Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-07-29
CANIBALISM.


Little Child and Cooks Part of 1t For
Picnic Party-The Remainder Sailed
Down-she Is Tied to a Tree and
Burned.
One of the most horrible stories ever
told comes from Tatnall County, Ga.
1t ia hard TO believe that there can be
truth in it, and yet it is vouched for as
authentic. As it has reached here 1t is
q story OF canibalism and torture that
almost defies the imagination.
A few days ago some of the colored
people in the lower end of the county /
held picnic. They had engaged as q
cook and general overseer of the culi-
nary department an old negro woman.
Great preparations had been made for
| the festivities and the sport ran high.
1t was hungry band that gathered for
dinner and awaited the summons. 1t |
was served at last and the merrymakers |
fell to with will. Hardly had the |
edibles begun 20 disappear when al
strange hush fell upon the boisterous
Igroup. One of them had been served
with piece of meat that clung to q
lsmall jointed bone. 1t did not look like
lauything ne had ever seen come from
an oven o. frying pan before, and he
spoke Of it to his neighbor. The other
Hooked at it attentively for moment.
| at is the finger OF child,' he said.
A HORRIBLE DISCOVERY.
There was sensation which quickly
spread into little panic when the
news of the discovery began to be
Ipassed around. A hasty examination
, of other plates was made. More fingers
lwere found and pieces of meat that
a were evidently human flesh were held
lup upon forks and gazed al by the now
ANk h fNo6
at each other in frightened way for a
imoment and then there was simalta-
L neous break for the little cabin in which
the old cook had prepared the horrible
b Imeal. She met them at the door bran
ldishing long knife. A wild Light
/. THAT of tnaniac-gleamed from her
leyes The crowd paused as the knife
ia was flourished over their heads. All
but one, woman, who rushed forward
. with shrek:
T. my chtl1l What have you done
. with my child?"
10 There was no answer from the old
cook.
., 81 left it here in her charge" cried
I. the excited mother, appealing to the
M friends about her. Where Ii is? She
e. has killed it,"
TIE cHILD's MURDER.
With fiendish yells the dusky army
NJ fred by her agonizing cries, bore dowr
IL upon the cook aud, in spite of her fran
ep tic struggles, tore the knife from hel
or grasp. S)me of them held her Will
ne lothers searched the cabin. Evidence
a lof the mnrder were about them. Their
ay was blood on the floor and table va
IN smearsd with it. The living child wa
,er nowhere to be seen, but in its place wa
10 a portion of human body, which La
ne been taken from the oven. Pieces c
"a; hesh had been carved from it.
Ilc The excitement amoug the searcher
was of the widest kid. They tor
ee everything to pieces in the ricket
les cabin IN their fury. II was plai
by enough that the Old woman had mur
,,as dered the child right there in that rooi
Ia and had cooked half of the bod.
wn Where was the other half? There wei
nj drops of blood across the floor. Son
.is- one less excited than the rest follow'
len the tell,tsls tYsil. II ed to a barr
pie Just outside and behind The shsnty.
ley shout informed his companions that I
missing portion had been found. Tn
o., rushed ont TO find him pIlling it frc
lew the barrel, where IL had been salt
ION ,down as fan is salted,
vs- BURNED All THE STAKE.
ow Then shers was general cry for We
our seance and the frenzied shouts raj
vel through the trees. Some suggest
.ge. ilyrchiug, but there was no rope. Otht
and wanted to hack her In peices with [
lest same knife that took the life OF I
ain little child. Still another cried "Bu
two her 70 and the cry was taken up and
T at peated until all in the excited crov
the were crying Burn her burn her
Sac fought like wild beast. s
zen crouehed and struggled and used
srge teeth and hands. But her captors We
tiles too many % cope with successfully a
and she was led cut 70 the slaughter.
be Kicking and shrieking they drage
est her to o tree and bound her tlghtIy
it. Then they heaped brush arou
hks her aad fired /. IN dozen places.
4 at circle Of fire surrounded her, and fr
ard. the midst of 1t she begged for me
ther one moment and ehrieked her imT
Bel cations the next; and around ner ST.
per the excited ne grees, watching the far
bout as they scorched her flesh and sell
upon her clothing and enveloped hel
most Ia sheet of fire, Il was a scene
hers horrible to paint, but rot one Of tb
n be took their eyes from her until she
any into the ashes b.ackened corpse.
ocks The woman was undoubtedly insa
Itter She was seiz4i with sudden desire
will kill the child and lid Il, There was
ents iattempt to conceal the crime. On
as 1t contrary, her horrible performances
lere. most conclusive evidence Slat she
Z the not ia her right mind,
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