Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-08-04
AFIENDISH CRIME.
A Young Girl at Angels Camp is Out
ragged and Poisoned.

ragged and Poisoned.
The Mountain EtAo, published at Angels
Camp, Calyeras county, gives the following
particulars Of dreadful crime which is al
legged to have been committed there by trio
Of human 6ends.
Recently, the people OF this town were
surprised and greatly shocked at the start.
ling news that Katie Cosgrove had taken
poison, with suicidal intent. Katie was
beautiful girl of not more than seventeen
summers, and the daughter OF Mrs. Cosgrove
who keeps hotel in this place. AS soon
as Mrs. Cosgrove became aware that Katie
had really swallowed poison, she called in
medical aid and an antidoe was administer.
ed and she was soon on the road to recovery.
A few DAYS afterward, when she was thought
to be entirely out OF danger, it is alleged
that Thomas Small6eld, man who boarded
at the hotel, and a woman named Rose
Brink paid her a visit. They remained in
her room for some time and Immediately al
ter their departure the symptoms of poison
ing returned in more aggravated form. As
soon as the poor girl became aware that her
life was drawing to a close, she conhded TO
a near relative the story Of her wrongs, whom
she solemnly enjoined not to disclose any
thing until after her death. This is to us, a
painful subject, and we do not intend to
Ienpthen out the horrible details any further
than necessity comp els. The story told by
the dying girl is ndeed sad one and the
purporl Of which is about as follows;
Katie had at the solicitation of Mrs.
Brink, visited her at her home several times
On the night previous to her rash attempt
upon her life, while at Mrs Drinks rooms,
Lincoln Raspberry, and Thomas Smallheld
came there, and proposition was made by
one or the other, to visit Mer GERS Gave near
the town Of Murphys. A vehicle was pro-
cured and after much persuasion, the girl
was induced to accompany them. They did
not 60 10 the Cave, but drove some distance
above Murphys On the way back, accord
and she became unconscious. She did not
remember anything that transpired until the
next morning, when she became conscious
that her person had been violated. This SO
preyed upon her mind that she preferred
death to its tortures. Hence the attempt at
self destruction.
The above is substantially her statement
when the last hope Of life had expired and
she stood as it were, upon the brink of eter.
nifty, almost ready to enter the presence of
her Creator. Let the public judge whether
or not under the circumstances, she could
have uttered an untruth, and lei justice be
done. A few days before death terminated
her sufferings, Mrs. Brink went to her hus.
band in San Francisco, and not long after
ward Raspberry and Smalldeld departed
suddenly. After her death a variant was
sworn out against the fugitives and placed
in the hands of Sheriff Thorn for service.
Thorn Immediately started for San Francisco
where he caught the three in the act of
boarding a steamer bound for Seattle. He
placed them under arrest, brought them to
San Andreas and lodged them in jail, The
body of the deceased girl was exhrmed last
Friday, the stomach taken out ans sent to
San Francisco TO be analysed for the purpose
OF finding out if it contains poison. The
examination Of the prisoners will probably
not take place until the chemist makes his
report.