Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-02-18

Old lady die knew the prisoner very well );
she was 4 very nice woman until she was
taken with lnalarial fever; WAS kind AID
sociable but after she had the fever a
great 4 change came over her; heard Mis-
D1nnelIy say she mad assaulted her mother.
The Woman's story to Mr. Enehm
Mr.. Roehm, sworn: Went along with
the coroner yesterday morning and viewed
the body am acquainted with MIR. Masci
but not with his wife the coroner and jury
thought the prisoner who was up stairs
ought to be brought down before them
| went up stairs, found Mr.. Masch in one
loom and his wife in the room adjoining;
| told Mr.. Mascb, who was crying. to keep
quiet ; I went to into Mrs. Masch's room;
she was leaning against 4 bed post, p;;l!
ing ut her apron ; l told her to come
down stairs, that some gentlemen wanted
to see her: she asked what they
wanted: l told her to see about
this affair she then came down
with me; during the examination she
again went up stairs l went up soon
| afterwards and told her to dress herself
and go along to prison she said she
would not go with policeman !; told
hr she would not of course like to be in
tlc house during the funeral she said
| to 60 We got the children | carried the
little one aud lcd the other by the
hand went up stars again and
! told Ms. Masch to get ready she
put OF her hat and Waterproof
VIC went cat the back way walked up
Plum to East King, where she asked ne,
"Wiil they Kill me at the PRISON. ! said
"Oh, no; they won't hurt yOu," Then
she stopped, and did not want to go.
Then | saw | had made q mistake, and
said. ''Oh, yes; they will kill you. be-
| cause you killed your mother-in law -
Then she was satisfied and Went along; a
| little further Oh she asked Will tne5
hang me, or cut my taroat?' ! told her
thought they would shoot her, to which
she replied, That's right" and asked No
how soon they would do it :; sail coul,;
| not tell she asked me to request the men
out there to shoot her this morning, an,i
| told her would talk to the prison Off
cials about it, and this satisfied her she
was then put into the cell, but insisted Oh
having the children along with her; I told
:icr they would have to go into the ncx:
cell, So as to have their ciothin,, changed.
ani then she seemed satisfied.
The Jnry's Conclusion.
After hearing the above testimony Tia,
jury returned the following verdict
- That the said Mary Masch came tn
her death on Friday, February 18th, 13S,,,
from having her skull crushed with :,
hatchet in tho hands Of her daughter-i,i
law. Elizabeth Masch, while the said
Elizabeth Mascl was insane
f. Is. Martin, esd, counsel ior Mis.
Masch, waived hearing before Alderman
Barr, of the charge of murder, m sie
against her by the coroner, and she vas
formally committed to prison to answer.
Tne Case Before tho Court.
Z. X. Martin, esq was present AT ih,.
inquest, as counsel for Mr.. Masci,, with i
view of having Mrs. Masch removed from
tho county prison to the insane asylum
and this afternoon presented to the cour.
the following petition:
:. To the Honorable he Jnc'9cs ri G.t Coarf a.
oyer and Iermihcr and GeHer0i .jOH D.
hirery and quarter Sessions oi The Peace:
'sThe petition OF August Masch respec;
fully represents, that his wife Elizabeth
Masch i, insane that siIo is ut present
committed to the Lancaster county prison,
charged with the crime of murder; that the
welfare OF herself and others requires her 10
straint and prays that your honOrs will ap
point q commission, according to ltw. I"
inquire into her insanity, ami upon the
report thereof, will make such order and
disposition of her case ~ to your hon"rs
shall seem meet
In al.swer to the petition the cori'
named DR.. VIM. X Grove Maj n. Z.
l.eiIuhl and David Narman as c".nmis-
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