Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-22
oil gate on the Union Mills road, kept

oF MI. honynan, 10 get Mrs. Monyhar
to cut an apron for her. Asilver dolIay
was lying on the stand in the from
room. and when Mrs. Mouyhan ven
into another room to get her scissors tn,
nsgress pocketed il, putting il into be-
apron pocket. Mrs, Monvhan told he,
wnen she returned TO take OF the apror
70 cut the new one by, and in doing a
the dollar fell out of the pocket. Mrs
Mony han, missing the money from tbs
table, accused the won.2 of the theft
MS aighly lncensed the ne2ress, who
knocked Mrs. Monyhan down and heal
uef ontra2eously. She then threw both
the lady and her child of high porch
on 70 the turnpike and jumped upon and
stamped them. and then dragged their
bodies down - the pond With the evil
cent intention OF drowning them, vhs q
sne was interrupted and caused TO f1y by
the arrival of some neighhors. Mrs
Monyaan was seriously injured. and has
been confined TO her bed ever since
Ihe child was not 80 badly hurt. A
kan2 OF men tonk the fiendish negro
woman oct esterday and whipped her
terribly, bat SIZE has no. been arrested
yet.
Brutal wFefehes.
SUFFOLK. n. T., August l7.-DoIly
Pollard, coiored wsman, With her rs-
puted husband, George Jsffries. il nov
in the Suffolk County Jail, at Riverhead
on the charge OF killing her illecitimate
child on Thursday last. Size saws she
y married IN Jedries, bat he was not
the father OF her child, and always oh
1ected 70 Supporting il; that she fire.
Quenfiy lett the child at home all day
without food or drink while she vens
cut 10 work. Jedries treated the child
with unheard of cruelty, frequently tax
ing 1t BY the hair and throwing it across
the room. and on one occasion be threw
Is into q tub of water ia which she was
y ashinR. On the night of the child's
death he threw 1t across the room, the
,hiid's head striking against the wall,
knocking 1t senseless. She put the
,hild to bed, and as it was quiet she
thought that it was asleep. Jeifries fire.
4uently whipped the child with a strap,
md then rubbed salt in the cuts, from
which the blood was flowing. la this
The ID corroborated by her father. who
lived In the same house, and who fire.
laently upbraided Jeffries for his cru
'lty. The old man testified at the in
quest that he often left tue house to
avoid seeing the cruelty practised upon
he child by JeHries. bat was afraid to
peak of il lest JefTries should iniure
him. The physician who made the post
nortem examination saws the chlld's
neck was broken, Jeffriss admits that
2e beat the child, but denies that he
broke its neck. Jeffries will be indicted
'or murder and his wife as an &C ,essory
before and after the fact.
4an Away with Her Father.
MILWAUKEE. Wis, Aug. 17.-About a
rear ago, a middle-a2ed man named
John l.. Rogue, scenic painter, mar
red Mrs. Grost,A wealthy widow of
New York city. Six weeks ago he
sioped with his step-daughter, a preety
girl Of Is years, taking 5000 of his
wife's money with him. Ths parties
we're tracked TO Chicago by detective,
Who ascertained that they left a few
days ago for this city. The Eastern
officer. accompanied by Detective Cos
tello, of Chicago, arrived here on Mon
day evening, and succeeded in tracing
The ruuaways to a west slds boarding
honse. The fact WAS then developed
that the girl had eluded her aged parent
in Chicago and eloped to this city with
4 young man named Hansen, a pattern
maker, and had been followed by
Reggie. The two were taken into Gus
.ody, andldeparted for the city of sin in
,harge of the officers on an early
train. The clipping couple
will be taken back to New York.
A Christmas Death.
YORK, Pa, Aug 19.-The immediate
,anse of Judge Jere Blacks death was
'oxaemia, produced by the Absorption of
urine, prior to the operation of
DR.. McKenna. of York, who
aad spent the day with the patient,
lymptoms about O'Clock in the after
noon. DIR. Meisseuheier, who relieved
also noticed the change for
he worse. and from that hour the in
,reasing gravity Of his symptoms indi-
,ated a gradual failure of the vital
forces. Judge Black suffered greatly
during his illness, but his last moments
we're without acute pain, and he passed
quietly away, retaining CONSCIOUSNESS
until within a few minutes of his death.
York, Pa, Aug. 19.-Judge j. Black
died at 2:le o'clock this morning.
Though not unexpected his death was
sudden and the shock was great to the
On Saturday morning he
seemed somewhat better. bat the inn
provement was too slight TO justify
hopes Of recovery. An unfavor
able change began about O'Clock
in the afternoon, and he gradually
grew worse, but remained conscious
almost to the end and died peacefully.
From the beginning of his illness
Judge Black believed he never would
Mrs. Black Lieutenant Governor Chaun-
Mr.. and Mrs. lshars, q. Hornsby, A. h.
present when he died. Many kilograms
funeral will take place Tuesday at five
O'Clock p. m. The remains are to be
at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
DIR. Powers. Of the Christian Church,
will probably officiate at the funeral.
Shortly before Judge Black died he said
10 his wife: How can fear to cross
the river when my father waits for me
on the other shore ?" and added,
!" Would / we're as comfortable about
ali l leave behind unfinished in the
world" and then he breathed the fol-
lowing earnest prayer. 20 thou most
beloved aud merciful Heavenly Father,
from whom / had my being and in
whom have ever trusted, If it be Thy
will, grant that my suffering may end,
and that l be called home to Thee.
And, o. may God bless and comfort
Ihse, my Mary"
GIVE ru9 BAUY WATER.