Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-01
INFANTICIDE.
Serious Charge Against q Boarding Schos
Girl.

Serious Charge Against q boarding Schoo
Girl.
A horrible discovery has been made al
the state normal school at Edinboro, Pa
Two lads, returning from hunt, observed
their dog devouring something in the
vicinity of the ladies' hall, and upon in
vestigation they found tho animal tearing
the flesh from what bore resemblance tt
the charred body of child. Making
known their discovery to Squire Taylor
the latter, with MIR. Van Kipon, went tt
the spot and unearthed the remains of a
body that had evidently been burned in a
stove to destroy It's identity. At the inquest
that was Immediately instituted state
ments were made involving young
woman of Erie, who is q boarding studen,
at the school. The jury ordered her at
tendance and at the hearing she swore she
knew nothing of the child. The circum
stances that gave rise to suspicion was the
fact that week ago means and groans as
of one in pain were heard coming from
her room, and she refused to admit the
doctor when he was brought by the watch
man.
Panic III u Tenement.
A fire broke out among some waste
paper in hall closet on the third floor Of
the Moffat building, No. 1886 Broadway
New York, late yesterday afternoon. and
did damage to the extent of about $40.
600. The building was used for Offices by
some $50 tenants. The sudden outbreak
of the flames caused hasty flight from
the building, two girls being carried out
half dead from fright. More damage was
done by water than by fire. The tenants
lose about $25, ZOO and the building is
damaged SIS; 1000 Among the tenants
were the Merchants Transportation com
pany Charles S. Higgins, soap manufact
urer Wood & Co., dry goods commercial
agency, and L. Dryfoos & Co., cloak
manufacturer. AS these tenants were On
the ground floor they suffered least.
The Victim OF Vendetta.
A bloody scene in regular Corsicau
vendetta occurred at Erie On Wednesday.
George Riddle was discovered with ter
rible cash in his skull, above the eye, and
upon regaining consciousness made oath
that he was set upon by three sons of Jos.
BattolOni, an old Corsioan, whom Riddle
slew in Erie thirty years ago, Riddle
says that since the killing of the father he
has been in constant dread of his life,
knowing that by Corsican custom he was
COuGeINuctl IO ucStruCIlOu. AlCcF SIrlkluSp,
Riddle to the earth with an axe his assail
ants got into buggy and drove off.
Manslauehter Charged Oh n Doctor
Franklin Pierce, claiming to be ply
sician, was held in $4,000 bail for man
slaughter in causing the death of Mrs.
Barna Bemis, of Oakdale, Mass. He
treated her for internal erysipclas by
bathing her in kerosene and rolling her
mp in bandages saturated with the oil.
The woman was literally blistcrcd and
skinned alive, and died after week OF
horrible suffering.
Fatal Fire In Louisiana.
The residence of J. NJ. Defees, on the
Bellefont plantation, Lake Province, La,
occupied by BENJAMIN Clarke ana family,
was destroyed by fire. The family were
all asleep when the fire broke out, aud
barely escaped in their night clothes.
Clarke's 3 year old daughter perished in
the flames. The fire was ipcendiary.
Murder of a Baby Disclosed.
The body of a newly-born child was
found in an ash barrel in East Fifty.
fourth street, New York. The child had
been killed by dashing its head against
the pavement. The police are searching
for the murderer.