "vn f,tnklcr scizna e hntcinr.knifa
thst 1av IN lin tnhla l,c.r iv r. deic,,n hlmxclf
| nnwer. win Ia or,c1, "a nav utrnnr a,,ranr
unon Birkier and veautl lin arm abo,,t Him. Din.
Inn hnti' ~ 9ho tnr1ner'a or,ns II IL. t;,iss