Savannah morning news., 1886-06-18
MURDERoUs MULATTo GIRLS.
They Attack Their Aged Master and
AIistress and Kill the Latter.

They Attack Their Aged Master and
Mistress and Kill the Latter.
Froo, tie Washington Post, jane Is.
W. Il. 5. Waller and his sister, Miss
Jane Waller, have lived for many years
in stately Old mansion on a farm
situated about twenty-five miles from
Fredericksburg, Va, near the little viii
lage of New Market, managing their
farm, and depending solely for assistance
about the house on Mary and Jennie
Green, two mulatto girls, the elder OF
whom is Is years of age, while the youn ger
is but IA. AS servants these girls were
trusted implicitly, a8d in every instance
they seemed to be worthy OF the conf
dence repOse ia them. Besides, they had
been reared by the Waller family, mat
ter which in the eyes OF Mr.. Waller was
sufficient to guarantee their honesty.
Last Friday Mr.. Waller received quite
a sum OF money, which he kept in his
room, ar%l the girls we're aware OF this
fact. About II O'Clock that night, when,
feeling sure that Mr.. and Miss Waller
We're asleep, they quietly armed them
selves with stout clubs and ascended to
the Old gehtleman's apartment. AS they
entered the room Mr.. Waller awoke, and
seeing VINO it was demanded angrily
reply the girls rushed at him. Though
aged, Mr. Waller was still an active man,
ana springing from his bed he seized tae
elder and would have disarned her
had not the other hit bin over the head
with her club and knocked him senseless
TO the floor. They belabored his senseless
form with blows until believing that life
was extinct, they LETT him to search for
Miss Waller. Rushing into the old lady's
4 bnrs ina fsa
her he'd, and With one savage blow from a
club laid her senselc5s. Then they beat
her about the head until the blood gushed
forth IN streams and until all yestige OF
her features were literally beaten out Of
recognition.
Satisfied that both their victims were
dead, the girls secured about $500 in
money and fed. Several hours later a
colored boy, one OF the tenants on the
lalm, while passing the mansion Oh.
served that the door was open aud stopped
TO investigate. On entering the house
he discovered the senseless and bleeding
forms uf Mr.. and Miss Waller on toe
hOor and immediately rushed 10 give the
alarm. BY O'Clock in the morning the
whole neighbOrhoOd was aroused and
hundreds Of people nOcked 10 the house.
Mr.. Waller was restored 10 conscious
ness, ana, though IN n very precsriOus
'"hNlhiOus WAS hIlt 10 AehgilHN fiiNhg bhN
occurrences OF the night. Parties We're
Instantly organized, and the search Tor
Tue two girls was undertaken with ardor.
The Sheriff immediately notified the All
tlorities OF the adjoining towns as well rs
The police OF Richmond and Washington.
so tnat there is little probability thar the
Hrs can escape. As yet, however the
search has been unsuccessful, anu 50 iRr
as eau be ascertalnod the culprit8 have
not been seen since the night pre-
crdihg the robbery. ~ h generally
believed, however, tnat they dld
n1t get out Of the county in ~ short
TINE. and that they arc hiding In the
woods. n they are captured theg. are
lltciy 10 be- hung iron the first available
zee. While toe search was in progress,
hpweVer the physicians bad been stfiF-
l0g yainly 90 restore Miss Waller, but
while they succeeded iD discovering eigns
Di lite, it was evident that her injuries
would prove iutai, and after lingering
until ia-dHy she died. Mr. waller may
,seoyer, but hls injurles are Of very
hlfpus nalufe,