Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-25
SLEW AND ATE HIS CHILD.
A Madman Slaughters His Wife and
Whole Family.

An occurrence which equals some Of the
worst acts Of barbarity and cannibalism 70
corded in the annals Of the South Sea Islands
has Mortified the citizens living in the vicinity
Of Livingston, Mont, near which the terrible
tragedy vas enacted. The perpotrator of the
deeds was named Martin Quinn, q ranchmau,
and he lived about twelve miles west of Liv-
ingston until Saturday night, whers he was
killed In self-defense by . Mortified spectator
Of his beastly work.
Quinn had an industrious and amiable wife
and raised family Of five children, ranging
from infancy to fifteen years of age, the eldest
being an attractive young woman, who grea tly
assisted her mother in taking care of the
household and OF the younger children.
How or exactly at what time he began his
diabolical work yesterday 10 not known, for
when his neighbors had been apprised OF his
bloody deed the slaughter of his family had
already occurred. The condition Of the bodies
and the observations Of . neighbor named
Arlington, who was among the frat on the
scene, however, afford Q tolerably clear idea Of
what occurred in that abode of slaughter. The
weapon he used was a broad ak. Having laid
bis plans without suspicion, the mailman I'M
doubtedly came first behind his wife and with
one powerful blow struck her on the head SO
that she fell to the floor without a groan. Not
waiting to see whether she exhibited any signs
Ut life he hacked away at her discovered head
following il up with blow after blow, until she
was mass Of quivering flesh. Then he chop
ped on her limbs until they rolled Oh the floor
or hung by shreds of muiilated flesh. Blood
shot from her many wounds all about the
room, covering him and adding to the diabol-
ism OF the horrid scene.
EATING HIS VICTIMS.
He then apparently entered a room where
the youngest children we're congregated and
dealt about him furiously with the ak, smash
ing in the skulls Of one after another of the
little ones. Not satisfied with killing hem,
he also chopped off their Limbs while they
we're still writhing in the agonies OF death.
He CROPPED among the bloody corpses and
picked up little arm of one Of his vic inns,
and then tearing of the clothing sat down ,, .
corner OF the room and began to feast upon it
HIS eyes glared as he tore the bloody nesh
from the bones, and he was thus engaged when
he was interrupted by some neighbOrs. Airing
ton among the number, who had been drawn
to the house by the suspicious sounds. One Of
them started forward TO capture the mailman,
put he sprang forward, waving the bloody
weapon above his head and defying them 70
enter.
One OF them made q dash, but he met the
man with blow on the arm that disarmed
him. Then the others fell back for moment
They shouted for him to drop the ak and
throw up his hands or they would shoot.
With diabolicai imprecatons he still defied
them ana then rushed upon them, laying about
with bis ak right and left One OF the in
vaders was in danger of being Drained by the
maniac, and probably would have been another
victim OF his frenzy had not another of the
party fired at Quinn and brought him down.
The mailman, although MORALLY hurt, still
brandished the AZ and made another dash for
the men, when another bnllet put an end to his
career.