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BURNED At THE STAKE.
A WOMAN WHO KILLED A CHILD
AND COOKED IT FOR FOOD.

4 Portion of the Body Served to IL Picnic
Party and the Rest SaIted Away Like
Fish in II Bmrrel-A Terrible Vengeance
Visited on the Accused.
SAvANNAI, GA. July 2I.-ln TAFT
nall County last week negro named
Samuel Frick left his daughter, aged
4 years. with Il ncgrcss named Mary
Hallenbcck to be cared for during his
absence at his employment at turpen-
tine still in neighboring County.
Yesterday Frick returned, and upon de-
manding his child was met with SO
many evasive and contradictory replies
as to arouse suspicion that some
thing was wrong.
A search of the premises resulted in
finding onc-half of the chlld's body
hidden in barrel which had originally
contained salt pork. The pickle had
not sutficel to prevent decomposition,
and the father was attracted to the
barrel by the unnatural stencil arising
from it. Other negroes IN the neigh
borhood now joined in the search, and
when the discovery was made there
were fifteen or twenty blacks about the
premises. The cnraycd father was on
the point of Draining the woman with
an AK when she fell OIL her knees and
said she would confess everything ii he
would spare her life. 1t was decided to
hear the story. but. rs the sequel PROV
ed. she would have t;lrcd better had she
maintained silence.
Two days after the child was placed
in her care Il negro picnic was given III
the vicinity. and she was called on to
prepare the dinner. Having no meat.
and knowing she would get no money
unless she served some. she determined
TO kill the child and cook its flesh. Be-
inc somewhat under the influence oil
liquor. the licndishncss Of the idea had
no horrors for her. and she deliberately
Drained the child with III aN. dismcm-
bcrcd and boiled the limbs down into Il
stew with Il heterogeneous collection OIL
vegetables. When it was served the
negroes remarked upon the peculiarly
Of its flavor. but nevertheless ate hcartl-
". Several Of the negroes now allcge
that they were nauscatcd by the mess.
but none OF them were made seriously
i'll.
vt the conclusion OF the revolving re-
cital the fury Of the hearers was un-
govcrnable. and it was quickly decided
to burn her alive at the stake. She was
taken into Il field and claimed to q post
fixed in the ground in the midst Ola
pile of intlammablc pnc saturated with
kerosene. When the match was applied
the flames lcapcd high into the air, and
the wretch was. soon enveloped in
flames. In fifteen minutes she fell
among the blazing knots and was burn
ed to z crisp, nothing remaining after
aTI TIn5 Which she sHsS
fingers.
No attempt has been made to arrest
those implicated in tho affair. but an
investigation by the Coroner and Sheriff
of Tattnall County will probably be
bcmlln tomorrow.
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borght q ticket to New York for :S3322
having thus SOS left. Her trunk had
been sent on by her sable accompllcc.
and she took the s p. NJ. tram for
New York. arriving here at 6 O'CLOCK.
where she fortunately fell into the hands
Of Hackman Conlln.
The young lady expresses remorsc for
her wild action. but is decidedly
averse to going back to New Orleans.
where she says she will be treated with
greater rigor than ever. She is wealthy
in her own right---how much she docs
not know-and thinks her guardian
should allot her enough to live here in
the metropolis under the care of some
responsible person. She has Il dread of
returning, and says she would seek en-
ploYment here in the city before taking
that step. let her inheritance 90 where
it may. There can be no doubt that
Miss Marshall has fortune of her own,
as The firm. of which her father was the
head. was one Of the wealthlest in the
South and at the time of his death was
tIIoy ill a. I)lClltllti oCttooii VI picopSiiol
How large her fortune is it is impossible
to say. but, as she was the only child
and heir-at-law. it must be considerable.
Ever since her fathers death she has
been maintained in sumptuous style by
her guardian at various schools, includ-
ING that from which she ran away.
Hiss Marshall is q handsome blonde.
with 1.-the. willowy figure. and lam
guild. dreamy, hazel eyes of an Italian
hue, which form strong contrast to
her bright. clear complexion. and light.
chestnut hair. When lighted up by
interest in any subject under discussion.
they become positively beautiful. y
modest. half-timid air. which has the
charm of innocence about it. makes up
the tout ensemble Of Miss Marsh&lPs
With this picture before
the eye, how much greater should be the
need of praise awarded to honest John
Conlin for his manly. noble action-all
the more noble by reason OF its rarity
in saving this lovely creature from per-
dtlOn.-Ncw York w orld.
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blowing up Il Church.

PorTsvItLE. Pa. July 3l.-At BIB
O'Clock this morning tremendous e;-
ploSiU. the shock OF which was distinct.
lv felt IN the city. occurred ut St. Clair,
two miles di>lant. Dynamite had been
placed under he baptist Church and
exploded. wrccking the huildIn" and
cntaling iiama~c to the amuWll OF >cv-
cral hundred thousand dollars. The
PERPETRATORS Of thc "utragc are unNn"wi.
hut the act is universally regarded Is Il
acsult o.! the rrus;idc -! ua2 Law a'!
Order Society. Through Who's" efforts
Daniel Waiter. ;u old m,I respected
citizen wa> recently imprisoned !or :!
tcchucal Violation u:' Tie l.G'l"r law. aii';
who died IN Il short Tine. lls ';rat'l beng
Observation-Disclosures tol;> imprisonment
some >iN months ~" IT." store "i III
artivc member ui j.: ~ur;c!y "a> burned.
aud the excitement Hnl hml l!""d "c'"-
>;vncl ~ ti:at tlaM"n~!r;II.o" hHS hr'n
raised H. .%Ec: !!c;,t ~ subsequent events
rr>,;li;;i- IN th;> moyIliM@'> outrage.
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HOrscwhIuu.d hy - ,,,:.''

\ Pctrolla. Euttcr county. I;... SPEC
ial says: 4 very sensational horscWlllp-
ping occurred at Millcrstown about 5
O'Clock last cvcuing. i'll which Peter y.
Rattigan, editor and proprietor OF the
Herald. and also tie present postmaster.
figured as the victim. RattIgan, under
the head Of Butler items. has been re-
tloctmg quite severely on the members
of the Womcns Christian Temperance
Union. and those who arc identified
with the prohibition or temperance clc-
mcnt in this county. Last week seven
coach loads OF the temperance people,
among whom were some prominent and
influential citizens. visited koestcr's
park. at Slippery Rock. and spent the
day very pleasantly. An article ap-
pearcd in the Herald Saturday giving a
very uncomplimcntary description Of
the people composing the party, and
although dated at Butler it is claimed as
Rattigan's production. The ladies were
particularly selected rs targets and yes
tcrday evening, just prior to the hour OF
closing the postoilcc. twelve or fifteen
women, armed with whips. planted
themselves near the entrance and await
cd their victims appearance. AS soon
as Rattigan stepped outside Of the door
they began bclaboring him. and only
deslsted through exhaustion. RattlSan
quietly stood it and offered no resistance.
The friends of nattigan claim that the
women were instigatcd BY their lus-
honIs md masrUlnp fiIculs
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sent. First he cndeavorcd to dlssuadc
her. but as she proved obduraic he
nlaccd her in Ms hack, and after giving
some instructions to two CT his employ
ccs he drove of with the young lady
and placed her in charge of a lady ne
knew in the upper part OF the city.
The lady is Il Samaritan, noted for her
rood deeds in the saving of misguided
Young women. The hackman had no
trouble IN pcrsuadmg her to shelter the
nirl. The latter at first objected to the ar
ranrcmcnt, but when the driver proved
firm in the stand he had taken she
acuuesccd. and is now IN safe custody
until her guardian, who has been notified
of her whereabouts, shall put in an ap-
pearancc and take her to her Southern
home.
TO a reporter who called upon her at
her present abode the lady admitted
that she came Of Il distinguished He
brew family Of New Orleans. Her name
was May Marshall, and her father, the
late Thomas II. Marshall. ofthc we'll
known dry goods firm of Marshall'&
kcrns. lie. she said. was 4 descend
ant of the famous Tom Marshall of
kentucky, and very proud he was OF
his descent. Ills mother was Jcwcss
and his father an American. Her
mother, too, came from wealthy fami-
~. half Italian. half jewish. Her
father died when she was but ten years
old and her mother two years prior to
that time. She was then placed in the
charge of James II. kcrns, her fathers
mariner in business. who was made sole
executor of his will and guardian OF the
daughter. -Four years later she met Tor
the first time Louis Fciblcman, Il youth
ci"htccn years Of age, the sou Of Leo
Frihlcman. the head Of Il well known
,Irv-rtondS firm in New Orleans. The
vom. couple loved each other, and her
ruarllm. tearing that his ward would
act with thal pr"mptur>> characteristic
iu the Southern temperament and marry
yolln. Fcihlrma;!. packed l:rr "H' IL the
convent. lie wa> opposed To- The union
because ri The extreme youth ri the
twain. and mcal!sc Young FrIhlrnian did
not OCCUPY It's high Il >oria! position ;l>
his wAY;l.
Til" y"iln. tulIIic remained 'irv"lrd
- each other iur ivy" Years. "%cili!::iE:
lry" cr;>lc> whcncyr" "p!ortImlI"
offered and The @..u> liz Vigilance .!
the cullyrn, authorities rcia%id tlc least
lit. .Ai ;iir aspiration o.. tilai imr
FlvlvlMan wa> sent :" Shreveport. !.A..
~ his father. Ia open Il branch Store i'll
that place. 'lirn tin lVlm@ lady be-
.;.n - find li!;. ii he convent 'rN>'nl".
auH it, >iri,l,"s% ln,u,iurlnlr ~" be-
t:lmr ."vr-~irb. hu.nr-~i'';.. "rc;chrdIy
uuhaplry and dr;rri!!.:.,l io !irc from
ll, .u"d Sisters. >i!" i'r.ir'! III" Mr"rr
porter. Induced him t"ia"n hr" 'iam"m"
r.i" tn. ,i,:,.-", which he ytl;i>:,rl -
and .rHvr the .rcA; gateway !r''IilI "''i
, ln th" street "}ivu ~ ,,"'r."ri. Saturday
rvruiln.. Jul, T.. W!lrn tln ~ji!r:r''. :"
,l.r c",vcu' "ru!i !" II H." chapel al
prayers. >!.r iirH SHRED AWAY !r"n
her rrnG,ulr>. -H.ll.u- liz r!Hy-r"lA'
and r-raI"i through H." open "alr. ~,
;l.cu wrni Livrc, /" the depot "a t!!'
/ Nashville nnI lrm>vllr road an'
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SAVED BY \ HACK DRIVER.
A FAIR YOUNG ORPHAN RESCUED
FROM A LIFE OF SIN.

Her Escape from New Orleans Convent
Flight to New York and Desperate De-
terluination-D with Her Guar
dian, Wealthy by Inheritance, but n
Fugitive in the 0Ietropolis-Hcr Own
story.
John Conlin is a hackman by calling
but noblcman bynature. lie has seen
considerable Of both the dark and sunny
sides of life since he first handled the
ribbons. some twenty odd years ago, but
upon Tuesday. July 20, he had an ex-
pcrlencc which. with hlm, will form an
epoch in his career. He had lett his
home in jersey early in the morning in
question and crossed over the New York
side to catch what stray passengers he
could. Presently pretty girl ofseven-
teen or thereabouts, of distinguished
micn and the sweet air of innocence.
approached him at the foot of Des-
broses street and asked him vocation,
lie informed her that he was hackman.
This seemed to relieve the fair inquirer
of some doubt she seemed to entertain,
and, with much dlfidence and many
bushes, she asked him to take her
to one of the many gllded palaces
of sin uptown. The honest fellow
stood transfiXcd. Many requests Of a
similar nature had been made to him
before, but his keen eye told him that
this was no ordinary case. and that the
Girl who stood before him had not yet
fallen.
As soon rs he recovered from his as
tonishment he asked her why she wished
to enter upon such a life. She was
rcticcnt at first, but by adrolt manage
mcnt he learned that she had run away
from Il convent in New Orleans the Sun
day before and had taken this step be-
cause life had become uncomfortable there.
She said her father, who had been dry
goods man in New Orleans. died eight
years ago. Her mother. too. was dead,
and as her guardian wished to be rid of
the trouble Of personally caring for her
he placed her in the Sacred Heart Con-
vent in the French quarter at New
Orleans. There, she said, she had been
imprisoned, deprived of all
social enjoyment and even dcbarred from
seeing friends Of earlier days. This
state of things she could not bear and
she determined to run away from the
convent, come TO New York and, as, s,she
was without money and friends and
unable to make a living in any other
way, she had resolved to try her fortunes
in the path which many before her have
entered only to terminate their carces
in Potter's Field. ;,
The hackman thoug lit of his own hap-
oy family across the river, Of his daugh-
:er-the pride of his lite-;just buddt5
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"ONLY A FARMER"
Ben TilImum Makes IL Spcecl, Before an
ibbcyille COncOurSe.

.lyBEvIl.LE. $. C.. Aug. 2.-Thcrc
was an immense crowd here to-day To
listen to the address Of 3. Il. Tillman.
the larmcr-polllician of South Carolina.
lie classcd himself as only iarmcr-a
wool hat man and, if necessary. he could
be called. he said, IL onc-gallus man.
lie lid not oppose the South Carolina
University, but favored it. What he
desired was an Agricultural College:
distinct from the University, and taught
not in city. but IN the country. inc
necessity. for such Il college formed the
main portion Of lis argument. Ills ad-
dress was very disconnected, but pleas
ed the majority Of the farmers present.
lie handled the lawyers in very lln-
kind manner. and plainly showed he
knew nothing about them rs proicsslon-
nj men. lie said that the farmers were
YEARLY sinking lower in finance, and that
they must now either change their mode
of farming or face starvation. llc
claims that he had been lied upon anu
misrcprcScntrd. but that ne had within
him I'LL the devil there was III Edgcilcld.
and that he would fight out the battle
without any compromise. lie would go
down feet foremost and come up on his
shield. The object. he stated. OF the
South Carolina University. was to tram
up men TO make Il living ut the expense
ni' the sweat nt the brow o! somebody
cle,. He cave many reasons why mere
shoiiId be Il separate A-r!cuItllra! Oh
lr,,r
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EATING HUMAN BODIES.
Terrible Tales of Suffering in Labrador
Twenty Bodies Eaten.


Twenty Bodies Eaten.
5OsTOS, July 30.-A st. John's. n,
+. special to the Advertiser says: Her
rcnatis Ter. one one Of the Es1umauN
who arrived here on the Nancy Barrett
from Okkok. Labrador. says that out of
the population Of that settlement Of l30,
not a soul remains. Early in March
the food gave out. every drop Of oil and
every bit Of seal skin was utilized, and
at rare intervals bear was killed. but
finally the supplies were quite exhausted.
On June they had eaten nothing TOR
-;-7;1;5;=;=.a7Soy'~e-and goaded by hunger they
55Fr:, .+Wp &p fhEfnrn$seisS n$seisSt OF several whites
by the cold. When one Of 'f7cTT 6TTT
party died the body was cut open, The
cntrails taken out and the remainder
was frozen up Tor use. From tins lood
terrible dyscntcry set in among the sur
yivors. and on July | there were but
sixteen persons left alive. the bodies OF
over twenty having been eaten. Inc
sixteen survivors skirtcd down the coast
in slcdrc drawn by four dogs. the only
living crcatrrcrs left them, their ponies
bcinT sacrificed to aplnasc their hunger
lonr before. When about 81 miles from
Cape Mugford a heavy snow storm set
in. While the party were cndcavorln9 TO
find their way they were attacked py
white bears to the number OF twenty
five or thirty which killed all OF the par
ty but two. the survivors being among
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I,,, Jury had tic q

bV nhysicians and they found that snc
had been undoubtedly tampcrcd with.
TO the doctors the child admitted the
attempted approaches of Bishop. These
sickcnng details cannot be given. Sui
flee it to say that Bishop. man seventy
years of age married under false pretcn-
scs this child. known to be only seven
wears, four months and fifteen days old,
for the most licndish purposes. Rctta
Boston. or Bishop, It's she calls herself,
is slight built, small for her age. with
dark eyes. intellectually, she is very
bright. She is forty-livc inches III height.
Intense excitement was created when
the facts IN the case were learned, ana
had Bishop been in reach no doubt he
would have been speedily hung. None
of his acquantanccs or friends can offer
any palliatng circumstances lor his
strange freak. Not even insanity or
second childhood is entertained. y ru-
NOR reached here to-day that a crowd
from the Russell Creek country was on
old Bishops track, and if ovcrlaken hIs
triNl will be very speedy. An indictment
has been issued against hm. David
Judd. the old preacher who solcmnzcd
the rites Of matrmony. was brought IN
on il bench warrant tonight, and will
testify before the grand Jury tomorrow
lie is very old man, and very feeble
lie SAYS. he married them according to
law. except filing up the marriage
certificate. lie will be indicted for mar
ryiny a girl under lawful age. The limit
of the law Is twelve months in Jail ano
81 900 fine in such cases. An attempt
will be made to place the unfortunate
little girl in an orplan asylum. Bcnt"
found tho record Of her birth, and hcI
orc ,s ..ivinr above. is entirely correct
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LYNCHERS AFTER A BRIDEGROOM.
Shocking Account Of the Marriage OF a
Old Man to Il Seycn-Ycar-Old Child.

Old Man to a Sevcn-Ycar-Old Child.
"A dispatch from Grccensbufg: Ky,
gives the following account OF a most
remarkable marriage in that State re-
Gently: The child bride was brought TO
town last night and lodged at Toomcy's
Hoiel. This morning she was taken
before the grand jury. Before that body
she appeared abashcd, never having
faced so many men before. Her tcsti-
mony was not Of any Importance, and
her answers were altogether childish.
Deputy Coroner Benton was sent for
her, and found her in Hart County, near
Cqnmer. where she had been taken by
oldlnan Bishop. The old scoundrcl
.V.;m ,nc.-ied her could not be found. but
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fingers.
No attempt has been made to arrest
those implicated in tho affair. but an
investigation by the Coroner and Sheriff
of Tattnall County will probably be
begun tomorrow.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-14
Police Court.

The following are the most important
cases before the Police Justice yesterday
Lincoln Ball and George Collins (cOl-
ored), charged with stealing a bundle of
papers from w. II. Carter. Carter sells
papers on the train, and the robbery was
committed at the Union depot, where the
papers had been sent to await the arrival
of the train.
The two boys were separated, and, being
put upon the stand, both told exactly the
same story as to how they came into pos
session Of the papers. There being no
positive evidence that these parties were
connected with the theft, they were dis
charged.
Floyd Rose (coloredD, charged with APP
propriating $3.50 belonging to j. J. Suth-
erland. Case continued until to-day.
In the case of Tom McDonough, charged
with creating disturbance in Nardinis
bar room, commission of lunacy was
ordered, and McDonough was sent to
jail to await the result.
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Lewelry RurgIars Caught.

The window of J. 7. Aliens jewelry
story was broken Saturday night and
about $40 worth of jewelry stolen out of
it. Detective John Wren yesterday ar
rested Powhatan Madison (colored),
charging him with the robbery, he WREN
having received information connecting
Madison with the Otfense.
A search warrant was issued and exc
cuted upon the premises of Henry and
Sarah Madison, father and mother of the
accused. They denied all knowledge of
the stolen goods, but despite that fact the
property was found and they were also
arrested. Detective Wren recovered about
$50 worth of goods, being about $50
more than Mr.. Allen was aware of hav-
inc lost.
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The Howitzer Reunion.

The Old Howitzers celebrated the ami
versary of the battle of Fredericksburg
with great spirit last night at Murphy's.
The guests assembled in the parlors at
7:30. and there was mutual congratula-
tons and hearty hand-shakes. At S:l5
supper was served There is no need to
dwell on this feature. Colonel Murphy
furnished a perfect bill of fare and had
it elegantly served under his own super
vision. The Howitzer Company, under
Captain Jeter, were received standing,
and had table to themselves. Comrade
S. Horace Hanes presided and Chaplain
j. William Jones asked the blessing.
After supper speeches were made by
Colonel H. c. Carter, Captain f. II. Nc
CURE, Rev. J. William Jones, Charles h.
Wingo, Judge George l.. Christian, Capt.
E. J. Bosher, and others, and when the
TINES representative was forced to leave
the fun was still furiously decOrOus.
Messrs. T. Roberts Baker and Edward
Gray were on the Committee on Invita-
tions, and +. NJ. Crump and Luther X.
Barnes, that of arrangements and most
efficiently they performed their duties.
1t was one of the happiest reunions of
two decades and there is life in the gal
liant old Howitzers yet.
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From the Board of Health.

Dr. T. f. Stratton sends the report Of
deaths for the week ending, December
18th, whole number in city, exclusive Of
still births, 81 ; still births, ).
There were five white males and five
white females nine colored males and fiji
teen colOred females.
OF the number nineteen were single,
twelve married, and three widows. There
were twenty natives Of Richmond, thir-
teen of other parts Of the United States,
and one of England
There were eleven deaths under years
of age and seven over 80 years. Two
deaths were reported between so and 80
years.
BY wards the deaths were: Marshall, s
Jefferson, /; Madison, 2; Monroe, 3;
Clay, 6; Jackson, II, city at large, /, and
Almshouse, q There were 80 deaths for
the week ending December A.
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The Latest Sensation.

The latest phase in the Cluverius affair
was developed yesterday. A man, who
declines TO furnish his name for publiCa-
ton, volunteers the statement that he was
'the old man" in the case. The alleged
"old man" met lady on Bank street, and
escorted her to the American Hotel only
and nothing more. He did not have curl
osity enough to go to view the dead body,
and has kept quiet all this time because
he did not like notoriety. There is abso-
lutaly nothing new in the affair. The
public was disappointed. They expected
an accomplce had been found, and that
there was a probability Of double hang
ing. The old man in the case panned
out as well as the man by whom Culver
JUS expected to prove an abb soon after
his conviction.
Since the above was written it has been
ascertained that the name Of the alleged
old man is William II. Chiles, carpenter
at the Chesapeake and Ohio shop and liy-
ing at 515 North Fifth street. Last night
he declined to see the TINES representa-
tive, and has as yet made no statement,
and is not certain that he is the old man
or that he knows anything about the mat
ter Next.