, 1876-10-24
Unnatural Crllno Of a Mother
Co,rfsponHtacs Fht{9tft|phfz Times,

WEST CHESTER, pn., Oct. 90.-Glcn Lock l. . |
small station on tho Pennsylvania Railroad,
about twenty-five miles from Philadelphia.
Running directly through the ccntfo OF tile VII
lago IL cross-rona tlut leads from Glen Lock-
Sutton to the old White-1lorsc store on tic
Chester Valley RaIlsoad. On this cross-road,
md about ilfty ynrtls below tho turnpike, lra
Bnt1cr, u culorcd barber, rented house several
years ngo, and did small business rs country
barber, uc llud Il wIfo and three small chill.
drc,,, nrfl, after his settlement at Glen Luck,
his family WIS tnrrcnscl by the addition OF
smiling little yctowboy. Catlarinc Baker, tho
lnrber's wife, wah 4l'!ot, tnoi!cnhlSe wonan.
who gayo no trouble to lsor few anil scattering
ncighboss, hut It was subject Of rcl'lark among
them that she often acted strangely. nlsllouGh
sic wns ktsosn rs good housckceper aud an
nffcctto1stn mother.
This morning, ut q little alter o'goek' as
Joseph ". saref!ct was driving along tho cross-
road, III hnsto to catch MI carly train FOR Tue
| Centennial, lie overlook Mrs. Dnkcr aear the
| rai!roal station. She hailed him anil aatd that
aslu lad Iust killed al Of her clillreu. Az llrst
Mr. sarchet naid no attention to her, but a!,e M
| persisted In her statement, and ut length he
turned round md dsoye up to tho little white
wished barhcr-shop. Tt.e .lonr was locked, h1!t
he kicked IT open on TUG @ Her u, 'he i sn'a"Io t
! drcs1, apparently drah. Another child, ahontt
u yearA old, was ,canns utns'lst Il clitr mud
| bleeding from the muntlI, ant another wan be-
liIu lHb HlofB WILL II 6GfEFG I'LL ~ lt3 uCAs's ~
large willow ctul nbont two anl II, half i'cl'rs
In diameter, very heavy wcar't, lay ncar ;s ths
lIca.i Of the uucunsrlous child tn thu nldln III
the 1lour, aud, although theirs W"s no blood on
the club k,lOts of Elnfr ntll,ering to 1t, showed
plainly that II lad hucn the Instrument Of dcath
Mr.. Sarclet started at once III search III Dr.
Henderson, Who lives c!oso by, md t"Enthcr
they we,t tyr anuther plys'e!al. IN tic lsfsl.
b0rhood. DR.. Carey wAa not ut home, nild the
two vent back tn tu burhcr's house:
By this time Iiakrr, the luther nf the clllllrcnt
hu1 heard of tho murder md hustcncd hnnc
from tho field in which hc tihd fccil working.
| At lj|a request Mr.. SArchct hasteped to summon
I}hkcr's mother, who llyGa four miles nHny nltl
after they latt told the u!d lady Of the t,agc'ly
drnve to this place, and sooli rctttr!.n" WITH
Miltam nakcr, West Chestcr Ca'!staGic' ~, Ms''
ron.l, continued her journey 70 West Chester
which sle reached .nbout 10 O'clock, Aise'
searching for her for soma TINA Conata'
ble akfr ARRESTED ,an oF h,sei ID nafxE, sspce
by inqutrtng In mary placos for the 'earest
Magistrate. She wus at uuec taken to Justc'
| Wllitchtatl'e uf!ico anu wns committed to ta!!
, and tlds afternoon the alaEistrate Eayo her :
: ht told nnhAtantnly tic snsne stury That Is ~
Y lutctl above. WIlliam lsalsrr testified That h
, arrived at tho hotso fifteen nr twenty minute
u left Tor the physician liz saw tho child lynn
in thu u,il,tlc II the floor atnl nppnlrntiy Aca.!
lie nut bis iiui Unit aud felt II breathe: pt:kc
IL up and placc! Il M settce, wlicn Il revive,
t somewhat. Ttle u.huE child, With y seal! wound
Y did nut npltar to su1[pr ut tifst, but IcBaH
i cry very loudly nftcr u littlc tine. .
II lsy this time llr. llcnttrgait arrived, nnl III
fourth child, baby was tnltt II tha sse,l, e, y,
hull tried tn sotller It. Thu third rl,tl'l, IN ts
y n,nl,satnn. laa 40 narlss on IT, but appeared
= be Injured Internally, or IN spn,o Tay. a'itl
y lie ad but littlu hopes OF tlsu cllest eli'd's II
l. euyrry, The club Iy1nx by the tfltll li0 lhh