Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-11-24
SHAMEs THE DEVIL.
Incf sGuOus Passion ST Father for HIS
Daughter accommodating ElOpe
aDG the Heart-8rOken Mother
ana Wife Commits Suicide
by browning.

A Piitsburz special to the. ST.. Louis
Rekgstir2t. Of the sixteenth, tells the fol,
syvania, IS Wild with excitement over one of
the most abominable pieces OF depravity that has
village Is about twenty miles from Putsburg on the
line Of the Pittsburg Virginia and Char eston rail-
road, and on the M5nOngahela river, and has pop
ulptlon of alb ut five hundred composed almost ex
cluslvelv or men employed in the numerous coal
mines in that peghbOfhOod One OF the leading
families of the place was that OF Henry Walls, who
had share In a coal mine and was tolerably well
off. He had a vile and eight children, the
eldest being boy named John, and the next a
sirl named Jennie, aged twenty-One. Walls
was regarded as man OF good morals up to
about i've years ago. when Jennie gave birth to
child, she then being sixteen years old. short
time after this runners began to be circulated that
telIeent Girl nd renowned for her beauty. She is
tan end slender, with large brown eyes and heavy
brown hair Hes features are perfect and she has
been credited with some degree of refinement. she
has always been Careless In her appearance, but
iintll she became a mother she bore an excellent
character, several years after this occurred Mrs.
Walls bee9Ie VaFy melancholy anG one lay her
alter some some hesitation. that Rer Husband vas
the father of Jennie's child, and added, In a
to have Intercourse with the girl, who, she said,
seemed to have lost ali sense Of shame, and had
becote infatuated with her own father. who by the
way, is Very hOnely. stoop shou!dered and has only
one eye and is fifty five years old. Mrs Was's sis
ter advised her to separate from the scoundrel ia
once but The wife said he did dare to do So aud
nlade Der sister take vow of secrecy. Five weeks
ago II became impossible to hide the fact that Jen-
ME was about 10 become mother again, and one
day she and her father went away osensbly 10 visit
some relatives in this city. The father sent word
home that Jennie was sick after oelng here a
day or two, and when they returned the
child had di appeared It Is SAID that Walls
tod his wife that he had gone to one OF tue proii
nent aboTtiOnists, who are numerous enough in
Pittsburg and had an operation performed. Mrs
Walls tuld this TO her sister who let the whole story
nant and threatened TO lynch both father and
daughter On J:Onday last Mr=. Walls went away to
sDend th9 night, and on her return next morning
she found the cSildren Weeping and the house all
upset A short note Was in her daughter room, as
follows
world and l love him more than my OVID life. We
haze gone TO spend the rest OF our lives together
leave Robbie for your care. JENNIE
The poor hedn-bsSEen mother became insane for
short time, and the neign6ors had to take care OF
all the Children for Walls took every cert of money
Roibe was among the children. Mrs. Walls was
kindly cared for by friends, for she is good woman
and has been DEVOTED wife, She was closely watched
until Wednesday aftermath, when she was left alone
for "a short time. Taking advantage of the situation
she stole OF the house unOOSerYed, ana W!thOut
hat or cloak walked quickly TO the Mononga-
hela river she walked OUT on a coal pier that pro-
aeted some distance into the river, ana deliberatelS
threw i.egseli IN. man VINO was at work L. the VI
cnty heard tlo splash, and ran TO the place Just In
me to Sc her sink sec.nd time. He summoned
aid. butneaTly half hour cnsuSi before the BODY
OF the poor woman was found. On Friday SIC was
buried the entire community turning out to her fu
city, ana ~ took train for Kansas. NJ arrests
are likely TO be l.. AIDE as the township Is not willing
u Sp% nd any money, ana .toS0dy else can aford Il
bring the Infamous scOundfeI 10 JUSTICE"