The New York herald., 1876-12-06
A SHAMEFUL OUTRAGE.

IN MICHIGAN A BOY Is BEATEN AND STONED
TO DEATH By HIS ADOPTED PARENTS
The Bay City Mich 7ribune, November IL, givcs
three column of terrible crime committed In
that place. Little George Mccarthy, only years
DID, lived with John and Maggie Mccarthy, who were
known as his adopted paren,a Testimony was given
At the inquest showing that tho boy beaten
with strap and pounded until he became help
less and unable TO walk. Then the poor child
left 10 sarvc and die There on the Jury six
strong men, but the horrible spectacle which thcir
gaze enough to make their hearts stand stlli
There, In small cofn, lay the emacated form Of ne
looking little boy. his body covered with bruises
head loo. There large hole tho top OF his
head spot over mis- ear. which covered up with a
plaster; black and blue spot on his left cheek,
black and blue spots on his neck and legs,
while hts back bruised terribly, the skin being or
In piacos Mrs Brooks, a colored woman, who oecu-
pied In the block, testified that on Thurs
dav morning at nine o'clock shc tho deceased;
Mrs Mccarthy told witness that DR.. Thomas said tho
boy had Inflammation OF tho lungs and live
three days. the boy was lying the bed at the time
O'Clock in the afternoon Mr. Mccarthy went
10 wnncss' room and said, The young ono
IL dying;" witness and others thcreupon went
in, but The chid only gnspcd two three tunes and
then died. Tney punished the child very severely
nigh. about ago. Il was about bed time they
punished the child so that We could hear the blows in
our room through the partition; went out and told
them they could not murder the child there and told
them II they did not stop would complain OF them;
Mccarthy said he was punshiuG him because he had
been saucy; asked him who he had been saucs 10,
and he replied, ''ro you;" tho child seemed thor.
oughly afraid Of his parents and wisness had often
heard him appeal to them not TO whip him. tho
mother frequently seemed to be under tho influence
OF liquor; frequently gave The boy something TO eat
and no seemed TO dcvour u grccdiIy; when have
been N there, 4 shs called The chd 70 her he would
Witness sald she mad asked Mrs Mccarthy what
made the marks on tho ch'lds eye and Mrs. Mccarthy
replied that while he struggling with the doctor
he hit IL on the chair Upon beng asked about the
whipping two weeks ago. wftncss replied that she
looked into the room through the window and
Mira Mccarthy stsing on the oed, who Mccarthy was
holding the boy with MS head ward and whipping
him with strap. The boy bad nothing the iimc
In closing tho long account tho Tribwne says:-
From various sources wc learn that tho woman Nc.
Carthy was regular iigress when mad. She has re-
pcaicdy strung the boy up by the thumbs, and even
by the heels and has been wont abuse other
10 such extent that IL Ia really wo ndcr that
the child did not dc sooner The woman was given to
drink and Il said That yesterday she drank three pnts
Of wniskev aud cursing aud swearing the liveonR
day. II Is also said that the boy
up and tho sghbors came In and rclcascd
him she replied tod damn him let him hang there
and die Those who know Mccarthy state that in
their opinion he is least TO blame Ho represented
woman The money .sho had him under her
thumb said person. and II she can swear any,
thing on him now shell do IT. Mccarthy and his
woman are apparently about thirty years OF ago He
Is an irIshman who the docks. Ia DARK COM
plexoncd, tall and thin, and wears mustache and
goatce. She IS of French and Spanish Descent Is tall
and slim, light complexion, long face and by means
bad looking woman. The TWAIN are in iron, at the
Jail and 10 allowed TO see them Sheriff Brock
did not bring out the prisoners to-day 10 answer
the charge made against them for fear that tho sight
ot the brutal pair would kindlo into a flame the rc
which Is .mouldcring and which single word would
fan into blaze.