The New York herald., 1876-07-08
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A STRANGE NARRATIVE.
wICKEDNEss IN PENNsYLvANIA-A WIFE LEAvEl
HOME AND HER CHILDREN HAVE THEII
SKULLS KICKED IN.

HOME AND HER CHILDREN HAVE THErs
SKULLS KICKED IN.
From the Reading (Pa) Eagle. July 81
A Bcrnyille correspondent wrtes:--On "Wednesday
morning the vito OF Lewis Seaman, OF Bernvle. do.
serted her family with the intention Of leaving forever
The day previous she made bundles Of her clothing and
carried them away about milo to friend of hers tc
have them sent to her alter her escape She tried Ia
ioavc with c. h Koenig's stage for Reading but Mr..
Koeng refused to tako her along Then she started for
Valentine Shalter's stage which was bound or Mohrs
vc but this stage had already left She pursued 1t on
foot and hall way to M0hrsve she overlook
and rode along to Mohrsville.
Meanwhile her husaand Mr. Lewis Seaman full Of
trouble about the runaway WIFE, hired korse and
and loaded his i've children On, aged from three
to eight years, meaning 10 take the children to his
father, Lewis seaman, who resides in Centre township,
for support While driving through the the chill
all enjoyed the ride aud laughed and sung, but
when they were about midway between Bernville and
Mohrsvle at Israel Backenstoses school house, the
horse kicked IN the dasher of the vehicle and tho
youngest and sevcnycar old child sitting in front
with Mr.. Seaman, were badly kicked by the vicious
animal The three ear old child Is 80 badly kicked
that ! cannot recover Tho frontal bone Of the
head cracked that the brain exposed the nasal
bone is totally cut OIL, tho teeth are broken and
other INJURIES received about the head
Two fingers on The lett hand are totally kicked or
the o,her child a sew u year old grl was also kicked
in the face Her teeth brOkcl IN, aud she haa
other injuries about the head AMI bruisc the
breast that looks black blue which may be dan-
gcrous internally as blood o"s constantly from her
mouth and nose
Mr. Seaman, who all alone unhitchcd the horse
and hire another to take tue children back
aga The children were all aione the road The
who badly kicked were lying pool OF
bood, that they hardy 10 he recos zed. and
the otncr three were rfins bitterly.
and the most affecting sccnc occurred. As
they sat IN Their loneliness pain aud terror Valentine
Shaltcr's stage, on which the mother had escaped,
came To the spot on IT'S return trip In II tho
molhcr OF the unfortunate children. AT Mohrsvilo
she had been obliged To Till tour O'Clock before
would leave, and she made up her mud to go back
family again. The terror ol the mother
may be imagined when she met her children uncx-
pectcdy, all alone on the road and lying pool OF
blood. She jumped from the stage, took the little
one IN her arms and wcpt bitterly Mr.. shaltcr
washed the booo from the children. procured
other clo,hng Tor them, loaded them hts
stage aud brought the mother and children
home TO BernviIc Dr. &. G. Loose, OF Ccntreport,
was met the road, who partially dressed the wounds
OF the children. Drs -. u. pcppcn and w G.. Bycry
wore summoned, who finished dressing the wounds
After the stage out OF sight Mr. seaman
turned and was Hstonishcd 10 nnd MS children gone.
He htched his horse to the vehicle again and drove
home 10 Bernv,Ie, where bc found his suffering family.
The family are once more united, but u IS a sad
union. Tho parents are AT the pcdsdcs OF their tn
Jurei children, kindly attending TO their eycry want,
and both bitterly amcntIng the results OF their uror
tunatc domestic difficulties